Medical Education Training Program: Trauma

The Fracture Course for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
Monday and Tuesday, July 20-21, 2026
ArthroLab™ | Naples, FL

DESCRIPTION

The Fracture Course for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners is a first-of-its kind course designed specifically for advanced practice providers. This 2-day course features an exciting blend of didactic lectures, live demonstrations, and case-based panel discussions. Attendees will gain an increased understanding of fracture concepts to bring back to their practice. Attendees will focus on ankle, distal radius, and intramedullary nailing techniques before splitting into two tracks based on their practice pattern.

FACULTY

Randy Bell, PA-C

Justin Damron, PA-C

Heather DeBerry, PA-C

Todd Earhart, PA-C

Staci Eufemi, PA-C

Robert Kalapos, PA-C

Jay Kaszyca, PA-C

Ron Kmiecik, PA-C

Larry Nilsson, PA-C

Jay Peterson, PA-C

Ryan Westbrook, PA-C

AGENDA

Monday, July 20, 2026

6:30 am	Breakfast Available
7:30 am	Registration
8:00 am	Welcome and Course Introduction
8:10 am	Why Are We Here?
8:15 am	Fixation Theories and Fracture Healing
	Didactic Session I – Ankle
8:30 am	Ankle Fracture Clinical Overview
8:45 am	Life In the ER: Ankle Fracture Consults
8:55 am	Live Demonstration: Surgical Approaches for Ankle Fractures Lateral • Posterolateral • Medial • Anterior
9:25 am	Live Demonstration: FibuLock^® PRO Fibular Nail
9:45 am	Panel Discussion: Ankle and Pilon Fractures
10:15 am	Live Demonstration: ArthroFx™ System
10:35 am	Break
	Didactic Session II – Elbow/Wrist
10:50 am	How to Reduce a Distal Radius Fracture
11:00 am	Updates in Elbow Fractures
11:10 am	Panel Discussion: Upper Extremity Fractures
11:40 am	Lunch
12:45 pm	ArthroLab Session I – Hands-On Learning: ORIF Principles • Lag Screw/Neutralization Plate • Locking vs Nonlocking Screws • Compression Plating
1:30 pm	ArthroLab Session II Ankle Cadaveric Specimen Distal Tibia Plates Trauma Mini Fragment System (2.4, 2.7) Ankle Fracture Set FibuLock PRO Device TightRope^® PRO Implant InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation Repair NanoNeedle™ Scope-Facilitated Articular Reduction 3DAnatomy™ Models Custom-Printed 3D Distal Radius Fracture Models – Distal Radius Plates
4:00 pm	Reception
5:00 pm	Adjourn

Tuesday, July 21, 2026

6:30 am	Breakfast Available
8:00 am	Opening Comments
8:05 am	OrthoPedia: Online Educational Platform Review
	Didactic Session III – Hip
8:10 am	Understanding Hip Fractures
8:30 am	Live Demonstration: Arthrex Trochanteric Nail
8:50 am	Panel Discussion: Femur Cases
9:20 am	Break
	Didactic Session III – Tibia
9:30 am	Advancing Treatment in Tibial Plateau Fractures
9:40 am	Panel Discussion: Tibial Plateau and Shaft Cases
10:10 am	Announcements, Break, and Transition to Breakout • Breakout A – Stay at Arthrex One • Breakout B – Transition to Medical Education Building
	Didactic Session V – Concurrent Breakouts
	Breakout A: PAs/NPs in Sports/General Practice
10:30 am	Proximal Humerus Fracture Classification
10:40 am	Proximal Humerus Fracture Treatment Algorithm
10:50 am	Proximal Humerus Fracture Case Discussion
11:30 am	Live Demonstration: Deltopectoral Approach
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	ArthroLab Session III Shoulder Specimen • Proximal Humerus Plates • FxBridge™ Tuberosity Repair System • Rtsa • Trauma Mini Fragment System • Clavicle Plating • FiberTape^® Cerclage Sawbones • ArthroFX System • Intramedullary Nails (Trochanter, Femur, Tibia, Humerus) • FibuLock PRO Device • Trauma Mini Fragment System
3:00 pm	Adjourn
	Breakout B: PAs/NPs in Trauma Practice
10:30 am	Polytrauma Management
10:50 am	Interactive Case Discussion: Complex and Acute Management • Plateau Management • Femur: Length/Alignment/Rotation • Compartment Syndrome • Open Fracture • Pelvis/Acetabulum Workup and Traction Pin
12:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	ArthroLab Session III Knee Specimen • Patella Suture Plate II • Proximal Tibia Plate • NanoNeedle Scope • Traction Pin Placement • Trauma Mini Fragment System Trauma Sawbones • Pelvis Imaging and Sacroiliac Screws • "Perfect Circles” Station Sawbones (all) • ArthroFX • IMN (Troch, Fem, Tibia, Humerus) • FibuLock PRO Device
3:00 pm	Adjourn

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