Tune in for Free Online Academy Symposia

View a selection of symposia webcasts as they are simulcast live from the AAOS 2012 Annual Meeting. Choose from a variety of topics addressing current hip, shoulder, knee, sports, and joint procedures. All simulcasts originate from the Gateway Ballroom of Moscone Center South. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the convention center.

Can’t catch the live simulcasts of these webcasts? Visit the AAOS website (www.aaos.org) after 24 hours of the start of each symposium and view the webcasts on-demand free for a limited time following the Annual Meeting. Both the AAOS website and the “AAOS Mobile Meeting Guide” app provide access links for the webcasts.

Scheduled symposia topics, dates, and times include the following:

Controversies In Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty, moderated by Robert Bourne, MD
Live: Today, 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Replay available: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1:30 p.m.

Current Controversies in Shoulder Surgery, moderated by Joaquin Sanchez–Sotelo, MD
Live: Today, 4 p.m.–6 p.m.
Replay available: Wednesday, Feb. 8: 4 p.m.

Hot Topics in Joint Preservation and Joint Arthroplasty, moderated by Jay Lieberman, MD
Live: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 8 a.m.–10 a.m.
Replay available: Thursday, Feb. 9, 8 a.m.

Hip Arthroscopy: Where We’re At and What’s Ahead, moderated by Dean K. Matsuda, MD
Live: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Replay available: Thursday, Feb. 9, 10:30 a.m.

Complications of Shoulder Arthroplasty: How to Avoid and How to Treat, moderated by Edward V. Craig, MD
Live: Thursday, Feb. 9, 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Replay available: Friday, Feb. 10, 1:30 p.m.

Metal on Metal Hip Replacement: Current Status and Recommendations for Patient Management, moderated by William J. Maloney, MD
Live: Thursday, Feb. 9, 4 p.m.–6 p.m.
Replay available: Friday, Feb. 10, 4 p.m.

Avoiding Pitfalls in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty, moderated by Adolph V. Lombardi Jr, MD
Live: Friday, Feb. 10, 8 a.m.–10 a.m.
Replay available: Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 a.m.

Managing the Active Patient with Knee Arthritis: Delaying or Preventing Arthroplasty, moderated by Brian J. Cole, MD
Live: Friday, Feb. 10, 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Replay available: Saturday, Feb. 11, 10:30 a.m.

Rational Strategies, Effective Arthroscopic Techniques in the Management of Shoulder Instability and Rotator Cuff Pathology, moderated by Richard L. Angelo, MD
Live: Friday, Feb. 10, 1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Replay available: Saturday, Feb. 11, 1:30 p.m.

2012 Annual Meeting News
Tuesday through Friday, February 7 – 10, 2012.
http://www.aaos.org/news/acadnews/2012/AAOS9_2_7.asp