This conference has been CANCELLED. 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 Jun 04 - 07, 2020 at Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. Description: Since its inception, the 4-Day Crash Course has been the key to success for hundreds of candidates in need of a last-minute comprehensive review of anesthesia as it pertains to the Oral Boards. Providing the same high-quality educational experience as our 6-Day Ultimate Review, those with last-minute gaps in knowledge, difficulty with critical thinking, and barriers to public speaking will find this intense, comprehensive review an essential element to their success. Course Highlights: • 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 information is available.

This conference has been CANCELLED. 2020 AOSW Annual Conference is organized by the Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW). The symposium is held from Jun 10 - 12, 2020 at Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. Description: Pre-Conference Workshop (Half Day or Full Day) Description: A presentation is outlined to actively connect the attendees in all the structured activities, small or large group processes, simulation, and/or other training elements. The presentation must have an indication of a meaningful rationale and/or theoretical base holding the activities, as well as the knowledge concerning the active and meaningful experience planned for attendees. This presentation welcomes you to present either a half-day or full-day extensive pre-conference workshop and is designed as a more advanced skills training.  Time:  Half-Day: 4 hours (4.0 CEs) Full-Day: 8 Hours (7.0 CEs plus one-hour lunch on-own) SIG Presentation:  Description: A paper presentation on a particular Special Interest Group (SIG) subspecialty. This 90-minute gathering will include 30 minutes of networking and 60 minutes of presentations, for a total of 1.0 CE. Conference Objectives: • Ethics: Illustrate the knowledge and application of social work ethical standards in ever-changing healthcare and technological landscape. • Research: Recognize the opportunities to efficiently integrate cutting-edge research strategies into practice, policy and service delivery across the spectrum of cancer care. • Patient-Centered Care: Describe examples of fresh strategies that will allow the oncology professional to deliver high-quality patient and family-centered care. • Leadership: Demonstrate innovative models of leadership across the oncology care continuum in areas of mentorship, program development, change management, conflict management, administration, and executive leadership. • Access to Care:  Explain innovations in psycho-social oncology that discuss disparities and entrance to care amongst vulnerable populations. • Advocacy & Health Policy: Review emerging visions for oncology care, nationally and globally, and explore partnership opportunities that allow oncology social workers to advocate for and effect change in the delivery of cancer care. • The Future of Oncology Social Work: Authorize psycho-social oncology professionals to grow as we face a changing healthcare landscape, global connectivity and the power of social media, and the rapid evolution of cancer treatment.

International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning (INACSL) Conference is organized by International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning (INACSL) and will be held from Jun 24 - 27, 2020 at Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Clinical Research As A Care Option (CRAACO) 2020 is organized by The Conference Forum (TCF) and will be held from Jul 13 - 14, 2020 at Hilton Raleigh North Hills, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. Who Will Benefit From Attending CRAACO? From Hospitals/Health Care Organizations, Medical Groups, Physician Groups: • Chief Administrators • Chief Experience Officer • Physician Champions/leads • Therapeutic Heads • Population Health • Head of Clinical Trials/Research From Pharma, Biotech, CROs: • Heads of Clinical Operations, Clinical Innovation • Heads of Health Economics/Outcome Research • Value & Policy • Health Systems • CMOs • Chief Quality/Outcome Officers • Chief Patient Officers, Patient Services and Recruitment The Following Organizations will also Benefit: • Payers • Investigative Sites • Patient Advocacy Foundations and Trusts • Patient Recruitment Services • IT and Health Care Consultants and Technology Firms • Medical Informatics Why Attend CRAACO? Arguably the greatest change we can collaborate on in bringing patients closer to clinical research is to make clinical trials a care option. Higher rates of clinical trial participation inside of a health system can produce better patient outcomes, lower cost of care and happier patients. Health systems and patients get access to the latest research and pharma can get access to more patients in need of clinical research options. Clinical research is typically transactional and not integrated as part of a healthcare organization’s care options. Patients almost never learn about clinical research from their physicians unless their physicians are directly engaged in clinical trials. The value of integrating clinical research into the overall continuum of care is often lost on health care organizations and misunderstood. 5 Goals of CRAACO: In this meeting, our first goal is to bring together a variety of health systems nationwide, pharma, patient advocacy, payors, regulators, change agents and innovators to chart a path forward integrating clinical care with clinical research options. We have four additional goals that include: • To demonstrate several different examples from the view of health systems on where they are in this journey as there is no gold standard best practice. • To demonstrate tools to integrate clinical trials into health systems to all parties with access to relevant information and care options. • To identify ways to reduce the barriers and burden to clinicians, research investigators and patients to participate in the evolving, expanding and important clinical research. • To encourage continued forward movement, inspire further action and unite like-minded individuals and organizations.

2020 Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) Annual Meeting is organized by Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) and will be held from Jul 20 - 22, 2020 at Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. Who Should Attend? Job Functions • Scientist • Engineer • Executive and Mid-Level Management • Project Management • Technical Services • Supply Chain • Manufacturing Application • Risk Management Departments • Manufacturing • Product Development • Quality • Research & Development • Regulatory Affairs • Engineering • Laboratory Science • Information Technology • Validation • Training Description: PDA’s flagship Annual Meeting provides a venue for obtaining the latest and most comprehensive information on a broad range of topics related to product and process development, manufacturing, supply chain, and quality. Moreover, the meeting provides a robust venue for learning, networking, and benchmarking with respect to innovation and continuous improvement. The theme of the 2020 meeting is Enhancing the Future with Innovative Medicines and Manufacturing. In selecting this theme, the planning committee’s goal is to design a comprehensive event that encompasses the wide-ranging interests of all PDA members. Whether you are focused on improving existing processes or delving into entirely new technologies, we will cover relevant information important to small molecule, and biopharmaceutical, cell and gene therapy and other modalities. Objectives: At the completion of this event, attendees will be able to: • Understand a Patient Perspective • Define manufacturing and quality advances for new modalities including but not limited to immunotherapies and gene and cell therapy products • Navigate the complexities of supply chain and serialization requirements • Learn from modernization of older facilities verses new facilities of the future • Identify new trends and potential disruptive developments in the health care sector • Understand strategies for next generation medicines • Define and understand risks and mitigation of those risks in a highly regulated industry • Better manage data to improve efficiency and effectiveness • Protect integrated systems from external threats

 Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) for Dentistry (Aug 14, 2020) is organized by Conscious Sedation Consulting and will be held on Aug 14, 2020 at Raliegh, North Carolina, United States of America. Accreditation: This continuing education activity is eligible for 12 hours of CE credit. Target Audience: This course is appropriate for dentists and assisting staff. Description: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)® For Dentistry                                                                  ACLS is an advanced, instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac-arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large, group sessions and small, group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.  This workshop will provide participants with American Heart Association ACLS® Certification and  provide a  full day of medical emergency  management techniques.  Course consists of didactic lectures,  intensive imaging,  discussion and hands -on workshop with mannequins and patient simulators. Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to: • Recognize and initiate early management of peri-arrest conditions that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome; • Manage cardiac or respiratory arrest until return of spontaneous circulation and respiration, termination of resuscitation or transfer of care;  • Recognize other life threatening clinical situations and provide effective initial care and transfer to reduce disability and death; • Describe  & demonstrate a variety of techniques for maintaining oxygenation; • Recognition, anticipation and maintenance of difficult airways Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Airway, Medical Emergency and Monitoring for Sedation Dentistry is organized by Conscious Sedation Consulting and will be held on Aug 15, 2020 at Raleigh, North Carolina,United States of America. Accreditation: This activity is for dentists to receive the CE required to renew both oral conscious sedation (8 hours of CE)  and parenteral or IV sedation permits (16 hours of CE)* Description:  This 8- hour dental sedation continuing education program is for currently permitted anesthesia providers and staff. This program is designed to provide participants with updates on current standards, regulations, the latest science and evidence based techniques in regards to managing the airway, medical emergencies and monitoring as related to sedation and anesthesia in the office setting. Course Objectives: • At completion of this course participants should be able to: • Identify the roles and responsibilities of each sedation team member • Describe the standards and regulations as related to office based anesthesia and analgesia • Describe and utilize the necessary monitoring and emergency equipment required • Demonstrate airway management using multiple devices • Describe related pharmacology of sedatives, reversal agents and emergency medications • Describe appropriate monitoring and documentation • Develop acceptable recovery & discharge protocols • Understand the latest recommended guidelines from the American Dental Association (ADA). • This program includes didactic instruction and a hands on skills workshop in airway management • utilizing simulation and multiple airway devices, in addition scenarios will be constructed and • participants will be asked questions in regards to managing medical emergencies. • This 8 hour CE course along with 8 hours of CE from our online course meet the requirements for parenteral sedation permit renewals for Dentists.

6-Day Ultimate Review: Our Most Popular Course for the Anesthesia Oral Boards is organized by Anesthesiology Consultants (AC) and will be held from Sep 08 - 13, 2020 at Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. Description: If ever there were a way to summarize everything you needed for the Oral Boards, our 6-Day Ultimate Review would be it. Acclaimed by candidates as the single best course ever attended, the course is the culmination over 20 years of study, research, deliberation, and clinical experience. It includes an exhaustive review of all major and minor topics, our primer on the attributes of a Perioperative Consultant, mock exams from our pool of experienced examiners, and daily interaction with Dr. Ho. Simply stated, there is no better way to learn anesthesia as it relates to the Oral Boards. Course Highlights: • 10 Essential Attributes of a Consultant. • How to Dissect the Stem Question. • Answering Additional Topics Questions. • The 6 Reasons for Failure. • How to Study and Prepare. • Dealing with Ambiguity. • Doing vs. Thinking. • Comprehensive coverage of essential topics • How to Study and Prepare. • Secrets to Success. • 4 mock orals (only with on-site course) with opportunity to obtain more. • Dr. Ho’s unrivaled insight, experience, and expertise. • Review, reinforcement, and emphasis of key material…THE TOTAL PACKAGE! Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

IDN Foundation Dry Needling Course is organized by Integrative Dry Needling Institute LLC (IDN) and will be held from Sep 11 - 13, 2020 at WakeMed Raleigh Campus Andrews Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. Accreditation: IDN is an approved provider through the Federation of State Board of Physical Therapy (FSBPT). • IDN Foundation course is approved for 27 CE hours, 32 CCU’s and 2.7 CEU’s through FSBPT. • IDN Advanced course is approved for 27 CE hours, 28 CCU’s and 2.7 CEU’s through FSBPT. • IDN Cranio-Cervical course is approved for 8 CE hours, 8 CCU’s and 0.8 CEU’s through FSBPT. Description: The purpose of the Neurologic Dry Needling for Pain Management and Sports Rehabilitation Course is to obtain knowledge and clinical skills necessary to diagnose and treat soft tissue pain and dysfunction using the Integrative Dry Needling (IDN) concept.  This 27-hour applied-learning course combines interactive lectures and practical hands-on labs. Students participate in several practical sessions, which are intended to provide feedback to students regarding their comprehension of key concepts and techniques. These practical lab sessions enable students to critically self-evaluate if additional instruction or self- study is needed for clinical competency. Neurologic Dry Needling for Pain Management and Sports Rehabilitation is the culmination of the work and clinical experience of Dr. Yun-tao Ma and Dr. Frank Gargano DPT. The Integrative Dry Needling (IDN) training program will develop the knowledge and clinical skills required to effectively diagnose and treat painful neuromuscular conditions. IDN teaches you to treat the body systemically; we do not divide the body into upper and lower halves requiring you to take 2 courses before you can treat the entire body.  Our system is built on the foundation of Neurological Dry Needling that provides a logical and systematic process for addressing pain and dysfunction.  As a result, course participants develop an adaptable clinical procedure allowing immediate integration of dry needling into clinical practice. Course Content: The Integrative Dry Needling Foundation Course for Pain Management and Sports Rehabilitation covers: • Dry needling techniques- (80% of the needling technique is virtually pain-free) • Detailed, tried and tested needling safety techniques and contraindications for dry needling therapy to avoid human error in clinical practice. • Adaptable dry needling system that easily adapts to clinical practice and to the specific needs of each patient. • Systemic Homeostatic trigger point concept (physiological and biomechanical approach). • Paraspinal trigger point concept (neurosegmental and dermatomal approach). • Symptomatic trigger point concept (neuromyofascial pain in the head, neck, shoulder, upper limbs, thoracic, lumbar, hip and lower limbs). Learning Objectives: • Independently identify each of the three types of trigger points (homeostatic, paravertebral and symptomatic) in a given case study. • Integrate the physiological mechanisms of needling when developing a treatment plan for a given musculoskeletal condition. • Discuss the prevention and management of adverse responses to dry needling based on OSHA requirements with 100% accuracy during case study. • Independently apply dry needling treatment safely into musculoskeletal trigger points during lab sessions. • Independently evaluate soft tissue dysfunctions relating to a given musculoskeletal condition and pain. • Correctly defend the IDN system for treatment of musculoskeletal pain based on the unique neurology and physiology of neuro-trigger points. • Independently discuss integrating the IDN system into the participant’s physical therapy practice in relation to current clinical, legislative and billing barriers. The 27 hour intensive practical classroom structured program addresses theory and key principles with extensive and supervised participant practice. • Multiple PowerPoint presentations with video support will begin each new section. • Instructor demonstration of the techniques allowing ample time for questions. • Interactive lab session will follow where the participants practice and discuss each new technique and concept. • After each interactive lab section is concluded there is an instructor summary and time for any additional questions.

Annual North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) Convention 2020 is organized by North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) and will be held from Sep 17 - 18, 2020 at Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.