SPORTS MEDICINE UPDATE 2009
Evaluation & Treatment of the Injured Athlete

July 27 - 31, 2009 // Harbor View Hotel , Martha's Vineyard, MA

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Introduction: Since 1991, Boston University Sports Medicine has sponsored twenty seminars dedicated to educating thousands of orthopaedic surgeons. We are committed to a superior educational experience, leading the way with cutting edge innovation and improved patient care. Our 2009 program features practice relevant presentations with shoulder and knee hands-on training.
Target Audience: The 2009 course is focused on the surgical treatment and rehabilitation of the injured athlete; the course will benefit orthopaedic surgeons, primary care sports medicine physicians, physicians assistants and nurse practitioners, physical therapists, athletic trainers and allied medical professionals. The course will expand the participant’s knowledge regarding the recognition and treatment of athletic injuries of the shoulder, knee, hip and elbow. There will be a section dedicated to the current treatment of articular cartilage disorders. The lectures and case presentations will discuss common athletic injuries, as well as unusual injuries.
Educational Objectives: At the conclusion of this conference, participants will be able to:
  • Apply decision-making techniques for instability surgery, including instability cases with significant bone loss and revision cases.

  • List the important steps in rotator cuff evaluation and repair, including cases that require mobilization of the rotator cuff and margin convergence techniques.

  • Summarize the rationale and management of SLAP tears and abnormailities of the biceps tendon.

  • Develop a management plan for acute and chronic AC joint injuries.

  • Prepare a list of new technologies for management of degenerative disorders of the shoulder.

  • Facilitate new concepts in diagnosis and surgical management of articular cartilage disorders.

  • Summarize the diagnosis and surgical management of patella, articular cartilage, and meniscal injuries of the knee.

  • Apply new techniques learned from trend data in ACL and PCL surgery, with new techniques for ACL reconstruction.

  • Diagnose hip pain in the athlete, and the current indications for hip arthroscopy.

  • Apply the latest management techniques for UCL tears of the elbow, and distinguish medial elbow pain that is not related to the UCL.

  • Implement a management plan for distal bicep tendon injuries.
Accreditation: Boston University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Boston University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 28.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Boston University School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education
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