Register Now for "The Thumb" on Oct. 21, 2017!

THE THUMB

Saturday, October 21, 2017

Hilton Garden Inn, Stony Brook NY, 11794

Doctors Demystify , Hand Surgery Resource, LLC, University Hand Center Faculty and our visiting professors are joining forces to launch a new local course, THE THUMB on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at the Hilton Garden Inn on the Stony Brook University campus. This course is targeted at PTs, OTs, PAs and Athletic Trainers.

Earn 5.0 hours of CE credit for intermediate and advanced learning.

Learning Objectives

Describe in detail the anatomy of the thumb
Interpret thumb and wrist x-ray images at a basic level
Collect a good history/exam for most thumb conditions
Educate patients regarding common conditions and treatments

Time

8:00am - Announcements and introduction

Lectures

8:10am - Cross-sectional anatomy (Kyle MacGillis, MD)
8:20am - X-ray interpretation (Thanh Le, MD)
8:35am - Examination of the thumb (Timothy Fei, MD)
8:50am - FPL and EPL lacerations (Edward Wang, MD)
9:05am - Dislocations CMC, MP, IP joints (Anne Marie Meo, DO)
9:20am - Collateral ligament tears (Kyle MacGillis, MD)
9:35am - Trigger fingers/DeQuervain’s/tendinitis (Samantha Muhlrad, MD)
9:50am - Questions/answers/panel discussion

10:10am - 10:25am: BREAK

10:25am - Replantation (Jason Ganz, MD)
10:40am - Adductor contracture/burn (Jason Ganz, MD)
11:00am - Osteoarthritis CMC, STT (Samantha Muhlrad, MD)
11:15am - Nerve palsies & transfers (Lawrence Hurst, MD)
11:30am - Fractures (Robert Strauch, MD)
11:45am - Rheumatoid arthritis (Glenn Teplitz, MD)
12:00pm - Congenital thumb reconstruction (Alexander Dagum, MD)
12:15pm - Questions/answers/panel discussion
12:35pm - Quiz, announcements
12:45pm - Adjourn

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