MSM doctors, rehabilitation specialists, certified athletic trainers and other members of the team present weekly on the latest in sports and orthopaedic medicine. Wide-ranging topics address primary care concerns affecting sports participation as well as surgical and non-surgical musculoskeletal conditions.

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Winter 2008 Sports Medicine Weekly Grand Rounds
7:30-8:15 Conference
8:15-8:30 Case Presentations

MSM Sports Medicine Grand Rounds are held weekly at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, located at 2450 Riverside Ave., in Minneapolis. Unless otherwise noted, the conferences are in the Brennan Center, located off the main lobby. They are free and open to health professionals and students. Continuing education credits available for physicians, physical therapists and certified athletic trainers.

Winter 2008

April
April 2                        Painful ankle sprains: causes of residual pain. Fernando Pena, M.D.
April 9                        No conference. 10th Annual MSM Spring Conference, April 11-12
April 16                      Nerve entrapment syndromes. Ben Nelson, M.D.
April 23                      MR Imaging 101. Kevin Snyder, M.D.
April 30                      Psychology of the injured athlete. Rob Johnson, M.D.

May
May 7                         Journal club
May 14                       ABCs of the NFL. Eric Sugarman, ATC
May 21                       The athlete's shoulder: from the sideline or OR. Micheal Freehill, M.D.
May 28                       No conference.

No conferences scheduled in June, July or August.

New: Join MSM's Grand Rounds at Fairview Maple Grove Medical Center. 14500 99th Ave. N., Maple Grove, MN 55369. Call 763-898-1000.

Past Fall 2007 Grand Rounds Topics

September
Sept. 5                   Physical Therapy Overview of Lower Extremity Kinetic Chain Exercises. 
                                Paul Niemuth, PT, DSc, OCS, SCS, ATC
Sept. 12                 Treatment of Acute Displaced Clavicle Fractures: 
                                Operative vs. Non-operative Techniques. Edward Kelly, M.D.
Sept. 19                 U of M Dept. of Intercollegiate Athletics Mental Health Triage 
                                and Sports Psychology. Moira Novak, MS, ATC, and 
                                Nancy Andries Cullen, PsyD.    
Sept. 26                 Highlights: World University Games-Bangkok, Thailand,  August 2007
                                Sheldon Burns, MD      

October
Oct. 3                      Evaluation and Treatment of Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries. 
                                Mehul Taylor, MD
Oct. 10                    Journal Club. Review articles discussing advances in sports medicine.
Oct. 17                    Superior Labral Lesions of the Shoulder: Who Do We Fix? 
                                 L. Pearce McCarty, MD  
Oct. 24                    Ankle Instability. Christie Heikes, MD
Oct. 31                    Scary Things in Sports Medicine. Christopher Larson, MD;
                                 Greg Lervick, MD; Grant Morrison, MD, CAQ

November
Nov. 7                      Sudden Death in Athletes. Pierce Vatterott, MD
Nov. 14                    Legal Issues in Sports Medicine. Michelle Gorman McNerney, MD
Nov. 21                    No Conference
Nov. 28                    Upper Extremity Injuries in Wrestling. Greg Lervick, MD

December
Dec. 5                     Vocal Cord Dysfunction: Paradoxical Vocal Cord Motion. Rob Silver, MD
Dec. 12                   Ligamentous Injuries of the Knee. Mehul Taylor, MD
Dec. 19                   "It's Just a Rash: Don't Worry About It!" The Recognition, Treatment and
                                 Prevention of Skin Infections in Wrestling. BJ Anderson, MD
Dec. 26                   No Conference

January
Jan. 2                      No Conference
Jan. 9                      Allograft Tissue in Sports Medicine: Safety and Efficacy.
                                 David Anderson, M.D.
Jan. 16                    The Diabetic Athlete. Saul McBroom, M.D.
Jan. 23                    The Disabled Athlete. Alex Noll, D.O.
Jan. 30                    Journal Club. (Note: not viewable at Fairview Ridges Hospital)

February
Feb. 6                       All You Ever Wanted to Know about Menisci. Christie Heikes, M.D.
Feb. 13                     Rotator Cuff Repairs: diagnosis and management. Greg Lervick, M.D.
Feb. 20                     Cycling Injuries. Heather Edwards, M.D.
Feb. 27                     Women's Soccer Injuries: What's the Difference? Brad Moser, M.D.

March
March 5                     ASTYM: A treatment system for tendinopathies and fibrosis. Bryan Mayol, M.D.
March 12                   Snowboarding Injuries. Jason Lunden, DPT
March 19                   Pediatric Lower Extremity Injuries. Mehul Taylor, M.D.
March 26                   AMSSM. No Conference.   

If a past conference is of interest to you and you were unable to attend, please call
612-273-6490.