University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Office of Continuing Education Continuing Education

The UAMS Office of Continuing Education (OCE) ensures that all its CE activities meet the ANCC, ACPE, and ACCME’s Essential Criteria and the Standards for Commercial Support.

The OCE works with non-accredited health-related organizations, medical associations or societies, to jointly provide accredited activities. We also provide different levels of planning services from instructional design and curriculum development, to a range of meeting planning and management options.

The healthcare team relies on accredited continuing education to help them improve their practice and deliver high-quality, safe, effective patient care. Accredited educational activities address a full range of topics important to health care—from the latest breakthroughs in medical research to providing patient-centered care.

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Date	Event	Description
November 20, 2019	Body, Mind, Heart, and Soul: Navigating Your Best Life Details	The Integrative Health Series are educational presentations that introduce an interdisciplinary approach to health care that includes treatment, prevention and health promotion that blends alternative and conventional treatments, as well as new therapies, for health and well-being that can be achieved without the use of pharmaceutical drugs or opioids. Integrative Health is beneficial no matter a person’s age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, or health insurance. Integrative Health is for everyone at any stage of life or wellness.
November 20, 2019	Gender & Sexual Identity Details	The UAMS SEED Project is a 9-month cohort-based program, for faculty and staff, designed to address educational equity and diversity. Cohorts meet monthly and journey through intricate and interesting topics. Participants explore their own understanding and education in context to the various dimensions of diversity. Participants will also examine the implications these dimensions have directly and indirectly on our institution.
November 21 - November 22, 2019	4th Annual Dementia Update Register Details	Providing healthcare providers and caregivers with evidence-based updates in battling dementia.
November 21, 2019	Curative Options for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Details	A quarterly meeting of UAMS GI Staff, UAMS Surgeons and the community physicians partners to receive instructions in evidence based, leading edge gastrointestinal care.
December 5, 2019	Review of Recent Advances in Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (PNS) Details	This activity is a part of a monthly series to review and discuss relevant scholarly articles in pain medicine.
December 6, 2019	MOCA Simulation Course Details	Simulation, debriefing, and practice improvement
December 6, 2019	Trauma Update Details	This course is designed to provide evidence-based, up-to-date information on caring for injured patients.
December 12, 2019	Arkansas Clinical Transformation (ACT) Program Learning Session 1 Details	The ACT Learning sessions is a monthly series with a focus on implementing best practices and acheiving systems change through rapid improvement processes utilizing quality improvement strategies, team based care principals, performance management, EHR adaptation and data sharing to show progress.
December 13 - December 14, 2019	National Update on Behavioral Emergencies and preconference Details	Conference on emergency mental health
December 18, 2019	Gender Equity Details	The UAMS SEED Project is a 9-month cohort-based program, for faculty and staff, designed to address educational equity and diversity. Cohorts meet monthly and journey through intricate and interesting topics. Participants explore their own understanding and education in context to the various dimensions of diversity. Participants will also examine the implications these dimensions have directly and indirectly on our institution.
January 14, 2020	Antibiotic Stewardship - Pine Bluff Details	Training on Implementing an Antibiotic Stewardship program in Skilled Nursing facilities
January 22, 2020	Sexual Misconduct Details	The UAMS SEED Project is a 9-month cohort-based program, for faculty and staff, designed to address educational equity and diversity. Cohorts meet monthly and journey through intricate and interesting topics. Participants explore their own understanding and education in context to the various dimensions of diversity. Participants will also examine the implications these dimensions have directly and indirectly on our institution.
February 7 - February 9, 2020	PESTOLA 2020 Details	PESTOLA - Pediatric Endocrine Society of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas - is an annual regional medical conference open to physicians, nurses, and trainees.
February 19, 2020	Privilege Details	The UAMS SEED Project is a 9-month cohort-based program, for faculty and staff, designed to address educational equity and diversity. Cohorts meet monthly and journey through intricate and interesting topics. Participants explore their own understanding and education in context to the various dimensions of diversity. Participants will also examine the implications these dimensions have directly and indirectly on our institution.
March 18, 2020	Racism Details	The UAMS SEED Project is a 9-month cohort-based program, for faculty and staff, designed to address educational equity and diversity. Cohorts meet monthly and journey through intricate and interesting topics. Participants explore their own understanding and education in context to the various dimensions of diversity. Participants will also examine the implications these dimensions have directly and indirectly on our institution.
April 10, 2020	2020 Arkansas Nursing Research Conference Details	The annual Arkansas Nursing Research Conference provides an opportunity for nurses and other health care providers in Arkansas and surrounding regions to: • Disseminate research results • Showcase completed and ongoing evidence-based practice projects • Present literature reviews
April 16 - April 19, 2020	KIDNEYcon Details	KIDNEYcon is an annual four-day CE conference designed to provide updates on the latest advances in kidney care in a hands-on collaborative format. The 2020 program has four components: 1) a symposium on the management of critically ill patients, with a focus on CRRT; 2) a scientific and clinical didactic conference featuring three sessions on transplant, AKI related to CRRT, and glomerular diseases; 3) six hands-on workshops that simulate realistic practice conditions; and 4) a half/day session dedicated to collaborative research. KIDNEYcon is a platform for nephrologists and medicine trainees to interact with each other and experts from across the nation and learn about and discuss recent advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease, form mentor/mentee relationships, and develop research collaborations. A key component of KIDNEYcon's mission is to build enthusiasm for the field of nephrology among residents and fellows and to encourage research careers in nephrology. Scientific and Clinical Educational Conference The 5th Annual KIDNEYcon will be held at UAMS and the Robinson Center in Little Rock, AR on April 16-19, 2020. The meeting will provide participants with the tools to correctly identify and determine optimal prevention and treatment of patients with acute kidney injury, especially with respect to CRRT, glomerular diseases, and renal transplant, as well as provide strategies to enhance clinical research and enthusiasm for the field of nephrology at all academic levels. The intimate setting of the meeting allows for close interactions in a way that is not possible at large meetings.
May 14 - May 15, 2020	2020 Arkansas Trauma Rehabilitation Symposium Register Details	Held annually, this conference provides cutting-edge presentations on topics from nationally and regionally known speakers for healthcare professionals who care for patients with traumatic injuries.