The World Congress on Neck Pain will be held on January 20 – 22, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California. It will present the latest scientific research on neck pain prevention, diagnosis and management. The congress themes are Public Health / Health Care and Automobile Safety. Listed below are the topics and learning objectives as presented in their website, www.neckpaincongress.org.
Congress Topics
- Evidence-based prevention strategies
- Risks and prognostic factors influencing course
- Evidence-based diagnosis and treatment
- Societal and public health impact
- Functional disability/optimum return to work interventions
- Advances in auto engineering and traffic safety
Learning Objectives
- Describe societal and public health impact of neck pain in the general population
- Identify risk factors influencing course and prognosis of neck pain
- Identify and describe current evidence-based prevention strategies in neck pain
- Compare and contrast risks and benefits of diagnostic interventions
- Compare and contrast surgical and non-surgical evidence based management strategies with costs and benefits
- Describe complications and adverse events associated with surgical and non-surgical approaches to management
- List factors contributing to evidence-based return to work strategies
- Identify advances in auto engineering and traffic safety contributing to crash prevention
- Identify factors in head restraint design contributing to significant reductions in neck injury and disability
- Locate evidence-based resources to inform consumer and health professionals on best practices in neck injury prevention and treatment
- Identify personal and practice changes congruent with current research
Click here to view the Preliminary Program.
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