COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Foot and ankle orthopedic sports medicine physicians are specially trained in the total care of athletes and other active people. They work closely with orthopedic surgeons, athletic trainers and athletes and assist in assessing injuries and determining appropriate return-to-play goals.   
 
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Orthopedists, Team Physicians, Primary Care Physicians, Pediatricians, Physicians in Training, Physician Assistants, Athletic Trainers, Exercise Physiologists, Nurses and other interested healthcare providers.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Identify different approached to surgical cases to improve outcomes and patient safety.
  • Implement anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, gait pathology, microbiology, pharmacology, pain management and immunology as they relate to foot and ankle orthopedics.
  • Assess surgical and clinical cases to improve outcomes and patient safety.
  • Compare up-to-date foot and ankle journals related to foot and ankle specialties.

 


FACULTY & DISCLOSURES:

Christopher Hodgkins, M.D.
Chief, Foot and Ankle Surgery Department
Baptist Health Ortho Care Miami, Florida

Christopher Hodgkins, M.D. Hodgkins, Christopher M.D., faculty for this educational activity, is a consultant and member of the speakers’ bureau for Anthrex, and he will not include off-label or unapproved product usage in his presentation(s) or discussion(s).

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has also been approved for 1.5 credit hour for Athletic Trainers and Advanced Practical Registered Nurses. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

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American Board of Surgery - Maintenance of Certification (MOC) - Accredited CME - General Surgery

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

Successful completion of this course is submitted to specialty boards through the ACCME's PARS system. 

 

Session date: 
05/08/2024 - 6:30am to 8:00am EDT
  • 1.50 ABS MOC II
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Athletic Training
  • 1.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Nursing

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