Details

• Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
• Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. *Time is subject to change
• Delivery: Hybrid *a virtual option is available
• Location: McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Road South, Hamilton, ON L8P 0A1

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 activity, the participants will be able to:

• Identify and describe the multidisciplinary approaches for pain management intervention.
• Identify and describe current interventional pain therapies available for neuropathic pain of the upper extremity.
• Describe the characteristics associated with identifying patients who would be candidates for surgery.
• Apply the principles of pain neuroscience education to painful subacute and chronic hand conditions.
• Discuss the barriers and solutions associated with return to work after common hand injuries.
• Identify the role of specialty clinics for and summarize physician decision-making for return to work.
• Describe the diagnostic procedures and management of ligament injuries of the hand.
• Describe physical examinations to differentiate between neck, shoulder, and hand pain.
• Clinically examine the wrist and hand for ligament and tendon injuries.

Accreditation Statements

The Continuing Professional Development Office (CPD) at McMaster University 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. It has been certified by the Continuing Professional Development Office (CPD) at McMaster University for up to 5.25 Mainpro+ credits. 2.0 Mainpro+ credits for post conference workshop.

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 the Continuing Professional Development Office (CPD) at McMaster University. You may claim a maximum of 5.25 MOC Section 1 hours and 2.0 Mainpro+ credits for post conference workshop. 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 https://edhub.ama-assn.org/pages/about-ama-education.

Each attendee should only claim the hours they attended.