80028385: Fourth Annual Spinal Disorders: Updates in Diagnosis and Management

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 live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other Credit American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME. Physician assistants receive a maximum of 6.25 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Description

With an aging population come new challenges in managing patients with spinal disorders. In the last 30 years, there has been great progress in treating spinal disorders using both operative and non-operative techniques. There have also been numerous well-documented studies assessing outcomes of patients with spinal disorders from many treatment plans. However, providers are often facing challenges to properly diagnose, treat and manage the overall treatment process.

In our Fourth Annual Spinal Disorders CME course, we will examine new diagnostic and treatment protocols for patients with a variety of spinal disorders. We will begin by exploring best practices of identifying the most common diagnostic tools and treatment options for low back pain, spinal stenosis, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spondylolisthesis, cervical radiculopathy and cervical myelopathy. We will also review brachial plexus pathologies and treatment plans for patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the cervical spine.

This course will explore both surgical and non-surgical techniques such as physical therapy to refute or confirm the validity of evidence-based treatments, 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 lumbar spondylolisthesis and disc herniations
• Describe the current treatment options for patients with spinal stenosis
• Outline evidence-based treatment of physical therapies for the lumbar spine
• Recognize the pathologies for brachial plexus
• Describe current treatment options for patients with cervical myelopathy
• Identify common spinal diagnostics and imaging tools
• Recognize the non-surgical management options for patients with chronic low back pain and when to use injections.

Talks

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.