Current Concepts in Limb Loss Management: Tactics, Touch, Technology and Tomorrow

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Physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers and others involved in the care of patients with limb loss may benefit from attendance.

• Describe the causes of limb amputations and the decision process that dictates the surgical option(s) available.
• Identify peri- and post-operative pain management strategies to minimize phantom limb pain and maximize functional recovery.
• Discuss the tactics and technology employed to optimize mobility and activities of daily living with a new prosthetic limb.
• Implement a documentation process to support and demonstrate medical necessity for all components of a prosthesis.
• Recognize state-of-the-art advances in the technology of prosthetics that are rapidly becoming available and impacting patient care

AMA

14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)

Penn State College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Penn State College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses Using AMA Credit

14.25 hours

Nurses will receive a certificate from Penn State College of Medicine verifying their participation in 14.25 hours of approved continuing medical education. Continuing education activities which are approved by accredited institutions of higher education and that are relevant to patient care or professional nursing meet the requirements of mandatory continuing education for registered nurses in Pennsylvania, as required by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing. The Board of Nursing recommends that nurses retain their certificates for a period of at least five years. Additional information is available through the State Board of Nursing.

Physical Therapy

14.25 hours

Lebanon Valley College is a pre-approved provider of continuing education for the Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy. Physical therapists will receive a certificate of attendance for 14.25 contact hours, which may be used toward PA State Licensure requirements.

Patient Safety/Risk

14.25 hours

This program includes 14.25 hours of patient safety/risk management education as required by the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine.

Social Work

6.75 hours

Penn State is an approved provider as defined by Pa. Code Sections 47.36(a)(3), 48.36(a) (3), and 49.36(a)(3). Social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors licensed by the state of Pennsylvania can earn 6.75 clock hours of continuing education for completing this course.

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

14.25 hours

Elizabethtown College is an approved provider for the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) and the Pennsylvania State Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure. Occupational therapists will receive a certificate verifying their participation for 14.25 hours of approved continuing education which may be used toward PA State Licensure Continued Competency requirements and NBCOT certification renewal.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Thursday, April 5, 2018
7 a.m. – 6 p.m.

• 7 a.m. | Check In / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits
• 7:50 a.m. | Welcome
  David Gater Jr, MD, PhD, MS
• 8 a.m. | Prosthetics in Amputation Rehabilitation: An Update
  Alberto Esquenazi, MD
• 8:45 a.m. | Limb Amputation – Perspective of a Vascular Surgeon
  Robert G. Atnip, MD, RVT, PRVI
• 9:30 a.m. | Break / Exhibits
• 10 a.m. | Care of the Combat Amputee
  Donald Gajewski, MD
• 10:45 a.m. | Evaluation and Management of the Medical and Functional Issues Following Amputation
  Jeffrey Heckman, DO
• 11:30 a.m. | Lunch / Exhibits
• 12:30 p.m. | Justifying K-Level Assignment Using Outcome Measures in Adults with a Unilateral Lower-Limb Amputation
  J. Megan Sions, PhD, DPT, PT
• 1:15 p.m. | Psychological Functioning and Adaptation Following Limb Loss
  Lisa Eaton, PsyD
• 2 p.m. | Break / Exhibits
• 2:15 p.m. | Assessing and Documenting the Medical Necessity of Prostheses
  Brian Kaluf, BSE, CP
• 3 p.m. | Current Topics in Amputee and Prosthetic Research 
  Jason Kahle, MSMS, CPO, LPO
• 3:45 p.m. |
  • TOWN HALL PANEL
    The Role of Vocational Rehabilitation in Working with Amputees
    MaryAnn Benedetti, MS, CRC; Cathy Dishman, BSN, RN;
    Rick Shaffer, CDRS
  • PATIENT PERSPECTIVE
    Limb Loss – Return to Life and Work
    Chad Caden, BS; Jake Schrom; Logan Summey
• 6 p.m. | Adjournment

Friday, April 6, 2018
7 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

• 7 a.m. | Check In / Continental Breakfast / Exhibits
• 7:50 a.m. | Welcome
  Everett Hills, MD, MS
• 8 a.m. | Current Concepts, Challenges and Approach to Peri-Operative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Amputations
  Sanjib Ahdikary, MD
• 8:45 a.m. | Phantom Limb Pain: Challenges and Solutions
  Vitaly Gordin, MD
• 9:30 a.m. | Break / Exhibits
• 10 a.m. | The Collection and Dissemination of Outcome Measures in Lower Limb Amputee Rehabilitation
  James Campbell, PhD
• 10:45 a.m. | Prosthetic Issues in the Diabetic and Dysvascular Amputee
  Heikki Uustal, MD
• 11:30 a.m. | Lunch / Exhibits
• 12:30 p.m. | Outcomes in Hand Transplantation, Electric Multi-Articulating Hands, and Toe-to-Hand Transfers: How Do We Define Success?
  Diane Atkins, OTR, FISPO
• 1:15 p.m. | Osseointegration: Direct Skeletal Attachment for Limb Loss and How it Will Change the Management of Amputees
  Danielle Melton, MD
• 2 p.m. | Break / Exhibits
• 2:15 p.m. | Building Bionics
  Todd Kuiken, MD, PhD
• 3 p.m. | Getting a Feel for Advanced Prosthetic Limbs
  Alfred Emondi, PhD
• 3:45 p.m. | Adjournment

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Sanjib Ahdikary, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain
Penn State College of Medicine

Robert G. Atnip, MD, RVT, RPVI
Professor of Surgery and Radiology
Medical Director, Vascular Diagnostic
Laboratory and Penn State Center for Wound Care
Vascular Surgery
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute

Lisa Eaton, PsyD
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Clinical Psychologist
Penn State College of Medicine

David Gater Jr, MD, PhD, MS 
PM&R Department Chair
Tenured Professor
Rocco Ortenzio Chair and Program Director Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Penn State College of Medicine

Vitaly Gordin, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Pain Medicine Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Penn State College of Medicine

Everett Hills, MD, MS
Course Director
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Orthopaedics
Medical Director, Amputee Program
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital

Rick Shaffer, CDRS
Driver Rehabilitation Specialist
Therapy Services

Faculty Invited

Diane Atkins, OTR, FISPO
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

MaryAnn Benedetti, MS, CRC
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor II
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Harrisburg, PA

Chad Caden, BS
Chief Master Sergeant
United States Air Force
Yorktown, VA

James Campbell, PhD
Chief Clinical Officer
Hangar Clinic
Austin, TX

Cathy Dishman, BSN, RN
Harrisburg Field Operations
Department of Human Services
Office of Long-Term Living
Bureau of Contract and Provider Management
Harrisburg, PA

Alfred Emondi, PhD
Program Manager
Biological Technologies Office
DARPA
Arlington, VA

Alberto Esquenazi, MD
Professor and Chair
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director Amputation Rehabilitation Program
MossRehab
Hamilton, ON

Donald Gajewski, MD
COL (ret) US Army
Musculoskeletal Oncologist
Mission Health
Asheville, NC

Jeffrey Heckman, DO
Assistant Professor
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Washington
Director, Regional Amputation Center
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Seattle, WA

Jason Kahle, MSMS, CPO, LPO
CEO, OP Solutions
New York, NY

Brian Kaluf, BSE, CP
Biomedical Engineer, Certified Prosthetist
Clinical Outcome and Research Director
Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics, Inc.
Exton, PA

Todd Kuiken, PhD, MD
Director, Center for Bionic Medicine
Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

Danielle Melton, MD
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Orthopedics
Director of Limb Loss Program TIRR-MH
University of Texas Health
Science Center at Houston
Houston, TX

Jake Schrom
Paralympic Powerlifter
Carlisle, PA

J. Megan Sions, PhD, DPT, PT
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
Principal Investigator of Delaware Limb Loss Studies
University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Logan Summey
Founder, Owner, Operator
Rock Mill Industries
Mechanicsburg, PA

Heikki Uustal, MD
Associate Professor
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Medical Director, Prosthetic/Orthotic Team
Wound Care and Hyperbaric Oxygen
Certified Physician
Attending Physiatrist
JFK Johnson Rehab Institute
Edison, NJ

Fee includes refreshment breaks, instruction, online handout materials and lunch.

Early Bird, before March 8, 2018
$150 for Health Care Professionals
$25 for Public/Non-Health Care Professionals
FREE for Students

After March 8, 2018
$250 for Health Care Professionals
$50 for Public/Non-Health Care Professionals
FREE for Students

Public/Non-Health Care Professional and Students

No professional credits or certificates will be issued. Students, fax verification of student status to 717-531-5604 or email ContinuingEd@PennStateHealth.psu.edu.

Registrations received after April 4, 2018, will incur a $25 late fee.

Cancellations received after March 28, 2018, will incur a $25 processing fee.

No refunds after April 1, 2018.

The University reserves the right to cancel or postpone any course or activity because of insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. If a program is canceled or postponed, the University will refund registration fees but cannot be held responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies. Preregistered participants will be notified if a program is filled or canceled.

Accommodations are the responsibility of the program participant. A list of Hershey area lodging is available upon request or online.

Room Block

A block of rooms has been reserved at:

Hershey Lodge
325 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033

Deadline: March 5, 2018

Reservations: Call 855-729-3108 or visit the hotel website.

Group name: “Physical Medicine and Rehab.”

Rate: $159 standard room block (plus applicable taxes)

Rooms reserved after this date are at regular rates and will be based on availability. We recommend that you make reservations as early as possible.

Join us in Hershey

Hershey is conveniently located in central Pennsylvania, just 90 minutes from Baltimore and Philadelphia, two hours from Washington, DC, and three hours from New York City.

• Harrisburg Attractions
• Hershey Attractions
• Tanger Outlets
• Historic Gettysburg
• Pennsylvania Dutch and Amish Country

A Continuing Education Service of Penn State College of Medicine, in Partnership with:

Penn State Health Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital – In Partnership with Select Medical, Elizabethtown College – Department of Occupational Therapy, Lebanon Valley College – Department of Physical Therapy

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