Overview

The program will focus on the application of practical experience and didactic knowledge to improve the practitioner's knowledge base and diagnostic therapeutic accuracy. Patients with spinal-related complaints end up in offices of practitioners of diverse specialties. This one-day course is a comprehensive review of four stages of the spine care continuum: examination, evaluation and diagnosis; therapeutic interventions; spinal injections; surgical interventions. Each area will focus on common pitfalls, application of practical experience, and comprehensive understanding of evidence-based care. Patients with any of the disease states of the spine pathology spectrum require a vast range of treatment modalities and as a result, healthcare professionals require diagnostic tests that necessitate evaluation, interpretation, and intervention. These may be acute, chronic, or both. Many practitioners seek the latest knowledge and experience to properly handle the differential diagnosis and select appropriate intervention.

Physicians need to appreciate the major decision-making surrounding the medical management of spinal disorders. It is imperative that they incorporate and integrate latest knowledge and updated practical experience on the clinical presentation, natural history, and management for spinal disorders. Spine patient care can be improved by incorporating innovative knowledge of conservative, surgical, alternative, and rehabilitative treatments into day-to-day practice.

Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, clinicians should be able to:

1. Identify management approaches based on modern pain theory/knowledge for patients with LBP and analyze evidence on the management approaches based on modern pain theory
2. Identify and treat patients with history of fragility fractures and patients who have high fracture risk
3. Describe the type of surgery performed on their patient and that surgery’s implications on postoperative care, then develop a postoperative management plan
4. Recognize when it’s best to treat patients non-operatively versus when to refer a patient for surgical consultation
5. Establish a screening strategy using the single or combined objective electrophysiological and imaging tools to correctly identify spine degenerative diseases and deformities in their spine patients
6. Establish a screening strategy using the single or combined objective electrophysiological and imaging tools to correctly identify spine degenerative diseases and deformities in their spine patients
7. Identify specific mediators of back and neck pain and compare various nonoperative methods of relieving back pain (exercise, drugs, acupuncture, injections, therapy, TENs, ultrasound, other complementary methods)
8. Develop a systematic method for physical examination of their patients with reported spinal disorders

Target Audience

Physiatrists, Neurologists, Pain Management Physicians, Rheumatologists, Sports Medicine Physicians, Primary Care Physicians, Internists, Orthopedic Surgeons, Physical Therapists, Chiropractors, Nurses, Athletic Trainers caring for patients with spinal disorders

Accreditation

The NYU Grossman School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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