The Examined Life Conference continues its exploration of the connections between the writing, humanities, and arts of medicine.  All are welcome. View the program and register at http://examinedlifeconference.com.

The purpose of this symposium is to focus on topics that will improve safety and the outcome of patients during pregnancy, labor and delivery.  

Designed for primary care physicians, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare professionals. This conference instructs participants in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of conditions common in older adults.  The focus of this year’s program is on the health crises in geriatrics.

The purpose of the course is to teach participants how to apply principles of operations research to solve problems in the operating room and the perioperative environment:

• Monitoring operational and financial performance of surgical suites and anesthesia groups (“descriptive analytics”)
  
  
• Forecasting case durations, time remaining in cases, use of staffed OR time (“predictive analytics”)
  
  
• Applying principles of operations research to make common decisions, such as staffing levels, block time planning, case scheduling and assignment, financial management, and strategic planning (“prescriptive analytics”).