Professional Education Course

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LOCATION AND DATE
Hospital for Special Surgery, Richard L. Menschel Education Center, 2nd Floor, 535 East 70th Street, New York City | April 19-20, 2013

This course is also offered online via live streaming webcast.

OVERVIEW
The 7th Annual Current Concepts in Sports Medicine course will provide clinicians with guidance on the identification, prevention and treatment of articular cartilage injuries, hip/pelvis injuries and injuries common to the throwing and multisport athlete. The best available evidence and state-of-the art information from the rehabilitation staff, surgeons and physicians of Hospital for Special Surgery, along with guest lecturers, will provide participants with knowledge on how to care for the surgical and non-surgical sports medicine population.

OBJECTIVES
Hospital for Special Surgery activities are intended to improve the quality of patient care and safety. At the end of this seminar, participants will have learned to:

• Recognize the most current approaches for managing and treating anterior shoulder instability.
• Discuss the principles of treatment progression for the postsurgical hip arthroscopy population.
• Review surgical intervention for articular cartilage injuries and the implication for post-operative rehabilitation.
• Identify common injuries in the long distance swimmer, runner and cyclist.
• Describe an evidence-based approach to rehabilitation strategies related to ACL prevention programs, weight training for the adolescent athlete and developing flexibility.

ACCREDITATION & CREDIT DESIGNATION
Hospital for Special Surgery is a New York State Education Department approved provider for physical therapy continuing education. Hospital for Special Surgery designates this activity for a maximum of 12.5 Contact Hours on-site and 11.5 Contact Hours via live streaming. This activity is pending approval in MD, NJ, FL and Washington DC. The following states require continuing education units with no state specific approval: CT, DE, IA, ID, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, OR and WA.

National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA): Hospital for Special Surgery is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc. and is approved to offer continuing education for certified athletic trainers. This symposium is accredited for up to 12.5 NATA credits on-site and 11.5 credits via live streaming. According to the education levels described by the CEC Committee of NATA, the following continuing education course is considered to be Essential Level.

DISCLOSURE
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control.

It is the policy of Hospital for Special Surgery to disclose all financial relationships that planners, teachers and authors have with commercial interests.

FUNDING SUPPORT
Hospital for Special Surgery gratefully acknowledges funding support in part from a generous education grant from:

Stryker Endoscopy