Upcoming Medical Conferences in The Woodlands

Suicide Assessment & Intervention: Assess Suicidal Ideation and Effectively Intervene in Crisis Situations with Confidence, Composure and Sensitivity is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on Aug 20, 2019 at Hilton Garden Inn Houston/The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours. Target Audience: • Social Workers • Psychologists • Counselors • Marriage and Family Therapists • Case Managers • Addiction Counselors • Therapists • Nurses • School-Based Counselors • School-Based Psychologists • School-Based Social Workers • School Administrators • Other Mental Health Professionals Course Description: Losing a client to suicide is your worst nightmare. And there inevitably comes a time when the suicidal client is more than just an intangible dread. When an actual person, suffering and sitting in your office reveals they are having suicidal thoughts, many clinicians are left feeling unprepared, frightened, and unsure what to do next. The weight of keeping someone alive can steer you in the direction of avoidance. Desperate and alone, suicidal clients can find themselves passed from one therapist to the next. And that’s not care. Don’t let fear push you away.  This seminar will transform how you view and work with suicidal clients and give you the clinical tools you need to save lives.  Full of thought provoking lecture, engaging case studies, and guided instruction on a host of powerful clinical applications, this seminar will provide you with the tools you need to: • Assess for suicidal risk and identify implicit and explicit expressions of suicidal thought. • Formulate a game-plan for crisis when suicide is imminent. • Intervene in suicidal despair with proactive approaches derived from the evidence-based efficacy of CBT and DBT. • Effectively use targeted language with suicidal clients that will help you avoid stigma and successfully communicate your compassion. • Provide innovative grief support resources that connect clients and clinicians with other survivors of suicide and suicide loss Objectives: • Assess individuals at risk of suicide with a clinical approach that identifies both explicit and implicit expressions of suicidal thought. • Ascertain key indicators of imminent suicide and develop a strategy for determining when and how to hospitalize clients. • Formulate a CBT and DBT oriented case conceptualization that addresses how to effectively work with specific populations including veterans and the elderly. • Employ a collaborative safety approach to help clients survive a suicidal crisis while avoiding the pitfalls of suicide contracting and the false sense of security and decreased clinical vigilance that can accompany their use. • Connect suicidal clients with communication strategies that convey your compassion and support and effectively strengthen the therapeutic alliance. • Reduce access to lethal means with tips and tactics for implementing a multi-systemic approach that incorporates the suicidal person’s social connections into their safety plan.

Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP) Annual Session and Primary Care Summit is organized by Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP) and will be held from Nov 08 - 10, 2019 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center, The Woodlands, Texas, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Feeding and Swallowing in Infancy: Implications for Breast and Bottle Feeding - Session 1 is organized by Education Resources, Inc. (ERI) and will be held from Nov 15 - 16, 2019 at The Woodlands, Texas, United States of America. Credits: Lactation Consultants - 14 IBLCE CERPS are verified for this program Dieticians -approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 14 CPEUs Course Description: The goal of this conference is to provide a framework from which to view the continuum of infant feeding options, including breast and bottle feeding. Participants will have the opportunity to expand their repertoire of evaluation techniques and intervention strategies when working with infants who demonstrate feeding or swallowing dysfunction. This course will cover infants in the hospital/NICU environments as well as outpatients. This course will be relevant to lactation consultants, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, nurses, and other health professionals who specialize in or who have an interest in infant feeding disorders. Upon Completion of this course participants will be able to: • Evaluate specific infant feeding disorders and generate appropriate treatment strategies for their management. • Understand the pathophysiologic principles underlying the suck, swallow, breathe triad and how they apply to breast and bottle feeding. • Have an increased awareness of diagnostic procedures such as videofluoroscopic swallowing study, infant focused feeding assessment, evaluation of gastroesophageal reflux. • Understand the interplay between special diagnoses (such as prematurity, gastroesophageal reflux, cleft lip and palate) and infant feeding dysfunction. • Utilize treatment strategies to improve oral motor control for breastfeeding. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP) Annual Session and Primary Care Summit is organized by Texas Academy of Family Physicians (TAFP) and will be held from Nov 05 - 07, 2021 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center, The Woodlands, Texas, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.