Upcoming Medical Conferences in San Antonio

Trauma Informed Compassionate Classrooms: Strategies to Reduce Challenging Behavior, Improve Learning Outcomes and Increase Student Engagement is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Jan 27, 2020 at Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Landmark, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours / 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction / 6.25 hours of continuing education credit. Target Audience: • General Educators • Special Educators • School Administrators • School Psychologists • Social Workers • Guidance Counselors • School Nurses • Directors of Special Education • Speech-Language Pathologists • Occupational Therapists • Paraprofessionals Course Description: As an educator, you are faced with the challenge of meeting the social and emotional needs of all your students. This can be challenging enough with typical learners but it is even more difficult with those who have experienced trauma or have mental health challenges. Students who have experienced trauma often present as difficult to engage and display problematic behavior such as a low frustration tolerance, angry outbursts or difficult social relationships. These behaviors all get in the way of teaching and learning. When a student has experienced trauma, he/she often spends much of the day in fight/flight/freeze mode which limits their capacity to learn. Their outwardly aggressive and irritable behaviors also disrupt the flow in the classroom, requiring your time and attention. Despite the amount of time you invest in behavior charts or incentives for good behavior, traditional behavioral approaches to classroom management and a punitive approach to discipline simply are not effective. Join Dr. Reese and learn how a trauma-informed approach will greatly reduce challenging behavior, improve student engagement and increase learning outcomes. Leave this seminar with new strategies, tools and resources to reduce students’ impulsiveness, aggressive behaviors and inattention and increase their focus, attention and compassion. While this positive approach is absolutely essential for students with trauma, it will also greatly benefit each and every student in your classroom. Return to your school with: • Research-based practices to establish a trauma-informed classroom • A plan to develop positive relationships and build trust with your hard-to-reach students • Prove techniques for communicating more effectively and collaboratively with challenging students • Cognitive skill-building strategies which incorporate the science of neuroplasticity and the strengths-based perspective of neurodiversity Objectives: Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to: • Analyze the ways in which poverty and mental health contribute to trauma responses thus informing your approach to working with all students. • Determine how trauma impacts a child’s development and develop strategies for meeting his or her needs. • Explore how exposure to adverse childhood experiences determines the likelihood of developmental trauma and its impact on level of functioning across the lifespan. • Establish a collaborative approach to discipline and demonstrate how this fosters intrinsic motivation for behavior change in the child. • Practice techniques to establish positive relationships and build trust with hard-to-reach students thus increasing their social and academic success. • Explore mindfulness activities that foster student self-awareness, self-regulation and the ability to focus as it relates to impulsive behavior and attention.

Texas Academy of Physician Assistants (TAPA) Annual CME Conference is organized by Texas Academy of Physician Assistants (TAPA) and will be held from Jan 31 - Feb 02, 2020 at The Westin Riverwalk, San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Women of Resilience 2020 is organized by Creativity & Madness and will be held from Feb 06 - 09, 2020 at Drury Plaza Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America.  Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

23rd AST Surgical Technology Educators Conference is organized by Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) and will be held from Feb 06 - 08, 2020 at Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2020 Texas Orthopaedic Association (TOA) / Texas Orthopaedic Foundation (TOF) / Texas Society of Sports Medicine (TSSM) Annual Conference is organized by Texas Orthopaedic Association (TOA) and will be held from Feb 07 - 08, 2020 at The Westin Riverwalk, San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) 30th Annual Meeting is organized by North American Skull Base Society (NASBS) and will be held from Feb 07 - 09, 2020 at La Cantera Resort & Spa, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. Pre-Meeting Course: February 5 - 6, 2020. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Physician Moms Group (PMG) First Annual Meeting is organized by Well-Assembled Meetings and will be held from Feb 14 - 16, 2020 at La Cantera Resort & Spa, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. Who should attend this symposium? • Physician Moms and their families • Fellows/Residents/Students Description: Physician Moms Group was founded in November 2014 by Dr. Hala Sabry in an effort to bring together women physicians, who are also parents, so that they can collaborate and support each other while sharing their medical expertise in an open forum. As medical professionals and moms, we are constantly juggling career and family. The PMG mission is to provide resources, a platform to network, and an opportunity to share information with like-minded individuals. The PMG network includes over 71,000 women physicians of all specialties. Our membership spans the globe and is composed of physicians who graduated from medical school (MD/DO/MBBS). What is this meeting about? Please join us for this one of a kind conference themed, “It’s a Family Affair”. PMG has changed the landscape of being a woman in medicine as it has given the support to physician parents in demanding that a medical career and family coexist together. Our conference will bring this to life so that while hot topic medical discussions are in progress our families will have the ability to also gather and connect further building and growing our extended family community. We will be offering exciting medical topics spanning over all medical specialties through our three tracks (adult medicine, pediatric medicine and surgery). We will also have a kids track in addition of resources for childcare at the conference! Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

10th Point-of-care Ultrasound Workshop is organized by UT Health San Antonio. The symposium is held from Feb 14 - 15, 2020 at Omni La Mansion del Rio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. Workshop Overview: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop is a novel and has the hands-on experience to train the bedside providers regarding the applications with the portable ultrasound. Through a series of sessions, members will practice capturing specific ultrasound views on live models and patients under the guidance of experienced faculty. The session has in the hold of instructive lectures to enhance the participants' awareness of the indications, technical skills, and clinical integration of bedside ultrasound. Target Audience: This conference is intended mainly for clinicians seeking training in portable ultrasound. • Internal Medicine • Nurse Practitioners • Family Medicine • Physician Assistants • Critical Care Medicine • Surgery • Emergency Medicine • Anesthesiology Accreditation: Continuing Medical Education Statement The UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine are authorized by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to render continuing medical education for physicians. The UT Health San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long San Antonio School of Medicine assigns this live session for a maximum of 16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians can claim the credit commensurate based on the extent of their participation in the activity. MOC Part II The Successful completion of this CME session includes participation in the investigation component, which facilitates the attendees to earn up to 16.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Members of the session will earn MOC points commensurate to the amount of CME credits required for the activity. The Long School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education will present a participants' completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Why is this workshop unique? • Maximum  practice scanning with live models • Nationally recognized expert faculty from leading academic institutions • Small group sessions with low participant to faculty ratios • Curriculum designed to teach the highest-yield point-of-care administrations for clinicians • Discounted pricing significantly less than other courses What can you expect to learn? • Basic principles of ultrasound technology and the essential operation of a compact ultrasound machine • Procedures delivered focusing on the diagnostic ultrasound reviews at the bedside, that includes imaging of the heart, lungs, abdomen, and lower extremity veins • Procedures to guide the performance of bedside procedures with ultrasound guidance, including central venous catheterization, thoracentesis, paracentesis, and lumbar puncture • Indications, basic protocols, and limitations of bedside ultrasound imaging • Practice analysis of normal and abnormal ultrasound images • Mentored scanning with prominent faculty to learn hands-on imaging techniques This session serves one of the program requirements for the SHM Point-of-care Ultrasound Certificate of Completion. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

2020 ACFAS Scientific Conference is organized by American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) and will be held on Feb 19 - 22, 2020 at  Henry B Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of  26 continuing education contact hours. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

2020 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Annual Scientific Conference is organized by the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS). The session will be held from Feb 19 - 22, 2020 at Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. This Conference has been accredited for a maximum of 26 Continuing Education Contact Hours. Note: Attending pre-conference workshops will accommodate up to 8 additional Continuing Education Contact Hours. Pre-Conference Workshops: • Coding & Billing for the Foot and Ankle Surgeons • Diabetic Deformity: Master Techniques in Reconstruction • High-Frequency Foot Surgery Techniques Diabetic Deformity: Master Techniques in Reconstruction - 4 hours High-Frequency Foot Surgery Techniques - 4 hours Coding and Billing for the Foot and Ankle Surgeon Workshop - 8 hours California Radiology Requirement: Every hour of lecture in scientific sessions can confer up to 0.5 hours of radiology credit. 5 Big Reasons to attend the Annual Scientific Conference: • Master the latest advances in foot and ankle surgery, with the most advanced curriculum in the profession •  Meet and collaborate with fellow surgeons who are experienced  similar workplace issues • Join the highest “repeat attendance” of any podiatric conference • Reignite your passion and leave feeling inspired and energized throughout the conference • Witness yourself, why is it consistently ranked as the #1 conference in independent surveys Additional Details will be posted as soon as information is available.