For physicians, physician assistants,
and other health professionals, covering such subjects as
cumulative trauma, wrist injuries, and examination of the hand.


Designed for emergency-department physicians,
orthopedic surgeons who treat hand and wrist injuries,
and industrial physicians dealing with acute hand injuries.


A course geared especially to insurance adjusters
and nurse case managers.



To inquire about attending future courses,
please refer to our page.

This two-day, eight-lecture course was last held in April 2000 at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.
During the first day of that session, Dr. Leonard Gordon and five other orthopedic hand surgeons delivered lectures on six topics:  (1) the anatomy of the upper extremity, (2) causes of upper-extremity injuries in the workplace, (3) cumulative-trauma problems, (4) wrist injuries in professional sports, (5) nerve-entrapment syndromes, and (6) treatment of arthritic problems in the hand and wrist.

On the second day, the faculty, as well as two medical students from the University of California, San Francisco, took the participants "back to medical school for a day" by studying anatomy dissections similar to those done in medical school.  Dr. Gordon demonstrated the detailed anatomy of the hand, forearm, and elbow, focusing on the abnormalities seen in the workplace, such as the anatomy involved in carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, pronator syndrome, wrist arthritis, tendon injuries, nerve injuries, etc.




This course is offered on an annual or semiannual basis.  It has been presented nine times over the past 15 years and is generally held in the Department of Anatomy at the University of California, San Francisco, where Dr. Gordon is an adjunct Associate Professor of Anatomy.
The first day consists of nine lectures by Dr. Gordon:
(1) The Anatomy of the Upper Extremity
(2) Examination of the Injured Hand—Methods to Avoid Errors
in Diagnosis
(3) Tendon, Nerve, and Arterial Injuries in the Hand
(4) Diagnosis and Management of Acute Wrist Injuries
(5) Treatment of Fingertip Injuries
(6) Fractures of the Bones of the Hand
(7) Management of Infections that Occur in the Hand
(8) Unusual Injuries Such as Grease and Paint-Gun Injuries
(9) Replantation of Amputated Parts
The second part of the course entails cadaver dissection, demonstrating the detailed anatomy of the upper limb and hand.  Covered topics include the anatomy of the hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow.
During this session, Dr. Gordon and three faculty members are available to provide practical assistance to the registrants as needed.



This course details the anatomy and terminology of upper-extremity conditions, focusing on those injuries which occur in the workplace.  A practical and simple format is followed and is presented in easy-to-understand terms for those individuals in the Workers' Compensation system who do not have specific medical training.
Also discussed are legal reporting and issues relating to the management of workplace injuries.