Primary Care Update: Office Orthopedics and Sports Medicine – 12 Credits
Overview
This conference is designed to provide primary care practitioners with up-to-date, evidence-based information on commonly encountered issues in Office Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, while suggesting pragmatic approaches to clinical management. The discussion-based format of the conference will encourage audience participation through dynamic lectures, case-based studies, and hands-on workshops. Keynote speakers will present and critically assess recent advancements and industry updates in Office Orthopedics and Sports Medicine with the goal of enhancing the knowledge-base and core competence of attendees. The successful completion of this interactive program will help you in diagnosing, treating, and prescribing the most effective courses of treatment, with the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes.
Target Audience
All Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals seeking clinical information about issues in Office Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.
Speakers
Our presenting national faculty speakers make it their professional goals to enhance the training of primary care clinicians. This Continuing Medical Education program promises to help you learn the most current, best medicine, and techniques for making the diagnosis easier during a 20 minute office visit.
Topics and Objectives
Knee Update: Evaluation and Care of Common Sports Issues: Part 1
Objectives: 1) Review the knee and knee joint movement anatomy 2) Identify palpatory areas of the knee anatomy during physical examination 3) Demonstrate key knee exam tests for common sports-related knee injuries
Knee Update: Evaluation and Care of Common Sports Issues: Part 2
Objectives: 1) Recognize potential modifications for key knee exam tests to accommodate a diverse patient population 2) Identify indications for when to refer sport knee problems to specialty care
Sports Concussion: Current Understanding of a Complex Medical Issue
Objectives: 1) Review the current concussion care recommendations 2) Define common challenges faced in the primary care setting when caring for these patients, and identify some solutions 3) Improveconcussion evaluation and treatment plans, and determine when to refer
Pediatric Sports Medicine Pearls
Objectives: 1) Describe key knee and hip issues that should not be missed in pediatric musculoskeletal sports medicine 2) Identify the areas of growth plates in the pediatric anatomy when relating to a sports injury 3) Utilize key history and examination tips for adolescent athletes 4) Determine when to refer to specialty care 5) Identify key risk minimization components for overuse injuries
Musculoskeletal Overuse Injuries: Lower Leg in Sports
Objectives: 1) Review anatomy related to movement and lower limb for MSK injuries 2)Apply key history and examination pearls through case scenarios 3) Identify common overuse injuries of the lower leg in sports 4) Discuss the recommended common first-line in-office treatment options
Women’s Sports Issues
Objectives:1) Describe Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (REDS), formally known as FemaleAthleteTriad 2) Identify three components of REDS and their implications 3) Utilize key history and examination components to consider in care 4) Identify potential areas of treatment to consider 5) Utilize postpartum recovery recommendations
The Virtual Visit for Low Back and Hip Pain
Objectives: 1) Discuss those with back and hip pain who may be safely evaluated in a virtual setting2) Describe the basic anatomy of the lumbar and pelvic region 3)Assess low back and hip pain with a systematic history 4) Implement a systematic physical exam of a patient’s back and hip in a video telehealth visit
The Evaluation and Care of Common Shoulder Problems: Part 1
Objectives: 1) Describe the basic anatomy and function of the shoulder joint 2) Explain the associated physical exam findings for common shoulder problems
The Evaluation and Care of Common Shoulder Problems: Part 2
Objectives: 1) Develop treatment plans for common shoulder problems 2) Identify indications on when to refer shoulder problems for subspecialty care
Challenges in the Diagnosis of Upper Extremity Radicular Pain and Tingling
Objectives: 1) Describe the basic anatomy of the cervical spine and brachial plexus 2) Assess upper extremity pain and tingling with a systematic history and physical exam 3) Select physical examination and imaging tests to assist in establishing possible diagnoses, including thoracic outlet syndrome and cervical radiculopathy4) Identify indications on when to refer these upper extremity symptoms for subspecialty care
The Evaluation and Care of Common Foot and Ankle Problems
Objectives: 1) Describe the basic anatomy and function of the foot and ankle 2) Explain the associated physical findings for common foot and ankle problems 3) Develop treatment plans for common foot and ankle problems 4) Identify indications on when to refer foot and ankle problems for subspecialty care
Hip Pain Pointers
Objectives: 1) Determine the etiology of greater trochanteric hip pain 2) Consider differential diagnosis of anterior hip pain in adult and pediatric patients 3) Select physical examination test to evaluate hip pain 4) Develop treatment plans for hip pain
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