The McMaster University Hand, Arm, Nerve (MacHANd) Group is an interdisciplinary team promoting excellence in education, clinical service, and research for hand and upper limb injuries, diseases, and disorders.

Target Audience

Chiropractors, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Family Physicians, Occupational Therapists, Physician Assistants, Physiatrists, Physiotherapists, Radiologists, Sports Medicine Physicians, Residents, Students, and all other Health Professions interested in upper extremity disorders.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this learning activity, the participants will be able to:

• Identify the clinical tests, imaging, and therapy options for wrist pain.
• Recognize dermatology issues in the upper extremity.
• Discuss the issues and surgical options for thoracic outlet syndrome and radiculopathy. 
• Describe nutritional strategies for management of upper extremity conditions.
• Identify ways for patients to access physiotherapy in the community.
• Summarize differential diagnoses for kids with painful hands.
• Describe acupuncture for the wrist and hand.
• Examine the wrist.
• Summarize skin health and wound care for hand injury and conditions.

Accreditation Statements

McMaster University, Continuing Professional Development Program (CPD) is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) to provide CFPC Mainpro+ and RCPSC Maintenance of Certification (MOC) study credits for Continuing Medical Education.

This one-credit-per-hour Group-Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the McMaster University Continuing Professional Development Program for up to 5.75 Mainpro+ credits.

This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by McMaster University Continuing Professional Development Program. You may claim a maximum of 5.75 MOC Section 1 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme.

Each attendee should only claim the hours they attended.