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

ASPN CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
ASPN MEETING OBJECTIVES:
1. To present and discuss experimental techniques in nerve research.
2. To provide exposure to emerging technologies in the management of nerve and extremity injuries.
3. To understand electrodiagnostic evaluation of acute and chronic nerve injuries.
4. To present and discuss the management of nerve injury and nerve tumors.
5. To present and discuss evolving management of nerve injury causing pain.
6. To present and discuss the physiology of the neuromuscular junction and muscle reinnervation.
METHODS TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES WILL BE:
1. Scientific presentations on current and recent advances in research on nerve injury and repair.
2. Seminars from invited experts on specialized topics related to reinnervation, reconstruction and nerve tumors.
3. Invited lectures from clinical scientists and researchers in nerve biology, pathophysiology and injury.
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® (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/ASRM/ASPN COMBINED DAY
January 13, 2007 4.0 hours
ASPN ANNUAL MEETING
January 13 - 14, 2007 13.0 hours
Additional CME hours are available for Instructional Courses on an hour-for-hour basis, awarded solely based on registration lists, as follows:
COURSE # CME
Instructional Courses 201 - 205 1.00 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 Society for Peripheral Nerve. No statement or presentation made at the meeting is to be regarded as dedicated to the public domain. Any statement
or presentation made at the meeting 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 the American Society for Peripheral Nerve. Any sound reproduction, transcript, or other use of material
presented at the meeting without the permission of the speaker or the American Society for Peripheral Nerve is prohibited to the full extent of common
law copyright in such material.
DISCLAIMER
The content of this program is presented solely for educational purposes and is intended for use by medical practitioners in the peripheral nerve specialty. This
material is intended to express the opinions, techniques or approaches of the authors and presenters, which may be beneficial and/or of interest to other practitioners.
Sponsorship of this program is not to be construed, in any fashion, as an endorsement of the materials presented.
The view expressed and the subject material presented in the course of any activities sponsored by the American Society for Peripheral Nerve including lectures,
seminars, instructional courses, or otherwise, represent the personal views of the individual participants and do not represent the opinion of the American Society
for Peripheral Nerve. The Society assumes no responsibilities for such views or materials, and hereby expressly disclaims any and all warranties, expressed or
implied, for the content of any Society sponsored presentations. Further, the Society hereby acknowledges that while its broad purpose is to promote the development
and exchange of knowledge pertaining to peripheral nerve regeneration; it does so only in the contest of a private forum without making any representations
to the public whatsoever. Accordingly, the Society declares that its primary purpose is to benefit only its physician members, and responsibility of the
Society for acts or omissions of Society members dealing with the public is hereby expressly disclaimed.
THE USE OF CAMERAS OR PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT IS NOT PERMITTED DURING THE PRESENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS.
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