August 24
12-1: Therapeutic Exercises – Dr. Mipro
1-2:30 Physical Agent Modalities – Sal Cannatella, PT
2:30-5: Overview of MSK Radiology- Dr. Neel Gupta
Quiz (Dr. Mipro): Chapter 20 (4th Ed- Physical Agent Modalities); Chapter 21 (4th Ed –
Electrical Stimulation)/ Chapters 21 and 22 (3rd Ed)
August 31 (Rescheduled due to Hurricane Isaac)
12-2:30: Early Management of Spinal Cord Injury – Dr. Gary Glynn
2:30-3:30 ASIA Classification in SCI – Dr. Mipro
3:30-4:30: Resident Meeting
Quiz (Dr. Mipro): Chapter 55 (4th Ed-SCI); Chapter 56 (3rd Ed)
September 7 MSK & EMG
12-2: Cadavar Lab Upper Back & Chest
(Clinton McCready, Justin Black, Lindsay Elliot, Nav Sharma, Adam Shomstein, Christine Cao, Jerry
Miller)
2-5: EMG Lecture Series Part II- Dr. Stephen Kishner- Waveform Analysis & Peripheral
Neuropathy
September 14 Medicine
12-1:00 Diabetes: Jess Duet, MD
1:00-2:30 Management of hyper/hypoglycemia- Jess Duet, MD
2:30-3:30 Hypertension- Christine Cao, MD
3:30-4:00 Resident Meeting
September 21 Research & MSK
12-2:00 Statistical Analysis: Review of the Basics: Dr. Patrick Mahaney
2-5:00 Musculoskeletal Exam Basics: Back, Neck, Shoulder, Knee- Dr. Robert McMyne
Quiz: MSK Chapter Cucurello First Ed: 138-159; 199-209; 221-229; Cucurello 2nd Ed: 154-176;
218-230; 242-251
September 27 Journal Club (Mahaney, Treuting, Murphy, Baronne)
5:30- Topics to Be Announced
September 28: Spinal Cord Injury Rehab
12:00-2:00 ASIA Classification- Dr. Robert Mipro
2-3:00 Inpatient Rehab Consults- Dr. Kiersta Kurtz-Burke
3-5:00 Early Management of SCI – Dr. Gary Glynn
Quiz (Dr Mipro): Chapter 55 (4th Ed - SCI) and Chapter 56 (3rd Ed)
October 5
12:00-2:00 Cadavar Lab: Brachial Plexus and Upper Extremity
(Michael Voorhies, David Rogenmoser, Diana Mekler, Brian Koch, Jacques Courseault, Amy Authement,
Rachel Treuting, Christian Clasby)
2:00-5:00 EMG lab: Review of basic upper extremity EMG &NCS by Upper Level
Residents (Drs. Rachel Treuting, Patrick Mahaney, Jared Rochelle, Christian Clasby)
QUIZ (Dr Kishner): Chapter 18 (4th Ed - Therapeutic Exercise) / Chapter 19 (3rd Ed)
October 12: Resident Interviews/ Research Topics in Spinal Cord Injury
12:00-1:00 – Low Back Pain & Neurosurgical Approaches to Pain – Dr. Gabriel Tender
1:00-2:00 Stem Cells - Overview, Concepts and Background -Sarah Busch, PhD
Research Scientist Athersys Inc.
2:00-3:30 Stem Cell Therapy and Spinal Cord Injury - Overview and Current Therapies – Sarah
Busch, PhD
3:30-5:00 Stem Cell Therapy and Ischemic Stroke - Overview and Current Therapies – Sarah
Busch, PhD
Quiz: Braddom: Low Back Pain 3rd Ed pgs 883-928; 4th ed. Pgs 897-911.
October 19: Clinical Competency Exams (8-11 am)
12:00-1:00 Grand Rounds- Failed Post-Surgical Back Syndrome- Dr. Stephen Kishner
Lectures 1:00-5:00 pm – To Be Announced (??Intubation course)
October 26 – Orthotics and Prosthetics – Bayou
12-5:00 Lower Extremity Prosthetics Part 2 -Kenny Bordelon
Reading Assignment: Chapter 15 (4th Ed - Lower Limb Orthotic Devices) / Chapter 16
(3rd Ed)