Upcoming Medical Conferences in Gatlinburg

EKG Interpretation Seminar is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held on Oct 02, 2019 at The Park Vista - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States of America. Accreditation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. American Board of Anesthesiology: CME credit will be sent directly to The American Board of Anesthesiology to fulfill the Part 2 requirement for the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program (MOCA®). Canadian Physicians: This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: This program has been prior approved by the AANA for 20 Class A CEC; AANA Code #1036784; Expiration Date 10/6/2019. Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accept CME from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Osteopathic Physicians: This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 20 hours of Category I credit for completing this program. Registered Nurses: This program offers 20 contact hours. Target Audience: This course is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty or are impacted by it. Program Purpose: Presentations are designed to facilitate the physician, nurse specialist, and other providers maintaining skills of the same kind to review and update knowledge and abilities in one or more of these areas vital to the practicing professional: • Possess the scientific background for clinical practice • Maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of not only the specialty, but also of all additional related disciplines which may impact it • Maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex equipment, pharmacological agents, and procedures necessary for the provision of quality patient care • Manage self and colleagues to function toward common goals in the clinical setting, the clinical and educational institutions, and the community in which the practice resides • Serve as an expert in matters involving health care delivery; serve as an informed manager of clinical and educational services provided, including the acquisition and distribution of resources necessary in meeting professional goals • Provide assistance with and support of other service providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon the professional expertise of the practitioner. Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: • Apply the pertinent physical and behavioral sciences - to include but not be limited to advanced anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and social sciences - as they impact and are affected by the planning, delivery, and monitoring of anesthesia and related services inherent in the anesthesia professions. • Explain the selection, dosing considerations with methods of administration, safe use, and contraindications and precautions of presented pharmacological agents through the understanding of their physico-chemical properties, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, updated uses, and more recently developed additional, related, and similar drugs. • Outline comprehensive management plans for the group of patients discussed, whether related in age, physical status, cultural background, invasive procedure, anesthetic or analgesic requirements, clinical setting, adverse reactions, and/or goals of care. • Apply the principles of safety and asepsis in the performance of anesthetic procedures and administrations, equipment use, and other applications encountered during the provision of anesthesia and analgesia whether in the surgical unit, the labor and delivery suite, the pain management clinic, or other more remote location of anesthetizing services. • Incorporate the appropriate recommendations and/or requirements of pertinent external organizations, institutions, and professional groups - recognized as serving as the authority for and/or holding the responsibility to compile and approve such tenets - in the provision of anesthesia and related services, whether medical, legal, philosophical, ethical, or health care management standards. • Apply the new techniques in the clinical setting of the participant.

Anesthesia Spectrum is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held from Oct 03 - 06, 2019 at The Park Vista - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty or are impacted by it. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Conference Description: Presentations are designed to facilitate the physician, nurse specialist, and other providers maintaining skills of the same kind to review and update knowledge and abilities in one or more of these areas vital to the practicing professional: • Possess the scientific background for clinical practice • Maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of not only the specialty, but also of all additional related disciplines which may impact it • Maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex equipment, pharmacological agents, and procedures necessary for the provision of quality patient care • Manage self and colleagues to function toward common goals in the clinical setting, the clinical and educational institutions, and the community in which the practice resides • Serve as an expert in matters involving health care delivery; serve as an informed manager of clinical and educational services provided, including the acquisition and distribution of resources necessary in meeting professional goals • Provide assistance with and support of other service providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon the professional expertise of the practitioner Conference Objectives: • Apply the pertinent physical and behavioral sciences - to include but not be limited to advanced anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and social sciences - as they impact and are affected by the planning, delivery, and monitoring of anesthesia and related services inherent in the anesthesia professions. • Explain the selection, dosing considerations with methods of administration, safe use, and contraindications and precautions of presented pharmacological agents through the understanding of their physico-chemical properties, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, updated uses, and more recently developed additional, related, and similar drugs. • Outline comprehensive management plans for the group of patients discussed, whether related in age, physical status, cultural background, invasive procedure, anesthetic or analgesic requirements, clinical setting, adverse reactions, and/or goals of care. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Course is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held on Oct 04, 2019 at The Park Vista - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States of America. Target Audience: This course is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and other medical care providers who need to obtain or update resuscitation skills and documentation. Accreditation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This program has been prior approved by the AANA for 5 Class A CEC; AANA Code #1036535; Expiration Date 11/8/2019. Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 5 hours of Category I credit for completing this program. Registered Nurses: NWAS is an approved provider for the following state nursing boards: Arkansas State Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider Number 4833), District of Columbia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Florida Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Georgia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), and the South Carolina Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480). This program offers 5 contact hours. Program Purpose: Due to the inherent knowledge, skills, practice locations, and populations of patients served by practitioners of anesthesiology and/or emergency and critical care medicine, the physicians, nurses, and other such advanced care providers are summoned to serve the dying patient, particularly those whose death is sudden and unexpected. This program is designed to update these practitioners with the latest consensus on this body of scientific information in the form of formal guidelines provided by national agencies, recognized to possess the resources to develop guidelines and identify mandatory skills, which are required to provide quality resuscitative care for patients of all ages in all clinical and non-clinical locations. Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to: • Explain the latest guidelines for resuscitation, including but not limited to basic scientific studies, pharmacology, dysrhythmia identification, pertinent equipment, and recommended therapeutic intervention, featuring those most recently added or altered, through the citation of the specific scientific background for each and the description of how this newer information impacts the performance of resuscitative procedures. • Successfully meet the current requirements of the American Heart Association and, as appropriate, other pertinent agencies jointly sponsoring guidelines with this association, in documenting proficiency in providing resuscitative care • Apply this information in the clinical setting most commonly encountered in the day-to-day clinical practice of the participant.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held on Oct 05, 2019 at The Park Vista - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States of America. ACCREDITATION The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Osteopathic Physicians:  This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Physician Assistants:  The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ TARGET AUDIENCE This course is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and other medical care providers who need to obtain or update resuscitation skills and documentation. PROGRAM PURPOSE Due to the inherent knowledge, skills, practice locations, and populations of patients served by practitioners of anesthesiology and/or emergency and critical care medicine, the physicians, nurses, and other such advanced care providers are summoned to serve the dying patient, particularly those whose death is sudden and unexpected. This program is designed to update these practitioners with the latest consensus on this body of scientific information in the form of formal guidelines provided by national agencies, recognized to possess the resources to develop guidelines and identify mandatory skills, which are required to provide quality resuscitative care for patients of all ages in all clinical and non-clinical locations. OBJECTIVES At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to: • Explain the latest guidelines for resuscitation, including but not limited to basic scientific studies, pharmacology, dysrhythmia identification, pertinent equipment, and recommended therapeutic intervention, featuring those most recently added or altered, through the citation of the specific scientific background for each and the description of how this newer information impacts the performance of resuscitative procedures. • Successfully meet the current requirements of the American Heart Association and, as appropriate, other pertinent agencies jointly sponsoring guidelines with this association, in documenting proficiency in providing resuscitative care

Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians (TAOP) Congress 2019 is organized by Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians (TAOP) and will be held during Oct 09 - 13, 2019 at The Park Vista - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

9th Annual Clinical Cardiology Course and Advanced ECG Pre conference Course is organized by American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine (ABCM), Inc. and will be held from Oct 29 - Nov 02, 2019 at The Park Vista - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States of America.  Target Audience: Designed by and for NPs, PAs, and Advanced Practice Nurses  Continuing Education Credit: 26 CE credits are awarded (6 of which will be in Pharmacology) by the Florida Board of Nursing under provider number 50-14076. We do not provide CME credits for this event. Course Description: Clinical Cardiology Course: Welcome to the only Comprehensive Clinical Cardiology Course Available just for Cardiac Nurse Practitioners working in Cardiology areas. The course was designed by and for NPs; we welcome PAs and Advanced Practice Nurses. Browse through the course brochure to see the extent of the Course offering. We have NPs tell us this is the best course they have ever been to in Cardiology, come join us and you will see why. And, if ECGs are troubling you, do plan to attend the PreConference program led by Jonni Cooper, who is known on an international scale for her teachings and writings in Electrocardiography.  PreConference Course:  This program in Advanced ECG Reading and Responding is designed for the busy Cardiac NP or PA whose role it is to quickly and efficiently read and respond to abnormal ECGs in the clinical setting. We will offer a hands on approach to learning and will be covering the 8 most common cardiac emergencies. See program outline for details.

Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians (TAOP) Congress 2020 is organized by Tennessee Association of Optometric Physicians (TAOP) and will be held during Oct 07 - 11, 2020 at The Park Vista - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

EKG Interpretation Seminar is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held on Oct 07, 2020 at The Park Vista - a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Gatlinburg, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States of America. Target Audience: This course is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty or are impacted by it. Accreditation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 8 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 8 hours of Category I credit for completing this program. Registered Nurses: This program offers 8 contact hours. Program Purpose: Due to the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease and standards of care regarding EKG monitoring by various professional organizations, physicians in many specialties (anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and critical care), advanced practice nurses, and other healthcare providers are being challenged to interpret the EKG. This program is designed to update these practitioners with the latest information on this body of scientific information. This seminar offers 8 contact hours. Objectives: At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to: • Review the 12-lead EKG system, dipole concept, the predicted morphology of the EKG waveforms, and options for lead placement. • Define the EKG criteria for diagnosing myocardial ischemia, injury, infarction, axis deviation, bundle branch blocks, and fascicular blocks. • Review the recommended placement of limb and chest leads for recording the 12 lead EKG and for continuous monitoring the EKG in the OR, PACU, ICU and ED. • Apply the criteria for the diagnosis of EKG changes associated with pathophysiology (e.g., myocardial injury, infarction, bundle branch blocks)

EKG Interpretation Seminar is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held on Sep 29, 2021 at Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Anesthesia Update Course is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held from Sep 30 - Oct 03, 2021 at Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.