The Division of General Medical Disciplines in the Department of Medicine, Occupational Health and Surgical Anatomy at Stanford University School of Medicine

This CME activity focuses on providing a biomechanical and anatomic framework for physicians to understand musculoskeletal medicine, providing a clinical paradigm and confidence that clinicians can apply to all musculoskeletal injury care, reducing referral needs, improving recovery timeframes, and reducing condition relapse potential. Interactive Case scenarios, video demonstrations of exam techniques, and computer modeling will augment the didactic material. Patient education tools will be accessible online for reference in an effort to foster further learning and patient independent recovery.

Intended Audience  

This course is designed for physicians in family practice, primary care, general surgery, internal medicine, neurology, emergency medicine/ urgent care, as well as nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and allied health professionals.

1. Evaluate a patient for basic musculoskeletal conditions associated with posture, ergonomics and biomechanics.
2. Reduce prescription of narcotic pain medications while enhancing utilization of physical modalities (physical therapy, acupuncture, myofascial or active release techniques) through integration of biomechanical- and trigger-point-based diagnostic approaches.
3. Differentiate between common musculoskeletal conditions, based on patient history and mechanism of injury to target the root cause of pain and dysfunction.
4. Manage musculoskeletal injuries through employing imaging studies as tools to guide treatment and referrals.
5. Educate patients regarding performance of independent home exercises, additionally gaining an online stretching source for patient referral.

• Release Date: July 26, 2017
  
• Expiration Date: July 26, 2020
  
• Estimated Time to Complete: 2.50 Hour
• CME Credits Offered: 2.50
• Registration Fee: FREE
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Disclosures

The following planners and authors have indicated that they have no relationships with industry to disclose relative to the content of this activity:

Richard Wittman, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, General Medical Disciplines
Stanford University School of Medicine
Course Director
Author

Sakti Srivastava, MD
Associate Professor (Teaching), Division of Clinical Anatomy
Associate Professor (Teaching) (by courtesy), Bioengineering
Director, Digital MEdIC (Medical Education International Collaborative)
Stanford University School of Medicine
Course Director
Author

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Cultural and Linguistic Competency

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Bibliography

Cayea, D., Perera, S., & Weiner, D. K. (2006). Chronic low back pain in older adults: what physicians know, what they think they know, and what they should be taught. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 54(11), 1772-1777.

Day, C. S., Yeh, A. C., Franko, O., Ramirez, M., & Krupat, E. (2007). Musculoskeletal medicine: an assessment of the attitudes and knowledge of medical students at Harvard Medical School. Academic Medicine, 82(5), 452-457.

For a complete list, please view the References/Bibliography page in the Course.

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.

Stanford University School of Medicine has received and has used undesignated program funding from Pfizer, Inc. to facilitate the development of innovative CME activities designed to enhance physician competence and performance and to implement advanced technology. A portion of this funding supports this activity.