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AOFAS issues call for applications, abstracts
The American Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) is seeking applications for the following 2010 opportunities:

  • Research Grant Awards—Annual grants of up to $20,000 are awarded; the principal investigator or co-investigator must be an AOFAS member in practice. Applications are due Dec. 1, 2009.
  • Traveling Fellowship Awards—Open to AOFAS members age 45 years or younger and to nonmembers who apply for membership simultaneously. Applications are due Dec. 1, 2009.
  • Overseas Outreach Projects—Travel to Vietnam or Uganda to provide foot and ankle care to underserved children and adults. Open to AOFAS members in practice; participants pay their own travel costs. Applications are due Dec. 1, 2009, for Vietnam; the Uganda project has a rolling application process.
  • Membership—Open to AAOS members in training or practice. Benefits information and application forms are available on the Web (www.aofas.org). The next application deadline is Jan. 1, 2010.

For more information and application forms, visit www.aofas.org

Abstracts for the 26th Annual AOFAS Summer Meeting, July 7–10, 2010, in National Harbor, Md., will be accepted through Jan. 4, 2010, at www.aofas.org

AOSSM seeks abstracts
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is now accepting abstracts for the 2010 Annual Meeting in Providence, R.I. Deadline for submissions is Nov. 17, 2009.

Click on the abstract submission quick link at www.sportsmed.org

Advanced Team Physician Course
The 2009 AOSSM Advanced Team Physician Course is Dec. 3, 2009, at the Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort in Phoenix, Ariz. The course is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians who manage high-caliber athletes in a team sport setting. It addresses areas of major concern and provides practical strategies for the management of problems common to athletes in competitive and recreational settings. To register, visit the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Web site at https://www.amssm.org/ATPCRegForm.php

New release: AOSSM Self Assessment and Board Review
Self Assessment and Board Review, Version 5, is designed to:

  • Help individuals prepare for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery’s subspecialty exam in sports medicine
  • Test knowledge in seven critical areas of sports medicine
  • Identify strengths and weaknesses in clinical and practice management issues
  • Review diagnostic, surgical, and other therapeutic measures and techniques used in sports medicine

For more information and to reserve a copy, visit www.sportsmed.org

ORS program additions
The Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) announces two program additions to its 56th annual meeting, March 6–9, 2010, in New Orleans. During “Spotlight Sessions” on March 6 and 7, hear experts in various fields discuss their latest work. Four related 10-minute talks drawn from the accepted abstract pool will complete the session. New Horizon Workshops on Monday, March 8, will highlight new areas of research, new techniques, or work that challenges existing dogma. For more information, visit www.ors.org

Own the Bone helps manage bone health
Created in response to the Surgeon General’s call to action in the 2004 Report on Bone Health and Osteoporosis, the American Orthopaedic Association’s (AOA) Own the Bone is a multispecialty quality improvement initiative designed to educate clinicians and patients on bone health, osteoporosis, and the prevention of fragility fractures. Subscribers have access to a Web-based Registry to manage patients and receive tools to help implement the program, including the Best Practice Library with information on bone health practices and procedures at other institutions. Subscribers can add best practices to this library or integrate a best practice from another institution.

Own the Bone helps institutions manage bone health with comprehensive reporting capabilities showing compliance against all of the measures for each patient. Additionally, participating sites can benchmark their performance by mean percentage against other participating sites. Enrolled systems can benchmark against sites within the system.

To learn more about Own the Bone, including how to win a free 1-year subscription, contact Michael Boros, project coordinator, at (847) 318-7336 or e-mail ownthebone@aoassn.org

AOA~Kellogg Leadership Series—final offering
Tim­e is running out to register for the AOA~Kellogg Leadership Series’ final offering. “The Power of Information is in the Numbers,” will be held Nov. 20–22, 2009, on the Evanston, Ill., campus of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. This module demonstrates the latent power of information that lies in financial statements, and how this power can be utilized for optimal performance in for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Sessions include understanding and interpreting spreadsheets, essential tools for forecasting resource needs, fundraising tactics and techniques, and critical tools and indicators for assessing financial performance.

Module 5 of the AOA~Kellogg Leadership Series: Indispensable Management Skills is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from DePuy Orthopaedics.

Last call for Hip Society awards
Submissions for the Otto Aufranc, John Charnley, and Frank Stinchfield Awards are due Nov. 1, 2009. 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. For more information, contact the CORR office (215-392-0270).

Submission guidelines are available onlnine at https://www.editorialmanager.com/corr/

LLRS announces 2010 annual meeting date
The Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (LLRS) will hold their 20th Annual Scientific Meeting July 16–17, 2010, at The Westin at Times Square, New York.

Scientific abstracts are due March 22, 2010. For more information, visit www.llrs.org or e-mail ksyzdek@assocconvspec.com

AAOS Now
October 2009 Issue
http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/oct09/youraaos8.asp

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