November 6, 2009            “Journal Club – Geriatrics & Osteoporosis Topics”

8:00 – 9:00 am                    Mercedes Melendez, MD & Temeka Tate, MD

Room F4.118                        PM&R Department, UT Southwestern Medical Center

November 13, 2009         “Osteoporosis”

8:00 – 9:00 am                    Craig Ruben, MD

Room F4.118                        Internal Medicine Department, UT Southwestern Medical Center

November 20, 2009          “Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Identifying the Knowledge Gaps”

8:00 – 9:00 am                     Thiru Annaswamy, MD

Room F4.118                         PM&R Department, Dallas VA Medical Center

November 27, 2009        “No Grand Rounds – Thanksgiving Holiday”________________________________________________________________

October 2, 2009                  

8:00 – 9:00 am     “Introduction to Spine Imaging” - David H. Uhrbrock, MD, Neuroradiology Department, UT Southwestern Medical Center

October 9, 2009      

8:00 – 9:00 am      “Core Strengthening and Core Stabilization” - Daniel Munton, MD  Texas Sports & Spine, Abilene, Texas

October 16, 2009                            

8:00 – 9:00 am       “Role of Peripheral Nerve Surgery in the Treatment of Chronic Pain Conditions” -  Shai Rozen, MD, Plastic Surgery Department, UT Southwestern Medical Center

October 23, 2009         “No Grand Rounds – AAPM&R Annual Meeting”

October 30, 2009                            

8:00 – 9:00 am         “Rehabilitative Technologies” - Rex Moses, P.E., Director, Rehabilitation Engineering Assistive Technology Resources

_________________________________________________________________Sponsored by The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department and Office of Continuing Education, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

HELD AT Room F4.118 on the South Campus of UTSWMC

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Target Audience: Area physiatrists, neurologists, other interested physicians, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, medical students, and other allied health care workers.

Concept: Designed to provide an on-going forum about new developments in PM&R.

Methods: Lecture, Slides, Transparencies, Question, and Answer.

Goals:  To increase participants knowledge and expertise in evaluation and management in the above topic areas.

Objectives: To review the classic literature, discuss and present recent advances in the clinical aspects, diagnosis and treatment of various rehabilitation disorders.

Fee:  Provided by the PM&R Department of UT Southwestern Medical Center.

ACCME: The UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA/PRA/AAPA: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas designates this educational activity for a maximum 1 Category 1 credit toward the AMA Physicians Recognition Award.  Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.

Off-Label Uses: Because this course is meant to educate physicians with what is currently in use and what may be available in the future, there may be "off-label" or unapproved uses discussed in the presentations.

Conflict of Interest: It is UT Southwestern's policy that participants in CME activities should be made aware of any affiliation or financial interest that may affect the speaker's presentations.  Each speaker has been requested to complete a conflict of interest statement.  The names of faculty members declaring potential conflict of interest will be shown in the course syllabus.