80023494: Spinal Disorders: Updates in Diagnosis and Management for the Primary Care Physician

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ACCREDITATION STATEMENT The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Description:
With the aging population comes new challenges in the management of spinal conditions. It’s essential to keep our community of physicians and health care providers abreast of the new technologies and/or methods used to treat spinal disorders. In this activity, we will cover degenerative disorders (spinal disk herniations, spinal stenosis, degenerative spinal column malalignment) and oncological disorders (primary spinal tumors and metastatic spinal tumors). We will examine new treatment protocols dealing with management of spinal disorders in the osteoporotic patient. We will explore non-surgical management (vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, nerve root blocks, and epidural steroid injections), as well as surgical, both using minimally invasive techniques and standard conventional surgical techniques. Spinal technology is an ever-evolving field. We will use evidence-based medicine to refute or confirm the validity of such new interventions and their impact on functional outcomes.

Objectives:
After attending this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:
• Describe the current treatment options for patients with metastatic spinal column disease
• Describe the current treatment options for patients with lumbar stenosis and neurogenic claudication
• Define the cervical spine pathologies related to rheumatoid arthritis and its surgical management
• Recognize the non-surgical management options for patients with chronic low back and neck pain
• Recognize the selection criteria for patients with low back pain who may benefit from lumbar fusion
• Outline evidence-based literature for management of patients with lumbar disk herniation

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Policy On Speaker And Provider Disclosure

It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that the speaker and provider disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made in the activity handout materials.