Event Phone: 1-973-633-1500

Ultrasound Hands-On Workshop:

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Ultrasound Focus Series: Hand/Wrist

Lecturer:

Todd P. Stitik, MD, RMSK and  President – New Jersey Society of PM&R

Todd Stitik is a Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

His primary clinical interests include musculoskeletal ultrasound, osteoarthritis and image-guided injection procedures.

 

 

Workshop Overview:

The workshop will consist of lecture and video material from actual injections with an emphasis on the hand/wrist

• Videotaped examples of actual injection procedures
• Hands-on small group scanning for diagnostic and simulated injection procedures
• Dorsal wrist/hand: 1st dorsal compartment; 2nd-6th dorsal compartments; distal & proximal intersection syndromes; 1st CMC, MCP, PIP, & DIP joints; radiocarpal & distal radioulnar joints; TFCC; scapholunate ligament;radial nerve block; dorsal ganglion cyst aspiration/fenestration
• Volar wrist/hand: carpal tunnel procedures (corticosteroid injection, median nerve hydrodissection; volar ganglion cyst aspiration/fenestration; trigger finger procedures (tendon sheath corticosteroid injection, A1 pulley fenestration); Volar plate PRP

Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

This activity is made possible by an educational grant, and in-kind contribution of ultrasound machines from Konica Minolta.

 Please visit www.nyspmr.org or www.njspmr.org for more info