AAHS ASPN ASRM - 2013 Annual Meeting - American Association ...

AAHS CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
AAHS MEETING OBJECTIVES:
1. To present clinical and basic science studies on a variety of hand and upper extremity problems.
2. To integrate principles of hand therapy with surgical management of hand and upper extremity problems.
3. To review principles of managing common hand and upper extremity problems.
4. To enhance the intellectual discourses of the annual meeting through an integrated program with the related surgical societies of the AAHS, ASRM and the ASPN.
5. To implement bioskills courses and enhance management of fractures and arthritis.
6. To present hand therapy issues related to the evidence-based intervention for a variety of hand problems and fractures.
7. To encourage the exchange of knowledge and expertise of the various specialties involved with hand surgery.
METHODS TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES WILL BE:
1. Original research will be presented as papers in an open session that will encourage audience participation.
2. Recognized experts will present instructional courses and panels on hand and upper extremity problems.
3. Hand therapy principles will be reviewed on a special focused day and throughout the meeting.
4. A combined meeting with outstanding papers contributed by the AAHS, ASRM and ASPN with a focus on nerve , Brachial Plexus injury, and war injuries.
5. Bioskills courses will be presented on operative procedures related to fractures and arthritis using cadaver dissections to illustrate surgical techniques.
ACCREDITATION/CME
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons® (ASPS®) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing
medical education for physicians. The Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation(r) (PSEF®) is the clinical education arm of the ASPS. The PSEF designates this
educational activity for Category I credit towards the American Medical Association Physician’s Recognition Award as follows (Credit hours subject to change):
AAHS ANNUAL MEETING
January 10-13, 2007 13.75 hours
COMPREHENSIVE HAND SURGERY REVIEW COURSE
January 12, 2007 5.25 hours
AAHS/ASRM/ASPN COMBINED DAY
January 13, 2007 4.0 hours
Additional CME hours are available for Instructional/Bioskills Courses on an hour-for-hour basis, awarded solely based on registration lists, as follows:
Course # CME
Bioskills Workshops BW1 - BW6 2.0 hours each
Instructional Courses 102 - 107 1.0 hour each
Instructional Courses 108 - 113 1.0 hour each
Instructional Courses 115 - 120 1.0 hour each
Credit hours are subject to program changes.
COPYRIGHT
All of the proceedings of the annual meeting, including the presentations of scientific papers, are intended solely for the benefit of the membership of the American
Association for Hand Surgery. No statement or presentation made at the meeting is to be regarded as dedicated to the public domain. Any statement or presentation
is to be regarded as limited publication only and all property rights in the material presented, including common law copyright, are expressly reserved to the
speaker or to theamerican Association for Hand Surgery. Any sound reproduction, transcript, or other use of material presented at the meeting without the permission
of the speaker or the American Association for Hand Surgery is prohibited to the full extent of common law copyright in such material.
THE USE OF CAMERAS OR PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT IS NOT PERMITTED DURING THE PRESENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS.
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