2nd Annual UCLA Spinal Cord Injury Symposium

2nd Annual UCLA Spinal Cord Injury Symposium is organized by David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA, Office of Continuing Medical Education and will be held on Apr 27, 2019 at Red Bull North America, Santa Monica, California, United States of America.

Target Audience:
The target audience is health care professionals and researchers invested in improving the care for spinal cord injury patients including neurosurgeons, orthopedists, neurologists, intensivists, rehabilitation specialists, physiatrists, pain management physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and spinal cord injury researchers.

Accreditation:
The Office of Continuing Medical Education, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course Description:
The UCLA Spinal Cord Injury Symposium is a one-day course that presents contemporary and future strategies in the management of spinal cord injury. The first half of the day emphasizes the clinical management of spinal cord injury ranging from initial patient evaluation through postoperative rehabilitation. The management of both chronic spinal cord injury related to cervical spondylotic myelopathy and acute traumatic spinal cord injury will be discussed in didactic lectures, case presentations, and question and answer sessions. Recent evidence-based studies will be utilized. The second half of the course will be focused on emerging basic science and clinical research, and delves into novel functional restoration and neural repair strategies including neuromodulation, stem cells, and cellular therapies. A patient testimonial regarding life with a spinal cord injury will provide context and meaning to all of the treatment modalities.

Objectives:
Attendees completing this course will increase skills and knowledge to better:
• Evaluate and treat both acute and chronic spinal cord injury patients, including operative and nonoperative options, nursing care, and critical care management
• Contrast the surgical approaches for chronic and traumatic spinal cord injury and distinguish which approaches are the most optimal for a specific clinical presentation
• Describe the role of sagittal balance and other spinal deformity parameters in the pathogenesis of cervical spondylotic myelopathy and incorporate these measurements into clinical practice
• Compare traditional and novel rehabilitation strategies following spinal cord injury and formulate individualized treatment plans
• Identify the areas of controversy in the management of traumatic spinal cord injury based on evidenced-based guidelines
• Describe the basic science and clinical research strategies that are actively being translated into the treatment for spinal cord injury patients
• Explore the basic science and clinical research strategies that are likely to be translated into the treatment for spinal cord injury patients in the future