OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to: 

• Recognize when to refer a patient with scoliosis to pediatric orthopedics
• Recognize when to order x-rays for scoliosis
• Recognize when to consider advanced imaging for scoliosis
• Discuss when to consider bracing for scoliosis
• Discuss when to consider surgery for scoliosis

FACULTY DISCLOSURE: Ashley Startzman, DO has no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

PLANNER DISCLOSURE:  Dr. Christopher Hovland and Dr. Muralidhar Jatla have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

ACCREDITATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABP MOC:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.  It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

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