Upcoming Medical Conferences in Jackson Hole

AEI - The 2018-19 Medical-Dental-Legal Update is organized by American Educational Institute (AEI) and will be held weekly from Jun 10 - Aug 30, 2019 at Alpenhof Lodge, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, United States of America. The target audience for this medical event is Physicians, Dentist and other Healthcare Professionals. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, 20 ABIM MOC, 16.75 AAFP, 20 AOA Category 2-B Credits. Conference Description: You practice in a dynamic and challenging environment. While keeping clinically current is imperative, it isn't enough. You must also acquire the skills necessary to navigate a professional liability minefield, manage a more effective and efficient practice, and navigate a maze of healthcare laws and regulations. The 2018–19 Medical-Dental-Legal Update Update is designed to assist you in that endeavor. The course, offered weekly in 32 enviable destinations, is a unique, 20-hour survey of the intersection of medicine and law as well as selected clinical topics. Produced in state-of-the-art production studios with broadcast-grade, HD digital technology, The 2018–19 Medical-Dental-Legal Update is approved for up to 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits, AAFP Prescribed and ABIM MOC Credits, extensive Continuing Legal Education and Continuing Dental Education credit and offers vital instruction from national experts in law, medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, asset protection, psychology and practice management. And their presentations include discussions ranging from stress management, asset protection, medical malpractice, patient flow and benefit planning, to Alzheimer’s di­sease, new diabetes treatment guidelines, cannabis in pain management, medication nonadherence, chest X-rays and the longevity di­et. The Update is presented in a structured classroom setting affording you the opportunity for dialogue with your medical, dental and legal colleagues, and through September 28, 2018, you will have over 900 opportu­nities to attend at your choice of 30 premier sun and ski resorts – virtually any week you choose. Conference Objectives are: • Understand and avoid malpractice litigation. • Identify and reduce healthcare office risk. • Understand and start a direct patient care practice. • Protect professional and personal assets. • Utilize non-pharmacologic techniques for managing chronic stress. • Utilize a variety of clinically relevant but relatively unknown treatments. • Consult patients on the benefits of a longevity diet. • Utilize aspirin as a primary prevention agent for CVD, stroke and colon cancer. • Understand risks and benefits of cannabis and cannabinoids in pain management. • Understand and utilize common imaging modalities and techniques. • Identify and avoid legal and ethical pitfalls of treating unreasonable patients. • Implement new type 2 diabetes practice guidelines aimed at cardiovascular risk reduction. • Interpret chest X-rays for common clinical conditions. • Improve practice profitability through more efficient patient flow. • Reduce professional financial stress by better benefit planning. • Understand and reduce medication nonadherence. • Understand Alzheimer’s di­sease and better interact with afflicted patients. • Understand and manage malpractice litigation stress. • Incorporate the relationship between diabetes and oral health into patient care. Meetings Dates: Every Week, Monday - Friday 7:30 am. – 11:30 am. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Relevant Topics in Anesthesia is organized by Northwest Anesthesia Seminars (NWAS) and will be held from Jun 17 - 21, 2019 at Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, United States of America, Target Audience: This course is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and other medical care providers who must maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of the specialty or are impacted by it. Accreditation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. American Board of Anesthesiology: CME credit will be sent directly to The American Board of Anesthesiology to fulfill the Part 2 requirement for the Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program (MOCA®). Canadian Physicians: This activity is eligible for Section 1 credits in the Royal College’s Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program. Participants must log into MAINPORT to claim this activity. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists: This program has been prior approved by the AANA for 20 Class A CEC; AANA Code #1036510; Expiration Date 6/21/2019. Nurse Practitioners: The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accept CME from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Osteopathic Physicians: This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Physician Assistants: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician assistants may receive a maximum of 20 hours of Category I credit for completing this program. Registered Nurses: NWAS is an approved provider for the following state nursing boards: Arkansas State Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider Number 4833), District of Columbia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), Florida Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480), and the Georgia Board of Nursing (Provider Number 50-7480). This program offers 20 contact hours. Program Purpose: • Presentations are designed to facilitate the physician, nurse specialist, and other providers maintaining skills of the same kind to review and update knowledge and abilities in one or more of these areas vital to the practicing professional: • Possess the scientific background for clinical practice •Maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of not only the specialty, but also of all additional related disciplines which may impact it •Maintain an up-to-the-minute armamentarium of knowledge and skills for the selection and use of complex equipment, pharmacological agents, and procedures necessary for the provision of quality patient care •Manage self and colleagues to function toward common goals in the clinical setting, the clinical and educational institutions, and the community in which the practice resides •Serve as an expert in matters involving health care delivery; serve as an informed manager of clinical and educational services provided, including the acquisition and distribution of resources necessary in meeting professional goals •Provide assistance with and support of other service providers, departments, institutions, and organizations dependent upon the professional expertise of the practitioner Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, the participant will be able to: • Apply the pertinent physical and behavioral sciences - to include but not be limited to advanced anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and social sciences - as they impact and are affected by the planning, delivery, and monitoring of anesthesia and related services inherent in the anesthesia professions. • Explain the selection, dosing considerations with methods of administration, safe use, and contraindications and precautions of presented pharmacological agents through the understanding of their physico-chemical properties, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, updated uses, and more recently developed additional, related, and similar drugs. • Outline comprehensive management plans for the group of patients discussed, whether related in age, physical status, cultural background, invasive procedure, anesthetic or analgesic requirements, clinical setting, adverse reactions, and/or goals of care. • Apply the principles of safety and asepsis in the performance of anesthetic procedures and administrations, equipment use, and other applications encountered during the provision of anesthesia and analgesia whether in the surgical unit, the labor and delivery suite, the pain management clinic, or other more remote location of anesthetizing services. • Incorporate the appropriate recommendations and/or requirements of pertinent external organizations, institutions, and professional groups - recognized as serving as the authority for and/or holding the responsibility to compile and approve such tenets - in the provision of anesthesia and related services, whether medical, legal, philosophical, ethical, or health care management standards. • Apply the new techniques in the clinical setting of the participant.