Residents' E-Letter Contents

Vol. 5 No. 2 - February 2007
Editors: Jennifer M. Wolf, MD & Hassan Mir, MD

This Issue

News for residents:

• MSTS/AAOS Musculoskeletal Oncology Review: Clinical Radiographic, Pathologic Overview and Treatment Principles
• AAOS Board Preparation and Review Course - May 2 – 6, 2007 • Chicago, IL
• OREF News for Residents

Features:

1. Practice Tips: Special Discount: Practice Management Symposium for Practicing Physicians on CD-ROM
2. Internet Resources: New Learning Opportunities on Orthopaedic Knowledge Online (OKO)
3. Calendar

This Issue: News for Residents

MSTS/AAOS Musculoskeletal Oncology Review: Clinical Radiographic, Pathologic Overview and Treatment Principles - May 10 -12, 2007 · St. Louis, MO

A course designed for you!
Intended for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year residents, this course helps you develop a strong foundation and deeper understanding of pathology in musculoskeletal oncology. A highly experienced faculty of orthopaedic oncologists applies innovative teaching techniques to give you a comprehensive overview of musculoskeletal oncology including: malignant tumors, benign tumors, and reactive lesions of bone and soft tissue. Supplement your studies with these lectures on dynamic clinical, radiographic, and pathologic presentations, and a substantial review of metastatic bone disease. To view the full daily schedule, click here.

This course is designed to give you the knowledge and skills to:

• Evaluate patients with bone and soft tissue lesions
• Compare and contrast various surgical and non-surgical treatment protocols for benign and malignant bone tumors as well as metastatic disease
• Compare and contrast techniques for diagnostic bone and soft tissue tumor biopsies
• Discuss complications of bone and soft tissue tumor biopsies and how to avoid them

Residents pay only $395! To register call 800-626-6726 or go on line.

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AAOS Board Preparation and Review Course - May 2 – 6, 2007 • Chicago, IL
Graduating residents! If you are preparing to take Part I of the Board Exam in July, this course is your exam study solution.

Dr. Frank J. Frassica and his carefully selected faculty walk you through the testable material you need to study, in 5 days of exam-focused review sessions. From the conclusion of this course to the start of the exam you will have 34 days to master the materials, tips, and strategies you learn in this course.

This important review course features:

• Daily basic science test questions to begin each day
• Test questions you can answer anonymously and receive feedback
• Pre-testing to help you measure your knowledge and focus your study time
• Informal evening sessions focusing on Anatomy Essentials and Pathology Unknowns
• Tips on test-taking that sharpen your exam strategy

In-depth coverage of the following topics:

• Upper and lower extremity sports medicine
• Essentials concepts and test items in lower extremity arthroplasty
• Most comprehensive basic science review – bone, cartilage, nerve, muscle, tendon/ligament, fracture healing, osteoporosis
• Bone and soft tissue pathology
• Traumatic and non-traumatic spine disorders
• Testable trauma concepts in test-taking type fashion
• Hand review highlighting testable items
• Extensive coverage of foot and ankle topics
• All major pediatric disorders

We will arm you with additional materials to help you continue studying, including access to online self-assessment examinations, a course syllabus, twelve tutorials with test questions, and a set of Basic Science lectures on CD prepared by members of the Orthopaedic Research Society.

Included with your paid registration – attendance at a pathology and basic science refresher course held in Chicago, on July 8, 2007 – one day prior to the Board Examination.

This is a popular course, so register early!
Call 1-800-626-6726 for more details or go to AAOS Board Preparation and Review Course on the AAOS web site.

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OREF News for Residents

Orthopaedic Residents Learn Research Skills at OREF Symposia
Interested residents are invited to OREF’s annual spring Resident Research Symposia to present their research papers to a panel of experienced researchers and clinicians. The panels will rank the work, and top papers will receive financial awards.

The symposia will be held this spring in Boston, Chicago, and New York. All residents and orthopaedic surgeons are invited to attend these symposia. Residents should direct all questions about abstract submissions to their residency coordinators. Other questions and RSVPs may be e-mailed to Mary Marino . When responding, please include your name, program/institution, address, phone number and e-mail address.

OREF announces new grant available:
NIAMS/OREF National Research Service Award Post Doctoral Fellowships in Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, and Outcomes Research in Orthopaedic Surgery (F32)

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), in partnership with OREF, announces the availability of individual National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellowships to support the training of orthopaedic surgeons. These awards will supplement surgeons’ knowledge of orthopaedics with training in epidemiology, clinical trials, and outcomes research.

The fellowships are intended to support up to two years of advanced training to obtain a Masters of Public Health — or similar relevant area of study — and/or a Ph.D. in epidemiology, which will qualify the fellow to pursue a career in these areas as they relate to orthopaedic surgery.

OREF will provide a supplemental yearly stipend to the fellow of $30,000. Application deadlines are June 23 and October 23 of 2007, and February 23 and June 23 of 2008.

Click here for further information and application materials. For more information about grants at OREF please log on to www.oref.org/grants. New grants and deadlines will be posted in the spring of 2007.

Practice Tips

Special Discount: Practice Management Symposium for Practicing Physicians on CD-ROM
Every year, on the Tuesday before the Annual Meeting officially convenes, AAOS holds a full-day Practice Management Symposium for Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeons. For those people unable to attend the Physicians’ Symposium, the Academy has arranged to record it on a CD-ROM that residents can purchase for the very attractive price of $99.00.

Subjects covered in the 2007 Physicians’ Symposium include:

• Strategies for expanding your service offerings and holding the line on overhead
• Tried and true tactics for getting paid for the work you do
• Practical information on coding, insurance billing and accounts receivable management
• Approaches to implementing patient-centered care
• A case study on how to develop an office culture
• Tips regarding implementing new technologies such as EMR and PACS
• Pointers on how to use the Internet to improve the way your practice runs

The product number for the Physicians’ Practice Management Symposium on CD-ROM is 02873. It is not currently available but you may preorder it via the AAOS website or by calling AAOS Customer as 800-626-6726. For more information contact Steven Fisher, manager of the AAOS practice management group, at 847/384-4331 or by e-mail.

Internet Resources

New Learning Opportunities on Orthopaedic Knowledge Online (OKO)
Beginning in 2007, OKO will be posting new material each month. Each monthly posting on OKO will include new surgical technique videos, new PowerPoint presentations, and updates on existing topics.

January’s issue includes the following:

• Acute Pain Management (Slide lecture format) CME Available by Evan F. Ekman, MD
• Continuous Femoral Nerve Block for Pain Management in Total Knee Arthroplasty (Video) by Andre P. Boezaart, MD
• Kienböck's Disease (Video) by David J. Bozentka, MD and Pedro K. Beredjiklian, MD
• Management of Sarcomas in the Developing World: Focus on Large Tumors (Slide lecture format) by Manish Agarwal, MD and Ajay Puri, MD
• Posterior Tibial Tendon Problems (Video) by Stephan F. Conti, MD and Karl-Andre Lalonde, MD
• Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus in Children (Video) by J. Andy Sullivan, MD
• New in the Virtual Bookstore: Orthopaedic Theaters
• New JAAOS Surgical Techniques Video: Hindfoot Arthrodesis Video

Useful Resident Links

AAOS Course Calendar	AAOS Job Placement
AAOS Practice Management Website (Login Required)	AAOS Resident Website
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)	AMA Fellowship & Residency Interactive Database (FREIDA)
US Bone & Joint Decade	OITE & ABOS Preparation
OREF	Orthopaedic Knowledge Online (OKO)

Calendar

For a complete listing of AAOS sponsored CME Courses: AAOS CME Course Calendar

March 30 - 31, 2007	OTA Residents Advanced Trauma Techniques Course Chicago Marriott O'Hare Rosemont, IL
May 2 – 6, 2007	AAOS Board Preparation and Review Course Westin Chicago River North Chicago, IL
March 31, 2007	2007 Part I ABOS Late Application Deadline (submit $875 application fee plus $250 late fee by credit card online at the ABOS website)
May, 2007	2007 Part I ABOS Candidates Receive Notification of Admission and Admission Cards
July 9, 2007	2007 Part I ABOS EXAMINATION Location: Riverside Center/Hyatt Regency Chicago Chicago, Illinois
September, 2007	2007 Part I ABOS Candidates Receive Examination Results (the Board office does not release results by phone)