Description
Ultrasound is a fast, accurate, inexpensive, noninvasive, accessible, comfortable, and exceptionally safe imaging modality to diagnose, prognosticate, treat and monitor pediatric musculoskeletal pathology and distinguish focal musculoskeletal pathology from other mimics. Given the advances in US technology, panoramic views, real-time visualization of blood vessels and vascularity with color and power doppler imaging, 3D imaging, increasingly high-resolution images, and dynamic scanning are some of the perks that make this imaging modality unparalleled. It is a great tool to help explain and comfort pediatric patients and their parents, thereby enhancing medical trust and compliance. Musculoskeletal sonography has special capabilities that other imaging modalities do not have. Much patient harm can be prevented and patient-care improvements can be significantly enhanced if more physiatrists (and other pediatric doctors who evaluate MSK pathology) are educated and trained in pediatric MSK sonography to use point-of-care. Finally, physiatrists often gain expertise in adult musculoskeletal sonographic anatomy and pathology, which can vary significantly from their pediatric counterparts. However, there are few such opportunities for physiatrists to learn about and gain expertise in pediatric musculoskeletal sonographic anatomy, in order to benefit a population that may need it the most. This talk is the first of a two part virtual lecture series on pediatric MSK US. The second part will also be held virtually in June and will be a collection of interesting cases from many pediatric MSK sonographers across the country. These two lectures will also be required prerequisites to a possible hands-on pediatric MSK US live scanning course at the AAPMR Annual Assembly this year.
Learning Objectives
After completing this live activity, the participant should be able to:
- Understand the usefulness of pediatric MSK US as a diagnostic, prognostic, therapeutic, and educational tool
- Learn about best practices with technique when performing a sonographic study on pediatric patients of various ages
- Understand normal pediatric sonoanatomy, and the differences in comparison to normal adult sonoanatomy
- Understand common abnormal findings in pediatric MSK sonography
- Understand common non-MSK pathology that may present as MSK mimics
Accreditation Statement
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Credit Designation
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) designates this live activityfor a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement
In accordance with ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, AAPM&R requires all individuals who are in a position to affect the strategic direction of AAPM&R and/or control the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible company within the last 24 months. The ACCME defines an “ineligible company” as any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Disclosures are made in written form prior to the start of the educational activity, and any potential conflicts of interest that exist are mitigated prior to the start of the activity through AAPM&R’s Conflict of Interest Disclosure and Resolution Policy Process. Individuals in a position to affect the strategic direction of AAPM&R and/or control content and their disclosed financial relationships are listed below.
No other planners, faculty, or individuals in control of content disclosed any relevant financial relationships.
Principle Faculty
Name, Credential(s): Company Name, Nature of financial relationship;
Ami Hampole DO, FAAPMR, FAANEM, RMSK - Nothing to Disclose
Jonathan Napolitano MD, FAAPMR, FAQSM - Nothing to Disclose
Drew Duerson MD, FAAP, FAQSM, RMSK - Nothing to Disclose
AAPM&R Medical Education Committee
Name, Credential(s): Company Name, Nature of financial relationship
Rachel Brakke Holman, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Sarah M. Eickmeyer, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Chelsea D. Frost, MD, MS - Nothing to Disclose
David J. Haustein, MBA,MD,MBA - Relationships to Disclose
Sarah K. Hwang, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Ravi E. Kasi, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Caroline Pupke, DO - Nothing to Disclose
Monica E. Rho, MD - Nothing to Disclose
McCasey R. Smith, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Jennifer A. Soo Hoo, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Brionn K. Tonkin, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Stephanie Tow, MD - Nothing to Disclose
Justin L. Weppner, DO - Nothing to Disclose
Alexandra G. Wolfe, DO - Nothing to Disclose
FDA Disclosures
All faculty members for this activity have disclosed they do not intend to discuss or demonstrate any pharmaceutical or medical device for which FDA clearance has not been approved.