Residents' Newsletter Contents

JBJS (Br) Introduces the Frank Horan Essay Prize – Competition Now Open!
Frank Horan, Editor Emeritus, has worked for the Journal for more than 30 years during which time we estimate that he has edited more than 2,000 papers. He continues to be actively involved in the editorial running of the Journal and travels extensively as our most respected ambassador. To mark this vast contribution and experience we are establishing an essay prize in his honour.

The Frank Horan essay prize will be open to all orthopaedic trainees worldwide and will be awarded annually. The winning submission will be published in the Journal and there will be a small accompanying financial reward.

The submissions can be on any aspect of clinical orthopaedics and should be limited to 3,000 words, 30 references and 5 figures.

Particular favour will of course be given to masterful and appealing submissions.

The competition is now open and will close on 31st December 2009, so there is still plenty of time to get your entries in.
Please send your entry to essayprize@jbjs.org.uk or visit our website for further information.

Get Your Applications in - OREF Resident Grants Upcoming Deadlines
OREF Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grants: Applications Due Oct. 1, 2009: Grants of up to $20,000 for one year to cover research expenses — but not salary — will be considered for orthopaedic surgery residents or fellows completing an orthopaedic fellowship in approved orthopaedic programs. Training Grants prepare residents for careers with research as a major component and require at least three months dedicated research time. Funding is available for qualified, clinically relevant orthopaedic research projects.

OREF Career Development Award in Total Joint and Trauma Surgery: Applications Due Oct. 1, 2009: With support provided to OREF by Zimmer, Inc., six grants of up to $50,000 are available for physicians who are currently completing formal orthopaedic surgical training, who are currently enrolled in advanced surgical training, or who have completed formal training within the last four years. This one-year grant advances the training of the next generation of orthopaedists who have a clinical or scientific interest in total joint surgery and/or trauma treatment.

OREF Orthopaedic Resident Educational Grants: Applications Due Oct. 26, 2009: Grants of up to $5,000 a year encourage the development of research interests. With support from DePuy, OREF funds 15 grants each year to residents and fellows who are working with a funded investigator or mentor.

OREF/AAHKS Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant in Total Joint Arthroplasty: Applications Due Dec. 1, 2009: This one-year, $21,500 grant is provided by Zimmer for residents — and fellows completing an orthopaedic fellowship — in approved orthopaedic programs who intend to make total joint arthroplasty a major career component. Applicants must be mentored by an active or candidate member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.

Selection Process: All OREF grant and award recipients are selected through OREF’s independent, peer-review process, which is modeled on the process used by the National Institutes of Health. Deadlines for grant applications are indicated above, and recipients will be notified in March 2010. For further details about OREF’s resident grants please log on to www.oref.org/residentgrants.

Contact: For more information about OREF’s opportunities for residents, please contact Jean McGuire [847-384-4348]; Mary Marino [847-384-4359]; or Carmen Metoyer [847-384-4351].

56th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)
Saturday, March 6 through Tuesday, March, 9, 2010
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center | Hall H
New Orleans, Louisiana.

The ORS Annual Meeting will showcase many educational symposia and workshops, industry-related events, and other activities that have become a hallmark in our Society’s emphasis on the importance of training and mentoring of orthopaedic residents, graduate students and post-docs.

The following workshops will be presented during the 56th Annual Meeting of the ORS:

The ORS/AAOS Co-Programming will take place in the afternoon of Tuesday, March 9, 2010. AAOS registrants will be able to attend the ORS meeting on Tuesday. The co-programming will consist of:

· AAOS/ORS Combined Symposia
· ORS Podium Presentations
· AAOS Maintenance of Certification session with 4 breakout lectures
· Kappa Delta and OREF Award Paper Presentations

For more information on the ORS Annual Meeting, visit our website at www.ors.org Join the Orthopaedic Research Society on Facebook for further timely updates!

A Safe Surgical Exposure is the Prerequisite to EVERY Orthopaedic Procedure.
Learn common and not-so-common approaches for a variety of Wrist and Shoulder procedures with Selective Exposures in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Wrist, and Selective Exposures in Orthopaedic Surgery: The Shoulder, 2nd Edition. These educational video programs improve your understanding of the anatomy relevant to the procedure to help keep you out of trouble. Observe from an unparalleled “bird’s-eye” view as expert surgeons identify and navigate surface and deep tissue landmarks and explain the relationships between various anatomic structures.

Each Selective Exposures DVD-video is available to residents at the discounted price of only $95! To order or to learn more about each program, go online to www.aaos.org/store for call 1-800-626-6726.

Learn the Business Management Skills You Need for Your Orthopaedic Career
The 4th Annual Orthopaedic Practice Management course (Course #3324), held in Albuquerque, NM, October 2-4, is a valuable opportunity to help you build important practice management skills. Understanding the business side of running an orthopaedic practice is essential to success—but learning “on the job” can be risky.

Gain an in-depth understanding of a variety of topics and learn essential management skills for today’s modern practice environment. The robust course curriculum offers discussion and tools to build financial and operational strategies, evaluate technical efficiencies, and understand governmental and regulatory issues to benefit your future practice. Particularly relevant for senior residents planning to enter private practice, this course will provide a strong understanding and appreciation for the issues related to systems-based practice (one of the stated ACGME competencies).

View the daily schedule online or call AAOS toll-free at 1-800-626-6726 to register for Practice Management Course #3324. Resident fee is $795.

Practice Tips

Managing across the generations
By George V. Russell Jr., MD

Adapt your style to engage your staff, partners

Have you or your staff ever had difficulties communicating? Do you feel that you are unable to reach younger workers? Do you feel that your older managers do not relate well to you?

If you answered “yes” to any or all of these questions, you may be having trouble working across the generational divide. As discussed in a previous article (“Are you an ‘old coot’ or a ‘young whippersnapper’?” AAOS Now, July 2009), the current workforce includes the following four generations:

Read the complete article in AAOS Now.

Visit the AAOS Practice Management Center

Internet Resources

Did you know that more than 200 in-depth, step-by-step surgical technique videos are available to Residents free of charge on OKO? See the complete list of what’s available.

Exciting New Orthopaedic Self-Study Tool
Create your own self-study multiple choice question exams. Questions are from previous year's AAOS Orthopaedic In-Training Examinations (OITE).

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New Learning Opportunities on Orthopaedic Knowledge Online (OKO)
Volume 7, Number 9, September 2009

NOTE: Access to OKO is FREE to all orthopaedic residents, but it does require you to log in using your last name and password. Forgotten your password? (HINT: Unless you have personalized your password, it is the 8-digit number above your name on your JAAOS mailing label!)

New Search Engine just launched on OKO ... OKO is now fully searchable!

New Commentary Feature on OKO!
Now you can post comments to articles on OKO. You can also review comments from other OKO users and comment on them as well. To access the new Commentary feature, just log in, open any article, and click on "Comments" at the bottom of the left menu. Access is restricted to AAOS members only.

This Month’s Clinical Topics
Clearing the Cervical Spine in the Child Under 8 Years by By Eric T. Jones, MD
Knee MRI/Arthroscopy Correlations – Case 7: Revision of Failed ACL Reconstruction (Video) by By Steven D. Levin, MD; Martin L. Lazarus, MD
Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability with Glenoid Bone Deficiency (Video) by Robert C. Grumet, MD; Neil Ghodadra, MD; Anthony A. Romeo, MD; Bernard R. Bach, Jr, MD; CDR(s) Matthew T. Provencher, MD, MC, USN

Orthopaedic Trauma Association
2008 Fracture Course Slide Lecture (Flash format with audio)
Thoracolumbar Fractures - Classification and Treatment by Richard J. Bransford, MD
Open Tibia Fractures: Nail, Ex-Fix, Plate? by Thomas J. Ellis, MD
Nailing Metaphyseal Fractures of the Tibia by Edward J. Harvey, MD

CME Courses
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
The Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

Useful Resident Links

Calendar

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