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AAHKS announces call for abstracts, resident education course
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 2010 American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) 20th Annual Meeting, now being accepted at www.aahks.org, is April 15, 2010.

AAHKS will hold its 2nd Annual Resident Course Nov. 5, 2010, in Dallas, under Education Chair Jay R. Lieberman, MD, and Resident Course Chair Steven J. MacDonald, MD. This course has been specifically created for residents in the R3 year of orthopaedic surgery training and will take place just before the AAHKS 20th Annual Meeting. Course attendees will receive free tuition for both the Resident Arthroplasty Course and the AAHKS Annual Meeting.

To apply, residents should e-mail their full name, address, and phone number to Eileen Lusk. All applications must be accompanied by a letter from the residency program director confirming the resident’s ability to attend the course. For more information, visit www.aahks.org

AOSSM initiates OA grants program
The AOSSM, in partnership with Genzyme Biosurgery, announces a new research grant program to fund investigations related to early osteoarthritis (OA) and/or prevention of OA progression. Two separate grants are being offered: a renewable $50,000-per-year grant, subject to annual progress review, for 3 years ($150,000 total) to support a clinical research study, and a one-time $50,000 award to support a lab/basic science project for separate investigators over a successive 3-year period.

Proposed studies need not be related specifically to sports injuries and should be broadly applicable to OA in the general population. Projects involving viscosupplementation will not be considered for either grant. Applications will be reviewed for their potential impact on the field, the quality of the study approach, and the ability of the investigator and site(s) to conduct and complete the proposed research. The submission deadline date for both the clinical and basic science grants is Aug. 1, 2010.

For more information on submission requirements and for application materials, visit AOSSM online or e-mail Bart Mann, AOSSM director of research.

Attend the AOA CORD conference
Held in conjunction with the American Orthopaedic Association’s (AOA) Annual Meeting, the Council of Orthopaedic Residency Directors (CORD) meeting is scheduled for June 10 in San Diego. To obtain a current list of CORD institutions, an institutional CORD membership application, or registration materials for the June CORD Conference, visit www.aoassn.org/Cord.asp

AOSSM launches sports injury initiative
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) STOP Sports Injuries campaign has been officially endorsed by the AAOS, the National Athletic Trainers’ Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and SAFE Kids USA.

More than 20 tip sheets, two posters, prescription pads, stickers, tattoos, and a special label pin are available to help promote the program. For free downloadable information on how you can become involved in the campaign, visit www.STOPSportsInjuries.org

Become an AOA emerging leader
The AOA Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) provides future orthopaedic leaders an opportunity to gain essential leadership skills, while exposing them to the AOA organization and members. ELP provides a continuum of learning to orthopaedic surgeons, from fifth-year residents to those in their fifth year of clinical practice. The 2010 Emerging Leaders Forum takes place June 8–9 in San Diego.

For more information, visit www.aoassn.org and click on the Emerging Leaders tab.

AOSSM announces abstract deadline, course dates
The submission deadline date for abstracts for the AOSSM Specialty Day program in 2011 is May 15, 2010.

The AOSSM & AAOS Review Course for Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine is set for Aug. 6–8, 2010, in Chicago.

The Advanced Team Physician Course is scheduled for Dec. 9–12, 2010, in Washington, D.C.

For more information, visit www.sportsmed.org (click on Education), or call (847) 292-4900 or (877) 321-3500.

Apply for ASES 2011 Research Grant Award, Exchange Fellowship
Applications are now being accepted for the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) 2011 Research Grant Award. The $20,000 grant is for basic or clinical investigations and is open to orthopaedic departments only; proposals must be in NIH R01 format and no longer than 10 pages. The application deadline date is Sept. 9, 2010. Awardees will be notified by December 2010.

The ASES is also accepting applications for its 2011 Exchange Fellowship Program. Fellows will be eligible for an ASES Research Grant and will receive an expense-paid trip to the ASES Closed Meeting the following year to present their travel experiences. The application deadline date is Sept. 15, 2010.

For more information, visit www.ases-assn.org

Plan to attend the ACPOC annual meeting
Registration is now open for the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC), being held in combination with the Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association (ORA), at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater, Fla., June 2–5.

As the Hector Kay Lecturer, Kenneth J. Guidera, MD, chief of staff, Shriners Hospital Twin Cities, Minneapolis, will present “An Update of New Trends in the Field of Pediatric Orthopaedics.” The Presidential Guest Speaker will be René Baumgartner, MD, emeritus professor of orthopaedic surgery, department of prosthetics, orthotics & related surgery, University of Münster, Germany, presenting: “Amputation, Prosthetics & Rehabilitation in Children.” Other meeting highlights include several symposia; the Physician-Guided Case Study Forum; the New Investigator Research Award, presented by Otto Bock; and the Vernon Nichols Award and Presentation, provided by the ORA.

For more information, call (847) 698-1937, e-mail raymond@aaos.org, or visit www.acpoc.org

AAOS Now
April 2010 Issue
http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/apr10/youraaos13.asp

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