Medical Education Training Program: Hand, Wrist, and Elbow

Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Course
Tuesday and Wednesday, September 1-2, 2026
ArthroLab™ | Naples, FL

DESCRIPTION

This course, tailored for physician assistants and nurse practitioners, features robust didactic presentations on hand, wrist, and elbow topics. The ArthroLab sessions allow an unparalleled hands-on opportunity for participants to test and refine their surgical skills, ensuring a dynamic learning experience that empowers them to confidently navigate both open and arthroscopic techniques in hand, wrist, and elbow pathology.

FACULTY

Heather DeBerry, PA-C

Robert Kalapos, MD

Natalie Oswald, PA-C

Rafael Viso, MD

AGENDA

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

6:30 AM	Breakfast Available
7:30 AM	Registration
8:00 AM	Welcome
	Didactic Session I: Thumb Pathology
8:10 AM	Course Kickoff: Why We’re Here
8:20 AM	Diagnosing Thumb CMC Arthritis
8:30 AM	Rapid Fire Technique LRTI CMC Mini TightRope^® Fixation System CMC InternalBrace™ Suspensionplasty FiberLock™ Suspension System
8:50 AM	Thumbs Up: UCL Tears from Diagnosis to Repair
9:00 AM	ArthroLab Session I: FiberLock Suspension System and Thumb UCL Repair With InternalBrace™ Ligament Augmentation Procedure
	Didactic Session II: Carpal Instabilities
10:45 AM	Scapholunate Cascade: Technique Algorithm All-Dorsal InternalBrace Ligament Augmentation Procedure Anatomic C Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction 4-Corner Fusion With DynaNite^® Staples PRC With ArthroFLEX^® Dermal Allograft
11:15 AM	Case Conversations I: Group Case Review Interactive case-based discussion with practical insights on pathology management and enhancing your role in the OR
12:00 PM	Lunch
	Didactic Session III: Hand and Wrist Trauma
1:00 PM	How to Reduce a Distal Radius Fracture
1:10 PM	Case Conversations II: Group Case Review
2:10 PM	ArthroLab Session II: Open Procedures for Carpal Instabilities and Trauma
4:00 PM	The PA/NP Social Networking Hour – Surgeon’s Lounge
5:00 PM	Adjourn

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

6:30 AM	Breakfast Available
8:15 AM	Campus Tour
	Didactic Session IV: Wrist Endoscopy and Arthroscopy
9:00 AM	Orthobiologics in the Hand and Wrist
9:10 AM	Open vs Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
9:20 AM	ReLive Demo: NanoScopic™ Carpal Tunnel Release System
9:30 AM	Approaching Wrist Arthroscopy: Key Anatomy and Portal Setup
9:40 AM	Clinic to Scrub: Mastering the PA/NP Role Across Settings
10:30 AM	ArthroLab Session III: ECTR and Wrist Arthroscopy
11:45 AM	Lunch
	Didactic Session IV: Elbow Pathology
12:45 PM	Elbow Trauma Toolbox
12:55 PM	Distal Biceps Repairs: First-Assist Fundamentals
1:05 PM	Advancements in Elbow MUCL Repair and Reconstruction Techniques
1:15 PM	ArthroLab Session IV: Open Elbow Procedures
3:00 PM	Adjourn

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