Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children Announces Pediatric Orthopaedic Education Series

Jan. 25, 2010 - PRLog -- The Pediatric Orthopaedic Education Series is a seminar for pediatricians, family practitioners, orthopaedic surgeons, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses and allied health professionals. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, the accredited sponsor, is jointly sponsoring the event with Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC). TSRHC will host the POES – Dallas Session in the T. Boone Pickens Training and Conference Center at the hospital (2222 Welborn Street Dallas, TX 75219). Previous lectures were held in Plano, McAllen, Waco, Tyler and El Paso.  http://www.tsrhc.org/continuing-education.htm#POES


Attendees will receive AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for attending. Topics for this seminar include Intoeing, Outtoeing, Bow Legs and Knock Knees, Scoliosis, Developmental Dislocation of the Hip, Common Pediatric Fractures and more. In addition to lectures, the seminar will include live demonstrations and five labs. The labs will include Lower Extremity Examination, Splinting Hand/Wrist, "Baby Hippy" for Developmental Dislocation of the Hip, Clubfeet and Scoliosis. http://www.tsrhc.org/scoliosis-spine.htm

For more information or to register for the Pediatric Orthopaedic Education Series, please call (214) 559-8561 or (800) 421-1121, ext. 8561.

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Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is one of the nation’s leading pediatric centers for the treatment of orthopaedic conditions http://www.tsrhc.org/pediatric-orthopedics.htm, certain related neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. There is no charge to patient families for treatment at the hospital, and admission is open to Texas children from birth up to 18 years of age. For more information about TSRHC, please call (214) 559-5000 or (800) 421-1121 or visit http://www.tsrhc.org.