2011 Annual Musculoskeletal Update for Primary Care
Urgencies & Emergencies in Musculoskeletal Medicine
This course is designed to help address emergencies encountered in musculoskeletal medicine such as polyarticular flare in RA, worsening SOB in a scleroderma patient, vasculitis, chest pain and seizures in a lupus patient, tendon infections & ruptures, sideline emergencies, acute pain, etc.
The program will include presentation of interesting cases and panel discussions led by faculty from OHSU’s Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases and Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, and workshops on joint injections.
Presented by OHSU Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases and the OHSU Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Presentations
| Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|
| What happens to older people with spinal stenosis over time? | Andrew J. Haig, M.D., The University of Michigan |
| Opioids: Use with Caution | Brett R. Stacey, M.D., OHSU Comprehensive Pain Center |
| Sports Medicine Emergencies: When You’re the One Sweating | Charles W. Webb, D.O. Associate Professor of Family Medicine & Orthopedics Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Oregon Health & Science University |
| Epidurals | Andrew J. Haig, M.D., The University of Michigan |
| Neurologic Deficits: Operate or Wait? | Nels Carlson, M.D. Robert Orfaly, M.D. |
| Adult Spinal Deformity 2010 | Robert Hart, M.D., OHSU Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation |
| Tendon Infections & Ruptures | Robert M. Orfaly, M.D., F.C.R.S.(C) Associate Professor OHSU Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation |
