Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Hemophilia : Basic Bony Anatomy of the Ankle, Elbow, and Knee

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Hemophilia : Basic Bony Anatomy of the Ankle, Elbow, and Knee is organized by University of California San Diego School of Medicine (UCSD SOM) and will be held during Feb 03, 2017 - Feb 02, 2018.

The target audience for this medical event is physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and physical therapists involved and/or interested in MSKUS as point-of care imaging tool to assist with diagnosis and treatment of joint pains in people with hemophilia. Other healthcare professionals involved in hemophilia clinical care may benefit from this education program as well. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

This activity is a 30-minute presentation covering the basic bony anatomy of the ankle, elbow, and knee. Musculoskeletal disease is common in hemophilia. Hemophilic arthropathy is a frequent and debilitating comorbidity. The clinical exam to diagnose and treat hemarthrosis, joint problems and musculoskeletal abnormalities is unreliable. There is an urgent medical need to teach MSKUS techniques to hemophilia providers for wide-spread use for diagnosis and management of hemophilic arthropathy. Foundational knowledge of the anatomy of the ankle, elbow, and knee is essential in learning the skills needed to utilize these techniques in practice.

Conference Objectives are :
• Altering the financial relationship with the commercial interest.
• Altering the individual's control over CME content about the products or services of the commercial interest, and/or
• validating the activity content through independent peer review. All persons are also required to disclose any discussions of off label/unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Persons who refuse or fail to disclose are disqualified from participating in the CME activity. Participants will be asked to evaluate whether the speaker's outside interests reflect a possible bias in the planning or presentation of the activity. This information is used to plan future activities.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.