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AOFAS issues call for abstracts
The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) is accepting abstracts for its 2013 Annual Meeting, July 17–20, 2013, in Hollywood, Fla. The deadline for online submissions is Dec. 12, 2012. For more information, visit www.aofas.org/annual-meeting

AOFAS journal gets new look
Beginning in January 2013, Foot & Ankle International (FAI) will feature a new cover design, digitized archival content back to Volume 1, and increased international reach. AOFAS members will receive both print and online subscriptions as a benefit of membership, with no dues increase in 2013. For more information, visit www.faijournal.org

AOFAS Specialty Day 2013
The AOFAS Specialty Day will be held March 23, 2013, in conjunction with the AAOS Annual Meeting in Chicago, and will include a combined afternoon session with the Orthopaedic Trauma Association. To view the program, visit www.aofas.org/specialtyday

For more information and to register, visit www.aaos.org/annualmeeting

AOFAS seeks new members
The submission deadline for new AOFAS membership applications is Jan. 1, 2013. Membership includes subscriptions to FAI and In~Stride; reduced meeting, course and product fees; access to awards and special programs; and more. Current members who completed training in 2012 and are now in practice are required to apply to elevate to the next appropriate membership category by Jan. 1, 2013, to maintain full benefits. For more information, including application forms, visit www.aofas.org (Membership)

ASSH Comprehensive Care of the High Level Athlete
The American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) is sponsoring the Comprehensive Care of the High Level Athlete course, May 3–4, 2013, in Chicago. The 2-day program will focus on diagnosis, treatment, therapy, and other issues regarding common hand and wrist injuries in elite athletes. For more information, visit www.assh.org

ASSH annual meeting submission deadlines
The ASSH 68th Annual Meeting will be held Oct. 3–5, 2013, in San Francisco. The submission deadline for paper presentation abstracts and residents and fellows conference papers and posters is March 4. The submission deadline for e-poster presentations is March 25, 2013. For more information, visit www.assh.org

NASS Pilot Registry
The North American Spine Society (NASS) is launching a pilot registry program to collect data on spine treatment outcomes. The pilot is intended to test the data collection process over 15 months, with a goal of establishing a permanent registry. For more information, visit www.spine.org

ORS 2013 Annual Meeting
The 2013 Orthopaedic Research Society Annual Meeting will be held Jan. 26–29, 2013, in San Antonio. For more information and to register, visit www.ors.org

POSNA Specialty Day
The Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Specialty Day will be held March 23, 2013, in conjunction with the AAOS Annual Meeting in Chicago. Session topics include hip dysplasia, spine, practice management, sports, and trauma. For more information, visit www.posna.org

2013 POSNA Annual Meeting
The 2013 POSNA annual meeting will be held May 1–4, 2013, in Toronto, Canada. Pre-registration opens Jan. 7, 2013. For more information, visit www.posna.org

Apply for the USBJI grant mentoring program
The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) grant mentoring program provides early-career clinical investigators an opportunity to work with experienced researchers to assist them in securing funding and other survival skills required for pursuing an academic career. The program offers attendees the opportunity to maintain relationships with mentors until their application is funded.

The grant mentoring program is open to promising junior faculty, senior fellows or postdoctoral researchers nominated by their department or division chairs. It is also open to senior fellows or residents who are doing research and have a faculty appointment in place or confirmed. Basic and clinical investigators, without or with training awards (including K awards), are invited to apply.

Investigators selected to take part in the program will attend two workshops, 12 to18 months apart, and work with faculty between workshops to develop their grant applications.

The next workshop will take place April 26–28, 2013, in Rosemont, Ill. The deadline for applications is Jan. 15, 2013. For more information, visit www.usbji.org/rd/?yii

RJOS annual meeting
The 2013 Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) annual meeting will be held the evening of March 19, 2013, in conjunction with the AAOS Annual Meeting in Chicago. The RJOS 2013 breakfast meeting will take place March 20, 2013. For more information, visit www.rjos.org

AAOS Now
December 2012 Issue
http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/dec12/youraaos9.asp

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