To attend this session virtually, please click on the link below on the day and time of this program.

For questions, please contact Paula Brooks via email at Paula.Brooks@baystatehealth.org.

Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:

1| Identify key clinical presentations of commonly missed and misdiagnosed upper extremity pathologies: Participants will be able to recognize the subtle and atypical signs and symptoms associated with frequently missed and misdiagnosed conditions such as compartment syndrome, flexor tenosynovitis, and Dupuytren's disease.

2| Apply diagnostic strategies to differentiate between similar upper extremity pathologies: Attendees will learn specific diagnostic tests and criteria to distinguish between conditions that often present with overlapping symptoms, such as Dupuytren's disease versus ganglion cysts or thumb CMC arthritis versus De Quervain's tendonitis.

3| Discuss appropriate management approaches for frequently missed and misdiagnosed upper extremity conditions: By the end of the lecture, participants will be able to outline evidence-based treatment options and referral pathways for conditions commonly overlooked or improperly diagnosed in clinical practice, ensuring timely and accurate management for better patient outcomes.

Faculty

Luanne A. McCloskey, DMSc, PA-C
Baystate Plastic Surgery, Baystate Hand and Wrist Surgery
 

Faculty Disclosure

The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.

None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Physicians
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.  Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants
Baystate Health has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credits for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credit(s). PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Nurses
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour(s).  Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.