Achilles Tendon Ruptures: Treatment and Complications

Faculty:

• Eric Barp

  Moderator The Iowa Clinic, Des Moines, IA

• Alan Ng

  Advanced Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Specialists, Denver, CO

• Donald Buddecke

  Foot & Ankle Specialists, Omaha, NE

Expiration: 05/23/2018

Location: Online

Requirements for successful completion: In order to receive credit, participants must view all audio-visual presentations and complete both the pre-test, post-test and evaluation form. Participants must score 100% on the activity post-test in order to receive credit. There are no pre-requisites for this activity. Course attendance verification forms are provided upon successful completion of the post-test and evaluation form. No partial credit will be given.

Target Audience: Physicians, residents and trainees, fellows, nurses, surgical techs, physical therapists, and other members of the allied health community whose scope of practice encompasses Podiatry or Orthopaedics.

Course Description: In this live webinar, expert Spine, Finance & Taxes, Oncology, Healthcare Policy, Practice Management, Foot & Ankle, Adult Reconstruction, Trauma, Sports Medicine, Hand & Wrist, Concussions, Pediatric, Shoulder/Elbow will present optimal operable techniques and treatment options to address Achilles Tendon Ruptures: Treatment and Complications. The webinar features time for interactive audience discussion and surgical case based scenarios.

Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to discuss:

1. Discuss diagnosing Achilles Tendon Ruptures
2. Learn nonoperative vs. operative treatments
3. Discuss managing post-op complications
4. Review case discussions

Credits: This lecture qualifies for 2 CME credit hours.

Cost: $0.0

Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and VuMedi. The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement: The University of California, Irvine School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty Disclosures:
Dr. Eric Barp discloses the following relevant financial relationships with a commercial interest: Wright Medical, Organogenesis, Zimmer Biomet, Orthosolutions: Consultant.
Dr. Alan Ng discloses the following relevant financial relationships with a commercial interest: Wright Medical, Zimmer Bioment, Allosource, Organogenesis, Depuy Synthes, Novastep: Consultant.
Dr. Donald Buddecke discloses that he currently has no financial interests/relationships or affiliations with a commercial interest in relation to this activity.
CME Planning Committee Members, Cory Hall, Jamie Rowan, Anjannette Yeager, and Tammy Paiva, disclose that they currently have no financial interests/relationships or affiliations with a commercial interest in relation to this activity.

Commercial Support: No commercial support was received for this activity.

Software Requirements: VuMedi Webinars supports the following web browsers (with enabled JavaScript™): Internet Explorer® versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, Mozilla Firefox versions 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and Safari for Mac. Certain educational activities may require additional software to view multimedia, presentation or printable versions of their content. That software may be: Adobe Acrobat®, Adobe® Flash Player, Microsoft® Office PowerPoint, and Microsoft® Office Word.These activities will be marked as such and will provide links to the required software.

Copyright: Any and/or all materials are for the exclusive use of the faculty and participants of the live activity. Any copying, duplicating or reproducing of any and/or all materials by electronic, mechanical or other means for any purpose other than this enduring activity is strictly prohibited without prior written consent of the author of those materials.

Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality: For more information regarding VuMedi's Policy on Privacy and Confidentiality, please visit http://www.vumedi.com/pages/privacy/

To Contact our Accredited Provider: Ellen P. Seaback, CMP, CAE, CHCP
Executive Director
Office of Continuing Medical Education
UC Irvine Health School of Medicine
Irvine, California
eseaback@uci.edu
949.824.1150
http://www.meded.uci.edu/CME/

For questions regarding this activity, please contact VuMedi: cme@vumedi.com