Acute Care meetings & conferences

XXVI Panamerican Trauma Congress

Nov. 18-22, 2013 Santiago, Chile

43rd Critical Care Congress

January 9-13, 2014 San Francisco, California

The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s 43rd Critical Care Congress will be a powerhouse of creative and inspirational ideas for the critical care field.

We invite you to join nearly 5,000 critical care clinicians in San Francisco, where innovation will meet at the intersection of technology and medicine. Novel discoveries will be showcased, culminating a year’s worth of achievements in research and education.

The 2014 Congress will provide outstanding networking opportunities and innovative learning experiences, highlighting the most up-to-date, evidence-based developments in critical care medicine.

Child Life Council 32nd Annual Conference on Professional Issues

May 22-25, 2014 New Orleans, Louisiana

The Child Life Council (CLC), established in 1982, offers an unparalleled educational and networking experience for child life professionals. The annual conference program provides ideas on innovative resources and best practices in child life.

Established as a nonprofit organization in 1982, the Child Life Council represents a group of trained professionals with expertise in helping children and their families overcome life’s most challenging events. The Child Life Council membership is composed of nearly 5,000 individuals representing more than 600 organizations worldwide. Our members include child life specialists, child life assistants, university educators and students, hospital administrators and staff, school teachers, therapeutic recreation specialists, and others in related fields.

CLC provides members with professional development programs and resources, facilitates the exchange of professional knowledge and best practices, and distributes information about the needs of children experiencing stress and trauma.

Clinical Nutrition Week 2014

January 18-24, 2014 Savannah, Georgia

CNW14 offers a high-impact learning and networking event for 2,500+ physicians, dietitians, nurses, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physicians assistants, educators and researchers. This event attracts an interdisciplinary mix of healthcare professionals from the U.S., Europe, Mexico, South America, Asia and Canada.

2013 International Headache Congress

June 27-30, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts

The American Headache Society (AHS) is proud to have been selected by the International Headache Society (IHS) to host the 2013 International Headache Congress (IHC).

The common goal of both societies is “revolutionizing headache care through science” and the Congress will provide the research, education,and training to attendees to reach those goals for their patients and themselves. The scientific committee has designed a program for physicians, researchers, psychologists, and other health professionals that will address practice gaps by state of the art lectures, interactive sessions and case based sessions. The latest and most up to date knowledge on migraine, other primary headache and secondary headaches as well as facial pain will be presented by internationally known thought leaders, researchers, and clinicians. Clinically relevant basic knowledge will be provided and workable solutions to common and complex headache medicine problems will be addressed. The new headache classification and diagnostic criteria of the IHS will be presented along with imaging and genetic data, as well as debates on controversial management problems. All these items should allow the headache practitioner to better help the headache patients and achieving better outcomes under their care.

National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute Pediatric Clinical Hypnosis Skills Training Workshop

10/3/2013 through 10/5/2013 Chaska, Minnesota

Tri-level pediatric-specific medical hypnosis skills training, co-sponsored by the National Pediatric Hypnosis Training Institute (www.NPHTI.org), the University of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics, and the Minnesota Society of Clinical Hypnosis.

Clinical Hypnosis is a therapeutic intervention with empirical support for a variety of clinical conditions: including chronic and procedure-related pain, anxiety disorders, stress-related conditions, habit problems, sleep disturbance, and various medical conditions. This workshop provides training in the use of clinical hypnosis and its applications to children and teens with various conditions in pediatric settings. The workshop is offered at three levels (Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced) depending on the clinician’s previous training in pediatric hypnosis. Strong emphasis is placed on experiential learning, with supervised practice of hypnotic techniques suitable for children/teens and of integrating a developmental perspective.

ELIGIBILITY AND TARGET AUDIENCE

These workshops would be ideal for persons holding a:

• Doctoral Degree in Medicine, Psychology, or Dentistry

• Masters Degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical or Counseling Psychology

• Masters Degree in Nursing or a Registered Nurse with subspecialty training and certification

• Other Advanced degree health care providers, e.g. Occupational and Physical Therapists, Speech and Language Pathologists, et. al.

• Child Life Specialists holding a Bachelor’s degree

• Students, Interns, Residents and Fellows actively enrolled in a graduate program leading to degrees or completion of training in any of the foregoing.

NOTE: All participants are expected to attend the entire workshop and participate in experiential activities, including trance experiences. No exceptions

Www.NPHTI.org  for Brochure and general information

And to register:  www.cme.umn.edu/intropedshypnosisinfo

Private Hospital World China

May 29-30, 2013 Shanghai, China

China's FIRST and ONLY private hospital and clinics industry gathering!

Private Hospital World China is the most strategic and influential gathering for C-level global private hospital and clinic investors, developers, operators, as well as pharma, insurance, medical devices and diagnostics groups to explore the pool of opportunities within the burgeoning Chinese private hospitals & clinics market.

With the number of private hospitals and clinics in China growing on a 20.6% year-on-year and the central government objectives of increasing the inpatient and outpatient private provision from 8% in 2012 to 20% in 2015, the coming years could enable the most lucrative business opportunities for those interested in exploring and improving the quality, access and efficiency of healthcare in China.

Be part of the BEST partnering and business development opportunity with China's private hospitals and clinics industry in May 2013!

• Meet with 100+ private hospital and clinic developers, operators, investors and other stakeholders

• Network and form profitable partnerships with international and local big private healthcare players

• Let your brand stand out and take part in leading the growth of the industry

• Pave the path towards high quality affordable healthcare in China

Contact us:

IMAPAC Pte Ltd
298 Tiong Bahru Road
#20-04 Central Plaza
Singapore 168730

Phone: +65 6493 2096
Fax: +65 6270 2792
info@imapac.com

American Nurses Association 8th Annual Nursing Quality Conference

February 5 - 7, 2014 Phoenix, Arizona

Advancing Quality Outcomes: Research, Practice and Innovation

Conference Goals:

Examine Various Innovative Models Used to Reduce Hospital Acquired Conditions and Improve Quality of Care

Illustrate and Analyze Strategies Designed for Rapid Improvement in Quality

Analyze Methods for Translating Research and Evidence into Practice

Examine Healthy and Safe Work Environments and Strategies to Improve the Work Environment

1st Annual International Conference on Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine Research (CCMR 2013)

December 9-10, 2013 Singapore

The Annual International Conference on Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine Research (CCMR) aims to be a platform for researchers, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and educators all over the world to present, share and exchange new medicine studies, research results, research analysis, innovations and advances in dealing with heart disorders or cardiovascular disease. The theme tends to be broad to incorporate the overarching perspective within the field of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

CCMR CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
Global Science & Technology Forum (GSTF)
10 Anson Road, International Plaza,
Singapore 079903
DID : +65 6327 0166
Fax : +65 6327 0162

For General Enquiries info@cardioresearch-conf.org
 

Meningitis and Septicaemia in Children and Adults 2013

Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 November 2013 Royal Society of Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Our ninth conference will bring together internationally renowned experts from a range of specialties in the UK and abroad to address the most important issues of the day, including burden of illness, recognition and treatment, vaccine development, vaccine implementation and public health policy.

Attracting delegates from around the world, this conference is a key event in the calendar for some of the foremost scientists and clinicians and provides an excellent opportunity to discuss the latest developments within the field.