Upper Extremity Course
Emergency Treatment of Upper Extremity Disorders
Saturday February 4th, 2023
This course is full. Please check back for future courses.
Who Should Attend
Physicians
Physician Assistants
Nurse Practitioners
Course Objectives
Evaluate & Manage Acute Conditions of the Hand & Upper Extremity
Review can’t miss diagnoses
Perform Minor Hand procedures (Nailbed repairs, drainage of infection)
Learn techniques for local anesthesia, injections and aspirations
Improve Fracture Reduction & Splinting techniques
Continuing Education Credit
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of Piedmont Healthcare and Georgia Hand, Shoulder, Elbow. Piedmont Healthcare is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians and advanced practice providers.
Piedmont Healthcare designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Location
The course will be held in the Georgia Hand, Shoulder & Elbow building on the 5th floor, Suite 500, with breakouts also held in the Therapy Center and Georgia Surgical Center on Peachtree.
2061 Peachtree Road
Suite 500
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Please pay via PayPal
Registration & Cost
Physician Assistant $ 99.00
Nurse Practitioner $ 99.00
Physicians $149.00
Register by filling out the form below. Seating is limited
Course Agenda
7:30 am Continental Breakfast
7:45 am ER/Urgent Care Landscape for Musculoskeletal Care
8:00 am Soft Tissue Injuries & Infections of the Hand
8:20 am Live cadaver demonstrations including management of nail bed injuries and finger infections
9:20 am All Things Needle: Common Conditions that Benefit from Evaluation or Management with Aspiration or Injection
9:40 am Hands on cadaver lab including joint/tendon aspiration & injection and administration of local/regional blocks
10:40 am Management of Hand and Upper Extremity Fractures
11:00 am Interactive fracture reduction and splinting techniques lab
12:00 pm Lunch provided
Wound care and splinting demonstrations
1:00 pm Don’t Miss Diagnoses of the Upper Extremity
1:20 pm Management of hand ischemia and finger amputations
2:20 pm Case Presentations / Q&A
3:00 pm Adjourn
Course Faculty
H. McMillan Starr, Jr., M.D. S. Houston Payne, Jr., M.D.
John G. Seiler, III, M.D. Bryan J. Sirmon, M.D.
Justin Hubbarth, PA
Questions? bmessick@gahand.org