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ACPOC announces new research award
The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) announces an annual New Investigator Research Award, sponsored by Otto Bock HealthCare. The total award will be divided among four winners: $1,000 to the first place winner; $500 each to the second, third, and fourth place winners. Winners must attend the 2009 ACPOC annual meeting and present their papers; registration fees will be waived. For eligibility requirements, award criteria, and submission instructions, check the ACPOC Web site; deadline for submissions is Nov. 1, 2008. For more information, contact society coordinator Melody Raymond at Raymond@aaos.org, or visit the Web site, www.acpoc.org

AOFAS Web site gets new look
If you haven’t visited the Web site for the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) lately, you’re in for a pleasant surprise. The site has been retooled to provide professionals and patients easy access to online medical resources. Although the look is different, the address is still the same…www.aofas.org

Click on Medical Professionals to access a full menu of options especially for the medical community: meetings, courses and events, fellowship match information, the career center, marketplace items, and more.

Direct your patients to Patient Education & Resources, a separate section with helpful medical information.

ORS announces educational grants
The Special Projects Committee (SPC) of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) will be accepting grant applications until Sept. 1, 2008. Grants are available for up to $5,000 for meetings that are pertinent to all, or a significant portion of, the ORS membership. Educational programs need to fulfill the ORS requirements respecting educational and research goals.

For more information and an application, visit the ORS Web site (www.ors.org) or e-mail foley@ors.org

AAHKS seeks fellowship applications
Applications for the 2009-2011 American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) Health Policy Fellowship (HPF) are due Sept. 1, 2008. The goal of the HPF is to provide patients and physicians with a comprehensive, timely analysis of health policy issues pertaining to hip and knee surgery.

As developments in laws and regulations affect patient care reimbursement for hip and knee surgery, a pressing need exists to develop strategies to deal with these changes and to exercise influence over the law-making process. The program was created to provide an opportunity for future AAHKS members to get involved in the policy-making process and to help them become effective advocates.

The HPF is open to orthopaedic surgeons in the United States who are now entering or currently participating in a joint/adult reconstruction fellowship, or who have completed this fellowship and are within the first 4 years of their clinical practice of orthopaedic surgery. Applications are available online at www.aahks.org; click on the “health policy” link on the left navigation bar.

AOSSM initiates Career Development Award Supplement
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) has a $50,000 per year supplement program for sports medicine orthopaedic surgeons who receive a Career Development Award (K Award) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The purpose of this program is to facilitate the research careers of orthopaedic surgeons who have completed training in sports medicine and who have or have accepted a faculty position at an academic institution. Applicants must first obtain and have an active NIH Career Development (K) Award; submit a copy of the letter of award, the NIH Biosketch, and the Career Development Plan from the NIH application to Bart Mann, bart@aossm.org, by August 1.

OTA annual meeting registration open
The 24th annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association will be held Oct. 16–18, at the Hyatt Regency Denver, Colorado Convention Center. More than 220 new abstracts will be presented, along with symposia and labs. Take advantage of the invaluable opportunities for discussion and the “Ask the Experts” booth for difficult cases. View the preliminary program of events, register for the meeting, and secure a hotel room through the OTA Web site (www.ota.org). For additional assistance, e-mail ota@aaos.org

AAOS Now
July 2008 Issue
http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/jul08/youraaos8.asp

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