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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Fall 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.

Fall 2008

September 2008
3            Update on Injectables for Tendinopathy. Rob Johnson, MD, CAQ
10          Notes from Beijing - Olympics 2008. Sheldon Burns MD
17          Issues Regarding ACL Revision. Christie Heikes, MD
24          The Disabled Athlete. Ron Tabaddor, MD, Minnesota Sports Medicine Fellow

October 2008
1            Evidence Based Treatment of Low Back Pain. John Groves, DPT
8            Got Research?, M. Russell Giveans, PhD
15          Journal Club
22          TBD. Corey Wulf, MD, Minnesota Sports Medicine Fellow
29          Scary Cases in Sports Medicine.



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-Spring 2008 Grand Rounds Topics

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

October 2007
3            Evaluation and Treatment of Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries. 
               Mehul Taylor, MD
10          Journal Club. Review articles discussing advances in sports medicine.
17          Superior Labral Lesions of the Shoulder: Who Do We Fix? 
               L. Pearce McCarty, MD  
24          Ankle Instability. Christie Heikes, MD
31          Scary Things in Sports Medicine. Christopher Larson, M
               Greg Lervick, MD   Grant Morrison, MD, CAQ

November 2007
7             Sudden Death in Athletes. Pierce Vatterott, MD
14           Legal Issues in Sports Medicine. Michelle Gorman McNerney, MD
21           No Conference
28           Upper Extremity Injuries in Wrestling. Greg Lervick, MD

December 2007
5             Vocal Cord Dysfunction: Paradoxical Vocal Cord Motion. Rob Silver, MD
12           Ligamentous Injuries of the Knee. Mehul Taylor, MD
19            "It's Just a Rash: Don't Worry About It!" The Recognition, Treatment and
                Prevention of Skin Infections in Wrestling. BJ Anderson, MD
26           No Conference

January 2008
2              No Conference
9              Allograft Tissue in Sports Medicine: Safety and Efficacy.
                 David Anderson, MD
16            The Diabetic Athlete. Saul McBroom, MD
23            The Disabled Athlete. Alex Noll, DO
30            Journal Club.

February 2008
6               All You Ever Wanted to Know about Menisci. Christie Heikes, MD
13             Rotator Cuff Repairs: Diagnosis and Management. Greg Lervick, MD
20             Cycling Injuries. Heather Edwards, MD
27             Women's Soccer Injuries: What's the Difference? Brad Moser, M.D.

March 2008
5               ASTYM: A Treatment System for Tendinopathies and Fibrosis. Bryan Mayol, M.D.
12             Snowboarding Injuries. Jason Lunden, DPT
19             Pediatric Lower Extremity Injuries. Mehul Taylor, MD
26             AMSSM. No Conference.   

April 2008
2                Painful ankle sprains: causes of residual pain. Fernando Pena, MD
9                No conference. 10th Annual MSM Spring Conference, April 11-12
16              Nerve entrapment syndromes. Ben Nelson, MD
23              MR Imaging 101. Kevin Snyder, MD
30              Psychology of the injured athlete. Rob Johnson, MD

May 2008
7                Journal club
14              ABCs of the NFL. Eric Sugarman, ATC
21              The Athlete's Shoulder: From the sideline or OR. Micheal Freehill, MD
28              No conference.

No conferences scheduled in June, July or August.

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