Treatment Planning - Diagnostically Driven Course is organized by Kois Center, LLC and will be held from May 28 - 30, 2020 at Kois Center LLC, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. This CE Conference has been approved for a maximum of 27.5 Credits. Course Description : This Treatment Planning Course is a unique program designed to empower and enlighten every participant and inspire confidence in diagnosis and treatment planning with predictable outcomes. Starting with “why,” Dr. Kois builds a philosophy and systems that incorporate what you may already know, then develops, through research, evidence, and proven clinical techniques, the Diagnostically Driven Treatment Planning concept. Be prepared to confidently implement the skills and concepts for predictable management of patients immediately following the course. The move from single tooth dentistry to comprehensive care requires a great understanding of risk factors and the ability to manage them effectively. The comprehensive examination— the initial patient engagement—focuses the clinician and patient on the variables most likely to ensure a predictable and excellent outcome. The comprehensive examination will be carefully examined to help you understand it’s most diagnostically useful elements, including an insightful look at the medical and dental history, how to better account for patient’s agendas and expectations, intelligent use of radiographic and photographic documentation, and periodontal, biomechanical, functional and dentofacial presentations. These keys to decision-making are presenting in this Treatment Planning Course and set the stage for both the immediate issues and a more long-term focus on predictable treatment outcomes. Course Objectives : • Learn to comprehensively evaluate patients through simplified, systematic documentation. • Learn to evaluate by a risk assessment protocol, and triage the four major diagnostic parameters that effect and define success in treatment outcomes. • Learn to transfer treatment planning techniques to case presentation that leads to patient acceptance. • Learn how to incorporate a comprehensive examination and systematic treatment planning into your patient care. • Learn why Dr. Kois’ treatment planning system and simplified diagnostic opinion can build your knowledge base dramatically and increase confidence in your ability. • Learn how to recognize, assess and account for risk using a protocol that evaluates periodontal, biomechanical, functional and dentofacial issues. • Learn how to transfer the four diagnostic parameters into treatment plans and sequences that will minimize risk and maximize long-term success. • Learn how to engage the patient in understanding their condition so they may participate more fully in their own care. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

This conference has been CANCELLED. Pacific Northwest Dental Conference (PNDC) 2020 is organized by Washington State Dental Association (WSDA) and will be held from May 28 - 30, 2020 at Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 19 CE credits. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

This conference has been CANCELLED. The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia is organized by Airway Management Education Center (AMEC) and will be held from May 29 - 31, 2020 at Motif Seattle, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 17.75 CME Credits. Target Audience: The Difficult Airway Course: Anesthesia is intended for anesthesia-trained healthcare providers including Anesthesiologists, Nurse Anesthetists and Anesthesiologist Assistants. Description: This advanced, evidence-based program will enhance your skills in: when & how to use awake intubation in the difficult airway; how to identify & successfully manage the failed airway - with an emphasis on open cricothyrotomy; when & how to use airway exchange catheters to facilitate safe extubation of the difficult airway; new techniques for team leadership and managing human factors in an airway-related crisis. Then you'll bring it all together working through our Code Airway simulations - hands-on management of challenging scenarios! This course is created and continually updated by practicing international experts in Anesthesiology, Airway Management and Human Factors, and is designed to advance the skills of even the most experienced providers. Lung Separation Workshop -- an optional, pre-course workshop where you’ll learn and practice lung separation techniques with options for the difficult airway.  This advanced, evidence-based program will enhance your skills in: • when & how to use awake intubation in the difficult airway; • how to identify & successfully manage the failed airway - with an emphasis on open cricothyrotomy; • when & how to use airway exchange catheters to facilitate safe extubation of the difficult airway; • new techniques for team leadership and managing human factors in an airway-related crisis. Setting the Standard: Thousands of physicians world-wide come to our course for intensive training in the most critical elements of difficult airway management. Highlights include: • Instruction by a world-class faculty of airway experts with an unparalleled passion for teaching. • Content, techniques and “pearls” that benefit even the most experienced providers. • Hands-on sessions featuring challenging Code AirwayTM stations. • Focus on difficult airway management, difficult extubation, failed airway management and crisis team leadership. • Dynamic and interactive learning environment. Hands-on Training in Crucial Airway Techniques: • Awake Intubation — When & How • Topical Anesthesia • Open Cricothyrotomy • Extubation and Tube Exchange • Crisis Team Leadership • Video Laryngoscopy • Flexible Endoscopic Intubation • Lighted and Fiberoptic Intubating Stylets and Guides • Techniques for the Obese Patient • Simulation Case Reinforcing Cognitive Information • Up-to-Date Evidence Purpose & Objectives: This course is designed to provide participants with state-of-the-art information and hands-on experience with the most critical elements of airway management to ensure effective and appropriate management of the airway. Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will be able to: • Perform an airway assessment to predict difficulty • Describe the key elements of the difficult airway. • Describe the steps of awake intubation. • Identify a failed airway. • Demonstrate proper surgical airway management techniques. • Describe when and how to use an airway exchange catheter. • Demonstrate safe extubation and tube exchange techniques. • Use communication and team leadership techniques to optimize airway management. • Demonstrate assessment and decision-making in a variety of airway management scenarios.

Nutrition 2020 is organized by American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and will be held from May 30 - Jun 02, 2020 at Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. Description: At Nutrition 2020 over 3,500 of the top scientific researchers, practitioners, global and public health professionals, policymakers and advocacy leaders, industry, media, and other related professionals will assemble to elevate nutrition science and its practical implementation. Nutrition presents the latest and best nutrition research information. It will also provide the opportunity to bestow research, network with peers, know about the latest products and technology in the exhibit hall. Nutrition is an immersive experience shaping the great minds in nutrition science, superior research, interactive exhibits, technology, and endless opportunities for networking in a welcoming environment. Program Features • Scientific symposia and educational assemblies are organized regarding the following themes: ○ Cellular and Physiological Nutrition/ Metabolism ○ Clinical and Translational Nutrition ○ Global and Public Health Nutrition ○ Population Science ○ Food Science and Systems • Original research studies are presented in oral and poster sessions • From Research to Practice you can clinically track to review the latest science and practical applications that are used by the health care providers to gear up their career • Distinctive lectures and addresses are delivered by some of the most recognized persons in the field of nutrition • Invaluable networking opportunities Why should you attend? • Have access to the information provided by some exceptional delegates in nutrition science. This will help you be inspired and learn from the most influential leaders • Discover the latest scientific researches that selected for presentation through a comprehensive review process • Craft your own learning experience! As nutrition is flexible, it's customizable format will allow providing the freedom to pick sessions that matter most to you • Learn and play in a completely novel way with hands-on displays at our interactive exhibits • Discover and employ the latest, cutting-edge technologies • Network with peers and build connections Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Pediatric Dentistry Course is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Jun 05 - 12, 2020 at Celebrity Solstice, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Dentists, Pediatric Dentists, Auxiliary Staff. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 14 CE Credits. Description: This program will span a variety of topics, ranging from pediatric preventive and interceptive orthodontics (Bite #1), to issues with parental demands based on their internet "education" (Byte #2) to nutritional guidance for a healthier life (Bite #3). The final section will include a session about no bites, namely managing the behavior in the pediatric dental setting. The specifics on the courses are: Pediatric Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics: This course will include a discussion of space maintenance, oral habits and simple corrections of crossbites and other developmental issues. It is not intended as a comprehensive orthodontic program, but will emphasize pediatric procedures. I was on the Internet Last Night With this particular issue becoming greater all the time, the focus here will be on how it has arisen, grown and become, at times, a headache for practitioners. Specific strategies for dealing with various issues will be included. Food as Your Farm-acy Daily food choices create the foundation for your overall health and ultimately the health of your practice. We will cover eating plans, food strategies, hidden influences, sugar awareness and current topics. We will look at the food we can eat (or not) and identify action steps, both large and small, that add up a lifetime of well-being. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Implants Fixed & Removable Course is organized by Kois Center, LLC and will be held from Jun 08 - 12, 2020 at Kois Center LLC, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. This CE Conference has been approved for a maximum of 50.0 continuing education credit hours. Course Description: This Implants Course will impart confidence in your ability to assess esthetic and functional factors unique to the edentulous and partially edentulous patient, while understanding the risk factors that may affect your treatment outcomes. You will gain the ability to effectively plan and execute comprehensive implant-based restorative treatment. As implants become an increasingly common part of comprehensive patient care, the restorative dentist needs ample knowledge of both fixed and removable implant options. Due to the significant cost of implant based dentistry, patient expectations are high. Dentists must understand the science, engineering and application of implantology to keep pace with this constantly evolving field. During this five-day course, Dr. Kois will guide you through a step-by-step approach to achieve predictable success in restoring the challenging edentulous and partially edentulous patient. Diagnosis and risk assessment, as always, are considered as they relate to patient health, restorative selection and treatment protocols. You will gain a thorough knowledge of case and material selection, site and structure selection, sequencing of cases, impressions, jaw relation records, using attachments, cementation protocols and even evaluating failures. Course Objectives : • Learn to integrate treatment planning parameters such as biomechanical considerations, number of remaining teeth, number and spacing of implants, hard and soft tissue considerations and peri-implant esthetics to create a recipe for success in managing tooth replacement with implants. • Improve referral communication in managing the treatment planning, placement and restoration of implants. • Improve clinical management of fixed implant restorative cases. • Learn to comprehensively evaluate patients, incorporating factors unique to the edentulous and partially edentulous patient. • Learn to evaluate and include treatment options, including implants, which serve to enhance success. • Learn simplified, accurate and logical systems for the predictable fabrication of removable restorations. • Learn to incorporate occlusal concepts and maxillofacial considerations which improve function and esthetics. • Understand how to assess and manage risk based on medical and dental conditions, incorporating factors unique to edentulous and partially edentulous patients to minimize loss of implant integration. • Learn to choose effectively from the array of prosthetic options, sequence treatment, and improve communications with your specialists. • Learn to incorporate occlusal concepts and maxillofacial considerations in implant restorative care. Prerequisites: Required:  • 103 and 153 or 165, 173 Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

This conference has been CANCELLED. Family Medicine & Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Jun 13 - 20, 2020 at Holland America's Eurodam, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Pediatricians Credits: • 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ • 14 ACPE Credits  • 14 CE Credits for Psychologists • 14 ASWB ACE Credits  • 14 MOC (Part II) points in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program  • 14.0 Contact Hours Program Purpose: Up to 20% of children in the United States have a developmental, behavioral or emotional disorder at any given time, as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. Between 37% and 39% of children will have a developmental, behavioral or emotional disorder diagnosed by 16 years of age, regardless of geographic location in the United States. These talks are designed to update providers on some of the most common neurodevelopmental problems facing children today including ADHD, ASD, FASD and anxiety, and provide practical guidance to incorporate new office-based strategies that include screening children for developmental, behavioral and emotional problems, prenatal alcohol exposure, and social determinants of health and providing brief counseling. Lastly, these talks are designed to help pediatric providers gain comfort and skill in prescribing psychotropic medications to children for problems including ADHD and anxiety disorders. Topics: • Dermatologic Emergencies and Urgencies  ○ Better Identify patients with life threatening skin disorders • Office Evaluation of Abdominal Pain  ○ Interpret the subtle symptoms and signs of serious abdominal pain • "Serenity Now": Caring for Addicts and their Families  ○ Recognize opportunities to intervene in helping patients and their families who suffer from addiction • A Brief Look at the History of Medicine: Can the Dead Teach the Living?  ○ Discover that challenges we currently face today are not so new.  ○ Identify competent and compassionate approach to challenging clinical scenarios • The Latest UTI Guidelines - What's New?  ○ Diagnose and treat those with urinary tract infections • The Secret in the Care of the Patient - Without Getting "Your Hands Cut Off"  ○ Discover how to avoid malpractice by choosing good practices which will be clearly identified using concrete examples • Diagnostic Dilemma's: What Does This Patient Have? Case Files  ○ Diagnose those with protean symptoms or signs, with an emphasis on life threatening, catastrophic disorders • ADHD update  ○ Use behavioral screening tools to identify children with behavior and emotional problems  ○ Apply evidence-based strategies to diagnose and treat children with ADHD including the use of psychotropic medication • ASD update  ○ Use screening to identify children with possible ASD  ○ Demonstrate increased comfort in managing children with ASD in primary care settings  ○ Demonstrate increased comfort in prescribing psychotropic medications for children with ASD • Evidence based-positive parenting: Developing positive behaviors Apply evidence-based positive parenting strategies as a part of routine well-child care Identify specific places during the well-child visit to include discussion of evidence-based positive parenting strategies. • Evidence based-positive parenting: Managing challenging behaviors  ○ Apply evidence-based positive parenting strategies as a part of routine well-child care  ○ Identify specific places during the well-child visit to include discussion of evidence-based positive parenting strategies. • Office Based Strategies to Help Anxious Children  ○ Increase techniques that can be used in the office to work with parents of anxious children  ○ Identify office-based strategies to help children cope with anxiety Conference Sessions generally take place on days at sea (as itinerary allows), giving you plenty of time to enjoy your meals, evenings and ports of call with your companion, family and friends.

Clinical Research Monitoring and GCP Workshop for Monitors, Site Coordinators and Auditors is organized by Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA), Inc. and will be held from Jun 25 - 26, 2020 at Sheraton Grand Seattle, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. Continuing Education Credit Hours: SOCRA designates this educational activity for a maximum of 14.0 Continuing Education Credits for SOCRA CE and Nurse CNE. SOCRA designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Goal: The Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) recognizes the continuing need for education for Clinical Research Professionals. Clinical Research Monitoring is an evolving practice. The purpose of this workshop is to assist Research Site Coordinators, Quality Assurance Auditors, and CRAs/Monitors in improving their skills and their understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the Clinical Research Associate/Monitor. Although designed with all research professionals in mind, this program is ideal for Research Study Coordinators who want to improve the understanding of their responsibilities and interactions with their Clinical Research Monitors, and for Monitors/Auditors/Project Managers with 0-5 years monitoring experience who want to increase their knowledge and understanding of monitoring responsibilities. Objective: The goal will be accomplished through lecture and practical application facilitated by clinical research professionals with a combined industry experience of more than 20 years. Information will be presented and discussed regarding monitoring clinical trials according to FDA Regulations and International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) guidelines as well as practical procedures and site / sponsor / CRO relationships. Learning Objectives:  Upon completion of the workshop, the attendee should be able to: • Describe the role of monitoring in clinical research • Discuss the basic principles of Good Clinical Practice; International Conference on Harmonisation GCP guidance; Investigator’s responsibilities; Sponsor’s responsibilities; Monitor’s responsibilities; record retention; and basic requirements for conducting studies in Canada • Describe the investigator recruitment process, identify key selection criteria, and discuss the conduct of a site selection visit Within the historical perspective of the Nuremberg Code, the Declaration of Helsinki, and the Belmont Report, discuss the objectives of regulations pertaining to Institutional Review Boards and fi nancial disclosure • Discuss regulatory requirements and ethical considerations involved in the informed consent process as well as the informed consent document • Describe the activities involved in study initiation including budget and contract negotiation; planning and conducting investigator meetings; investigator selection; the conduct of study initiation visits; and preparing the site for study participation • Assess the collection and evaluation of research data for completeness, compliance, and accuracy through periodic monitoring visits; discuss reporting and follow-up correspondence • Compare and contrast the auditing and monitoring functions; describe the objectives of auditing; describe FDA inspections and how to prepare for them; review FDA warning letters • Discuss mechanisms to implement and assure the quality of the processes and deliverables involved in clinical research • Describe the essential elements of planning and preparing for and conducting a site closeout visit; site follow-up; and final documents for closure • Describe site management techniques to manage expectations, facilitate site interactions, and improve subject recruitment and study conduct • Discuss additional investigator responsibilities and monitoring of investigator-initiated studies

Primary Care Update: Cardiology, Geriatrics, and Pharmacology is organized by MCE Conferences and will be held from Jun 26 - 28, 2020 at The Westin Seattle, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Target Audience: All Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information about Cardiology, Geriatrics and Pharmacology. Overview: This conference is designed to provide primary care clinicians with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Cardiology, Geriatrics and Pharmacology for Primary Care, while suggesting pragmatic approaches to clinical management. The discussion-based format of the conference will encourage audience participation through dynamic lectures, case-based studies, and hands-on workshops. Keynote speakers will present and critically assess recent advancements and industry updates in Cardiology, Geriatrics and Pharmacology, with the goal of enhancing the knowledge-base and core competence of attendees. The successful completion of this interactive program diagnosing, treating, and prescribing the most effective courses of treatment, with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes. Topics and Objectives: Looking Up: A (Re)View of Syncope Objectives: 1) Learn about the causes of transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) 2) Identify which patients are at high-risk for life-threatening events after a TLOC by essential questions, focused physical exam, and electrocardiography 3) Understand the role of additional testing (echocardiography, ambulatory ECG monitoring, tilt table testing) after a TLOC presentation 4) Learn about treatment options and goals of therapy. How to Live Forever: A Primer on Conventional, Complementary/Alternative, and Futuristic Medicine Strategies for Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases Objectives: 1) Explore the conventional methods of screening for cardiovascular diseases using case examples 2) Consider Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) strategies to augment traditional medicine prevention strategies 3) Learn about emerging technologies that may shape the direction of future cardiovascular disease prevention Truth or A Fib: The Truth about Afib Objectives: 1) Decide the appropriate triage of patients presenting in atrial fibrillation; 2) Learn the "four pillars" of Afib management; 3) Develop an understanding of the advanced therapies to treat atrial fibrillation and its related conditions, such as ablation procedure and left atrial appendage closure. Guide Me! A Practical Overview of Cardiology Guidelines and Impact on Primary Care Medicine Objectives: 1) Understand when to initiate treatment strategies for cholesterol lowering and blood pressure control; 2) Learn the latest goals for appropriate use of cardiac imaging and valvular heart disease; 3) Review reasons to consider cardiac pacing and defibrillator devices for your patients. Falls Objectives: 1) Describe the relative risk of falls compared to diseases as a cause of mortality in older patients 2) Differentiate between intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors 2) Describe an evidence-based approach to the work-up of the elder who has fallen 3) Describe medical and functional interventions to reduce the risk of falls Motivational Interviewing Objectives: 1) Name two words that patients use that indicate ambivalence about behavior change, 2) Name two words patients use that indicate a desire to change behavior (“change talk”), 3) Describe how to use reflective statements therapeutically in motivational interviewing, 4) Describe two behaviors to avoid when using motivational interviewing Health Screening in Older Persons: Balancing the Benefits Against the Harms Objectives: 1) Describe the USPSTF and AGS recommendations for screening in those above age 75 2) Discuss 3 controversies in health screening in the “old-old” 3) Describe a patient-centered method for making health screening recommendations 4) Demonstrate use of a health screening app in office practice Exercise – The Medicine of Choice! Objectives: 1) List the evidence for the benefits of exercise for longevity and disease prevention 2) Describe the evidence for exercise interventions in conditions such as heart failure, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease 3) Describe the current recommendations for exercise in older adults Best Practices in Prescribing Opioids: A Regulatory Perspective Objectives: 1) Describe evolving opioid prescribing and regulatory practices in the United States 2) Discuss recently released opioid prescribing guidelines, highlighting the relevance to primary care providers 3) Describe best practices for managing patients with chronic nonmalignant pain, highlighting guidance from a regulatory perspective Drug Therapy Challenges in Older Adults Objectives: 1) Discuss key physiologic and common pathophysiologic changes of aging that impact drug therapy 2) Apply age-sensitive principles for medication dosing and management to patient scenarios 3) Apply practical tools to screen and appropriately manage complex drug regimens among older adults with or at-risk for drug injury Drug Therapies for the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis Objectives: 1) Define treatment goals for patients with or at-risk for osteoporosis 2) Relate treatment strategies to empiric evidence regarding fracture prevention/ treatment 3)Develop a pharmacologic prevention and monitoring plan for patients at-risk for or with osteoporosis 4) Describe pertinent pharmacologic parameters related to pharmaceuticals used in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Optimizing Psychopharmacotherapy in Depression: Clinical Cases Objectives: 1) Discuss pharmacologic management options within clinical cases of patients with depression 2) Relate physiologic and pathophysiologic alterations of brain neurochemistry to symptoms of depression, including the genetic link and molecular basis of injury 3) Apply clinical practice guidelines for antidepressant therapies 4) Describe key parameters for medications used to treat mechanism, safety, tolerability, efficacy, cost, and simplicity of use Note: Content is subject to change without notice. Please refer to the activity website for the most current information.

Women's Health and Rheumatology is organized by Continuing Education, Inc. and will be held from Jun 26 - Jul 03, 2020 at Ovation of the Seas, Seattle, Washington, United States of America. Target Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists Credits: • 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ • 14 ACPE Credits  • 14.0 Contact Hours Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.