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ACPOC celebrates 30 years

On May 20–23, 2009, the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) will hold its 30th anniversary annual meeting, “30 Years of Helping Children,” at the Fiesta Resort Conference Center, in Tempe, Ariz. Among the meeting highlights will be the presentation of four new investigative research awards, a physician-guided case study forum, the Hector Kay Lecture, and the Presidential Guest Speaker. For more information, contact the ACPOC office at (847) 698-1937, e-mail raymond@aaos.org, or visit the Web site at www.acpoc.org

AOA’s OMeGA opens grant management system
The American Orthopaedic Association (AOA) established the OMeGA Medical Grants Association in 2008 at the request of the orthopaedic medical device industry. OMeGA provides an independent, nonconflicted avenue for funding orthopaedic graduate med­ical education (GME) and serves as an independent third party mechanism to distribute GME funding.

OMeGA is an independent legal entity that provides the necessary safeguards to identify and eliminate potential conflicts of interest and ensures transparency regarding funding mechanisms for GME. OMeGA’s online grant management system is now operational; all applications are due by May 8, 2009. Approved grants will be announced on June 18, 2009. Find out more about how OMeGA is structured, the nine subspecialty areas of orthopaedic fellowships, and the application process at www.omegamedicalgrants.org

AJSM/ICRS seek papers
The American Journal of Sports Medicine and the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) are producing a special supplement in the fall of 2009 that includes both clinical and laboratory research on articular cartilage repair and replacement. Bruce Reider, MD, editor-in-chief, and guest editors Margaret Smith, PhD, and Allen F. Anderson, MD, are looking for approximately 20 articles. The deadline for manuscript submission is June 30, 2009. Early submission is encouraged.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to submit your manuscript; for more information, visit http://ajsm-submit.highwire.org

AOSSM holds grant conference
As part of a research initiative on ligament and tendon repair and regeneration, the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) will be holding a 1-day grant proposal conference on July 8, 2009, prior to its annual meeting at the Keystone Resort and Conference Center in Keystone, Colo. Members of the sports medicine and orthopaedic communities are invited to submit abstracts of study concepts.

Approximately 25 abstracts will be selected for presentation and discussion. More details about this meeting and abstract submission can be found by clicking the “grants” tab under the “research” tab at www.sportsmed.org

Hip Society Awards 2010
The Hip Society announces three awards for papers submitted from the various training programs or from practicing orthopaedic surgeons for presentation at the annual Hip Society meeting. The Otto Aufranc and John Charnley Awards recognize innovative research, either clinical or basic, encompassing important advances in the management of hip disorders. The Frank Stinchfield Award is given to a resident or fellow in training who submits an outstanding contribution concerning hip problems.

Any or all of these awards will be granted annually at the discretion of the Awards Committee of The Hip Society. The author(s) of each winning Award Paper will receive a $2,000 honorarium.

The Hip Society is soliciting papers for these awards. All submissions should represent original work that has not been previously published or submitted for publication. Papers must be submitted by Nov. 1, 2009; guidelines for submission can be found at https://www.editorialmanager.com/corr/

Call for abstracts
The Knee Society, in cooperation with Oxford Systems, is making it easier to submit your abstracts for the Knee Society Member Meeting (October 8–10, 2009, in Boston) and the 2010 Combined Knee Society/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Specialty Day Meeting (March 13, 2010, in New Orleans).

Abstracts for the 2009 Knee Society Member Meeting and the 2010 Specialty Day Award consideration can be submitted to http://kneesoc.conference-services.net/directory.asp

Abstracts must be received by April 15, 2009. Questions should be directed to Dorothy Lieberman, society manager, via e-mail (lieberman@aaos.org) or phone (847) 698-1632. For more information, visit the Web site at www.kneesociety.org

Register now for AOFAS summer meeting
The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society will hold its 25th annual summer meeting, July 15–18, 2009, at the Westin Bayshore, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The meeting will be preceded by a one-day course (July 15, 2008) on “Deformity correction of the foot and ankle: Challenges and treatment alternatives,” under the direction of program chair William C. McGarvey, MD.

The meeting will also mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of the society. “The Program Committee, chaired by Hodges Davis, MD, has crafted a superior scientific program to include special commemorative lectures that reflect on the past and peer into the future,” says AOFAS President Robert Anderson, MD. “Interaction between panels and the audience will be encouraged—and promises not only to entertain, but to facilitate a more meaningful and practical educational experience.”

Advance registration closes on June 15, 2009. Download the registration form or register online at www.aofas.org

International research grant in osteoporosis
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and Servier have formed a partnership and created a grant to encourage young scientists to engage in cutting-edge research in bone disease and increase the awareness and understanding of osteoporosis. This grant is aimed at supporting investigators younger than age 40 for original research projects on osteoporosis of high scientific value and international relevance. The winning project will be supported by an unrestricted € 40 000 grant from Servier. The submission deadline is Sept. 15, 2009. For more information, visit: www.iofbonehealth.org or www.servier.com

An international jury, chaired by the IOF president, will review projects and select the winner. Five young scientists have been awarded this grant since 2000. The winner of the 2010 grant will be recognized at the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis 2010 in Florence, Italy (May 5–8, 2010).

AAOS Now
April 2009 Issue
http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/apr09/youraaos15.asp

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