Upcoming Medical Conferences in Pittsburgh

Lymphedema Therapy Certification is organized by Klose Training and will be held from Jan 24 – Feb 01, 2020 at Courtyard by Marriott Pittsburgh Airport Settlers Ridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 135 contact hours. Target Audience: This course is offered to all Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapist Assistants, Massage Therapists*, Nurses, Athletic Trainers Certified, Nurse Practitioners, Medical Doctors, Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, and Doctors of Chiropractic. Course Description: This engaging 135-hour course teaches you the skills and knowledge necessary to safely and effectively treat patients with lymphedema using Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT). You will learn Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD), compression bandaging, skin care, and patient-appropriate exercises. At the conclusion of the course, you will be certified in Lymphedema Therapy (CLT) and can immediately start working with patients. The course begins with a 45-hour online Home-Study Module that can be completed at your own pace anywhere you have access to the internet. This Module is followed by 90 hours of classroom (lab) instruction over nine days. Learning Objectives: Each participant will be trained in the four components of Complete Decongestive Therapy. Upon completion of the class, the therapist will be able to: • Identify the components of the lymphatic system and its function • Identify various medical conditions that can lead to the development of edema and lymphedema • Differentiate between a variety of peripheral edemas and identify necessary treatment strategies for each condition • Identify the application, medical indications, and contraindications for Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) and Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT) • Identify various compression therapy application strategies for patients with lymphedema and chronic venous insufficiency • Attest to the importance of skin care and hygiene for patients with lymphedema • Attest to the importance of a proper exercise protocols for individuals at risk for and with lymphedema • Identify risk-reduction practices for patients at risk for lymphedema • Distinguish between a variety of measurement techniques used in the evaluation of edema/lymphedema and custom-made compression garments • Identify the most effective lymphedema treatment protocols based on current evidence • Establish CDT treatment plans for individuals with primary and secondary lymphedema • Effectively perform MLD sequences for patients with primary and secondary lymphedema and post-traumatic and post-surgical edema • Competently apply short-stretch compression bandaging systems for patients with upper and lower extremity lymphedema.

IASTM: Practitioner Certification: Combining Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization & Movement to Improve Function & Performance is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Jan 27, 2020 at Crowne Plaza Suites Pittsburgh South, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 6.0 contact hours / 0.6 CEUs. Target Audience: • Physical Therapists • Physical Therapist Assistants • Massage Therapists • Occupational Therapists • Occupational Therapy Assistants • Athletic Trainers • Personal Trainers Course Description: The days of painful techniques that lead to excessive bruising are over – welcome to the future of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM). Rather than the old aggressive mechanical model, this certification course focuses on the neurological effects of IASTM. Modern IASTM is designed to work with the patient’s neurological system to manage symptoms, motor control and biomechanics with a very safe and gentle approach. This framework offers a dynamic assessment philosophy designed to arm clinicians and clients with an innovative approach to treatment. By incorporating a joint by joint analysis of skin, fascial anatomy, and muscles, you will be able to incorporate IASTM to: • Reduce pain • Increase mobility • Enhance proprioception • Boost performance • Instructed by industry-leading clinicians, this hands-on certification program equips you with all the skills you’ll need to begin using IASTM with the patients across the continuum of care. Objectives: • Discuss the myofascial sequencing model. • Analyze the neuroanatomy of the fascial system. • Utilize movement screening techniques to identify faulty movement patterns. • Examine the current best-evidence theory and science of IASTM. • Integrate assisted fascial manual therapy techniques with functional kinesiology taping to improve movement quality. • Design effective plans of care that incorporate dry fascial gliding to promote improved range of motion.

Anesthesiology Clerkship Day 2: Intravenous Induction of General Endotracheal Anesthesia Course is organized by The Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research (WISER) and will be held on Jan 29, 2020 at WISER Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

David Kessler: Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Feb 07, 2020 at Crowne Plaza Suites Pittsburgh South, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.0 contact hours/ 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™/ 6.0 continuing education hours. Target Audience: • Counselors • Social Workers • Psychologists • Marriage & Family Therapists • Nurses • Case Managers • Addiction Counselors • Thanatologists • Chaplains/Clergy Hospitals • Palliative Care Professionals • Hospice Professionals • Funeral Directors • Other Mental Health and Bereavement Professionals Course Description: Even as a grief expert, David was unprepared for the sudden death of his son, who died at age 21. People asked him, “What’s it like for the grief expert to lose his son?” He would answer, “The grief expert did not lose his son, the father did.” Everything he knew about grief turned out to be true. David had to go through the five stages of grief but found himself wanting more from the experience – he wanted to find meaning in his life after such a terrible loss. He learned that broken heart syndrome is real and he realized he would either die of it or live with it, and that healing occurs not when grief gets smaller, but when life gets bigger. This led to the discovery of the 6th stage of grief – finding meaning. Based on David Kessler’s new book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief, this seminar is designed to help professionals guide people through life’s worst moments to find meaning after loss. All types of loss will be covered, including betrayal, loss of a parent or family member, and loss due to addiction, mental illness and suicide. After attending this seminar, you will be able to enhance your work with those who have dealt with any kind of loss. It will fill you with new insight, tools, strategies, and inspiring information, leaving you looking forward to the next day … so you can immediately begin to use all you have learned! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the world’s leading grief experts – sign up today! Objectives: • Apply meaning-making principles to help cope with all types of loss. • Determine ways to use meaning to help remember loved ones with more love than pain. • Use concepts of meaning making to resolve the internal struggle of “why did this happen?” and “why did this happen to me?” • Determine why children are often the forgotten grievers and how to help them through their grief. • Analyze ways to incorporate meaning to help cope with complicated grief. • Utilize non-directive ways to address guilt, shame and stigma associated with grief. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Phlebotomy Instruction Course is organized by The Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research (WISER) and will be held on Feb 10, 2020 at UPMC Passavant Hospital - McCandless, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Description: This course will provide didactic instruction and hands-on demonstration for the process and procedure of phlebotomy at UPMC Passavant. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

First 5 Minutes: Module 1. What To Do Until the Code Team Arrives - Passavant is organized by The Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research (WISER) and will be held on Feb 11, 2020 at WISER Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. About the Course: This simulation based educational training program is designed for training professional nurses, respiratory therapists and other healthcare providers in the early recognition and treatment of emergently ill patients prior to code team arrival. This course can also be utilized for assessment of departments or programs preparedness for management of a crisis in the critical first 5 minutes of discovery. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Internal Family Systems Therapy: Step-by-Step Procedures for Healing Traumatic Wounds and Alleviating Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Addiction and More is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Feb 14, 2020 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pittsburgh - Green Tree, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. This course has been approved for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Target Audience: • Counselors • Social Workers • Psychologists • Addiction Counselors • Marriage and Family Therapists • Therapists • Other Professionals Who Work within the Mental Health Fields Course Description: After decades of clinical innovation and recent scientific research, the empirically validated Internal Family Systems (IFS) model has been shown to be effective at improving clients’ general functioning and well-being. This effective model provides clinicians with procedures for helping clients with the most challenging mental health profiles to heal the wounded, burdened, and traumatized parts of their systems. The IFS model provides a compassionate, respectful, non-pathologizing approach to understanding the organization and functioning of the human psyche. The transformative IFS approach embraces and celebrates the natural multiplicity of the mind. Its assumption that every part of the system has good intention and valuable resources allows clinicians to approach even the most troubling of “symptoms” with compassion and respect. IFS offers therapists a powerful and effective set of tools for empowering clients with a wide range of clinical profiles to heal the wounded and burdened parts of their internal systems, resulting in: • a way to enter clients’ inner ecology without the overemphasis on containment and stabilization • symptom reduction and improved functioning for clients • deep self-healing within even the most troubled clients IFS is a powerful treatment modality. Once you experience it, you will want to incorporate it into your practice. Through instruction, video demonstration, and experiential exercises, Alexia D. Rothman, Ph.D., Certified IFS therapist and colleague of Dr. Richard Schwartz (founder of IFS) will show you step-by-step how to apply the most effective, empirically validated IFS interventions to help your clients connect with and understand their conflicting parts to facilitate deep, lasting healing. Objectives: • Present the origins and development of the Internal Family Systems Model, including empirical support for the model and the current status of research using IFS to treat posttraumatic stress disorder. • Provide an in-depth overview of IFS theory, basic principles, assumptions of the model and its treatment implications. • Describe the three major components of the psyche as outlined by IFS (parts, burdens, and the Self) including the characteristics of and assumptions regarding each component as they relate to clinical practice. • Discuss the goals of IFS therapy and case conceptualization through an IFS lens. • Provide a grounding in IFS procedures and techniques that can be implemented immediately in clinical and personal work, including the steps for facilitating the development of Self-Part relationships. • Summarize the steps of healing and unburdening wounded parts of the system in session.

Anesthesiology Clerkship Day 2: Intravenous Induction of General Endotracheal Anesthesia Course is organized by The Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research (WISER) and will be held on Feb 19, 2020 at WISER Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing is organized by The Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research (WISER)and will be held on Feb 24, 2020 at WISER Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. About the Course This course is designed to help students learn to differentiate the characteristics of heart murmurs and breath sounds using the simulator, Harvey. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing is organized by The Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research (WISER) and will be held on Feb 25, 2020 at WISER Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America. About the Course This course is designed to help students learn to differentiate the characteristics of heart murmurs and breath sounds using the simulator, Harvey. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.