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AOA seeks emerging orthopaedic leaders
The American Orthopaedic Association’s (AOA) Emerging Leaders Program offers up-and-coming and developing orthopaedic leaders an opportunity to grow their leadership skills in giving back to the profession. Any PGY-5 can join the program with a written recommendation from a current AOA member. An individual must join the Emerging Leaders Program within his or her first 5 years of practice.

The Emerging Leaders Program members benefit from opportunities to interact with AOA leaders through access to AOA functions. Emerging Leaders Program members are eligible to attend the Emerging Leaders Forum (June 9–10, 2009, Bonita Springs, Fla.), as well as the AOA annual meeting (June 10–13, 2009), immediately following the forum. The AOA invites Emerging Leaders Program members to submit scientific abstracts for consideration for presentation at its annual meeting—a great opportunity to demonstrate orthopaedic thought leadership.

Visit www.aoassn.org and click on “Emerging Leaders” for more information about the program or to support an Emerging Leader in your orthopaedic community.

Hip Society seeks papers
The Hip Society encourages practicing orthopaedic surgeons or participants in hip training programs to submit papers for the following awards:

The Otto Aufranc and John Charnley Awards: Papers submitted in these categories are to be based on innovative research, either clinical or basic, encompassing important advances in the management of hip disorders.

The Frank Stinchfield Award: This prize 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.

All submissions should represent original work that has not been previously published or submitted for publication. Please indicate if your submission is a resident or fellow paper for the Frank Stinchfield Award. Submitted papers must be in publishable form; the author’s name or the name of the institution cannot appear anywhere but on the title page.

Papers must be submitted electronically according to the instructions found on the Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Web site (https://www.editorialmanager.com/corr/). Select “Society Awards” when asked for “Article Type” and “2010 Hip Society Awards” for “Section/Category.” Failure to properly select the proper article type and section/category may result in improper processing and not being considered for the intended award. Call the CORR office at (215) 392-0270 if you have problems with the submission.

CSRS seeks abstract submissions
The Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) is currently accepting abstracts for paper and poster presentations at its annual meeting, Dec. 3–5, 2009, in Salt Lake City. A link to the online submission site is provided on the CSRS Web site (www.csrs.org)

Information on paper and poster awards is also available. The submission deadline is May 19, 2009. Contact the administrative office at (847) 698-1628 with questions.

ASES announces 2010 Research Grant Award
Applications are now being accepted for the American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES) 2010 Research Grant Award for basic or clinical investigations. The objective of the ASES Research Grant is to encourage new investigators by providing seed and start-up funding for promising shoulder and elbow research projects. Grants of up to $20,000, for work to be performed over 12 to 24 months, will be considered.

Proposals will be evaluated by the ASES Research Committee: Patrick J. McMahon, MD, chair; Richard E. Debski, PhD; Mark W. Rodosky, MD; Mark A. Frankle, MD; Thay Q. Lee, PhD; Christopher S. Ahmad, MD; Patrick M. Connor, MD; William C. Doukas, MD; Graham J.W. King, MD; Robert J. Neviaser, MD; David C. Ring, MD; Stavros Thomopoulos, PhD; Evan L. Flatow, MD, ex-officio; and William J. Mallon, MD, ex-officio. The submission deadline is Sept. 10, 2009; awardees will be notified by December 2009. For guidelines and an application, e-mail ases@aaos.org or shannon@aaos.org, or click on the “Research Grant” link on the ASES Web site, www.ases-assn.org

AOFAS/AANA partner on surgical skills sports course
The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) and the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) will jointly sponsor a course on Treating Sports Injuries of the Foot and Ankle, a surgical hands-on, case-based course in Durham, N.C., May 28–30, 2009.

Under the direction of course chairs Ned Amendola, MD, and Mark Easley, MD, the program is designed to enable participants to better evaluate and make treatment decisions for athletes with foot and ankle injuries.

“We want this course to be a highly interactive educational event among the moderators, panelists, and course participants,” says Dr. Amendola. “Our goal is for the audience to learn from faculty’s real-life examples and the interaction between faculty and registrants.” The program will also include an extensive cadaveric surgical and arthroscopic laboratory session held at the Duke University School of Medicine Fresh Human Cadaver Laboratory. For course registration information, visit www.aofas.org.

AOFAS seeks Specialty Day abstracts
Abstracts are now being considered for the AOFAS 40th Annual Specialty Day meeting, March 13, 2010, in New Orleans. The abstract submission deadline is June 8, 2009. View additional information at www.aofas.org

AAOS Now
May 2009 Issue
http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/may09/youraaos12.asp

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