Total Credits: 0.75 including 0.75 AOA Category 1-A Credit(s)
This session begins a review of the history of the Spencer's technique. A review of the evolution of the technique from its beginning to the present will be presented. Indications and contraindications will be presented then a demonstration of the Seven Stages of Spencer will be done with the audience members encouraged to participate.
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Statement of Accreditation
The Texas Osteopathic Medical Association (TOMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. TOMA designates this program for a maximum of 1 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.
Grievance Policy
All grievances may be directed to TOMA's Executive Director at toma@txosteo.org. All grievances will receive an initial response within 30 days of receipt. If the participant does not receive a satisfactory response, they can submit a complaint to the Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the AOA at 142 East Ontario Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
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Carol Browne, DO, FACOFP graduated from UNTHSC- TCOM in 1986 and completed her residency in Family Practice at the Fort Worth Osteopathic Medical Center, and she is board certified in Family Medicine/OMM (FM) and Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (NMM-OMM). After training Dr. Browne became a faculty member at UNTHSC-TCOM and was there for ten years in both the Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine departments. She received several honors while on faculty including the Coleman Clinical Faculty of the Year, Honors Professor for Pre-Clinical Division, the Gender Equity Award, as well as the National Student Osteopathic Association George Northrup Award for Osteopathic Educator of the Year. After leaving UNTHSC-TCOM, Dr. Browne was in private practice in FM/OMM, in both Missouri and Florida. Dr. Browne returned to Texas in 2016 to be a founding faculty member at the University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine. She currently serves as professor and Chair of the Department Chair of Osteopathic Principles and Practice. While at UIWSOM, she was recognized as the 2023 Family Medicine Educator of the Year by the ACOFP and in 2024, she was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. In addition to her faculty responsibilities, Dr. Browne is a director on the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians and the UIWSOM representative on AACOM -Educational Council of Osteopathic Principles. She proudly serves as a trustee on the TOMA board and is past president of the TX ACOFP. Dr. Browne has served as TOMA MidWinter and Summer ACOFP/ TOMA Convention Co-Chair for many years, and she lectures at the national and state level on osteopathic manipulative medicine and medical professionalism and humanism in medicine topics.
