William Uhl, DC DAAMLP

New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board of Chiropractic, ACCME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division

(15 hrs) Anatomy and setups for proper needle placement, practice recording and recognizing waveforms and electrical potentials, utilizing and setting up the EMG equipment, proper sharps safety and patient preparation, minimizing technical errors and background noise. New York Chiropractic College Deparment of Post Graduate Education, Levittown, NY 2012

(15 hrs) Anatomy of spinal cord and brain neural pathways, pathology of these neural pathways, clinical indications for SSEP, montage setups and normal vs abnormal responses. New York Chiropractic College Department of Post Graduate Education, Levittown, NY 2012

(15 hrs) Overview and basics of EMG, anatomy of peripheral nervous system and commonly tested muscles, review of radiculopathy, neuropathy and mytonic disorders, review of muscle physiology, overview of electrical potentials both normal and abnormal, review of case reports. New York Chiropractic College Department of Post Graduate Education, Levittown, NY 2012

(15 hrs) Review of tibial and peroneal nerve pathways for motor and sensory and wave EDX studies, review specialized tests for diabetic polyneuropathy, review of anatomical variants, tibial nerve H-reflex technique, artifacts and common technical difficulties. New York Chiropractic College Department of Post Graduate Education, Levittown, NY 2012

(15 hrs) Anatomy and motor nerve conduction studies for the tibial and peroneal nerves, anatomy and sensory conduction studies for the sural, saphenous, and superficial peroneal nerves, lumbar radiculopathy, EDX protocols, review of common neuropathies of the lower extremity and introduction to polyneuropathy. New York Chiropractic College Department of Post Graduate Education, Levittown, NY 2012

(15 hrs) Review of median, ulnar, and radial nerve pathways for motor and sensory and f wave EDX studies, review specialized tests for CTS confrimation, median nerve H-reflex technique, artifacts and common technical difficulties. New York Chiropractic College Department of Post Graduate Education, Levittown, NY 2012

(15 hrs) Review of spinal and upper extrenity anatomy, biomechanicsm and innervations, review of upper extremity lesions and the nerve root, brachial plexus, peripheral nerves,and mononeuropathies including clinical presentations, clinical exam findings, and correlative electrodiagnostic findings, review of clinically relevant research, introduction to EDX setups mortor and sensory, for median, ulnar and radial nerves, Needle EMG muscle selection for cervical radiculopathies. New Your Chiropractic College Department of Post Graduate Education LEvittown, NY, 2012

(15 hrs) Overview of electrodiagnostic procedures; nerve conduction studies (motor and sensory), needle EMG principles, late responses (H-reflex, Fwave) Somatosensory Evoked Potentials, Visual Evoked POtential, Auditory Evoked Potential. Introduction to bioinstrumentation used in electrodiagnostics. Overview of macro and micro anatomy of the Peripheral nervous system. Principles of peripheral nervous system physiology and pathophysiology. Principles of electrodiagnostic interpretation. Case based review of electrodiagnostics and practice utility. New York Chiropractic College Department of Post Graduate Education, Levittown, NY 2012

IDC-) and CPT requirements in coding for the traumatically injured including integrating electronic health records including informed consent, evaluation and management, testing orders. The utilization of research in medical reports for both the trauma and non-trauma patients. Clinical coordination of care and reporting to healthcare and legal providers, Florida Board for Chiropractic Medicinem, American Academy of Medical-Legal Professionals, Hollywood, Florida 2012

Prognosis and treatment of the Traumatically Injured, Review of Current research published in peer review medically indexed journals focusing on traumatic injuries and how current literature affects the diagnostic conclusion and how to formulate treatment plans. Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine, American Academy of Medical-Legal Professionals, Hollywood, Florida 2012

Whiplash associated disorders and the biomechanics of side impact vs. rear impact with emphasis on traumatic forces and body position, the mechanism of whiplash injury phases with their relationships to physiologic tolerance to trauma, specific diagnosis of disc pathology and annual tear, disc herniation, fracture, ligamentous injury and instability. Details of spinal nerve root stretching injury and dimensions of the spinal canal during whiplash was outlined particular to significant spinal injury resulting from low level accelerations including pediatric spinal trauma and physiological normals. Spinal surgical intervention techniques including ordering diagnostic studies using MRI, CT and digital motion x-ray, Florida Board of Chirpractic Medicine, American Academy of Medical-Legal Professionals, Hollywood, Florida 2012

Spinal MRI findings related to degenerative changes vs. traumatic changes of the intervertebral disc, spinal cord, nerve roots and spinal ligaments correlated to T1, T2 STIR sagittal and axial images. Anatomical MRI differentiation of normal, degenerative and traumatic changes

physiology and interpretation, electrodiagnostic testing as a clinical component in part of neurological work-up of the traumatically injured patient in both the peripheral and central nervous system. Inductions and contraindications to electrodiagnostic procedures. The utilization of electrodiagnostics in concluding radiculopathy, myelopathy, and plexopathy and determining recent trauma or chronic pathology

Documentation requirement of the courts in a medical-legal case including causality, bodily injury and persistent functional losses, ethically reporting of functional loss as it pertains to the integrity of the joint and activities of daily living and implications of chronicity, reporting of normal findings, maximum medical improvement and the release of the patient in the medical-legal arena

New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Academy of Chiropractic Post Doctoral Division

(15hrs) Fundamentals of electrophysiologic interpretation including wave form analysis, normative data, EMG interpretation, common abnormalities, anomalies and technic errors.

MRI Interpretation of bulged, herniated, protruded, extruded, sequestered and fragmented disc pathologies in etiology and neurological sequelae in relationship to the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots. New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, AACME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and CMCS Post Doctoral Division

The clinical application of the results of space occupying lesions. Disc and tumor pathologies and the clinical indications of manual and adjustive therapies in the patient with spinal nerve root and spinal cord insult as sequelae. New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, AACME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and CMCS Post Doctoral Division

MRI Interpretation sequencing of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine inclusive of T1, T2, STIR and 3D gradient studies to ensure the accurate diagnosis of the region visualized. New York Chiropractic Council, New York Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, AACME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and CMCS Post Doctoral Division

intradural, extradural, cord and neural sleeve lesions. Tuberculosis, drop lesions, metatasis, spendymoma, schwanoma and numerous other spinal related tumors and lesions. New York State Department of Education, Board for Chiropractic, AACME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and CMCS Post Docotoral Division

Normal anatomy of axial and sagittal views utilizing T1, T2, 3D gradient and STIR sequences of imaging. Standardized and desired protocols in views and sequencing of MRI examination to create an accurate diagnosis in MRI. New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board of Chiropractic, AACME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and CMCS Post Doctoral Division

Magnetic fields, T1 and T2 relaxations, nuclear spins, phase encoding, spin echo, T1 and T2 contrast, magnetic properties of metals and the historical perspective of the creation of NMR and MRI. New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education, Board of Chiropractic, AACME Joint Sponsorship with the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and CMCS Post Doctoral Division

Imaging Protocols and Pathology of the Trauma Patient, And in-depth understanding of the protocols in triaging and reporting the clinical findings of the trauma patient. Maintaining ethical relationships within the medical community. CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education Board for Chiropractic

The clinical application of the results of space occupying lesions. Disc and tumor pathologies and the clinical indications of manual and adjustive therapies in the patient with spinal nerve root and spinal cord insult as sequelae

MRI interpretation sequencing of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine inclusive of T1, T2, STIR and 3D gradient studies to ensure the accurate diagnosis of the region visualized

MRI interpretation of bone, intradural, extradural, cord and neural sleeve lesions. Tuberculosis, drop lesions, metastasis, ependymoma, schwanoma and numerous other spinal related tumors and lesions

MRI interpretation of bulged, herniated, protruded, extruded, sequestered and fragmented disc pathologies in etiology and neurological sequelae in relationship to the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots

Normal anatomy of axial and sagittal views utilizing T1, T2, 3D gradient and STIR sequences of imaging. Standardized and desired protocols in views and sequencing of MRI examination to create an accurate diagnosis in MRI

Magnetic fields, T1 and T2 relaxations, nuclear spins, phase encoding, spin echo, T1 and T2 contrast, magnetic properties of metals and the historical perspective of the creation of NMR and MRI

An in-depth understanding of the protocols in triaging and reporting the clinical findings of the trauma patient. Maintaining ethical relationships with the medical-legal community

An extensive understanding of the injured with clinically coordinating the history, physical findings and when to integrate neurodiagnostics. An understanding on how to utilize emergency room records in creating an accurate diagnosis and the significance of “risk factors” in spinal injury

An extensive understanding of the physics involved in the transference of energy from the bullet car to the target car. This includes G's of force, newtons, gravity, energy, skid marks, crumple zones, spring factors, event data recorder and the graphing of the movement of the vehicle before, during and after the crash Determining the clinical correlation of forces and bodily injury

Electromyography (EMG), Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV), Somato Sensory Evoked Potential (SSEP), Visual Evoked Potential (VEP), Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potential (BAER) and Visual-Electronystagmosgraphy (V-ENG) interpretation, protocols and clinical indications for the trauma patient

Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation and diagnosis utilizing the ICD-9 and the CPT to accurately describe the injury through diagnosis. Understanding and utilizing state regulations on reimbursement issues pertaining to healthcare

Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation, diagnosis and clinical correlation to the injury when reporting injuries in the medical-legal community. Documenting the kinesiopathology, myopathology, neuropathology, and pathophysiology in both a functional and structural paradigm

Procedures and modalities for the injured. Protocols and utilization guidelines for cervical spine injuries including physical rehabilitation, drug therapy and surgical interventions.

Procedures and modalities for the injured. Protocols and utilization guidelines for the thoracic and lumbar spinal injuries including physical rehabilitation, drug therapy and surgical interventions

The requirements, required forms, legal avenues and procedures to be followed in the utilization review and variance process

The requirements as set for the by the workers compensation board in the history and evaluation process for the injured worker in New York State

The issues involved in personal injury and no fault cases, documentation, admissibility, and liability

Accurately diagnosing routine and complex conditions of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine and developing rehabilitation programs using low tech tools.

Proper documentation to avoid insurance audits and to improve communication with insurers, attorneys and physicians

A review of New York State Workers Compensation Guidelines and update on proposed changes.

Diagnosis using structural markers, developing a treatment plan, rehabilitation protocols for specific cases, setting up an in office rehabilitation area

How to Critically Assess the Literature

A review of New York State Workers Compensation Guidelines and update on documenting injury and causality

Diagnosis and treatment in multidisciplinary setting, when and where to refer, and a review of surgical and minimally invasive procedures

The best evidence, applying the evidence to clinical practice, rational decision making using evidence based rules for diagnosis and treatment

Structuring and administering a chiropractic department, hospital rules, regulations and bylaws, medical models and practice, hospital procedures and forms, best practices, handling ethical issues, how, why and when to admit patients, treatment in the emergency department