Mini-MidAtlantic Regional
Conference for NPs (Mini-MARC)

A one-day Continuing Education conference

The premier Mini-MARC curriculum will focus exclusively on Orthopedic
Assessment and Sports Medicine for the Primary Care NP.  In response
 to MARC-NP attendee evaluations, we have incorporated more joint-
specific, hands-on workshops along with information important in
managing active patients of all ages.

    April 29 Holiday Inn, Frederick, MD

Each of these 8.5 contact hour Educational Design I Activities is
cosponsored by the Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland and Nurse Practitioner
Alternatives, Inc.

NPAI is an approved provider of continuing education in nursing by the Maryland Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s
Commission on Accreditation

Questions?  Call 866-901-6267 or
email MARC-NP@npedu.com

7:00-7:30 AM  Registration /Time with Exhibitors

7:30-8:30 AM  Breakfast session:  Post Concussion Syndrome, Todd Barron, MD.

WellSpan Neurology-WMG, York, PA

8:30-9:00 AM  Exhibit hall

9:00-9:45 AM   The PreParticipation Exam

            Emphasizing the importance of an individualized history and exam, this session will focus on important CV, neurological, orthopedic assessments and the role of documentation.

10:00-11:30  Orthopedic Assessment

Christy Crowther-Radulewicz, CRNP-A

            This session will provide a fast-pace, comprehensive overview of the orthopedic exam, with tips to insure that subtle, important indicators of pathology are not missed.

11:30-12:30 PM   Lunch session:  Pain Management.  Ali El-Mohandes, MD, Center for Pain Management, Rockville, MD  

12:45-4:30P   Hands on workshop demonstrations.  Participants will be provided the opportunity to rotate to 4 separate 45-minute workshops that will emphasize demonstration, hands-on practice and a chance to interact with the experts.

·   Neck/Spine Injury Assessment

·   Shoulder/elbow/hand Injury Assessment

·   Hip/knee/ankle Injury Assessment

·   Splinting/Wrapping/Bracing

·   Joint Injection

·   Playground Falls and Injuries

4:45-5:45 PM    Upper Extremity Imaging: The When, What and Why, Ira Fedder, MD. Orthopedic Associates, Towson, MD

**Holiday Inn, 5400 Holiday Dr., Frederick, MD  21701

Final topic schedule subject to change.

Registrants will be notified of any changes via e-mail.