AAFP Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Edition 11

🏋️ AAFP Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine Edition 11

Overview:
This online CME activity is designed for healthcare professionals who want to expand their skills in evaluating, diagnosing, and managing musculoskeletal and sports-related injuries. The course combines evidence-based guidance, expert faculty insights, and practical techniques to improve patient care on and off the playing field. Special attention is given to injury assessment, pain management, prevention strategies, and care for athletes, including Special Olympics participants.

🎯 Learning Objectives

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Evaluate and diagnose common musculoskeletal conditions.

• Prepare evidence-based treatment plans using pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies.

• Assess injured bones or soft tissue to determine stage and severity.

• Review examination techniques: range of motion, stability, bone alignment, soft tissue swelling/masses.

• Counsel athletes on injury avoidance and protective gear.

📚 Key Topics / Sessions

Upper Extremity & Shoulder

• Acute Clavicle and Shoulder Injuries – Charles W. Webb, DO

• Chronic Shoulder Pain – Nate Falk, MD, MBA, CAQSM, FAAFP

• Evaluation and Management of Common Ailments of the Elbow, Forearm, and Wrist – Fred H. Brennan, Jr., DO, FAOASM, FAAFP

• Get to Know Hand Injuries Like the Back of Your Hand – Sarah Merrill, MD

Lower Extremity & Hips

• Acute Knee – Nate Falk, MD, MBA, CAQSM, FAAFP

• Chronic Knee Pain in Primary Care – Sarah Merrill, MD

• Common Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Injuries – Deepak S. Patel, MD, FAAFP

• Evaluation and Management of Acute Foot Pain and Injuries – Fred H. Brennan, Jr., DO, FAOASM, FAAFP

• Evaluation and Management of Hip Pain – Justin Bailey, MD, FAAFP

• Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: When it is Not Just a Simple Ankle Sprain – Velyn Wu, MD, MACM, CAQSM, FAAFP

Spine & Neurological Conditions

• Cervical Spine – W. Joshua Cox, DO, FACOFP

• Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Injuries – Charles W. Webb, DO

• The Headaches and Confusion in Concussion Management – Deepak S. Patel, MD, FAAFP

• The Challenge of the Limping Child – Suraj Achar, MD

Musculoskeletal Disorders & Pain Management

• Myofascial Pain Syndrome – Thomas Sabalaske, DO

• Osteoarthritis in the Old and Young – Nate Falk, MD, MBA, CAQSM, FAAFP

• Osteoporosis: 2023 ACP Guideline Update – Robin Cornel Creamer, DO, FAAFP

• Musculoskeletal Pain Management – Beyond Opioids: Exploring Effective Alternatives – Brian V. Joachims, MD, FAAFP

• Gout: Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention – Naomi R. Clancy, MD, FAAFP

• Unraveling the Overlapping Web: Musculoskeletal Manifestations of the Inflammatory Arthritides – Brian V. Joachims, MD, FAAFP

Preventive & Holistic Approaches

• Exercise is Medicine: Moving Your Patients to Better Health – Deepak S. Patel, MD, FAAFP

• Adding to Your Toolbox: Pre-Participation Physical Examination – Namita Bhardwaj, MD, MS, MPH

• Team Physician for Special Olympics – Jeffrey A. Zlotnick, MD, DABFP, FAAFP

• From Your Friendly Prior Authorization Reviewer – Adrienne Parad, MD, FAAFP

• Reflection Session* – Deepak S. Patel, MD, FAAFP

🏷️ Categories

1. Sports Medicine – Athletic injuries, pediatric and adolescent sports care, Special Olympics care.

2. Orthopedics – Upper/lower extremity, spine, hip, knee, shoulder, foot, hand.

3. Musculoskeletal Disorders – Osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, inflammatory arthritides, myofascial pain.

4. Pain Management – Pharmacologic, non-opioid strategies, rehabilitation, myofascial pain.

5. Diagnostics & Examination – Range of motion, stability, bone alignment, imaging (MRI).

6. Preventive Care & Exercise – Injury prevention, protective gear, exercise prescription.