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Medical Spanish For the Healthcare Professional
Overview / Abstract:
The Spanish speaking population has grown tremendously over the past few decades and healthcare providers in many areas of the country are challenged to communicate with this expanding patient population.The goal of this conference is to teach basic, intermediate and advanced Medical Spanish language skills in the classroom and to implement the usage of these skills with native Spanish speakers in an immersion setting. At the conclusion of this conference, participants s... |
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Asthma Community Pharmacy Series
Asthma is a prevalent health condition with significant public health, quality of life, and economic consequences. With increasing numbers of respiratory delivery devices being used to deliver medication to the lung, pharmacists need to keep current on asthma devices. Pharmacists can help improve patient outcomes by identifying at-risk patients and intervening briefly to ensure proper inhalation technique.
This series demonstrates evidence-based interventions that are sensitive to the const... |
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Engaging Patients in Osteoporosis Care: Start Early, Never Stop
With an increasing number of individuals at risk for and diagnosed
with osteoporosis, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians have opportunities
to engage patients and collaborate with health care providers in the
delivery of patient-centered care. It is essential for those involved in osteoporosis
care to review the basics, including its pathophysiology, identify risk factors
to conduct appropriate screening following national guideline recommendations,
evaluate diagnostic results, and sel... |
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Preventing Residual Neuromuscular Blockade and Ensuring Complete Recovery: A Discussion and Demonstration Using Simulation
Upon completion of this activity, participants will have improved their ability to:
1. Identify patients at risk for residual neuromuscular blockade (RNMB)
2. Appraise the roles of subjective and objective train-of-four monitoring in reducing the risk of RNMB
3. Employ an appropriate RNMB reversal agent and dose in patients with comorbid conditions
4. Discuss strategies to improve perioperative patient safety for moderate and deep neuromuscular blockade |
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Cardinal Health: The Innovative Delivery Solutions Group | An Overview
This short course provides an overview of the various products, services, and career opportunities available with Cardinal Health Innovative Delivery Solutions or IDS. The course contains information on pharmacy management, remote order entry, and telepharmacy. As well as insights right from the Talent Acquisition Manager at Cardinal Health IDS. |
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Payment Models and Practice Changes: Meeting Requirements of OCM & MACRA
Recent legislation and policy has fast-tracked the shift of healthcare payment from volume- to value-based reimbursement under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) for oncology care. Today, oncologists have the option to be reimbursed for Medicare patients under the CMS Oncology Care Model (OCM), an alternative payment model spanning a 6-month chemotherapy episode-of-care. This activity will provide insight into the program’s structure and challenges. It will also review ... |
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Targeting NASH: Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a potentially progressive spectrum of liver disorders that includes among its more severe forms nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).1 Closely associated with rising rates of obesity and metabolic syndrome, the prevalence of NAFLD and NASH continues to trend upward, suggesting that over the next decade, patients, clinicians, and health care systems will face an exponential increase in burdens associated with this underrecognized epidemic.2-4 In additi... |
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Eastern and Western Association of Liver Tumors (EWALT) 2019 Symposium
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Writing and Enforcing SOPs: Best Practices for Regulated Industries
Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for all personnel directly involved in the development of standard operating procedures including those responsible for writing validation protocols or execution activities. Beginning or seasoned operational personnel who will participate in team writing and individuals in management who communicate with regulatory agency inspectors will also benefit from attending this course. There are no prerequisites for attending, but a basic knowledge of good m... |
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Formulation Design and Troubleshooting of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: Tablets
Who Should Attend?
This is an in depth course intended for product development scientists and technologists and support groups concerned with the development, designing and processing of tablets and similar oral products.
The material will be presented in such a way as to be of value to a varying level of expertise. This course will especially benefit those in:
• Formulation Development
• Quality Assurance
• Research and Development
• Validation
• Regulatory Affa... |
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Penn Radiology Oncologic Imaging: Optimizing Patient Care
Meetings by Mail presents Penn Radiology Oncologic Imaging: Optimizing Patient Care. This comprehensive review of Oncologic Imaging features discussions regarding best practices and clinical correlates, with two detailed sessions dedicated to CT screening for lung cancer.
Other topics include: state of the art and emerging techniques, head and neck cancer, thoracic, GI and other abdominal Malignancies, neuroendocrine tumors, lymphoma, melanoma and MSK. Available in Online Streaming and DVD... |
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Mayo Clinic Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2019
Mayo Clinic’s Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2019 is designed to update physicians and other health care providers practicing in gastroenterology and hepatology about new approaches to the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and liver diseases. Faculty will present data on multiple topics, including general gastroenterology, inflammatory bowel disease, colorectal neoplasia, esophageal diseases, motility, nutrition, pancreaticobiliary disorders, endoscopy and hepatology. |
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Use of Oncology Quality Measures Where Do We Go from Here?
The new CMMI guidelines for physician reimbursement for patient care require some demonstration of quality and value in care delivery. Certain quality programs are available to oncologists (such as PQRS, QOPI, etc.). These assessments of quality require demonstration that specific guidelines are measured and followed within acceptable compliance targets. This session will address how these measures are developed and applied for use in the new payment models. |
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2019 Practical Proton Therapy Seminar and Workshop
The Mayo Clinic Practical Proton Therapy Seminar and Workshop is designed to provide a focused interactive educational experience in implementing pencil beam scanning therapy. The seminar includes lectures on the basic principles of proton beam therapy, proton beam clinical trials, and practical discussions through case based vignettes with experienced proton beam faculty. The interactive workshop allows for faculty to share how proton beam therapy is implemented in our clinic with hands-on de... |
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Fundamental Compounding
FUNDAMENTAL COMPOUNDING is an accredited 3-day, 21-hour (2.1 CEUs) practice-based course designed for pharmacists, technicians, marketers, and students who are new to compounding or who have had training in the past, but want a refresher. Physicians and other health care professionals are welcome to attend.
This hands-on course focuses on the proper preparation of fundamental dosage forms utilized by pharmacies that are compounding medications for their patients. Participants will learn... |
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Learning Implant Dentistry For The Restorative Dentist - Part I (LECTURE & LIVE WEBINAR)
SYNOPSIS:
Successful implant osseointegration is well documented over the past forty years. In this course, participants will learn the most predictable manner to diagnose and treat patients presenting missing teeth with dental implants and their restoration. Aspects of treatment planning will be discussed and conventional dentistry vs implant dentistry will be compared. Participants will become knowledgeable about CT scan, radiographic and surgical guides, implant components, implant provi... |
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Cool Topics in Neonatology - 25th Annual Conference
CPQCC at COOL TOPICS
Friday, March 1, 2019
The 2019 California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative (CPQCC) workshop will focus on standardizing practice and care and healthcare services delivery.
COOL TOPICS IN NEONATOLOGY
March 1-3, 2019 - Friday, Saturday & Sunday
This is the 25th annual conference presented by the California Association of Neonatologists (CAN) and the AAP District IX Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Following a keynote address by Dr. Alistair Philip celeb... |
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Scaling and Piloting for the Process Industries
Who Should Attend?
Engineers and scientists who are involved in process development and scale-up, process troubleshooting and scale-down, and pilot plant operations would benefit from this course. This includes people in the following areas:
• Specialty Chemicals
• Pharmaceuticals
• Bioprocessing
• Food
• Composite Materials
• Waste Processing
Course Description
Successful process scale-up is critically important when taking an innovative idea and turning i... |
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Advances in Colorectal Cancer – From Screening to Innovative Care
Colorectal cancer is the #2 cause of cancer death in North America. While we successfully screen for colorectal cancer, many gaps in evidence-based treatment remain. Current practitioners have questions about the role of circulating tumor DNA in the diagnosis and management of early to advanced colorectal cancer; the role of endoscopic microsurgery in the management of colon cancer; and when full oncologic surgery is required to deliver the most appropriate care for colon cancer. For patients ... |
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Mayo Clinic Southeastern Clinical Update in Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation
The Southeastern Clinical Update in Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation is a two-day symposium designed to update participants on a range of nephrology topics relevant to current medical practice. Through a combination of lectures, literature review, and case-based presentations, this symposium will deliver up-to-date and cutting edge information that can be directly integrated into clinical practice. |
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Treatment Strategies for Patients with Schizophrenia: Finding the Right Mix of Drug and Delivery to Prevent Relapse
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
- Implement treatment planning with a goal of recovery in at least 60% of patients with schizophrenia.
- Incorporate into practice management strategies that engage the patient and family/caregivers in improving adherence and reducing the risk of relapse in schizophrenia.
- Weigh the pros and cons of oral therapies versus long-acting injectables (LAIs) in achieving recovering when developing a treatment plan for patients with s... |
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Topics in Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Adult/Pediatric Emergency Medicine Western Caribbean Cruise
1.Celiac disease ◦Identify risk factors, symptoms, signs, tests, treatment for celiac disease
2.C. difficile colitis ◦Define risk factors, symptoms, signs, tests, treatment for C. difficile colitis
3.Eosinophilic esophagitis ◦Describe risk factors, symptoms, signs, tests, treatment for eosinophilic esophagitis
4.Fulminant hepatic failure ◦Cite risk factors, symptoms, signs, tests, treatment for fulminant hepatic failure
5.Update, chronic hepatitis C ◦Identify risk factors... |
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Preventing Medical Errors in Speech-Language Pathology
Preventing Medical Errors in Speech-Language Pathology is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that addresses the impact of medical errors on today’s healthcare with a focus on root cause analysis, error reduction and prevention, and patient safety. Multiple scenarios of real and potential errors in the practice of speech-language pathology are included, along with recommended strategies for preventing them. Evidence shows that the most effective error prevention occurs when ... |
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Excipients: Compliance with Compendial and GMP Requirements
Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for those responsible for ensuring compliance of excipients with the pharmacopoeias and regulatory authorities, and is applicable to pharmaceutical and excipient manufacturers and excipient distributors within the OTC, generic, innovator, biotechnology, consumer-care, and related industries. This course will benefit individuals in:
• Compendial affairs
• Regulatory affairs/CMC
• Quality assurance/Quality control
• Analytical chemi... |
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Four Key Elements of Moisturization
Who Should Attend?
This course will be especially beneficial for Formulators, R&D Managers, Technicians, Sales & Marketing personnel in charge of skin care products and working with ingredients like moisturizers, humectant, and emollients actives
Course Description
Each year, hundreds of new ingredients with moisturizing claims are launched on the market. It is necessary to sort out and overcome the struggle of finding the right ingredients that will enable you to deliver as per consumer ... |
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Leveraging Physician Engagement
Discover what motivates physicians and health care professionals to work together to create an improved patient experience. Physician engagement seeks to reduce suffering for patients and improve upon safety and quality measures. This session discusses the importance of culture and communication in driving physician engagement, and how to measure success.
Now is the time to gain an in-depth understanding of what is required to be a successful practitioner under the ACA.
Protect your pr... |
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“In the Crosshairs”: US Healthcare in the Era of ACA
Health care today expands beyond treating the patient. Practitioners, health plans, patients, and administrators are all seeking ways to measure care, find the value, and improve upon outcomes. This activity features dynamic content from the leaders of this transformative era, giving you the information you need to provide the best care possible to our population. Now is the time to gain an in-depth understanding of what is required to be a successful practitioner under the ACA.
Protect yo... |
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Quality Under the Affordable Care Act: Keys to Success Online Course
Be in the forefront of medical practice as it changes under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Protect your practice and improve the health of both your patients and community in this new environment.
Now is the time to gain an in-depth understanding of what is required to be a successful practitioner under the ACA.
Understand what is being measured and how to demonstrate improved patient outcomes and health care practice value. Be among the leaders who have a winning Affordable Care Act-era... |
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Creating a Just and Accountable Culture in Health Care
This course will describe the necessary components of a just and accountable culture and the distinction between human error, at risk behavior, and reckless behavior. Participants will learn the importance of aligning the goals of a just culture with organizational codes of conduct, provider based peer review systems, and human resource policies and practices.
We will also discuss the importance of evaluating current policies and procedures to determine if they reflect what the current pra... |
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Opioid Use Disorder: Challenges and Solutions to a Rising Epidemic
Prescription and nonprescription opioid use disorder (OUD) has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Patients with chronic pain are known to have a higher prevalence of comorbid psychiatric disorders. Psychiatrists and other health care professionals who treat patients with mental disorders may lack the skills necessary to recognize individuals who may have OUD or be at risk for addiction to opioids. The adoption of validated tools can help to identify those patients if used consi... |
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Fundamental Compounding
FUNDAMENTAL COMPOUNDING is an accredited 3-day, 21-hour (2.1 CEUs) practice-based course designed for pharmacists, technicians, marketers, and students who are new to compounding or who have had training in the past, but want a refresher. Physicians and other health care professionals are welcome to attend.
This hands-on course focuses on the proper preparation of fundamental dosage forms utilized by pharmacies that are compounding medications for their patients. Participants will learn... |
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Northwestern Snowbirds: Hot Topics in Cardiovascular Medicine
This meeting will adopt an evidence based, guideline driven update of the critical domains in cardiovascular medicine. Our world-renowned faculty and guest speakers will deliver seminars on hypertension, prevention, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, and others. Significant new data and summaries will represent the platform for our discussions. Unique
to this meeting, we will recap highlights of the recent American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in a case-based f... |
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Abdominal Ultrasound Registry Review
Abdominal Ultrasound Registry Review Course provides a comprehensive review with topics based on ARDMS exam content outlines for successfully completing the abdominal certification exam. To guarantee the highest industry exam success rate this course is taught by leading abdominal ultrasound experts in the abdominal ultrasound profession and is specifically designed for physicians, sonographers and other medical professionals who need abdominal ultrasound registry preparation. This course enta... |
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Advances in the Multidisciplinary Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): Strategies for Incorporating Emerging Immunotherapy Treatment Options
Expert faculty, Richard Finn, MD, discusses treatment options and strategies in a case-based approach for two patients who have failed conventional therapies and may be candidates for immunotherapy. The activity features an online virtual patient platform that affords clinicians an opportunity to absorb relevant clinical and evidence-based information. The purpose of the activity is to inform clinicians on integrating immunotherapy into treatment options of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma pa... |
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Obstetrics and Gynecology 2019
New Diagnosis and Treatment Updates in Clinical Obstetrics, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Urogynecology, Gynecologic Oncology, Reproductive Endocrinology, and Infertility
This special update on diagnosis and treatment of reproductive health conditions in women, designed and presented by Harvard Medical School’s leading faculty and master clinicians, ensures you are current with the latest advances in obstetrics and gynecology. One of the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME ... |
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GRAND JAPAN CRUISE - Medical/Dental Advances in Japan
Medical/Dental Advances in Japan
CME/CE Lecture Seminars for Medical, Dental, Nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals
This Seminar is planned for 14 Continuing Education Credit Hours.
Planned In Country Healthcare Topics Include:
- Healthcare System Overview
- Treatment and Prevention Strategies for Common Chronic Illnesses
- Dental Healthcare Updates: Delivery & Treatment
- Top Medical/Disease Issues: Challenges & Conquests
- Updates in Travel Medicine & Medicine at Sea
- Pre... |
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Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer During Pregnancy
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the method of determining the appropriate timing of surgery and regimen of chemotherapy for patients with BCDP.
2. Compare the dosing of chemotherapy for pregnant and non-pregnant patients.
3. Cite treatments contraindicated in BCDP.
4. Discuss the recommended supportive-care drugs and imaging approaches best suited to patients with BCDP.
Background.
Although breast cancer during pregnancy (BCDP) is rare (occurring with only 0.4% of all BC diagnoses i... |
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Pharmaceutical Technology Transfer and Post-Approval Changes
Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for individuals from:
• Formulation and Process Development/Validation
• Regulatory Affairs, QA, QC
• Analytical Methods Development
• Package Development/Engineering
• Manufacturing and Technical Support
• Project Management and Planning
Participants will benefit by gaining a better understanding of the complexities of technology transfer of various dosage forms in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Exploring Myofascial Pain, Oral Motor Disorders And Headaches (LECTURE & LIVE WEBINAR)
SYNOPSIS:
This course reviews the appropriate pharmacologic, behavioral, splint therapy and physical medicine management procedures for TMD. For example, myofascial pain-based exercises include stretching, mobilization and manipulation methods. Muscle injections (e.g. trigger point anesthetic and botox injections) and joint injections (e.g. sodium hyaluronate, arthrocentesis and corticosteroids) will be discussed. The commonly used occlusal orthotic devices will also be discussed and the comm... |
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Clinical Endocrinology 2019
Clinical Strategies and Comprehensive Updates for State-of-the-Art Endocrine Care
Renowned experts in endocrinology at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital deliver Clinical Endocrinology—the acclaimed annual update of current endocrine diagnostic and management strategies. If you provide care to patients with endocrine disorders, this course will be invaluable to your medical decision-making and patient care.
ENDOCRINOLOGISTS, INTERNISTS, FAMILY PHYSICIANS, PEDIATR... |
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Counseling Patients at the Point of Dispensing: Requirements & Best Practices
Counseling for Medicare and dual-eligible Medicaid patients is required at the time of dispensing under certain conditions and with certain medications. This one hour module will acquaint learners with specific requirements for counseling, will define and sequence the steps in patient medication counseling, and will share best practices. This session will provide audiovisual case examples to illustrate the practice of counseling.
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this course, the physicia... |
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Physician Dispensing: Optimizing Patient Use of Inhalers and Other Respiratory Devices
At the time of dispensing, health professionals are exposed to patients who are struggling with uncontrolled asthma or poorly controlled COPD. Caregivers are also seeking better ways to management this chronic condition. The online module entitled Optimizing Patient Use of Inhalers and Other Respiratory Devices will equip learners with a practical understanding of devices to deliver drug to the lungs. Video demonstrations help learners become familiar with how to identify poor inhaler techniq... |
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RIVERS & RAILS OF AFRICA - Challenges in Medicine & Dentistry
The Professional Education Society invites you to join our CME/CE Seminar for Medical, Dental, Nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals
Rivers & Rails of Africa
Luxury Safari to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia & Zimbabwe
Challenges in Medicine & Dentistry
This Seminar is planned for 15 Continuing Education Credit Hours
CME/CE credits, Certificates of Completion and possible tax deductible guidelines will be provided for registered Professional Seminar attendees Certificates of Atte... |
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Everything Cardiac - Sacramento
This program provides a clinically applicable review of cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology, cardiac assessment, cardiovascular pharmacology and interventions based on current guidelines for the most common cardiac disorders seen in clinical practice. Content includes a review of cardiac physiology that can be applied in daily practice, the physiological basis for cardiovascular drug therapy and the pathophysiology, diagnosis and guideline-based treatment strategies for heart failure... |
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Formulation Design and Troubleshooting of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: Tablets
Who Should Attend?
This is an in depth course intended for product development scientists and technologists and support groups concerned with the development, designing and processing of tablets and similar oral products.
The material will be presented in such a way as to be of value to a varying level of expertise. This course will especially benefit those in:
• Formulation Development
• Quality Assurance
• Research and Development
• Validation
• Regulatory Affa... |
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Principles of Medical Education: Maximizing Your Teaching Skills
THE TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND TEACHING AND MENTORING EFFECTIVENESS
This special program, ranked among Harvard Medical School’s highest-rated CME courses, is a uniquely comprehensive exploration of best practices for teaching medicine at the bedside, in ambulatory settings, and in the classroom.
PLEASE NOTE: This course has sold out the past two years. Early registration is strongly recommended.
The 2019 curriculum helps medical educato... |
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Cardiovascular Medicine 2019: Updates for the Practitioner
The Comprehensive Update for Cardiovascular Medicine
Hosted only once every two years, this special Harvard Medical School CME program delivers an intensive, comprehensive review of the most important changes in cardiovascular medicine. Cardiologists, internists, vascular specialists, family practitioners, pharmacists, PAs, NPs and other healthcare providers can rely on this program for critical updates and recommendations for incorporating them into your practice.
This program is among the ... |
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Blended Ultrasound Guided Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine
Upon completion of this activity the learner should be able to:
Increase the participants knowledge and competence in performing regional nerve blocks.
List the indications for performing ultrasound guided regional nerve blocks.
Demonstrate imaging techniques for proper nerve identification and needle delivery of local anesthetics.
Cite the anatomic territories covered by specific regional nerve blocks.
Incorporate tips that improve block success and enhance patient safety.
List what d... |
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Everything Cardiac - Reno
This program provides a clinically applicable review of cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology, cardiac assessment, cardiovascular pharmacology and interventions based on current guidelines for the most common cardiac disorders seen in clinical practice. Content includes a review of cardiac physiology that can be applied in daily practice, the physiological basis for cardiovascular drug therapy and the pathophysiology, diagnosis and guideline-based treatment strategies for heart failure... |
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Early Drug Development
Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for professionals who participate in, or are responsible for, drug development in small or large corporations in the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industries. It is orientated particularly toward those with relatively limited development experience but offers benefit to all members or representatives on early-stage drug-development project teams and their managers, especially:
• Non-clinical and clinical safety scientists
• Pharmacok... |
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