Vancouver idyllic setting for sports medicine CME course
Allison Bond
Vancouver will host the "PPC Sports Medicine" conference June
19-22at the Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle Downtown in British Columbia,Canada.
The city's natural landscape provides an enjoyable settingfor shopping,
dining and recreation.
The conference is an opportunity for primary care practitionersto learn a
practical approach to both musculoskeletal and medicalissues in youth sports
medicine. The course presents materialin a variety of formats, including
plenary sessions, case-baseddiscussion, question-and-answer sessions with the
faculty, andhands-on workshops.
The topics have been selected to help pediatric health careproviders
improve musculoskeletal examination skills; learnhow to prevent, diagnose and
manage sports injuries and medicalconditions; and address hot topics in
sports medicine and fitness.
Topic highlights and faculty include:
Sports Nutrition, Supplements and Anabolic Steroids and
ChronicShoulder Injuries, with Bernard A. Griesemer, M.D., FAAP,
adjunctclinical faculty, Missouri State University, Springfield;
LumbarSpine and Lower Back Pain, with David T. Bernhardt, M.D.,
FAAP,professor of pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicineand
Public Health, Madison;
Dance Injuries, with Chris Koutures,M.D., FAAP, private practice,
pediatricsand sports medicine,Anaheim Hills, Calif.;
Asthma and Vocal Cord Dysfunction andBoxer's Fracture,
withJoseph A. Congeni, M.D., FAAP, associateprofessor of pediatrics,
NortheasternOhio Universities Collegeof Medicine, Rootstown;
Chronic Knee Injuries, with AmandaWeiss-Kelly, M.D., FAAP,
assistantprofessor of pediatrics andorthopedics, Case Western Reserve
University,Cleveland;
AcuteKnee Injuries and Knee Osteochondritis Dissecans,
withAndrewJ.M. Gregory, M.D., FAAP, assistant professor of orthopedicsand
pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville,Tenn.; and
Acute Shoulder Injuries and Special Needs: Challenged
Athletes,with Michele LaBotz, M.D., private practice, InterMed PA, South
Portland,Maine.
Course director is Paul R. Stricker, M.D., FAAP, sports medicine
specialist,Scripps Clinic Carmel Valley, San Diego.
Participants can earn a maximum of 17.25 AMA PRA Category 1Credits.