Total Credits: 1 including 1 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)
An Overview of Overuse Musculoskeletal Injuries in Adolescents-Heather Phipps, DO
An overview and update of common musculoskeletal overuse injuries in adolescents. This session comprises a review of risks for injury associated with adolescent athletics. The session also provides training in identifying, diagnosing, and treating specific overuse injuries.
The Washington Osteopathic Medical Association is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association as a Category 1 CME Sponsor.
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Dr. Phipps serves as Assistant Dean for Clinical Education, Division Chief of Surgery, and Associate Professor of Clinical Education for Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences and is an Orthopedic Surgeon with Benton Franklin Orthopedic Associates in Kennewick, WA.
Dr. Phipps received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She graduated with an MBA from Washington State University. Dr. Phipps completed a Traditional Rotating Internship at Doctor’s Hospital in Columbus, OH and an Orthopedic Surgery Residency at University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey. Dr. Phipps is Board Certified in Orthopedic Surgery by the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery.
During her tenure as an Orthopedic Surgeon in Kennewick, WA Dr. Phipps has served in a variety of roles. She is the Managing Partner for Benton Franklin Orthopedic Associates Physical Therapy and sits on the Governing Board for High Desert Surgery Center. She has served on the Pacific Northwest University Board of Trustees, including serving as Vice-Chair, Chair, and Immediate Past-Chair. She has served in the peer selected positions of Chief of Surgery, Surgery Committee Representative to Medical Executive Committee, and Credentials Committee at Trios Health Hospital. Dr. Phipps was the founding Designated Institutional Official for the Trios Health Graduate Medical Education Department. She has served on the Board of Benton Franklin County Medical Society and the Washington Osteopathic Medical Association.
Dr. Phipps’ additional interests include hiking and photography, particularly in the National Parks.
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