Tending to Tendons: Diagnosis and Management of Injuries and Tendinopathy
This course was held on Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Program Overview: This course is targeted for family practitioners, doctors of internal medicine, neurologists, rheumatologists, orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine specialists, athletic trainers, emergency medicine physicians, physiatrists, PAs, nurses, NPs, and hand therapists.
The goal of the program is to educate providers on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of tendon injuries and tendinopathies. This will help practitioners in the community to provide the proper care, testing, and referral for patients with tendon issues.
PRESENTERS
Roger L. Simpson, MD, MBA, FACS
Laurence T. Glickman, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
Brian A. Pinsky, MD, FACS
Haritha B. Veeramachaneni, MD
Michael R. Christy, MD, MA, FACS
Nikhil Agrawal, MD
Kathleen Galeno, OT, CHT
AGENDA
8:00 a.m. Welcome
8:10 a.m. Tendon Biology and Tendon Healing
8:30 a.m. Updates on Flexor Repair
8:50 a.m. Extensor Tendon Repair
9:10 a.m. Flexor Tendon Reconstruction
9:30 a.m. Questions
9:35 a.m. Tendon Transfers
9:55 a.m. Therapy for Tendon Injuries
10:20 a.m. Trigger Fingers
10:40 a.m. Other Tendinopathies (De Quervain’s Intersection, ECU, FCR)
11:00 a.m. Use of Local Anesthesia in Tendon Repair (WALANT)
11:20 a.m. Questions
11:25 a.m. Closing Remarks
For any questions, contact: Lisa Munier 516.629.3824 • lmunier@lipsg.com
