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Special Sessions

Update on Arthroscopic E & M and Surgical Coding

1.5 Category 1 CME credit hours of lecture

Thursday, November 20
Presentation: 10:00 am – 11:30 am

William R. Beach, MD – Chairman
Louis F. McIntyre, MD

Objectives:
At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

1. Present and understand the motives for the recent AANA resolutions.
2. 
Review the proper use of consultation codes.
3. Review E&M coding rules and their implications.
4. Review common arthroscopic code scenarios.
5. Provide ample time to review participant coding questions.

Fee: $100

To register, please complete the Advance Registration form.

This is a practical, not theoretical course. By attending this course, you will generate more income by working smarter, not harder.

 

Current Concepts in MRI Interpretation
of the Knee, Shoulder, and Hip

 2 Category 1 CME credit hours of lecture

Saturday, November 22
Presentation: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
 

Hollis G. Potter, MD - Chairman
Russell C. Fritz, MD

Objectives:

At the completion of this symposium, the participants will:

1. Review MRI of the rotator cuff, impingement and instability, including SLAP lesions and shoulder of the throwing athlete. 
2. Review MRI of the elbow with regards to tendinosis, cartilage abnormalities. 
3. Recognize characteristics lesions of the TFC and intrinsic ligaments. 
4. In the knee, the MRI appearance and diagnostic parameters of meniscal disorders, ligamentous disruption, cartilage lesions and bone marrow injury will be reviewed.
5.
Both the pre and post operative appearances will be discussed.
6.
SLAP lesions and other isolated labral pathology will be discussed.
7.
Cartilage and labral lesions of the hip will also be discussed, as they appear on MRI examination, including FAI.

Fee: $100 (Registration includes lunch)
To register, please complete the Advance Registration form

     
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