- In the field of athletic training, the ability to have accurate, reproducible and efficient evaluation skills is the foundation for our patient care. Understanding possible differential diagnosis and determining injury severity is imperative for our patients’ safety and the trust they place in us to take care of them. The medical field is constantly adapting and changing based on recent research, and athletic trainers need to remain up to date in the knowledge of the newest techniques of joint assessments. Doing so helps maintain the accuracy of injury diagnosis which leads to the most appropriate and effective care.
-By participating in this program, the participant will have the ability to make more consistently accurate injury assessments utilizing differential diagnosis skills. This increase in accuracy will lead to improved efficiency in treating the injury and decreased game time lost due to the injury because an accurate diagnosis leads directly to the most appropriate care.
MaineGeneral Sports Medicine & Colby College Sports Medicine offer Joint Special Tests Part 2: Knee and Ankle
CAT A Presentation
On-Demand Enduring
- Patrick Norwood, ATC, MaineGeneral Sports Medicine
- Emily Staples, ATC, MaineGeneral Sports Medicine
Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, the participant will be able to:
• Review anatomy of the knee and ankle.
• Explain and demonstrate how to perform special tests for the knee and ankle.
• Identify the reliability and specificity of the special tests shown.
Credits Awarded
CME’s awarded: 1.75
The MaineGeneral Medical Center designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 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 MaineGeneral Medical Center and Colby College. MaineGeneral Medical Center is accredited by the ACCME and the Maine Medical Association’s Committee on Continuing Medical education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.
