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* 1. Check appropriate title.

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* 2. Please rate your overall satisfaction with the organization of this meeting.

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* 3. The ACCME defines commercial bias as presentations giving an unbalanced view of therapeutic options by promoting a specific proprietary business interest of a commercial interest.

Was this CME course free of commercial bias?

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* 4. Did the faculty disclose significant relationships with commercial support?
(One or more of these methods: Syllabus / Opening Remarks / Verbally / On Slides)

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* 5. Please rate the quality of the meeting facilities.

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* 6. How well were the Baseball Sports Med course objectives met?

Upon completion of the course participants should be able to:

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Analyze epidemiological trends in baseball injuries for professional, collegiate and youth baseball players 
Integrate prevention strategies with their health care team(s) to improve musculoskeletal and medical health for baseball players 
Assess and apply surgical and non-surgical treatment recommendations and rehabilitation protocols for the management of essential musculoskeletal and medical conditions in baseball

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* 7. Did you meet your personal goal/objective for what you intended to get out of this course?

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* 8. Do you intend to integrate what you learned at this conference into your current practice?

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* 9. Please rate the relevance of this program to your scope of practice:

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* 10. Please rate the OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS of each of our Baseball Sports Med speakers
SESSION I: Shoulder Injuries

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Drs. Romeo & Ahmad - Case Based Modern Multimodal Analgesia
Nikhil Verma, MD - Shoulder Anatomy and Biomechanics
Mark Schickendantz, MD - Physical Examination of the Shoulder
Michael Ciccotti, MD - MRI and Ultrasound Use in Baseball Shoulder Injuries
Christopher Ahmad, MD - The Batters Shoulder and Posterior Labral Tears
Anthony Romeo, MD - Traumatic Shoulder Instability in Position Players
Kevin Wilk, PT,DPT, FAPTA - Shoulder Internal Impingement Concepts
Kevin Wilk, PT,DPT, FAPTA - GIRD and TOM of the Shoulder
Nikhil Verma, MD - Scapulothoracic Problems in Throwing Athletes
Michael Ciccotti, MD - Management of SLAP Tears and the Biceps Tendon in Throwers
Neal El Attrache, MD - Management of Rotator Cuff Tears in Throwers
Anthony Romeo, MD - Neurovascular Problems in the Throwing Athlete's Shoulder

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* 11. Please rate the OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS of each of our Baseball Sports Med speakers Session II: Shoulder Rehabilitation

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Steve Donohue, ATC - How to Best Prepare Pitcher for His Start
Kevin Wilk, PT, DPT, FAPTA - Scapular Muscle Training
Michael Schuk, PT, ATC - Taping, Cupping, and Blood Flow Restriction Modalities for the Shoulder Complex
Kevin Wilk, PT, DPT, FAPTA - Rehab of Specific Shoulder Injuries in the Thrower

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* 12. Please rate the OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS of each of our Baseball Sports Med speakers
SESSION III: Strength, Conditioning, and Technology

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AJ Yenchak - Core Muscle/Trunk Strengthening and Muscle Activation
Matthew Krause - The Science and Practice of Hill Conditioning for Baseball
Matthew Krause - Periodization and When and How to Get Strength Workouts Done During the Season
Matthew Krause - Offseason Strength and Conditioning Considerations
Stan Conte, PT, DPT, ATC - Weighted Balls and Long Toss
Stan Conte, PT, DPT, ATC - Emerging Technologies for Performance and Injury Prevention

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* 13. Please rate the OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS of each of our Baseball Sports Med speakers
SESSION IV: Elbow Injuries

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Nikhil Verma, MD - Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Elbow
Christopher Ahmad, MD - Physical Exam of the Elbow
Michael Ciccotti, MD - MRI and Ultrasound of the Elbow
Lee Kaplan, MD - Elbow Stress Reactions: How to Best Treat Them
John Conway, MD - Posterior Elbow Pain - Stress Fracture and Valgus Extension Overload
John Conway, MD - Ulnar Nerve Issues
Lee Kaplan, MD - Flexor Pronator Strain, Epicondylitis, and Flexor Tendon Avulsion
Stan Conte, PT, DPT, ATC - UCL Injury Epidemic, Causes, and Prevention
Mark Schickendantz, MD - Partial Tears and Non-op Treatment of UCL Tears
Christopher Ahmad, MD - Augmented UCL Repair
Anthony Romeo, MD - UCL Reconstruction: Technical Variations
Michael Schuk, DPT, ATC - Rehabilitation and Throwing Programs Following UCL Surgery
Stan Conte, PT, DPT, ATC - Outcomes of UCL Reconstruction
Nikhil Verma, MD - Pitching Flaws and UCL Injury
Christopher Ahmad, MD - Revision UCL Reconstruction

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* 14. Please rate the OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS of each of our Baseball Sports Med speakers
SESSION V: Spine & Hip

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Ronald Lehman, MD - Baseball Spine Injuries Diagnosis and Treatment
AJ Yenchak, PT, DPT, CSCS - Rehab and Prevention of Spine Injuries
Sean Lynch, MD - Hip FAI and Core Muscle Deficiency Diagnosis and Treatment
Stan Conte - Core Muscle and Oblique Injury Prevention

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* 15. Please rate the OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS of each of our Baseball Sports Med speakers
SESSION VII: Adolescent Issues

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Michael Ciccotti, MD - Baseball Specialization
Peter Chalmers, MD - Adolescent Pitching Mechanics and Pitch Counts
Peter Chalmers, MD - Little Leaguer's Shoulders
Christopher Ahmad, MD - Little Leaguer's Elbow and Medial Epicondyle Apophyseal Avulsion
John Conway, MD - Elbow Capitellar OCD

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* 16. Based on your CME needs, please give suggestions for future program topics/formats.

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* 17. What barriers do you foresee that may hinder your implementation of changes learned at this activity? What educational strategies could help to overcome these barriers?

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* 18. What do you see as your BIGGEST challenge in improving patient safety, patient care and/or patient outcomes? What educational strategies could help to overcome this challenge?

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* 19. How did you hear about this CME Program?

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* 20. Please provide your contact information.

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* 21. FORE is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

FORE designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For the purpose of re-certification, the following organizations accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

  • American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
  • The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

Athletic Trainers: Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc. to offer continuing education for certified athletic trainers. This program has been approved for 16.75 hours of category A continuing education. Certified athletic trainers are responsible for claiming only those hours spent participating in the CE Activity.

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