ELiTE Intermediate Hand and Wrist Course

ELiTE Intermediate Hand and Wrist Course is organized by Acumed LLC and will be held on Dec 11, 2021 at USF Health, CAMLS, Tampa, Florida, United States of America.

Target Audience: Orthopedic Resident in their third and fourth year.

Course Overview:
The ELiTE Resident and Fellow Curriculum was designed by Jeffrey Greenberg, MD, Fellowship Director at Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center, and Jerry Huang, MD, Fellowship Director at University of Washington Combined Hand Fellowship, in collaboration with leading orthopedic resident and fellowship educators in the United States.

The Intermediate Hand and Wrist Resident and Fellow Course is a full-day cadaveric program with didactic lectures, case review, and hands-on surgical skills practice time.

Learning Objectives:
Hand:
• Enhance knowledge of the anatomy and biomechanics of the hand.
• Evaluate common metacarpal and phalangeal fractures and understand surgical treatment options.
• Evaluate, identify, and understand treatment of carpometacarpal fractures and dislocations.
• Evaluate thumb metacarpal base fractures and understand surgical treatment options.
• Evaluate and develop treatment strategies for the mangled hand.
• Practice surgical  techniques for approach, dissection, and fixation of fractures in the hand.

Wrist:
• Enhance knowledge of the anatomy and biomechanics of the wrist.
• Evaluate and understand surgical treatment options for distal radius fractures.
• Evaluate and understand surgical treatment options for distal ulna fractures.
• Evaluate and understand  treatment options for scaphoid fractures.
• Understand the anatomy and biomechanics of carpal instability as well as treatment options.
• Practice surgical techniques for approach, dissection, and fixation in the wrist.