November 2024 Pediatric Case Reviews - Crucial Care Timelines: A Case-Study Highlighting the Importance of Early Referral and Care in Infants with Brachial Plexus Birth Injury

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Session Title:  2024 November Pediatric Case Reviews - Crucial Care Timelines: A Case-Study Highlighting the Importance of Early Referral and Care in Infants with Brachial Plexus Birth Injury 

Presenter:  James Northcutt, OTR, MOT, CHT

Learning Objectives:
At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:

  1. By the end of this presentation, the attendee will be able to identify muscles involved in upper trunk brachial plexus birth injuries and subsequent maladaptive postures of the upper extremity
  2. By the end of this presentation, the attendee will be able to identify two musculoskeletal sequelae associated with BPBI and the accepted, conservative treatment options available for timely referrals
  3. By the end of this presentation, the attendee will be able to apply the crucial care timeline to their future patients with BPBI to ensure best care deadlines are met in the first four years of life
  4. By the end of this presentation, the attendee will be able to identify three conservative care measures available to patients with BPBI when a timely referral is placed
  5. By the end of this presentation, the attendee will be able to describe one radiographic and two clinical findings consistent with glenohumeral dysplasia (GHD) / posterior humeral head dislocation (PHHD)
  6. By the end of this presentation, the attendee will be able to describe at least one nerve and one surgical procedure available to patients with BPBI

Duration:   One hour

CE Credit:  1.0 continuing education hour, or 0.10 CEUs