July 2018

Karly Dawson, PA-C attended a Sports Medicine Physician Assistant Course hosted by Arthrex in Naples, FL this July. The conference brought in PAs from all over the U.S. to provide education and experience in treating common surgical knee and shoulder injuries. Lectures covered topics such as ligament reconstruction, shoulder stabilization, and graft preparation. The cadaver lab provided an opportunity to practice surgical techniques, including knee and shoulder arthroscopy, ACL and MPFL reconstruction, graft harvesting and preparation, meniscus repair, rotator cuff repair and bicep tenodesis, and AC reconstruction. Karly was very grateful and inspired to participate in this valuable learning opportunity.