THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
TEACHING CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

8:00 a.m. -  9:00 a.m. Room F4.118

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon Room F2.300

FACULTY:  Heather Adair, M.D., Thiru Annaswamy, M.D., Sam Bierner, M.D., Melissa Brown, M.S., Cheryl Fleischman, M.D., Rita Fulmer, F.N.P., Vincent Gabriel, M.D., Lance Goetz, M.D., Phala Helm, M.D., Radha Holavanahalli, Ph.D., Anne Hudak, M.D., Geeta Kandala, M.D., Susan Knapton, M.D., Karen Kowalske, M.D., Patricia Krohn, FNP,  Michelle Mendez, M.D., Alex Mompoint, M.D., Susan Murphy, M.D., Lisa Ottomanelli, Ph.D., Geetha Pandian, M.D., Gargi Raval, M.D., Richard Robinson, M.D., Anjali Shah, M.D., Jon VanDeventer, M.D., Sreenadha Vattam, M.D., Itala Manosha Wickremasinghe, M.D., Weibin Yang, M.D.

May 2, 2008

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. “Multiple Sclerosis Update”
Anjali Shah, MD, UT Southwestern, PM&R Department
9:30 – 10:30 A.M. “Prosthetics Upper Extremity Prosthetics, Socket Designs, Component Selection & Rx Development” – Susan Kapp
10:30 – 11:30 A.M. “Red & Blue Journal” – Bridget Bennett, Jay Carlisle & Eric Ray

May 9, 2008

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. “Burns Update”
Vincent Gabriel, M.D., UT Southwestern, PM&R Department
9:30 – 10:30 A.M. “EMG CASE OF THE MONTH” – Thiru Annaswamy, M.D.
10:30 – 11:30 A.M. “SPINAL ORTHOSES: TRAUMA & PAIN MANAGEMENT. SPORT ORTHOSES:
DO THEY WORK?” – William Carlton

May 16, 2008
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. “Botulinum Toxin in the Tx of Spastic Foot Drop in MS”
Shana Johnson, M.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center, PM&R Department
9:30 – 10:30 A.M. “DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY & SPINAL MUSCLE ATROPHY”
Susan Iannaccone, M.D.
10:30 – 11:30 A.M. “UPDATE ON TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT” – Frank Gottschalk, M.D.

May 23, 2008
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. “Spinal Imaging”
Raul Llinas, M.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center, PM&R Department
9:30 – 10:30 A.M. “MUSCLE BIOPSY ACQUISITION & INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF THE SKELETAL
MUSCLE” – Dennis Burns, M.D.
10:30 – 11:30 A.M. “Review of Myotonic Dystrophies & Neuromuscular Junction Disorders”
Sharon Nations, M.D.

May 30, 2008
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. “Spasticity Management”
Tomo Sakai, M.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center, PM&R Department
9:30 – 10:30 A.M. “REVIEW OF GAIT” – Patricia Winchester
10:30 – 11:30 A.M. “RESIDENTS MEETING”

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April 4, 2008

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. “Journal Club – Spinal Cord Injuries”
Christian Jaliu, MD & Jamie Spicer, MD, UT Southwestern, PM&R Department

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. “FORES – Research Statistics” – Radha Holavanahalli, PhD

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. “Red & Blue Journal” – Lynn Bell, Mercedes Melendez & Temeka Tate

April 11, 2008

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. “Yoga: The Physiology of Stretch”
Laura Deon, M.D., UT Southwestern, PM&R Department

9:30 – 11:30 a.m. “FORES – Research Resident Presentations”

April 18, 2008

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. “SCI Update – Faculty Research Seminar”
Michelle Mendez, M.D., UT Southwestern Medical Center, PM&R Department

9:30 – 11:30 a.m. “FORES – Research Final Exam”

April 25, 2008
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. “Aseptic Technique”
Shannon Wiggins, RN, BSN, CNOR, PHHS Nurse Education Department

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. “The Review of Prosthetic Feet & Knee Classifications”
Susan Knapton, MD

10:30 – 11:30 a.m. “Residents Meeting”