Growing Pains: How Childhood Injuries Differ from Adults
Neil Dilworth, CCFP (EM, SEM), Dip Sport Med, MSsCHHPTE, FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine, FFSEM
Topics: Childhood Injuries
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Objectives
Learning Objectives:
- To appreciate the pediatric bone characteristics in relation to sports injuries
- To understand the importance of apophyses when assessing pediatric musculoskeletal injuries
- To explain the differential for antalgic gait in children
Faculty
Neil Dilworth CCFP (EM, SEM), Dip Sport Med, MSsCHHPTE, FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine, FFSEM
Dr. Dilworth is a sports and exercise medicine and emergency medicine physician who has a strong interestin musculoskeletal education excellence as well as research. Current projects include www.sportmedschool.com, free online education for sports and exercise medicine , UofT Sports and Exercise Medicine Conference, Musculoskeletal Radiology Primer for Primary Care workshop, Emergencies in Sports Workshop, Breaking Bad: Injection technique improvement Workshop. Dr. Dilworth is Director of UofT PGY 3 Competence Committee for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Consultant for Toronto Football Club, ATLS instructor, St. Michael’s Hospital, Emergency physician and Chair of Cardiac Arrest Committee for Halton Healthcare, and Assistant Professor, DFCM, University of Toronto.