Program Information
The RIC Academy CE activities help you keep abreast of changes in your field. The curriculum is grounded in evidence-based practice when appropriate as well as based on the collective clinical experience of our staff. RIC Academy programs are taught by interdisciplinary teams of recognized specialists from RIC and visiting experts from across the country and around the world.
Some highlights of the program include:
- Evaluation of Needle EMG waveforms
- Pitfalls of Nerve Conduction Studies
- Newer Techniques in the Evaluation of Ulnar and Median Neuropathies
- Neuromuscular Junction Testing: Repetitive Nerve Stimulation and Single Fiber EMG
- Autonomic Testing
Description
An exciting nationally and internationally known faculty of leaders in the field of electromyography presents this comprehensive review program. This activity covers: (1) recognition of normal and abnormal electromyographic waveforms; (2) basic anatomy, including surface landmarks and electrode placement; (3) the physiologic basis for nerve conduction, neuromuscular transmission, single muscle fiber and motor unit activity; (4) instrumentation and technical considerations in electrodiagnostic testing; (5) clinicopathologic correlations of a wide range of diseases and injuries that impair neuromuscular function; (6) special techniques, including single fiber studies, motor unit potential analysis, somatosensory evoked potentials, and autonomic testing; and (7) ultrasonography of nerve and muscle.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for practicing electromyographers, fellows, senior residents, and other physicians.
Topics & Speakers
- Instrumentation
- Fundamentals of Nerve
Conduction Studies
John C. King, MD
- Anatomy and Physiology of
Peripheral Nerve and Muscle
Robert L. Sufit, MD
- Peripheral Nerve Response to
Injury
- Needle Electrode Examination
- Group Demonstration: EMG
Techniques
Steven R. Geiringer, MD
- Radiculopathy
- Electrodiagnostic Evaluation
of Plexopathies and Polyradiculopathies
Timothy R. Dillingham, MD, MS
- Upper Limb Proximal and Less
Common Mononeuropathies
Christina M. Marciniak, MD
- Wave Evaluations
- Pitfalls of Nerve Conduction
Studies
- Late Responses (Blink, H, F,
and A Waves)
Jun Kimura, MD
- Ultrasound Imaging of Nerve
and Muscle with Demonstration
- Lower Limb Mononeuropathies
Gary Goldberg, BASc, MD
- Myopathy
- Ulnar Neuropathy
- Controversial Entrapment
Syndromes
William W. Campbell, MD, MSHA, COL, Medical Corps, US Army
- Autonomic Nervous System
Studies with Demonstration
Jasvinder Chawla, MD
- Somatosensory Evoked
Potentials with Demonstration
- Median Neuropathies with
Demonstration
Lawrence R. Robinson, MD
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Motor Neuron Disease
Mark A. Ross, MD
- Neuromuscular Junction and
Repetitive Stimulation
William J. Litchy, MD
- Single Fiber EMG
- Single Fiber EMG/Repetitive
Stimulation Demonstrations
William J. Litchy, MD
- Interactive Case
Presentations/Discussions
William J. Litchy, MD
Lawrence R. Robinson, MD
- Wave Form Practicum:
Waveform Analysis (An Interactive Session)
Gerald J. Herbison, MD
Program Chair
Christina
M. Marciniak, MD
Executive Medical
Director, Inpatient Services, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Associate Professor, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of
Medicine
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Chicago, Illinois
Program Speakers
William
W. Campbell, MD, MSHA, COL, Medical Corps, US Army
Professor and Chairman,
Department of Neurology
F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland
Jasvinder
Chawla, MD
Assistant Professor of
Neurology
Director, Neurology Residency Training Program
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois
Timothy
R. Dillingham, MD, MS
Professor and Chair
Department
of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
Steven R. Geiringer, MD
Professor, Department of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation
Wayne
State University, Westland, Michigan
Gary
Goldberg, BASc, MD
Director, Acquired Brain
Injury Rehabilitation Program
Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Past President, American Association of
Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Gerald
J. Herbison, MD
Professor, Department of
Rehabilitation Medicine
Jefferson Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun
Kimura, MD
Professor of Neurology,
Department of Neurology
College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Professor Emeritus, Department of Neurology
Kyoto University Hospital, Shogoin, Sakyoku, Japan
John
C. King, MD
Professor, Departments of
Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
William
J. Litchy, MD
Consultant in Neurology,
Mayo Clinic & Medical Director, MMSI
Rochester, Minnesota
Lawrence
R. Robinson, MD
Professor, Rehabilitation
Medicine
Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs, University of Washington, School of
Medicine
Seattle, Washington
Mark
A. Ross, MD
Associate Professor,
Department of Neurology
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona
Robert
L. Sufit, MD
Professor, Davee
Department of Neurology
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Learning Objectives
After viewing this activity, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the basic anatomy relevant to electrodiagnosis, including surface landmarks and electrode placement
- Identify normal and abnormal electrical potentials recorded during needle electromyographic exams
- Explain the physiologic basis for nerve conduction, neuromuscular transmission, single muscle fiber and motor unit activity
- Discuss the application of special techniques, including single fiber electromyography, motor unit potential analysis, and somatosensory evoked potentials
- Describe the clinicopathologic correlations and the application of electrodiagnostic techniques in a wide range of diseases and injuries that impair neuromuscular function
Accreditation Statement
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 22.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Date of Original Release: June 1, 2009
Date Credits Expire: May 31, 2012
This educational activity is a DVD format. This educational activity was planned for practicing electromyographers, fellows, senior residents and other physicians. It is estimated that it should take the average learner 22.5 hours, including taking the post-test and completing the activity evaluation, to conclude the activity. To receive CME credit, participants must complete the post-test questions and activity evaluation and return with $30 processing fee to Northwestern CME. You may contact Northwestern CME at (312) 503-8533.
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