Upcoming Medical Conferences in Fort Worth

Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) 2019 Annual Meeting is organized by Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and will be held from Apr 25 - 27, 2019 at Omni Fort Worth Hotel, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. The FSMB Annual Meeting is the premiere educational and networking event for the nation’s medical regulatory community. The three-day event brings together health care leaders to discuss current challenges and innovative ideas that will help shape the future of medical regulation. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2019 Primary Care Summit: Today's Updates, Tomorrow's Medicine is organized by University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) and will be held from Apr 26 - 27, 2019 at UNTHSC Medical Education & Training, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. Target Audience: This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, pharmacists, and nurses working in primary care settings. Continuing Education Offered: Earn up to 18.5 CE Credits • Up to 18.5 Hours of AOA Category 1A CME Credits • Up to 18.5 Hours of AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM • Up to 18.5 Hours of AAFP Prescribed Credits - application pending • Up to 12.5 Hours for Pharmacists • Up to 12.5 Contact Hours for Nurses Course Description: The Primary Care Summit is an annual meeting for primary care physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to receive relevant medical updates, best practices and new approaches to improving patient care.  The Primary Care Summit offers meaningful topics with clear, relevant takeaways. Our theme of Today’s Updates, Tomorrow’s Medicine brings you emerging trends that directly affect your patients; hands-on approaches to solving practice barriers, and innovative learning formats to encourage a community of practice. Statement of Need: The content of this conference was developed based on an assessment of needs developed via a Delphi panel of primary care providers. Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this activity learners should be able to: • Describe several current diagnostic, management and therapeutic strategies for issues commonly seen in primary care practice; • Develop connections to support improved practice viability and health; • Adapt appropriate strategies for enhancing patient care and practice management within their office setting. 6th Annual Crawfish Boil April 26, 2019, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. MET Lawn (Outside of the conference building) 1000 Montgomery St., Fort Worth, Texas If you are in town for the Primary Care Summit, we hope you will spend your Friday night networking with fellow attendees, UNTHSC students, alumni, and friends! Workshops: Friday, April 26, 2019 Optional, Pre-Conference Workshops 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Knowlege Self-Assessment Study Group – Diabetes 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Joint and Soft Tissue Injections/Procedures workshop Saturday, April 27, 2019 Optional, Add-On Post-Conference Workshop 5:30 to 7:30 PM Culinary Medicine Workshop

Introduction to Practical Acupuncture is organized by University of North Texas (UNT) Health Science Center Continuing Education and will be held from May 03 - 04, 2019 at UNTHSC Medical Education & Training, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. Target Audience: This activity is intended for practicing physicians, residents and others with an interest in medical acupuncture. Accreditation: Credit Designation: The University of North Texas Health Science Center has requested that the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education approve this program for 10 hours of AOA Category 1A CME credits. Approval is currently pending. The University of North Texas Health Science Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Course Description: Complementary care techniques such as medical acupuncture may reduce the need for prescription medications and invasive procedures to treat pain. This introductory course will provide practical knowledge in medical acupunture. Consisting of lecture, demonstration and hands-on practice, the course is open to physicians and others interested in learning acupuncture for clinical application. Non-physicians should review their state boards to determine if acupuncture is permitted in their professional scope of practice. In this course, learners will practice acupuncture techniques on each other and will be required to sign a release prior to participation. Educational Objectives​: Upon completion of this activity learners should be able to: • Describe the history, theory and evidence of medical acupuncture • Select patients who would benefit from medical acupuncture treatment • Provide medical acupuncture to reduce the need for prescription medications and invasive procedures to treat pain • Perform acupuncture in clinical settings.

Radiology Career Boosters (Live Event) is organized by Advanced Health Education Center (AHEC) and will be held on May 18, 2019 at JPS Health Network (John Peter Smith) Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. Credits: 8 Hours Category A (Direct) Course Topics: • Basic Radiation Safety - OR and Portables, Interventional Suites, and R & F Rooms • Pediatric and Geriatric Imaging • Pathologic Conditions of the Skeleton • How In the World Can I Get That? - Assessing & Solving Difficult X-ray Examinations • Communications in the Imaging Department Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Laryngeal Myofascial Release (MFR) for the Vocalist is organized by University of North Texas (UNT) Health Science Center Continuing Education and will be held from Jun 07 - 08, 2019 at UNTHSC Medical Education & Training, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. Target Audience: This activity is intended for practicing physicians, physician residents, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and occupational therapists.  Accreditation Physicians: Credit Designation: The University of North Texas Health Science Center has requested that the AOA Council on Continuing Medical Education approve this program for 10 hours of AOA Category 1A CME credits. Approval is currently pending. The University of North Texas Health Science Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Physical Therapist: UNT Health Science Center is accredited by Texas Physical Therapy Association, Provider 1810035TX. This activity is approved for 10.00 CCU for PTs and PTAs. For successful completion, a participant must attend the program, complete the evaluation, and request credit online at conclusion of the activity. The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE. Course Description: Anterior Neck Protocol for Dysphagia and Dysphonia The concept of myofascial release (MFR) is not new, and utilization of this model in the treatment of vocalists is part of the educational learning objectives for physical therapitst, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and osteopathic physicians. Learning laryngeal MFR will provide an additional tool for practitioners to address speech and swallowing problems such as muscle tension dysphonia or dysphagia. This two-day workshop will consist of lecture, demonstrations, hands-on practice and learner assessment. Non-physicians should review their state boards to determine if Laryngeal MFR is permitted in their professional scope of practice. In this course, learners will practice Laryngeal MFR techniques on each other and will be required to sign a release prior to participation. This course will help healthcare providers acquire the basic knowledge and technical skills needed to effectively use Laryngeal Myofascial Release (MFR) techniques in the clinical setting.  The use of Laryngeal MFR therapy may significantly improve the functions of the vocal tract in patients with occupational dysphonia. Educational Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to: • Recall relevant antomoical structures withing the head and neck • Apply conceptual knowledge of anatomy by palpating required landmarks within the head and neck • Discuss the principles, indications and contraindications for myofascial release • Perform myofascila release technique to soft tissue structures with guidance • Recall the steps for analysis of the vocal and pharyngeal tracts • Perform each step of the anterior neck protocol with guidance • Assess a vocalist volunteer using the anterior neck protocol with supervision • Treat a vocalist volunteer using myofascial release technique with supervision • Demonstrate proficiency in the performance of myofascial release technique to head and neck structures.

DFA: Dynamic Foot and Ankle is organized by The Institute of Physical Art, Inc. (IPA) and will be held from Jun 08 - 09, 2019 at Fort Worth Physical Therapy, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 16 Contact Hours. Audience: PT, PTA, OT, SPT Attendees agree to utilize all skills of evaluation, assessment and treatment learned in this course to the extent allowed under the regulations of their professional practice act. By registering you acknowledge that your attendance does not represent authorization by the IPA, or any of its officers, to utilize any of the material learned which may lie outside of the strict interpretation of your practice act. Course Purpose: This course is a lab intensive introduction to the Functional Manual Therapy® system of management for the foot and ankle. Through lecture and demonstration, the participant will gain a better understanding of the anatomical and biomechanical presentation of an efficient foot and ankle which provides for a dynamically stable and mobile base of support. Each participant will explore the biomechanical and functional impact of the foot and ankle on the entire kinetic chain and examine the role of the foot and ankle as an essential component of optimal mobility, alignment, and motor control of the human system. Participants will be instructed to utilize the Functional Manual Therapy® clinical reasoning system for examination, evaluation, and development of a plan of care for management of the patient with decreased function secondary to mechanical impairments of the foot and ankle. Through demonstration and supervised lab sessions, the participant will develop advanced skills of evaluation, differentiation of mechanical, neuromuscular, and motor control dysfunctions, and implementation of an appropriate plan of care and utilization of Functional Mobilization techniques to treat the identified dysfunctions. The course includes supervised and systematic pre and post functional and structural assessment to determine the effectiveness of the selected intervention. Course Objectives: By the end of the course, participants will be able to analyze the biomechanical difference between a normal and an efficient foot and ankle in supervised lab practice sessions and instructor guided discussions. Participants will be able to: • verbalize the difference between a “normal” and an “efficient” foot and ankle based on the presented “challenge of normal”. • identify the 6 key structural components of a “compensated supinated” foot. • identify 13 functional characteristics of an efficient vs. inefficient foot. • evaluate their lab partner’s foot and ankle using 14 function based evaluations. • develop the skill to set 10 structural and functional goals for treating the foot and ankle. • perform the appropriate manual skills to evaluate the structures and function of the foot and ankle. • perform effective treatments for the restoration of mobility and function of the foot and ankle. • synthesize the information gained through objective and subjective evaluations to create an appropriate prognosis for a lab partner.

The Extraordinary Mammographer (Live Event) is organized by Advanced Health Education Center (AHEC) and will be held on Jul 13, 2019 at JPS Health Network (John Peter Smith) Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 8 Hours Category A Direct Credits. Course Description: This course is designed to help mammographers understand current progress and technologies in the fight to find and treat breast cancerl You will learn from a very experienced mammographer how to correct the most noted positioning mistakes identified by ACR. As a mammographer, you will appreciate the candid discussion on the mammography screeing contraversy and where we stand today. Course Topics: • Why Use DBT and MBI? • Implants and ALCL (anaplastic large cell lymphoma) • Advanced Breast Cancers • Post-Surgical and Treatment of Breast Cancer • ACR Common Positioning Mistakes and Fixes • Mammography Screeing Controversy and Productivity Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.  

Texas - Pediatric Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Provider Course is organized by Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) and will be held from Sep 24 - 25, 2019 at Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Enriching Your Professional Tech Knowledge Course is organized by Advanced Health Education Center (AHEC) and will be held on Nov 09, 2019 at JPS Health Network (John Peter Smith) Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. Credit: 8 Hours Category A (Direct)  Please join us in welcoming Nicole Stutz, MBA, RT(R) to our tour of imaging continuing education courses.  Nicole is a natural teacher and you will enjoy her experience and expertise.  She will cover a wide range of topics all directly in reference to imaging in the radiology department.  She has a fun topic on the History of Radiation and Radiation Safety Procedures that will really make you think!  Nicole will share her skills in dealing with the diversity in the imaging department, as well as helpful leadership skills to improve your value as a technologist.  You will also learn about active listening and critical communication skills for dealing with patients of all demographics, concentration mostly on pediatrics and geriatrics.  Please join us for this fun day of learning! Course Topics: • History of Radiology • Radiation Safety and Protection • Diversity in Imaging • Leadership • Communication and Active Listening Skills by Patient Demographics Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available. 

American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) Conference is organized by American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) and will be held from May 06 - 09, 2020 at Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.