Time

Friday, May 4, 2007      7:00 AM-5:15 PM

7:00 AM

Continental Breakfast and Registration

8:00 AM

History of Distal Radius Fractures: Jesse Jupiter, MD

8:45 AM

Treatment - Extraarticular Malunions: Diego Fernandez, MD

9:30 AM

Fragment Specific Approaches: Options, Techniques, Results: Robert Medoff, MD

9:45 AM

Anatomy of the Distal Radius:  David Nelson, MD

Refreshment Break

10:30 AM

Results with the Micronail:  Matt Putnam, MD

10:45 AM

Early vs. Late Motion with ORIF:  What does the data show?  Jesse Jupiter, MD

11:15 AM

Panel Discussion:  What Surgical Techniques Are Still Relevant in 2007?  Moderator:  David Nelson, MD

Lunch:  including case studies  with Jorge Orbay, MD

1:00 PM

Biomechanics of the Wrist:  Ken Flowers, PT, CHT

1:45 PM

Golden Gate View of Disability after Wrist Fracture: Joy MacDermid, Ph.D, PT

2:30 PM

Biomechanics- the Forearm:  Shelli Lucas Dellinger, OTR, CHT

3:00 PM

Treatment - Forearm Fractures: Shelli Lucas Dellinger, CHT

3:30 PM

Refreshment Break

4:00 PM

Conservative Management of CTS:  Donna Stanton,  OTR, CHT

4:30 PM

Panel Discussion:  Hand Rehabilitation Focus for Effective Treatment    Moderator:  Linda J. Johnson, OTR/L

7:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM

Treatment of Intraarticular Malunions:  Diego Fernandez

Therapist will choose from one of the (3) hour labs.  (Clinical Examination of the Wrist will be repeated on 5/6/07).

9:00 AM

Clinical Examination of the Wrist  (3 hr lab-small groups):  Ken Flowers, PT, CHT

Clinical examination of the wrist followed by a systematic approach to wrist evaluation including palpation and provocative testing.

Refreshment break 10:30

Outcomes Measures for Hand & Upper Extremity (2 hr lab): Joy MacDermid, PhD, PT

Evidence based outcome studies as they relate to clinical practice.

Understanding Common Upper Extremity X-rays: David L. Nelson, MD

12:30 PM

Lunch:  including cases studies  with Randi Bindra, MD

1:30 PM

Dynamic Splinting of the Wrist and Hand (4 hr lab):

Nancy Chee, OTR, CHT &  Lucy Jacob OTR, CHT & Shelli Lucas Dellinger, OTR/CHT

Splint fabrication of (3) advanced splints including a Muenster splint, dynamic wrist, and finger flexion and/or extension splint.  Advanced splinting techniques will be reviewed and taping alternatives for wrist injuries will be demonstrated.

Refreshment break 3:00 PM

Time

Sunday, May 6, 2007   8:00 AM – 1:00 PM

7:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM

Complications of the Volar Approach:  Jorge Orbay, MD

Therapist will choose from one of the (3) hour labs.  (Clinical Examination of the Wrist will be repeated on 5/6/07).

9:00 AM

Clinical Examination of the Wrist:

 Ken Flowers, PT, CHT

Clinical examination of the wrist followed by a systematic approach to wrist evaluation including palpation and provocative testing.  

Refreshment break 10:30

Rehabilitation of Distal Radius Fractures:

Joy MacDermid, PhD, PT  

Evidence based treatment techniques will be identified. 

12:30 PM

Lunch:  Course Summary and Review, Drawing for Raffle Prizes