Decision Making in Cervical Pain, Radiculopathy and Myelopathy

Release Date: December 1, 2009 Expiration Date: December 31, 2010
Estimated Time of Completion: 60 minutes Type: Adobe Flash
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Description:
Myelopathy or spinal cord dysfunction can be caused by a variety of medical or structural conditions.  This lecture will focus on structural myelopathy and its diagnosis, natural history and treatment. The focus will be on how the primary care physician or internist can diagnose these conditions through physical exam and radiologic testing.  Natural history will be reviewed so that patients can be informed of general guidelines for treatment of this generally progressive condition.  Surgical approaches to this condition and outcomes will be reviewed.

Objectives:

  1. Understanding of key elements of physical examination in diagnosing myelopathy
  2. Understanding of the natural history of cervical myelopathy based on particular etiology (e.g. instability degeneration, tumor, infection)
  3. Understanding of broad categories of treatment options available.

Target Audience:
Internal medicine physicians, residents, fellows and general practitioners

Accreditation Statement:
The State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement:
SUNY Downstate Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA/PRA Category 1 credit TM.  Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Activity Director
Scott Reminick, MD
Chairman, Department of Medicine
The Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn, NY

Presenting Faculty
Stefano Sinicropi, MD
Midwest Spine Institute. Stillwater, Minnesota

Faculty Disclosure
SUNY Downstate Medical Center Office of CME (OCME) and its affiliates are committed to providing educational activities that are objective, balanced and as free of bias as possible.  The OCME has established policies that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity.  All participating faculty are expected to disclose to the audience, verbally or in writing, any commercial relationships that might be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest related to the content of their presentations, and unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs and devices. 

The following faculties have indicated they have no relationships which could be perceived as a potential conflict of interest:
Stefano Sinicropi, MD
Scott Reminick, MD

Planners: Drs. Kenneth Ong and Mahnak Ahmad

Commercial Support: None

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