When:	May 17, 2005 - Tuesday, from 8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.
Where:	Freidenrich Auditorium Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Palo Alto, California
To Register:	(650) 723-6366
Email:	cecenter@stanfordmed.org
Fee:	$135.00 (Lunch Included)
Credits:	BRN 7.0 CE/day

Did you know: Specially trained surgeons are doing Minimally Invasive spinal surgery? There are new techniques and surgical interventions in treating Metastasis Bone Tumors, as well as advance techniques for Total Hip Revision surgery?

This one-day course is designed for nurses new to the field of orthopedics, as well as experienced orthopedic nurses, and will provide you with information on state-of-the-art advances in orthopedic care. It will discuss new technological breakthroughs and the expanding roles of the orthopedic nurse when working with a variety of musculoskeletal disorders.

Some of the topics to be covered include:

•  How you can empower patients to manage their own pain

•  Management of metastatic bone tumors

•  Review of lower extremity procedures

•  Why total hip revision is performed

•  Different perspectives in the orthopedic environment:

    How various generations view their work

•  Continuum of care for the orthopedic patient: from acute care to rehabilitation to home

Faculty from Stanford University Medical Center

Sandy Bardas, PharmD, Staff Pharmacist

Loretta Chou, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopedic Surgery

Stuart Goodman, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Todd Alamin, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Orthopedic Surgery

David Mohler, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

Betsey Moore, MAT, MBA, Manager, Organizational Development

Jeffrey Teraoka, MD, Director, Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation

Coordinator

Lynette Hay, RN, BSN, MPA, Patient Care Manager, Orthopedic Unit