80049145 - 10th Annual Evaluation and Management of Pleural Disease

Monday, February 3, 2020, 7:30 AM - Tuesday, February 4, 2020, 3:30 PM EST, Chevy Chase Bank Conference Center and MISTIC Lab


This activity is designed to educate the practicing pulmonologist, chest surgeon, internist, and oncologist, as well as other health care professionals interested in the care of patients with pleural disease. Participants will develop a comprehensive knowledge of the indications, contraindications and associated complications of common pleural procedures including thoracentesis, chest tube and indwelling pleural catheter placement, pleural biopsy and thoracoscopy. Procedures will be discussed in the didactic session on day one and will be demonstrated and practiced on day two at the hands-on stations on human cadavers in the MISTC Lab. We encourage RNs, NPs, and PAs with an interest in pleural disease to attend as well.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This activity is intended for practitioners in critical care medicine, emergency medicine, family practice, hospitalist medicine, internal medicine, multiple specialties, nurse practitionesr, nurses, physician assistants, pulmonary disease, and pulmonology.

FEES
Physicians Two Day Course ...................................................................................$ 1095
Physicians Didactic Only (Day One) .......................................................................$ 495
Residents*/Fellows* Two Day Course .................................................................$ 495
Residents*/Fellows* Didactic Only (Day One) ....................................................$ 295
*with verification of status
Nurses/NPs/PAs/Allied Health Professionals Two Day Course
............................................................................        ................................................$ 595
Nurses/NPs/PAs/Allied Health Professionals Didactic Only
(Day One) ......................................................        ...................................................$ 395

LATE FEE AND REFUND POLICY
A $50 late fee applies to registrations received after 5:00 p.m. ET on January 28, 2020. A handling fee of $50 will be deducted for cancellation. An additional fee may apply for cancellation of other events, including workshops and social activities. Refund requests must be received by fax or mail by January 28, 2020. No refunds will be made thereafter. Transfer of registration to another Johns Hopkins activity in lieu of cancellation is not possible.

1. Interpret pleural pathophysiology.
2. Use ultrasound to guide pleural intervention.
3. Discuss, in detail, the evaluation and management of patients with pleural effusion and pneumothorax.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MAINTANENCE OF CERTIFICATION
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 12.5 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity

It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. 

OTHER CREDITS
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Program accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts by AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

PAs may claim a maximum of 12.5 Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

This course has been endorsed by the World Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. 

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202 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202 (800) 468-3571
(410) 547-1200
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Website: www.renaissancehotels.com

HOTEL RESERVATION CUT-OFF DATE: 1/8/2020
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Room Rate: $159 (inclusive of shuttle)