Program On Musculoskeletal Problems In Children to Be Held At UB On Nov. 15

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A program devoted to children's musculoskeletal problems in primary care will be held from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, in the Center for Tomorrow on the University at Buffalo North (Amherst) Campus.

The program is sponsored by the departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Continuing Education, both within the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and Children's Hospital of Buffalo.

Richard M. Schwend, M.D., and Douglas Armstrong, M.D., of Children's Hospital's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, coordinated the program and also will serve on its faculty.

The program is open to the public, but is targeted to primary-care providers for children, including pediatricians, family physicians, emergency-room physicians, resident physicians and interested allied-health professionals.

It will include sessions on pediatric sports medicine, acute pediatric injuries, general pediatric topics and problems with walking. Participants are encouraged to bring cases or radiographs for discussion with the faculty.

The program is designed to help participants make accurate diagnosis, treatment and referral of common pediatric musculoskeletal problems; perform a pre-participation sports physical, and examine the injured athlete, as well as other children, for rotational disorders, hip dysplasia, spinal deformity and general pediatric orthopaedic conditions.

Participants who complete the program may receive credit hours toward the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.

For registration information, call (716) 645-3705.