Overview
The course will consist of two 4-day immersive sessions, available in April and November each year. Participants can choose one or both week-long sessions. Each week will consist of pertinent lectures followed by demonstrations and subsequent mentored hands-on cadaveric experience. Each participant will have four fresh cadaveric specimens, thereby providing them with eight joints each week on which to perform procedures. Faculty will be very engaged in one-on-one hands-on teaching and will be available throughout each entire session.
Our sponsors generously provide arthroscopic, total joint prostheses and arthroplasty materials and equipment for your use.
CE Credits
A total of 36 hours of Continuing Education Credits will be issued for each of the 4-day sessions.
CE will be provided by the University of Maryland.
Schedule
Each session will take place on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, from 8am to 5 pm each day. Lunch will be provided on each of the 4 days of each session. There will also be a hosted welcome reception Friday evening of each session.
April and/or November Sessions:
- Lectures on Diagnosis and treatment planning
- Lecture on CT and MRI imaging, proper ordering and interpretation
- Lecture on Non-Surgical Management, Physical Therapy pre- and post-surgical, and team approach to TMJ patients
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Lectures on Arthroscopic, Open Dissections, and Total Joint Prosthesis (Stryker) surgical techniques
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- Intra-articular injections and Arthroscopic Arthrocentesis
- Operative Arthroscopy focusing on the McCain arthroscopy technique for Level 1 (single puncture), Level 2 (double puncture), and Level 3 (triple puncture) if the participant experience level is adequate
- Total Alloplastic Joint Replacement, surgical dissection and placement
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- Cadaveric demonstrations on each Arthroscopic level as well as placement of the TJR
- Mentored one-on-one hands-on cadaveric experience
- (4 specimens/8 cadaveric TMJ’s per attendee as a primary surgeon and an additional 4 specimens/8 cadaveric TMJ's as a first assistant)
There will also be opportunities for observation of live cases with several of the faculty outside the two 4 day sessions