Faculty from the University of Florida Departments of Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Pain Management, and Radiology will be presenting the 2015 UF Health Spine Care Conference for Primary Care Physicians and Allied Health Professionals on October 10, 2015 at The Evelyn F. and William L. McKnight Brain Institute.
SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW:
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Diagnosis and conservative treatment options for neck pain and cervical myelopathy/radiculopathy.
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Diagnosis and conservative options for back pain and lumbar radiculopathy.
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Deciding on appropriate spine imaging and clinical interpretation of results.
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Evaluation of potential spine emergencies.
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Pain management and interventional strategies.
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Surgical treatment strategies for cervical and lumbar spine disease.
TENTATIVE PROGRAM AGENDA:
7 am - Breakfast & Registration
8 am - Welcome and Introduction - Speaker: William Friedman, MD - UF Neurosurgery
8:10 am - Spine Clinical Presentation and Correlative Anatomy - Speaker: Greg Murad, MD - UF Neurosurgery
8:35 am - Radiology of the Cervical and Lumbar Spine - Speaker: Jeff Bennett, MD or Sharatchandra Bidari, MD - UF Neuroradiology
8:50 am - Imaging in the Emergency Department - Speaker: Nupur Verma, MD and Brandon Allen, MD- UF Radiology
9:15 am - Spinal Emergencies - Tumors, Infection, Vascular and Cauda Equina - Speaker: Adam Polifka, MD - UF Neurosurgery
9:40 am - Approach Lecture - Speaker: Perry Dhaliwal, MD- UF Neurosurgery
10:00am: Coffee Break
10:15 am - Axial Neck/Back Pain - Speaker: William Friedman, MD - UF Neurosurgery
10:40 am - Cervical Myelopathy - Speaker: Robert Decker, MD - UF Orthopaedics
11:05 am - Interventional and Pain Management Options - Speaker: Galaxy Li, MD and Stephen Lucas, MD - UF Anesthesiology
11:30 am - Lumbar degenerative disease and Minimally Invasive Surgery - Speaker: Chris Fox, MD - UF Neurosurgery
11:55 am - Diagnosis and Management of Degenerative Scoliosis - Speaker: Daniel Hoh, MD - UF Neurosurgery
12:25 pm - Questions and Discussion
12:30 pm: Adjourn
CME/CE ACCREDITATION & CREDIT INFORMATION:
Physicians: The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses: Nursing continuing education pending.
Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who successfully complete this course will receive 4.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
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For more information, please contact Kelly Flowers-Rose at (352) 258-4079 or flowek@shands.ufl.edu
