Course Directors - Peter C. Rhee, D.O., M.S. and Michael C. Wainberg, M.D.
June 4 - 6, 2024 - Mayo Clinic - Rochester, Minnesota
The Mayo Clinic International Symposium on Surgery of the Spastic Upper Limb is a comprehensive course designed for physiotherapists, rehabilitation specialists, and surgeons who treat adult and pediatric patients with a spastic upper limb. The course revolves around a multidisciplinary approach to the procedural and surgical management of the spastic upper extremity utilizing didactic lectures reviewing current concepts, stimulating debates on controversial surgical techniques, all-access live surgery demonstrations with a master surgeon, and engaging case presentations.
A precourse is offered on June 4, 2024 to provide a thorough review of advanced surgical anatomy and hands-on dissection to learn and refine surgical techniques for the spastic upper extremity.
This United States based offering is a continuation from the International Symposium on Surgery of the Spastic Upper Limb held in Paris, France in 2017 under the direction of Dr. Caroline Leclercq.
Course Registration Fees
June 4, 2024 Optional Precourse: Hands-on Cadaver Workshop (In-person):
All Attendees - $1400
Precourse registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks on June 4, 2024.
June 5 - 6, 2024 General Session (In-person and virtual):
M.D., D.O., Ph.D. - $800
Allied Health, PT, NP, PA, Retirees, Trainees, and Mayo Clinic Employees - $700
General in-person session registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, refreshment breaks on June 5-6, 2024, and course reception in the evening of June 5, 2024.
Target Audience
This course is designed for physicians, residents, fellows, physician assistants, physical and occupational therapists interested in the procedural, surgical, and rehabilitative care of the spastic upper limb.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Define the role of nonoperative management for the spastic upper limb.
- Recognize the indications and principles of upper limb surgery for spasticity.
- Apply muscle tendon lengthening procedures to reduce spasticity and correct upper limb deformities with soft tissue contractures.
- Utilize peripheral nerve procedures to enhance function in the spastic upper limb.
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.