Amy Hite – Advances in Orthopaedic Care: It’s Not Just Broken Bones

Advances in Orthopaedic Care: It’s Not Just Broken Bones – Amy Hite

 

• Fracture Management
• The Orthopaedic Work-Up
• Sports Medicine
• Overuse Conditions
• Spinal Disorders
• Pediatric Considerations
• Orthopaedic Complications
• Degenerative Orthopaedics: Total Joint Replacement

The orthopaedic patient can be one of the most demanding and technically complicated patients that you will care for. Treatment and management techniques are constantly changing in this evolving specialty and it is essential to keep up to date with the most current treatments to ensure the best outcomes for your patients.

Join our experienced orthopaedic speaker, Amy Hite, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, and gain the most cutting-edge assessment, management, and treatment strategies for the wide range of orthopedic patients that you will treat. Amy draws from her many years of diverse experience to enhance your orthopaedic assessment skills through visuals of orthopaedic tests and practical case study exercises and give you the latest advances in diagnostic techniques and treatment modalities for orthopaedic conditions across the lifespan. You will learn the latest in clinical guidelines for both adult and pediatric fracture care, orthopaedic trauma, sports medicine and treatment for degenerative joint disorders. You will leave this seminar with the most up-to-date tools and strategies to care for orthopaedic conditions from the total age spectrum.

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OUTLINE

Musculoskeletal Anatomy/Physiology

• Fracture Patterns
• Bone Healing
• Osteoporosis
• Soft Tissue Anatomy

Orthopaedic Work-up

• History
• Physical Assessment
• Diagnostic Studies: X-rays, CT scans, MRIs and Labs

Degenerative Joint Disease

• Conservative Treatment Options
• Surgical Treatment Options
  • Hips
  • Knees
  • Shoulders
  • Other joints
  • Prosthesis Types
  • Selection Criteria
  • Methods of Fixation
  • Post-operative Rehabilitation Complications

Orthopaedic Complications

• Osteomyelitis
• Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Pulmonary/Fat Emboli
• Compartment Syndrome
• Immobility

Overuse Conditions

• Bursitis
• Tendonitis
• Epicondylitis
• Carpal Tunnel
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Iliotibial Band Syndrome

Fracture Management and Fixation Techniques

• Fracture Types and Stress Fractures
  • Clavicle Fractures
  • Scapula Fractures
  • Humeral Fractures
  • Elbow Fractures
  • Forearm and Wrist Fractures
  • Hand and Finger Fractures
  • Spinal Fractures
  • Pelvis and Hip Fractures
  • Femoral Fractures
  • Patellar Fractures
  • Tibia/Fibula Fractures
  • Ankle and Foot Fractures

Pediatric Fractures and Considerations

• Salter Harris Classification
• Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)

Sports Medicine

• Rotator Cuff Injuries
• AC Joint Injuries
• Shoulder Dislocations
• Finger Injuries
• Knee Injuries/Terrible Triad
• OCD Lesions
• Patellar Pain
• Shin Splints
• Ankle and Foot Injuries

Spinal Disorders

• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
• Spinal Stenosis

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OBJECTIVES

1. Explain the mechanism of bone and fracture healing.
2. Recognize the essential components of a focused orthopaedic examination.
3. Discuss the basic concepts for degenerative joint disease treatment.
4. Analyze potentially serious orthopaedic complications.
5. Evaluate the impact of overuse conditions on activities of daily living.
6. Discriminate between fracture patterns.
7. Assess common sports injuries and recommended treatment options.
8. Demonstrate an improved clinical competence in orthopaedics.

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