ON DEMAND 2024 Midwest Conference - I Just Can't Put My Finger on It...Upper Extremity Compression Neuropathies
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1.0 contact hourCompletion Time
1 hour, 16 minutesAvailable Until
October 5, 2025
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Overview
Primary care providers frequently encounter adult patients with complaints of pain, numbness and tingling of the hands. For this reason, all primary care providers should be familiar with the assessment, diagnosis and management of compression neuropathies, including Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.
This presentation will include an overview of the anatomy, pathophysiology, assessment, diagnosis, and primary care management of these common compression neuropathies. Guidelines for referring patients to hand specialists will be provided.
Learning Objectives
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Diagnosis and Management of Compression Neuropathies: Equip primary care providers with the skills to assess, diagnose, and manage common compression neuropathies such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, including an understanding of the relevant anatomy and pathophysiology.
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Referral Guidelines to Specialists: Provide clear guidelines on when and how to refer patients with compression neuropathies to hand specialists, ensuring timely and effective specialist care for more complex cases.
Learning Outcome Evaluation: Participants will state one thing they learned from the program and how they will implement it into their practice.
Speakers
As a Nurse Practitioner, my role as member of the hand surgery team working with Dr. Lerner is to develop a partnership with our patients where we work together to address their surgical needs. This involves seeing patients in the office, diagnosing their conditions, explaining their diagnosis and providing non-surgical care while, at the same time, keeping their preferences and treatment goals in mind. I enjoy working with patients to decrease pain and increase their ability to perform activities they enjoy.
CE Information
This activity offers 1.0 contact hour to attendees.
Accredited by Illinois Nurses Foundation is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The Illinois Nurses Foundation and the Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nursing jointly provided this program.
Disclosures
To earn contact hours, learners must watch the entire webinar and submit an evaluation to receive the digital certificate after the session.
There are no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved with the ability to control the content of this activity
Activity Content
Registration to this activity includes access to the following supporting materials.
- I Just Can't Put My Finger on It...Upper Extremity Compression Neuropathies (Size: 45 MB)
Duration: about 1 hour | Quality: HD
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