Upcoming Medical Conferences in Raleigh

Ethics 2.0: When Clinical Goes Digital is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Aug 24, 2018 at Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Case Managers, Addiction Counselors, Therapists, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Other Mental Health Professionals. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.25 clock hours. Course Description: Digital Technology Has Changed the Way We Serve and Interact with Clients. Let’s face it—the digital age is here to stay, and it has ushered in a complete paradigm shift in what it means to provide quality, ethical mental health treatment. Your current clients, and potential new ones, are accustomed to being able to receive every imaginable service using technology as the format. It only stands to reason that they are seeking, and even expecting, the type of services you provide to be available in the same fashion. Whether you are already in the digital space, or you realize that you want and even need to be, the ethical considerations are unique, complex, and exciting all at the same time. Let Jeff Ashby, PhD, ABPP, RPT-S – a mental health clinician with 20 years of clinical and research experience – be your guide as you explore the ethical issues related to social media, blogs, websites, and more. Through discussion, case examples, and experiential exercises, learn how to address complex ethical dilemmas while maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice. Course Objectives are : • Explain how a practical model for ethical decision-making informs the clinical practice setting. • Articulate the legal and ethical codes that relate to utilizing technology while providing mental health services. • Establish ethical practices to ensure client safety, maintain confidentiality and obtain informed consent when utilizing distance mental health services. • Consider cultural differences when using technology and articulate how this may inform the clinician’s choice of treatment interventions. • Establish clear ethical guidelines to address the potential for a dual relationship when interreacting with clients via technology. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Bringing Trauma-Informed Yoga into Mental Health Clinical Practice is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Aug 29, 2018 at Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Counselors, Psychotherapists, Social Workers, Case Managers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical, Nurse Specialists, Other Mental Health Professionals, Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Course Description: Attend this state-of-the-art workshop and discover yoga-based interventions to regulate the autonomic nervous system and learn exactly how to incorporate these interventions into your psychotherapy session. Join Debra Premashakti Alvis, Ph.D., RYT, for an in-depth training on the principles and practices of trauma-informed yoga, with a special focus on chair yoga postures, yogic breathing exercises, and yoga nidra, the yogic sleep. She is one of the first practitioners to combine yoga with the wisdom of neuroscience and techniques from somatic psychology into a personalized approach for bringing yoga into the session, groups, and yoga classes. The focus of this work is on regulating the client’s autonomic nervous system as the groundwork for trauma healing. Debra trained with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk’s The Trauma Center in Boston and will share transformational skills for you and your clients. Learn first-hand why organizations as diverse as the U.S. Army and the U.S prison system have embraced yoga as an evidence-based approach to treating post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and depression. Through lecture, experiential exercises, video clips, and case studies, you will leave the workshop with the background and tools you need to add trauma-informed yogic interventions to whatever style of therapy you currently practice. Discover how trauma-informed yoga can improve your clinical outcomes! Course Objectives: • Evaluate ways that autonomic nervous system dysregulation contributes to PTSD symptoms. • Ascertain symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder which can be decreased through a trauma-sensitive yoga practice. • Practice trauma-informed chair yoga postures for use in the individual or group psychotherapy session. • Determine the benefits of bringing yogic deep relaxation into the therapy session. • Specify yogic strategies to help reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression in clients. • Apply applications of chair yoga and three-part deep breathing practices into your clinical work, using scripts and practice sessions.

2018 North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) Annual Meeting - Team Based Care is organized by North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NCIOM) and will be held on Sep 07, 2018 at The McKimmon Conference and Training Center at NC State, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2-Day: 2018 Psychopharmacology Conference is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Sep 10, 2018 at Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Counselors, Social workers, Psychologists Psychotherapists, Case Managers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners Clinical Nurse Specialists, Addiction Counselors Pharmacists, Other Mental Health & Healthcare Professionals. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12.6 contact hours. Course Description: Spend two action-packed days learning about the newest advances in psychopharmacology and contemporary trends in medication management. Dr. Sonata Bohen teaches psychopharmacology thoughtfully, with an emphasis on the experience of the client. Sonata’s extensive 30 plus years of experience in mental health and passion for clients, shines through in the detail and thoroughness of her presentation. Clients often only have a few minutes with their prescriber and require additional support. It’s vital that you are able to answer their questions, help manage side effects and understand reactions. Designed for counselors, nurses, psychotherapists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals, Sonata provides the information you need in order to best help your clients. This conference allows time for exploration of underrepresented areas, including ADHD, sleep, eating, and substance use disorders. Take home specialized guidelines for geriatrics, pregnant or nursing women, and clients with chronic pain. Discuss how the DSM-5® has impacted prescribing patterns and the use of psychotropics in newly defined diagnoses. In addition to a general ‘nuts and bolts’ review of medications, you will examine case examples, discuss medication controversies and how to effectively collaborate with prescribing practitioners. Sonata’s engaging presentation includes many take home “pearls” you can use to teach your clients about their medications and how to protect them from concerning, dangerous or adverse effects. You will find this conference to have the most up to date medical information and how to use it most effectively with your client. Course Objectives: Day 1: • Specify how psychotropic medications are chosen for mood disorders and specific patient characteristics. • Analyze the actions, therapeutic uses, and side effects of antidepressants. • Assist clients in overcoming barriers that impede the efficacy of their medication regime. • Determine options for clients with treatment-resistant mood disorders. • Communicate the actions, side effects, and therapeutic uses of antipsychotic medications. • Evaluate three critical strategies for improving collaboration with prescribing practitioners. Day 2: • Explore psychotropic medication treatment options for clients with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. • Articulate the efficacy of psychotropic medications in treating eating disorders and discuss how to integrate psychotherapy with psychopharmacology for successful treatment outcomes. • Formulate medication treatment options for substance use disorders and discuss how to effectively incorporate medication assisted treatments into an overall plan for care. • Analyze the interaction between women’s hormone levels and their mental health symptoms. • Explore the use of complementary and alternative agents for treatment of mental illnesses. • Determine the unique medication treatment considerations for geriatric clients.

4-Day Crash Course - An Ultra-Intense, Comprehensive Review for the Anesthesia Oral Boards is organized by Anesthesiology Consultants (AC) and will be held from Sep 27 - 30, 2018 at Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. Conference Highlights are : • 10 Essential Attributes of a Consultant. • How to Dissect the Stem Question. • Answering Additional Topics Questions. • The 6 Reasons for Failure. • Dealing with Ambiguity. • How to Study and Prepare. • Doing vs. Thinking. • The #1 Single Course in the Country. • Comprehensive coverage of Essential topics. • 4 mock orals (only with on-site course) with opportunity to obtain more. • Dr. Ho’s unrivaled insight, experience, and expertise. • By all accounts, the MOST efficient, effective review 4-days just before the actual Boards. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Duke Raleigh GI Oncology Symposium is organized by Duke Cancer Institute and will be held on Oct 06, 2018 at Raleigh Country Club, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. Course Overview: Please save the date for the 2018 Duke Raleigh GI Oncology Symposium where participants will review and enhance knowledge of challenging GI diagnoses and treatments, as well as plan of care for patients diagnosed with GI malignancies. Guidelines and best practice information for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and allied health professional will be reviewed during didactic and case-based presentations. Dual tracks will be available to provide tailored content for providers and nursing. The sessions offered will illustrate specific problems of the GI oncology patient and highlight innovative treatments. This interdisciplinary course will empower healthcare providers to improve patient-centered decision making and implementation of treatment when caring for patients living with cancer. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Suicide & Self-Harm: Stopping the Pain is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Oct 12, 2018 at Hilton North Raleigh/Midtown, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. Course Description: Using case studies taken from his 45-year career as a suicidologist and the DSM-5®’s expanded and comprehensive approach to suicide and self-mutilation – Jack Klott will bring to life the ideas, theories and concepts presented in this engaging one-of-a-kind workshop. After examining the goals of suicide and the goals that the self-mutilator desires to achieve, you will delve into treatment strategies that will help guide your client to achieve those goals with other, less damaging strategies. You will learn which personality types are most vulnerable to acts of suicide and self-mutilation, as well as the essential link between these behaviors and addiction disorders. Most importantly, your attention will be focused on the treatment relationship and the key to hope for both the suicidal and the self-harm clients. Course Objectives are : • Implement a risk assessment strategy that helps clinicians determine which clients present the highest risk for suicide and self-harm. • Analyze the concept of suicide “contracts” and communicate their impacts on clients, clinicians, and clinical vigilance. • Explain how intent differentiates self-mutilation from suicide attempts and accurately identify the one form of self-mutilation that is a warning sign of potential suicide completion. • Implement techniques for effectively intervening in crisis situations and develop a strategy for determining when and how to hospitalize clients. • Articulate the role of addictions in the suicidal and self-mutilating population and employ a multi-faceted therapeutic approach that ensures client safety and addresses the treatment of the addiction. • Determine the purpose of self-injuring behavior and communicate how alternative coping strategies can be introduced in therapy to help clients manage triggering situations without self-harm. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Psych Congress Regional Meeting is organized by Psych Congress Network and will be held on Oct 13, 2018 at Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is intended for psychiatrists, primary care physicians, psychologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychiatric nurses, and other healthcare professionals who seek to improve the care of patients with mental health disorders. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Conference Objectives are : • Use scales, screeners, and measurement-based care to improve efficiencies and outcomes in patients with mental disorders. • Review the neurobiological basis of mental illness and how the latest scientific findings impact clinical practice. • Integrate nonpharmacologic strategies into personalized treatment regimens for patients with mental disorders. • Assess clinical data on current and emerging psychopharmacology and incorporate these agents into treatment strategies. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Confidence In Patient-Centered Care is organized by Horizon CME and will be held on Oct 13, 2018 at McKimmon Conference and Training Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is primary care physicians (internal medicine, family practice MD/DOs), nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician assistants (PAs) who practice in a primary care setting. Conference Description : Diabetes Trends is presented in collaboration with the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation (NPHF). The goal of this program is to foster collaboration, share best practices and provide a forum for peer-to-peer interaction among primary care physicians and advanced practice providers who are actively engaged in the clinical care of diabetes patients. Through case-based presentations, hands-on demonstrations and small group workshops, this 1-day program will provide learners insights into the latest developments and important current concepts in the treatment of diabetes patients. Additionally, the program offers a unique opportunity to discuss, develop and present treatment plans for patient cases. The intimate learning environment also facilitates interaction between attendees and faculty so that clinicians can discuss practical patient management issues and then apply their learning when they return to practice. Activity Learning Objectives : • Considerations for Advancing Treatment After Metformin. • How to Select and Start Insulin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Hands-on Workshop. • Novel Pharmacological Approaches to Treating Post-Prandial Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes: Fixed-Ratio GLP-1 RA and Basal Insulin Combinations. • Continuous Glucose Monitoring: Implications for Primary Care in Management of Type 2 Diabetes. • Treating Diabetes Beyond A1C: Considerations for Cardiovascular Protection. • Group Case Workshop: Attendee Development and Presentation of Treatment Plan. • Stump the Faculty: Challenging Cases and Questions from Attendees. CE Information : Accreditation Statement : This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) by Horizon CME. Horizon CME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation : Horizon CME designates this activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. ANCC : The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded 6.5 contact hours and 3.0 pharmacology hours. This activity is jointly provided by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

E1 - Upper Extremity Evaluation & Manipulation is organized by University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences and will be held during Oct 20 - 21, 2018 at Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 15 or 1.5 CEUs or 2 graduate Credits. This seminar emphasizes the interpretation of basic science knowledge and the development of basic clinical skills which are needed to complete a differential evaluation of the upper extremity dysfunction, then proceeds to treatment. General principles of functional anatomy, tissue and joint biomechanics, pathology, and treatment are presented. The clinical content of the seminar includes physical examination, with special emphasis on performance of joint mobility and assessment of end-feel. Non-thrust manipulations are instructed. Supportive treatments are discussed. Prerequisite: Intro E1 Webinar & Pre-course FCO - Homestudy (included with E1) Conference Objectives are : At the completion of this seminar the attendee should be able to: • Perform the steps of the differential evaluation for the detection of upper extremitydysfunction. • Interpret the results of the differentialevaluation. • Identify a treatment approach based on the positive findings of the differential evaluation. • Select (when appropriate) basic non-thrust manipulationtechniques. • Relate the significance of pain to the patient’s dysfunction, behavior and treatment approach. • Discuss and contrast the effects of mobility and immobility. • Discuss the effects of manipulation in terms of psychological, mechanical and neurophysiological effects. • Discuss the indications and contraindications for joint manipulation of the upper extremity. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.