Hands-on Skills for the Team Physician

Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015
8 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest
Kasych Family Pavilion
Educational Conference Center room 1
Hands-on Skills for
the Team Physician
This educational seminar is presented by physicians from OAA Orthopaedic
Specialists and Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN), in conjunction with the
certified athletic trainers from LVHN. The course will use a combination of
lectures, videos and breakout sessions where participants will get a chance to
practice the techniques being taught.
This course is limited to the first 40 registrants.
Agenda
8–8:30 a.m.Pre-game:
Pre-test
Overview of workshop
Event Planning and Emergency Response Plans
Role of Team Physician
8:30–9:45 a.m.
Target Audience
Physicians and physician assistants who would like to be involved in providing
sideline coverage for area sporting events, especially football. This course will
give you the tools to be better able to handle emergency situations on-site at
sporting events working together with the entire sports medicine team of
physicians, physician assistants, athletic trainers and coaches.
Objectives
Utilizing “S.M.A.R.T” (Sideline Management Assessment Response Techniques)
developed by the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, this
educational seminar aims to:
• Improve the quality of medical coverage for student athletes
• Increase the confidence and competency of physicians providing care to
athletes
F irst Quarter:
On-field Injury Assessments – Upper and Lower Extremity
Examination of athlete in equipment
Fractures and Dislocations – reduction techniques
Immobilization and splinting techniques
9:45–10:30 a.m. S
econd Quarter:
On-field Management of Spine-Injured Athlete
Log roll and lift athlete; shoulder pad and helmet
removal
10:30–10:45 a.m. Halftime
10:45–11:30 a.m. T hird Quarter:
Assessment and Management of Head-Injured/Concussed
Athlete
11:30 a.m.–noonFourth Quarter:
Return to Play Functional Assessments
Upper and lower extremity
Noon–12:15 p.m.Post-game:
Debriefing
Post-test
Workshop evaluation
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Registration Information
LVHN Faculty
Registration deadline: July 29, 2015
Neil Mathews, MD, CAQSM, FAAFP
Chief, Department of Family Medicine,
Section of Sports Medicine
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Mike Krafczyk, MD
OAA Orthopaedic Specialists
Dave Maxted, LAT, ATC
Clinical Manager, Athletic Training
Services, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Rob Palumbo, MD
OAA Orthopaedic Specialists
Registration instructions
To complete electronic registration for this free event, please go to
LVHN.org/CE-calendar. Use the arrow to scroll forward through the months
until you find the date for this event. Click on the title of the event and then
the REGISTER icon (yellow pencil). You will receive an email confirmation of
your registration. Please keep this infor­mation since it contains your receipt
and instructions in case you need to cancel.
Registration is FREE
On-site registrations may be available if space permits at an additional fee of
$10. Please be prepared for additional time to process your registration
when you arrive. Payment can be made on-site by check or credit card only.
LVHN colleagues please bring your LVHN badge the day of the event since
we will be using the badge swipe to record your attendance.
Cancellations and substitutions
Lehigh Valley Health Network reserves the right to substitute faculty listed in
this flyer and will provide comparable alternative faculty.
Evaluation email policy
Laura Dunne, MD
OAA Orthopaedic Specialists
Jill Crosson, DO
OAA Orthopaedic Specialists
Chris Hawkins, MD
OAA Orthopaedic Specialists
Designation Statement
Lehigh Valley Health Network is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society
to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. Lehigh Valley Health
Network designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2.25 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credits.TM Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with
the extent of their participation in the educational activity.
Lehigh Valley Health Network is an approved provider of continuing nursing
education by the PA State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Completion Criteria:
Lehigh Valley Health Network respects your right to privacy and will not sell,
lease or provide your contact information to a third party. By registering for
this event, you agree to be contacted after the event for a post-event
evaluation survey. RNs should note that contact hours may only be awarded
when the completed evaluation is received.
For questions, please contact the Division of Education at 610-402-2277.
Registered nurses attending the entire program and completing the evaluation
tool will receive 2.25 contact hours.
Activity approved by ASRT for 2 Category A Credits.
It is Lehigh Valley Health Network’s policy to ensure balance, independence,
objectivity and scientific rigor in all of our educational programs. Faculty and all
others who have the ability to control content of continuing education activities
provided by Lehigh Valley Health Network are expected to disclose to the
audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of
interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).
Directions
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest site is located at 1200 S. Cedar Crest Blvd.,
Allentown, PA 18103. Directions may be found on our website at LVHN.org.
Click on “Facilities and Directions” and choose Cedar Crest.
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