Upcoming Medical Conferences in Virginia

13th Biosimilars and Follow-on Biologics 2019 Americas is organized by Paradigm Global Events (PGE) and will be held from Apr 25 - 26, 2019 at Washington, Virginia, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Breast Imaging Boot Camp with Tomosynthesis is organized by American College of Radiology (ACR) and will be held from Apr 25 - 27, 2019 at American College of Radiology, Reston, Virginia, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Radiologists. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 34.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Course Overview: This three-day course, led by Michael N. Linver, MD, FACR; and Christopher E. Comstock, MD, FACR, is designed to provide practicing radiologists with an intensive experience in breast imaging. Throughout the program, participants will develop their interpretive expertise in the evaluation of mammography studies by hands-on interpretation of over 240 digital screening and diagnostic mammograms at their own individual PACS digital workstation. Specific instruction in the use and application of computer-aided techniques will also be provided. In addition, interventional workshops will be available in breast ultrasound and stereotactic biopsy. Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: • Utilize perception skills for detection of cancer at digital mammographic screening • Interpret digital mammographic screen-detected findings • Demonstrate skills to minimize the call-back rate for normal/benign findings at mammographic screening • Describe the application of computerized techniques as an aid in mammographic interpretation • Recognize diagnostic workup of screen-detected findings and symptomatic patients • Conduct interventional workshops for stereotactic and ultrasound-guided biopsy Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider (2-day Course) is organized by Virginia CommonWealth University (VCU) Center for Trauma and Critical Care Education (CTCCE) and will be held from Apr 25 - 26, 2019 at CTCCE - Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America. Who is this course for? • The ACLS Provider course is intended for those who need to complete initial certification or have let their certification lapse and have been expired past the recommended renewal period (six months past expiration date). • The Renewal course is a one-day course for those who are current or within six months of their expiration date. Course Description: This two-day course is intended for those who need to complete initial certification or have let their certification lapse past the recommended six month renewal period. The American Heart Association's (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course (ACLS) has been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. This course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. This advanced course highlights the importance of high-performance team dynamics and communication, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post-cardiac arrest, acute dysrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Course Features: • The course uses learning stations for practice of essential skills simulated clinical scenarios that encourage Active participation. • Hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency. • Classroom-based works well for learners who prefer group interaction and instructor feedback while learning skills. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Renewal (1 day course) is organized by Virginia CommonWealth University (VCU) Center for Trauma and Critical Care Education (CTCCE) and will be held on Apr 26, 2019 at CTCCE - Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America. Who is this course for? • The ACLS Provider course is intended for those who need to complete initial certification or have let their certification lapse and have been expired past the recommended renewal period (six months past expiration date). • The Renewal course is a one-day course for those who are current or within six months of their expiration date. Description: The American Heart Association's (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course (ACLS) has been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. This course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. This advanced course highlights the importance of high-performance team dynamics and communication, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post-cardic arrest, acute dysrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Features: • The course uses learning stations for practice of essential skills simulated clinical scenarios that encourage Active participation. • Hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency. • Classroom-based works well for learners who prefer group interaction and instructor feedback while learning skills. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2019 Pathways to Knowledge Nurse Educator Conference is organized by VCU Health Continuing Medical Education and will be held on Apr 26, 2019 at The Westin Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is NPD practitioners, nursing leaders, and allied health professionals with a focus on professional development or education. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 5.7 Contact Hours. Overview: Two areas of concern to professional development practitioners will be presented involving interactive sessions. The morning sessions will address questions from the perspective of our learners, and the afternoon from the perspective of the organizations to whom we are accountable. The morning session will address how to effectively develop education for a multi-generational workforce. With people of many ages and backgrounds, we will examine how to engage and instruct these different learners when they are often sitting side-by-side. The second session will address the question of what is our value as NPD practitioner and the part we play in the viability of our own organizations. A practical approach will be taken to help participants learn how to effectively provide financial decision-makers with information about their CE programs that demonstrates return on investment.  Objectives: • NPD Practitioners will begin to develop strategic education for the masses that resonate with the individual. • NPD Practitioners will begin to use one financial measure and one organizational strategy to demonstrate the value of continuing education in their organizations.

The 23rd Annual Virginia Liver Symposium & Update in Gastroenterology is organized by VCU Health and will be held on Apr 27, 2019 at The Westin Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 8.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Target Audience : Family Practice, Gastroenterology, General Practice, Hepatology, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Oncology, Physician Assistant. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 8 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.  Overview: The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, the Liver Transplant Program and VCU Health Continuing Medical Education are pleased to offer the 23rd Annual Virginia Liver Symposium and Update in Gastroenterology in Richmond, Virginia at the Westin Hotel. The program is designed for primary care and sub-specialty physicians, and advanced practice providers who treat patients with gastrointestinal and liver disorders.  Objectives: • Discuss treatment strategies for the management of daily challenges in gastroenterology. • Review recent research advances and current literature of advances in the treatment of chronic liver disease. • Review recent advances and current literature in gastroenterology and hepatology. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider (2-day Course) is organized by Virginia CommonWealth University (VCU) Center for Trauma and Critical Care Education (CTCCE) and will be held from Apr 29 - 30, 2019 at CTCCE - Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.  Who is this course for? • The ACLS Provider course is intended for those who need to complete initial certification or have let their certification lapse and have been expired past the recommended renewal period (six months past expiration date). • The Renewal course is a one-day course for those who are current or within six months of their expiration date. Course Description: This two-day course is intended for those who need to complete initial certification or have let their certification lapse past the recommended six month renewal period. The American Heart Association's (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course (ACLS) has been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. This course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. This advanced course highlights the importance of high-performance team dynamics and communication, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post-cardic arrest, acute dysrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Course Features: • The course uses learning stations for practice of essential skills simulated clinical scenarios that encourage Active participation. • Hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency. • Classroom-based works well for learners who prefer group interaction and instructor feedback while learning skills. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Renewal (1 day course) is organized by Virginia CommonWealth University (VCU) Center for Trauma and Critical Care Education (CTCCE) and will be held on Apr 30, 2019 at CTCCE - Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America. Who is this course for? • The ACLS Provider course is intended for those who need to complete initial certification or have let their certification lapse and have been expired past the recommended renewal period (six months past expiration date). • The Renewal course is a one-day course for those who are current or within six months of their expiration date. Description: The American Heart Association's (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course (ACLS) has been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. This course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. This advanced course highlights the importance of high-performance team dynamics and communication, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post-cardic arrest, acute dysrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Features: • The course uses learning stations for practice of essential skills simulated clinical scenarios that encourage Active participation. • Hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency. • Classroom-based works well for learners who prefer group interaction and instructor feedback while learning skills. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Nursing Negligence: Even If It's Not Your Fault, It Will Be Your Problem is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on May 01, 2019 at Hilton Garden Inn Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours. Target Audience • Nurses • Nurse Practitioners • Clinical Nurse Specialists Course Description: Jessica attended a nursing program with stellar faculty and great internships. She had always heard, "if you don't document, you will get in trouble". No one could explain what that meant. During her orientation as a new graduate, her preceptor taught her how to document the unit requirements and reassured her that writing much more was a waste of time. Jessica never questioned otherwise. At this time in her career, Jessica was thinking… "I don't worry much about charting; the computer takes care of that. As long as I chart what my unit audits for, I can sleep soundly." 2 years later Jessica sat down quietly at the deposition table, her head hung low and she hadn't slept in months. They asked her to say and spell her name for the court reporter and she was sworn in. "Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?" If this could happen to Jessica, it could happen to you. But how did this happen? How did what Jessica charted turn into a deposition proceeding? How does this happen to any good nurse? Healthcare today is rife with litigation against nurses. There is more accountability, reliability, autonomy, and liability. The rate of nurses becoming part of lawsuits is steadily on the rise. Join Legal Nurse Consultant, Cyndi Zarbano, for this interesting and intriguing look into nursing documentation. This intense workshop will immerse you into the world of nursing from a litigious viewpoint. Learner Objectives: • Plan to use factual tactics to stay out of court. • Assess time stamping in your charting for contemporaneous patient accounts. • Explain deposition behaviors that favor your credibility. • Summarize hazards of inconsistent use of drop down boxes. • Distinguish between defense counsel that is for or against you. • Formulate habits that keep your license safe. • Analyze the chart specific to your specialty. • Contrast between poor and exceptional quality charting. • Summarize common charting mistakes and how to avoid them.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider (2-day Course) is organized by Virginia CommonWealth University (VCU) Center for Trauma and Critical Care Education (CTCCE) and will be held from May 02 - 03, 2019 at CTCCE - Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America. Who is this course for? • The ACLS Provider course is intended for those who need to complete initial certification or have let their certification lapse and have been expired past the recommended renewal period (six months past expiration date). • The Renewal course is a one-day course for those who are current or within six months of their expiration date. Course Description: The American Heart Association's (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course (ACLS) has been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. This course builds on the foundation of lifesaving BLS skills, emphasizing the importance of continuous, high-quality CPR. This advanced course highlights the importance of high-performance team dynamics and communication, systems of care, recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post-cardic arrest, acute dysrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Course Features: • The course uses learning stations for the practice of essential skills simulated clinical scenarios that encourage Active participation. • Hands-on class format reinforces skills proficiency. • Classroom-based works well for learners who prefer group interaction and instructor feedback while learning skills. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.