Program Description: 

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is a specialty which encompasses a wide range of clinical pathology and is ever evolving. MCW PM&R Grand Rounds strives to give clinicians in practice and training education and updates that reflect new advances and best in care practices for this specialty. Areas identified for focus this year include advances in diagnosing and treating neuromuscular disease, lymphedema and musculoskeletal conditions.

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 1.0 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.

Target audience: 

Physicians
Allied Health Care Professionals

Learning objectives: 

1. Gain appreciation of the comprehensive and collaborative approach to spasticity management.
2. How to evaluate and define the goals of treatment for lower extremity contractures in neuromuscular disease.
3. Understand the physical examination findings that guide the appropriate treatment in Achilles contracture.
4. Use of gait analysis for pre - and post - operative evaluation of spasticity and treatment results.
5. Define the orthopaedic and neurosurgical components of treatment on ankle equinus.

 

Faculty & credentials: 

Presenter:
Kimberley L. Zvara, MD
Assistant Professor
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

J. Channing Tassone, MD
Associate Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Bruce A. Kaufman, MD
Professor of Neurosurgery
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Activity Director:
Cristopher White, MD

Planning Committee:
Carley N. Sauter, MD
Stacy Stibb, DO
Kimberley L. Zvara, MD
Peter Connelly, MD
Barbara Hughes, RN / Case Manager
Amy Slavik, RN / Case Manager
Linda Yoon, RN / Triage Nurse

All persons in control of content have NO relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Contact

Name: 
Beatriz Envila
Phone number: 
+1 (414) 955-1902
Session date: 
09/07/2018 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm CDT
Location: 
Medical College of Wisconsin
HUB for Collaborative Medicine, conference rooms A1015/ A1035
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 1.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.

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