Upcoming Medical Conferences in Memphis

3rd Annual Multi-Specialty Conference for the Primary Care Physician is organized by Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and will be held on Mar 02, 2019 at FedEx Institute of Technology, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America. Target Audience: This conference is intended to enhance knowledge and improve competency for family practice, internal medicine physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other health care professionals who are involved in diagnosing, treating and preventing diseases in the general patient population. Accreditation: Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Description: The Multi-Specialty Conference for the Primary Care Physician is designed as an update and review in a variety of specialty areas that you may encounter with patients in a primary care setting. Evidence-based lectures will be delivered by academically and clinically oriented faculty and will provide valuable information and insight into situations that are commonly presented to the primary care physician. Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this conference attendees should be able to: • Discuss updates and treatment of Sickle Cell Disease • Assess Pancreatic Masses and identify treatment options • Assess and understand treatment of heart failure • Diagnose and review treatment of Atrial Fibrillation • Discuss advances in Rheumatology • Identify Weight Loss Treatment Options • Understand treatment options for common movement disorders and epilepsy • Review updates in diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Association (TNNPA) 4th Annual Conference is organized by Tennessee Nurse Practitioner Association (TNNPA) and will be held from Mar 28 - 31, 2019 at The Guest House at Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The AEIOU Systematic Approach to Pediatric Feeding Session 3 is organized by Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) and will be held from Mar 29 - 30, 2019 at Happiness Children's Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America. Target Audience: SLPs, OTs, Assistants, Educators. Appropriate for other professionals (social workers, nurses, dieticians, PTs), working with infants and young children with feeding problems. Credits: This course meets the criteria for 15.5 contact hours (1.55 CEUs). Approved provider by the FL Board of Occupational therapy for 18.5CEUs. Approved  provider of continuing education by the American Occupational Therapy Association #3043, for 15.5 contact hours (1.55 CEUs) - Intermediate Level Occupational Therapy Process: assessment, intervention. The assignment of AOTA CEU's does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products or clinical procedures by AOTA.  NBCOT professional development provider -15.5 PDU's. Course Description: This course teaches a step-by-step approach for helping children learn to explore food, enjoy eating, and participate independently in social mealtimes. The AEIOU approach acceptance, exposure, independence, observation and understanding offers a new and highly successful method for integrated treatment of infants and young children with challenging feeding disorders using sensory, oral motor, biomedical and environmental strategies. Five factors in this holistic approach emphasize active participation, independence and shared control. This course will arm participants with knowledge and practical information to achieve functional outcomes for complex etiologies, improve quality of mealtime, manage tube dependency and transition to eating solid foods, treat sensory aversions, improve oral-motor skills, achieve home carryover, and more. This course is presented in a dynamic learning environment, using case studies and videos to engage and instruct participants. Extensive resources are provided. Many special populations are discussed including: prematurity, GERD, allergies, autism, failure to thrive, tracheostomy, picky eaters, and children with various syndromes. Course Objectives: Participants will be able to apply course learning immediately to: • Develop assessment and treatment strategies that integrate 5 management factors for biomedical and enviro-behavioral influences that limit successful feeding in infants and young children. • Formulate strategies to achieve parent buy-in for home carryover, promote positive parent-child interaction, and help children participate independently in social mealtime routines. • Identify contraindications for oral feeding and describe a 5-step treatment plan for advancing prefeeding skills in non-oral feeders. • Assess signs of distress and/or disengagement during feeding. • Develop and implement treatment plans for oral feeding that expand taste repertoire and texture acceptance by incorporating strategies for the mealtime environment, seating/positioning, and oralmotor, sensory, and motor deficits.

14th Midwest Blood Club Meeting is organized by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and will be held from Apr 12 - 13, 2019 at Marlo Thomas Center for Global Education and Collaboration, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America. Conference Description: This conference will feature exciting research on hematopoiesis, stem cell biology, gene therapy, the niche, and leukemia! The conference will provide a forum for investigators to meet, share ideas, present recent findings, establish contacts and collaborations, and explore cutting edge research approaches.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Practice Based Pediatrics Combined with the Etteldorf Symposium is organized by Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and will be held from May 09 - 10, 2019 at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Stroke Life Support Hospital and Pre-Hospital Certification Course is organized by Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and will be held on May 10, 2019 at Semmes Murphey Clinic, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is EMS and Nursing. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Nutritional and Integrative Interventions for Mental Health Disorders: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions for Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar & ADHD is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on May 31, 2019 at Crowne Plaza Memphis Downtown, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America. Target Audience • Counselors • Case Managers • Psychotherapists • Social Workers • Dieticians • Marriage & Family Therapists • Addiction Counselors • Therapists • Nurses • Chiropractors • Other Mental Health Professionals Course Description: Join Vicki Steine, DSC, LCSW, as she teaches you how to think more holistically about diagnosis, nutritional deficiencies, and hormonal imbalances that may contribute to mental health disorders. Nutritional psychology is an emerging field outlining how nutrients can affect mood and behavior. Many clients see a reduction in symptoms when integrating non-pharmaceutical interventions to treat depression, anxiety, bipolar and ADHD. You will learn the underlying causes and symptoms of these disorders to more accurately diagnose and treat your clients.  Through case analysis, you will experience how addressing core physical and nutritional needs can greatly increase therapeutic results. You will discover the nutrients most essential to help treat your most depressed and anxious clients, and learn simple strategies that can be integrated with pharmaceutical interventions. Leave this seminar with the tools and understanding necessary to immediately incorporate these strategies into your clinical practice. Objectives: • Articulate how integrative interventions facilitate better treatment outcomes in depression, anxiety, bipolar and ADHD. • Determine the nutrients shown to improve brain function for your clients. • Evaluate how improved nutrition can improve therapeutic outcomes for clients with depression, anxiety, bipolar and ADHD. • Analyze the differences between mental illness versus nutritional and hormonal imbalances. • Assess the impact hormones can have on mental health assessment and treatment. • Evaluate the impact of blood sugar and genetic variations on mental health disorders and effective treatment. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Stroke Life Support Hospital and Pre-Hospital Certification Course is organized by Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and will be held on Jul 11, 2019 at Methodist North Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is EMS and Nursing. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

NP Review & Clinical Update is organized by Advanced Practice Education Associates (APEA) and will be held from Aug 04 - 05, 2019 at Hilton Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America. Credits: 2019 FNP Review Course (Program ID #s 2018-12-01Pa, 2018-12-01Pb) is approved for 30.5 contact hours (13.5 hours of Pharmacology). AGNP Review Course (Program ID #s 2018-12-02Pa, 2018-12-02Pb) is approved for 27.5 contact hours (15 hours of Pharmacology). Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Focus on Respiratory Care, Sleep Medicine & Pulmonary Diagnostics is organized by FOCUS Conferences, Inc. and will be held from Sep 20 - 21, 2019 at The Guest House at Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Respiratory Care, Sleep Medicine & Pulmonary Diagnostics. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12-15 continuing education credits (CRCEs, CSTEs & CECs) Note: Active duty and Reserve military personnel, as well as veterans and students, will receive a $50 discount allowing them to register for only $200.​ Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.