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Success With Failure: Strategies for the Evaluation and Treatment of Heart Failure will feature up-to-date presentations on the evaluation and treatment of heart failure. New diagnostic tools, drugs, and devices will be reviewed along with their role in specific clinical situations. Integration of guidelines and clinical management will be highlighted. The program format includes interactive case based discussions, surgical and medical perspectives to ensure a lively and relevant educational opportunity for all participants.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

-identify relevant features of national heart failure guidelines;
-discuss the clinical profile of heart failure;
-differentiate patients with reduced and preserved ejection fraction;
-describe how to utilize medical devices and surgical therapies in the care of heart failure patients; and,
-summarize the timing and expected outcome for surgical interventions in heart failure patients.

INTENDED AUDIENCE
This course is designed for cardiologists, internists, primary care providers, cardiac surgeons, physician assistants, and cardiovascular nurse practitioners and specialists caring for patients with heart failure.

Date and Time: On Thursday July 25, 2024 at 7:30 am to Saturday July 27, 2024 at 12:00 pm

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

- Identify prevention and treatment of altitude illness based on an understanding of the underlying physiology

- Recognize and properly manage frostbite in the field

- Identify and treat hypothermia in the field

- Identify fracture and dislocation in the wilderness

- Identify the pathophysiology, and treatment of heat-related illness

TARGET AUDIENCE

Primary care physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and other health care providers who might encounter patients in remote settings or who may treat patients that develop medical problems after visiting remote areas. No outside commercial support has been received for this activity.

ACCREDITATION

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) and Wilderness and Travel Medicine, LLC. The Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation: The Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) designates this live activity for a maximum of 41.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

This activity is approved for up to 41.0 hours of AOA Category 2-A CME credit.

Disclosure: It is the policy of Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational activities, and that all contributors present information in an objective, unbiased manner without endorsement or criticism of specific products or services and that the relationships that contributors disclose will not influence their contributions. Those in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose to learners all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests prior to the beginning of the educational activity.

Resolution of Conflicts of Interest: In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of CME, the Center for Emergency Medical Education implemented mechanisms, prior to the planning and implementation of this CME activity, to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of this CME activity.

AAFP: This live activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 41.0 hours of prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians.

ACEP: This program has been approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 41.0 hours of ACEP Category 1 credits.

Nurse Credit: Under the new BRN guidelines, this course is also accredited for up to 41.0 hours of nursing credit.

Physician Assistants: The American Association of Physician Assistants accepts Category 1 CME approval from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

All participants receive AMA PRA Category 23.5 Credits™ for the Main Course.

* Please visit our website for full accreditation Statement.

Pre-Conference Workshops:

WILDERNESS and URBAN SURVIVAL SKILLS

Sat, July 27| 8:00 am - 3:30 pm $135

WILDERNESS NAVIGATION

Sat, July 27 | 8:00 am - 3:30 pm $135

Optional Workshops:

- URBAN and TRAVEL SURVIVAL | Mon, July 29 | 2:00 - 5:30 pm. $80

- WILDERNESS SURVIVAL SKILLS | Sun, July 28 | 2:00 - 5:30 pm. $80

- TRAVEL INTEL and IMPROVISED CARE FOR WILDERNESS and INTL TRAVEL | Tues, July 30 | 2:00 - 5:00 pm $80

- WILDERNESS NAVIGATION PRACTICUM | Tues, July 30 | 2:00 - 5:30 pm $75

- WILDERNESS NAVIGATION | Sunday, July 28 | 2:00 - 5:30 pm $75

- WILDERNESS WISDOM FOR WOMEN | Tues, July 30 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm $65

- ROPES and KNOTS FOR WILDERNESS MEDICINE and RESCUE | Sun, July 28 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm. $60

- TECHNOLOGY FOR WILDERNESS NAVIGATION | Mon, July 29 | 2:30 - 5:30 pm $70

- PRACTICAL SPLINTING SKILLS | Sun, July 28 | 2:00 - 3:15 pm. $65

- BASIC WOUND MANAGEMENT/SUTURE LAB | Tues, July 30 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm. $75

- LEARN HOW TO ASSESS and REDUCE FRACTURES and DISLOCATIONS | Mon, July 29 | 2:00 - 4:00 pm. $65

* Children and Teens workshops also available

AWEP DETAILED SCHEDULE

Wilderness Medicine Advanced Wilderness Expedition Provider Certification

Course tuition: $545

Includes: 15.5 additional AMA PRA Category 1 Credits® all supplies, syllabus, breakfast, patch, and certificate

The AWEP Certification® Course is scheduled so that students will be able to attend all plenary sessions at the National Conference on Wilderness Medicine. Note: To register for AWEP, you must be registered for the main conference.

The AWEP Certification® Course is valid for 4 years and is the highest wilderness medicine certification we offer. AWEP is scheduled so that students will be able to attend all plenary sessions at the National Conference on Wilderness Medicine. Note: To register for AWEP, you must be registered for the main conference.

Date and Time: On Sat, 27 Jul 2024 16:00 - Wed, 31 Jul 2024 13:00

Scripps Cancer Center's 2024 Oncology Update is a one-day conference designed to offer clinicians and advanced practice providers a comprehensive overview of the most recent advances in the treatment of various oncologic malignancies. During this comprehensive educational course, clinical experts in the fields of hematology and oncology will provide an overview of key findings from practice changing studies and the latest clinical data. Esteemed faculty will review exciting and important abstracts and discuss their relevance to the clinical oncology practice.

URL:

Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2398614-0?pid=10297

Prices:

Physicians (MD, DO, MBBS): USD 150.00,

Non-physicians: USD 125.00

Speakers: Munveer Bhangoo, MD, Gregory Daniels, MD, Aaron Goodman, MD, Joel Hecht, MD, Joanne Mortimer, MD

Category: Conferences | Science, Health and Medicine | Oncology

Date and Time: 27th July 2024 at 7:00 am to 2:40 pm

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

-Outline MRI protocols and techniques for improved clinical prostate imaging
-Integrate information presented in this course into efforts to improve the imaging skills of the participants.
-Outline CT protocols and techniques in abdominal imaging for improved clinical diagnosis of diseases
-Develop a differential diagnosis that relates to the pertinent imaging and clinically relevant findings for each of the cases covered in this course.
-Use contemporary imaging techniques and protocols to accurately diagnose, stage and manage diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system.
-Use contemporary imaging techniques and protocols in breast imaging to accurately diagnose, stage and manage diseases
-Assess the current status and future applications of advanced breast imaging technologies.

URLs:
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/1804800-2?pid=10297 
Virtual: https://go.evvnt.com/1804800-3?pid=10297 

Date and Time: On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 07:00 - Fri, 02 Aug 2024 13:00

Category: Conferences | Science, Health and Medicine | Radiology

Prices:
Practicing Physician/Industry: USD 1395.00,
Military/Retired/Scientist/VA: USD 1295.00,
PA/NP/Nurse: USD 1195.00,
Resident/Fellow: USD 1095.00,
Technologists: USD 995.00

Speakers: Lawrence C. Chow, MD, Marc V. Gosselin, MD, Geoffrey D. Rubin, MD, MBA, FACR, FNASCI, FSCBTMR

The Mayo Clinic Sleep Medicine Update course is conducted by Mayo Clinic sleep researchers and clinicians. This course reviews the latest advances in practice and research using case-based scenarios enriched with personal clinical experiences. The course is designed to provide attendees with a comprehensive review of sleep disorders and practical steps to enhance clinical skills and practice.

Relevant for sleep medicine specialists including MDs, DOs, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, internists and family medicine specialists, pediatric sleep medicine practitioners and general pediatricians, ENT specialists with interest in sleep apnea, psychiatrists with interest in insomnia, neurologists with interest in sleep associated neurological diagnoses and sleep administrators and practice managers.

Course Highlights:

-Expert faculty discuss the multidisciplinary approach to the practice of sleep medicine for best patient outcomes

-Clinical course geared toward increasing clinical knowledge and improving sleep health

-Updates on the latest practice guidelines for diagnostics and therapeutics from leaders in the field of sleep medicine

-Interactive case-based presentations with audience participation questions

-Access to course recordings for one year

Learn more and review the complete program schedule at: ce.mayo.edu/sleep2024

Date and Time: On Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:00 - Sat, 03 Aug 2024 15:00