Professional Education Course

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*LOCATION AND DATE
Please note the following change in venue: this course will be held at Hospital for Special Surgery, Richard L. Menschel Education Center, 2nd floor, 535 East 70th Street, New York City | February 23, 2013

OVERVIEW
More than 30 million children participate in sports in the U.S., and every year over 3.5 million receive medical treatment for a variety of sports-related injuries and conditions, such as concussions, ACL injuries and skin infections. Because of the many medical and orthopaedic issues that these young athletes face, the clinicians managing their care need to know “best practices” in medical team communication and how to treat young athletes for certain medical and orthopaedic conditions.

OBJECTIVES
HSS activities are intended to improve the quality of patient care and safety. At the conclusion of this course participants will be able to:

• Identify the best communication practices between those involved in caring for the young athlete (i.e., athlete, parent, coach, trainer, therapist, radiologist, teammate) and be able to implement them in their own practice.
• Demonstrate proper ankle taping techniques.
• Describe the standards of evidence-based practice and prevention for ACL injuries and demonstrate practice-based learning.
• Explain the standard practices of treatment and diagnosis of concussions, such as cognitive testing in high risk sports, and implement them in their own practice.
• Recognize the common medical issues, such as skin infections, hydration/nutrition and returning to play, that are faced by young athletes and be able to manage these issues.

ACCREDITATION
Hospital for Special Surgery is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION
Hospital for Special Surgery designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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 6.3 contact hours. This activity is pending approval in New Jersey.

Hospital for Special Surgery is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc., to offer continuing education for Certified Athletic Trainers. This symposium is accredited for up to 4.5 Contact Hours. According to the education levels described by the CEC Committee of the NATA, the following continuing education course is considered to be Essential Level.

This program is approved for 4.75 NAPNAP contact hours, of which 0 contain pharmacology (Rx) content per the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Continuing Education.

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.