The 4th Annual Summit in Seattle: "Focus on Knee Disorders"
July 25–27, 2013
Harborview Medical Center, Seattle Washington
This unique symposium hosted by one of North America’s leading Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Departments offers state-of-the-art updates on clinical care concerns and advanced research in a variety of musculoskeletal disorders with an emphasis on injuries of the knee delivered by leading surgeons from around the world in a time efficient and highly engaging format. A combination of case-based conferences, interactive live surgical technique demonstrations and lectures in symposium format provide for an unparalleled learning exposure delivered by true masters of their fields. The Fourth Annual Summit in Seattle provides a unique learning experience of a major national meeting in a personal and fun environment while representing UW Medicine at its finest.
Course Objectives
- Discuss state-of-the-art care for the patient with severe musculoskeletal injuries and in particular knee injuries
- Describe on-going research endeavors in the field of orthopaedic trauma and knee surgery especially in areas of enhanced patient outcomes research and patient safety in orthopaedic trauma surgery and knee reconstructive surgery
- Describe surgical anatomy necessary for the advanced surgical techniques
- Discuss treatment algorithms currently in use for fractures and soft tissue injuries and knee injury care and aftercare
- Recognize controversies and deficiencies of current knowledge base and attempt to resolve these
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