OVERVIEW

James C. Esch, founded the San Diego Shoulder Course in 1983. Having a passion to educate, mentor, and positively cultivate the standard of shoulder care, he continually pursued opportunities to advance shoulder educational offerings. Beginning with a small group of like-minded individuals meeting to discuss evidenced-based and best-practice modalities related to arthroscopy, the course expanded throughout the years to incorporate arthroplasty, fracture management, instability, sports medicine, and complex shoulder care. The course has continued to grow and is now recognized world-wide for quality and comprehensive education, being proclaimed as the best shoulder course in the world. As President and C.E.O., Dr. Esch continues to oversee the annual course to ensure fulfillment of our mission: to improve the competence, performance, and patient outcomes of shoulder care.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this CME activity, participants will be able to:

• Identify strategies to improve practice and outcomes of shoulder arthroplasty, arthroscopy, reverse total shoulder prosthesis, instability, rotator cuff repair, and shoulder fractures.
• Identify opportunities to implement evidenced-based techniques into current practice.
• Identify options for the treatment of complex shoulder disorders.
• Identify strategies for improved surgical techniques and use of appropriate technology in the treatment of shoulder disorders.
• Identify approaches to improve assessment and management of shoulder disorders in the clinical and rehabilitative setting.
• Identify approaches to enhance the clinical diagnosis of shoulder disorders.
• Identify strategies to implement into the practice setting for immediate practice improvement and long-term patient outcome progression.

ACCREDITATION

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Medical Association (AMA) standards. San Diego Shoulder Institute is accredited with commendation by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. San Diego Shoulder Institute takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity.

San Diego Shoulder Institute designates this endured educational activity for a maximum of 32 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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