Upcoming Medical Conferences in Madison

Myofascial Cupping Practitioner Certification Course is organized by PESI HealthCare and will be held on May 09, 2019 at Hilton Madison Monona Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 7.00 CE hours. Target Audience: • Physical Therapists/ PTAs • Occupational Therapists/OTAs • Athletic Trainers • Massage Therapists • Personal Trainers Course Description: Become a Certified Myofascial Cupping Practitioner in this hands-on course powered by RockTape, and boost your credentials as you learn everything you need to know to offer cupping services the next day.  Myofascial Cupping Practitioner Certification teaches the fundamentals of modern cupping techniques through a full day of interactive labs. Learn how to combine cupping and functional movement to produce the kinds of active treatment strategies that are revolutionizing rehab. Discover effective cupping treatments you can use for pain, sprains/strains, swelling, tendinopathies, and more. Course Objectives: • Review the principles of myofascial cupping and supporting evidence. • Describe the physiological and neurological effects of cupping. • Demonstrate how to apply cupping for best results. • Compare and contrast common cupping techniques and review indications/contraindications for each. • Demonstrate how cupping techniques can be combined with corrective exercise to improve pain, sprains/strains, swelling, tendinopathies, and more. • Develop cupping applications based on your assessment/treatment approach and the individual needs of your patient. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The 24th Annual Wisconsin Bone Club Meeting is organized by Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and will be held from May 31 - Jun 01, 2019 at Fluno Center, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America.  Target Audience: • Endocrinologists • Internal medicine physicians • Family medicine physicians • Internal and family medicine residents and endocrinology fellows • Physician Assistants • Nurse Practitioners • Nurses Credits: • 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ • 5.00 Hours of Participation Description: This program is designed to help physicians and other providers improve the care of patients with osteoporosis, other metabolic bone disorders, and mineral disorders. Discuss up-to-date information regarding diagnosis and treatment for metabolic bone disease and related disorders to specialists and primary care providers who treat patients with these conditions. Objectives: • The participant will learn about the important connection between MGUS and fracture risk. • The participant will learn about optimizing bone health and orthopedic surgery program. • The participant will learn about the optimizing management of stress fractures. • The participant will learn about problems with vitamin D measurement and how to best overcome this to improve patient outcomes.

OB 1 - Physiologic & Psychosocial Stresses in Pregnancy is organized by UnityPoint Health - Meriter and will be held on Jun 13, 2019 at Center for Healthcare Education and Simulation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America. Course Description : Trauma-informed care & pregnancy stressors, management of hypertensive states, placental problems, multiple gestational pregnancies, obesity in pregnancy & care after bariatric surgery, diabetes, preterm labor, obstetric complications, trauma in pregnancy and Maternal Early Warning Signs (MEWS).  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The Essentials of Chiropractic: Adjusting the Infant and Education in the Perinatal Period is organized by International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and will be held from Jun 22 - 23, 2019 at Spring Creek Family Chiropractic, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 hours of continuing education credits. This two-part course is presented by co-instructors Dr. Armand Rossi and Dr. Ian Shtulman. Part One: Armand Rossi, DC and Part Two: Ian Shtulman, DC, DACCP Part One: Armand Rossi, DC This introduction to pediatric adjusting provides an overview of the spinal assessment and adjusting techniques for infants and children. Demonstration of various chiropractic exam techniques and their specific, low force application in the infant and child. Course Goal This course will provide you with the introductory techniques to assess and adjust infants and children. Part Two: Ian Shtulman, DC, DACCP This class will introduce innovative and advanced approaches in teaching parents about chiropractic care in the perinatal practice. All too often chiropractors unknowingly step out of their practice parameters in their patient education. Dr. Ian provides an understanding of ethical standards and best practices. Dr. Ian will also discuss the importance of collaboration with numerous health care providers in your community to offer the best possible care for the families in your practice. At a Glance • 16 Modules: 14 seminars and 2 in-office research projects • Open to chiropractors and students: 5th quarter/4th trimester or higher • Attend individual seminars or entire series • CE credit offered for approved states Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) Madison Institute is organized by Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) and will be held during Jul 13 - 19, 2019 at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Perinatal Health: Epigenetics and Parental Nutrition is organized by International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and will be held from Jul 20 - 21, 2019 at Spring Creek Family Chiropractic, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 hours of continuing education credits. Course Description: Gain an understanding of nutrition and learn how to effectively incorporate this information into your practice. Explore the relationships between epigenetics, nutrition, fertility, and family health. Understand the latest findings in epigenetics and the roles of sugar and pH in health and disease. You'll learn how optimal nutrition can improve fertility, how poor nutrition can weaken fertility and the effects of nutrition during and after pregnancy. Course Goals: In this course, you will gain a vitalistic understanding of nutrition, create a working knowledge of lifestyle-based ways of eating and understand nutrition from an  ecosystematic  level, epigenetic level and how it will affect future generations. At a Glance • 16 Modules: 14 seminars and 2 in-office research projects • Open to chiropractors and students: 5th quarter/4th trimester or higher • Attend individual seminars or entire series • CE credit offered for approved states Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

OB 1 - Physiologic & Psychosocial Stresses in Pregnancy is organized by UnityPoint Health - Meriter and will be held on Jul 31, 2019 at Center for Healthcare Education and Simulation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America. Course Description: Trauma-informed care & pregnancy stressors, management of hypertensive states, placental problems, multiple gestational pregnancies, obesity in pregnancy & care after bariatric surgery, diabetes, preterm labor, obstetric complications, trauma in pregnancy and Maternal Early Warning Signs (MEWS).  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Clinical Certainty Through Functional Assessment is organized by International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and will be held from Aug 17 - 18, 2019 at Spring Creek Family Chiropractic, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America. The target audience fo this medical event is open to chiropractors and students: 5th quarter/4th trimester or higher. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 hours of continuing education credits. Course Description:  This course will incorporate hands on and practical experience necessary to perform a thorough exam for an infant. We will cover the first encounter with the infant and parent(s), examination procedures and communication of the findings. We will discuss the importance of the primitive reflexes that are present initially from birth to one year, how they correlate to milestones, nervous system and brain development. Then, we will look at the examination for an older child with a neurodevelopmental delay. For the older child, we will look at what results when the primitive reflexes are retained, the necessity of chiropractic care to assist with their inhibition and how correcting subluxations helps to restore brain balance. Course Goal: You will master how to perform a thorough examination and you will know how to communicate the results in a way that is meaningful to the parents. Certainty comes from having the technical skills first and then the ability to be able to communicate findings so that the parents engage their child in care. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available. 

Advanced Spinal Assessment for the Infant and Child is organized by International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and will be held from Sep 21 - 22, 2019 at Spring Creek Family Chiropractic, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America. Description: This course teaches spinal analysis and full spine adjusting for the newborn, infant and toddler populations including visual analysis and case history techniques. Spinal analysis procedures including muscle and motion palpation as well as adjusting techniques adapted from the Gonstead, Diversified and Logan Basic models will be presented. Techniques using the child drop headpiece are included. Expect extensive hands-on application. Course Goal: Participants gain the skills necessary to locate and analyze vertebral subluxation and have confidence in their ability to make gentle, specific adjustments in the newborn, infant and toddler. At a Glance: • 16 Modules: 14 seminars and 2 in-office research projects • Open to chiropractors and students: 5th quarter/4th trimester or higher • Attend individual seminars or entire series • CE credit offered for approved states Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

OB 1 - Physiologic & Psychosocial Stresses in Pregnancy is organized by UnityPoint Health - Meriter and will be held on Sep 23, 2019 at Center for Healthcare Education and Simulation, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America. Course Description: Trauma-informed care & pregnancy stressors, management of hypertensive states, placental problems, multiple gestational pregnancies, obesity in pregnancy & care after bariatric surgery, diabetes, preterm labor, obstetric complications, trauma in pregnancy and Maternal Early Warning Signs (MEWS).  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.