Medical Education Training Program: Hand, Wrist, and Elbow

Hand, Wrist, and Elbow Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Course
Tuesday and Wednesday, February 2-3, 2027
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 lab 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

Natalie Oswald, PA-C

Boston Bone & Joint Institute
Waltham, MA

Rafael Viso, MD

Heather Deberry, PA-C

Robert Kalapos, MD

AGENDA

Tuesday, February 2, 2027

6:30 AM	Breakfast
7:30 AM	Registration
7:55 AM	Welcome
	Didactic Session I: Thumb Pathology
8:00 AM	Course Kickoff: Why We’re Here
8:20 AM	Diagnosing Thumb CMC Arthritis
8:30 AM	Rapid Fire Techniques I: Thumb CMC Solutions 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 Surgical Sequence: CMC Exposure and Trapeziectomy Follow step-by-step trapeziectomy from skin to bone before performing FiberLock technique on specimens
	Didactic Session II: Carpal Instabilities
10:45 AM	Rapid Fire Techniques II: Scapholunate Treatment 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	ShowCase Session I: Thumb and Carpal Insta
12:00 PM	Lunch
	Didactic Session III: Hand and Wrist Trauma
1:00 PM	When to Fix Distal Radius Fractures
1:10 PM	ShowCase Session II: Fracture Fixation Review
2:10 PM	ArthroLab Session II: Open Procedures for Carpal Instabilities and Trauma
4:00 PM	Adjourn

Wednesday, February 3, 2027

6:30 AM	Breakfast
8:00 AM	Campus Tour
	Didactic Session IV: Wrist Endoscopy and Arthroscopy
9:10 AM	OrthoPedia Overview
9:20 AM	Orthobiologics in the Hand and Wrist
9:30 AM	Open vs Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
9:40 AM	ReLive Demo: NanoScopic™ Release System for ECTR
9:50 AM	Approaching Wrist Arthroscopy: Key Anatomy and Portal Setup
10:00 AM	ArthroLab Session III: ECTR and Wrist Arthroscopy Start with ECTR using NanoScopic™ Release System Follow with Diagnostic Wrist Arthroscopy
11:30 AM	Lunch
	Didactic Session V: Elbow Pathology
12:30 PM	Elbow Trauma Toolbox
12:40 PM	Distal Bicep Repairs: First-Assist Fundamentals
12:50 PM	Advancements in Elbow MUCL Repair and Reconstruction Techniques
1:00 PM	ArthroLab Session IV: Open Elbow Procedures Surgical Sequence: Elbow Dissection Follow step-by-step finding the MUCL and distal biceps from skin before performing MUCL repair with InternalBrace Ligament Augmentation Procedure and Distal Biceps Repair Technique on specimens
3:00 PM	Adjourn

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