The Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital
4th Floor Main Conference Room
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
801 Cottage Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205
The 3rd Annual Arkansas Hand Therapy Forum will be held Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 7:30 am – 12:00 pm. The Hand Therapy Forum is a comprehensive program designed to enhance clinical knowledge in the management of hand and upper extremity conditions and injuries. The program brings together a distinguished faculty of orthopaedic surgeons and certified hand therapists at UAMS to discuss current advances in hand and upper extremity surgery with correlating rehabilitation strategies.
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John Bracey, M.D.

Sean Morell, M.D.

Justin Rabinowitz, M.D.

Mark Tait, M.D.

Theresa Wyrick, M.D.
Associate Professor
Vice Chair, Faculty Development
Adult and Pediatric Hand & Upper Extremity
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7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Meet & Greet with Coffee and Refreshments
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Surgical Management of Tendon Transfers
Mark Tait, M.D.
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Challenges with Proximal Phalanx Fracture Management
John Bracey, M.D.
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Therapeutic Management of Proximal Phalanx Fractures
Mark Ellis, OTR/L, CHT
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Total shoulder vs. Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Justin Rabinowitz, M.D.
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Therapeutic Management of the Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Courtney Lowe, OTR/L
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Evaluation and Treatment of the Gymnast Wrist
Theresa Wyrick, M.D.
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m
SNAC vs. SLAC Wrist and Corrective Surgical Procedures
Sean Morell, M.D.
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Conservative vs. Post-op Management of the SNAC/SLAC Wrist
Amanda West, OTR/L, CHT
12:00 p.m.
Closing and Adjourn
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