What's new

• 2009 - 2010 Leadership Fellows Program
  Are you an AAOS Fellow under 45 looking to get more involved with the Academy? Apply now!
• Fellowship voting results are in...
  The AAOS fellowship has approved revisions to the Standards of Professionalism on Providing Musculoskeletal Care to Patients and has endorsed proposed resolutions and Bylaws Amendments affecting the nominating process.
• Free to Academy Members! Webinar on AAOS Guideline for Prevention of Symptomatic Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
  This 90-minute live, online seminar presents an overview of the new evidence-based, risk-stratified guidelines for managing the prevention of symptomatic PE in patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty. Also covered is the rationale of an orthopaedic-focused approach, and methods for gaining hospital acceptance.
• 2009 Annual Meeting Abstract Submission
  The Academy celebrates its commitment to education and in doing so invites you to share your expertise at the 2009 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, February 25 - 28. Join us by submitting an abstract today.
• AAOS, AAHKS satellite program "unprecedented"
  Last weekend saw the introduction of a single course, held concurrently at three separate sites, thanks to satellite technology.
• Issues facing America: Consumer-directed health care
  Is putting patients (consumers) in charge of healthcare dollars one way to achieve efficient, cost-effective health care?
• Tandem surgery better for shoulder dislocation
  Level 1 study finds arthroscopic examination and repair of Bankart lesion reduces risk of subsequent dislocation.
• The orthopaedist and the worker's comp patient
  Caring for patients injured in the course of their employment takes orthopaedists into a different legal system, but priniciples of care remain the same.
• The Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases in the United States: Prevalence, Societal, and Economic Cost
  Annual direct and indirect costs for bone and joint health are $849 billion – 7.7% of the gross domestic product. Learn more about the urgent need for greater understanding and expanding research.
• New on OKO: Acromioclavicular Joint Injuries
  by Amir Mostofi, MD; Clifford G. Rios, MD; T. Duncan Tennent, FRCS (Orth); Robert Arciero, MD; August D. Mazzocca, MD
• New on OKO: Allograft Safety in Orthopaedics (Slide lecture)
  by Annuniato Amendola, MD; David J. Gocke, MD; Kurt P. Spindler, MD

New Home Study CME & Products

• Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 1-9 on CD-ROM (Windows Version)  (02925)
• 2008 Orthopaedic Self-Assessment Examination - Scored and Recorded (Print Format)  (04159)
• Fractured Wrist (DVD-ROM)
  Virtual Fellowship Interactive Multimedia Program  (02888)
• Standing Room Only: Techniques in Orthopaedic Trauma (DVD-ROM)  (02902)
• Masters Experience: Arthroscopic Surgical Techniques - Hip Arthroscopy (DVD-Video)  (02946)
• Orthopaedic Code X 2008 Coding Database PC/Mac Format  (02936)

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