The OSMI welcomes Keith Meister, MD from the Texas Metroplex Institute for Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery and Thomas Wickiewicz, MD from the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Agenda:

• 5:30pm: Dinner
• 6:00pm - 7:00pm: Presentations
• 7:15pm - 7:45pm: Discussion, Question and Answer session

Each will present a talk to faculty and residents as outlined below.

Current State of the Art in Diagnosis / Surgical Management of the UCL in the Throwing Athlete

Keith Meister, MD
Texas Metroplex Institute for Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery
Head Team Physician Texas Rangers Baseball (MLB)
Arlington, Tx

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

1. Understand the epidemiology of injury to the UCL in the throwing athlete
2. Understand current methods of diagnosis of injury to the UCL in the throwing athlete
3. Understand the current indications / surgical options for repair / reconstruction of the UCL in the throwing athlete

Disclosure

Dr. Keith Meister has disclosed he has no relevant financial relationships. No one else in a position to control content has any financial relationships to disclose. Conflict of interest information for the CME Advisory Committee members can be found on the following website: https://cme.ufl.edu/disclosure/. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Can We Predict ACL Graft Failure? The Role of Laxity and Geometry

Thomas Wickiewicz, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

1. Identify joint geometrics that predispose to ACL failure
2. Identify gender differences in ACL loads
3. Plan strategies to reduce ACL reconstruction failures

Disclosure

Dr. Thomas Wickiewiz has disclosed that he has royalties with Stryker. No one else in a position to control content has any financial relationships to disclose. Conflict of interest information for the CME Advisory Committee members can be found on the following website: https://cme.ufl.edu/disclosure/. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Accreditation

The University of Florida College of Medicine Is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Educa­tion (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit

The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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