Residents' Newsletter Contents

Vol. 9 No. 1 - January 2011
Editors: Hassan R. Mir, MD & Prerana N. Patel, MD

This Issue

Hot Topics:

• NEW! AAOS Orthoportal Now Live!
• Learn About Practice Management Using the Resident Practice Management Lecture Series (RPMLS)
• FREE 2011 Practice Management Symposium for Orthopaedic Residents

News for residents:

• AAOS Board Preparation and Review Course
• Interested in international orthopaedics? Consider joining SICOT
• AOFAS Resident Scholarship Program
• Help AAOS Builds its Family Fitness and Fun Park in San Diego!
• OREF grant recipients to be announced at AAOS Annual Meeting

Features:

1. Practice Tips: "Selling to a Hospital? Be Sure to Look Before you Leap "
2. Internet Resources: Januaryr issue of OKO
3. Calendar

This Issue: Hot Topics / News for Residents

HOT TOPIC: NEW! AAOS OrthoPortal Now Live!
Access and efficiently search across AAOS websites from one convenient place with a single login. OrthoPortal powers your search across JAAOS, OKO, online CME, eBooks, eMedia, eStudy plus online video and lectures all at once. Search by format, orthopaedic specialty, anatomy and more. One place. One search. Start here.  www.orthoportal.org

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HOT TOPIC: Learn about practice management using the Resident Practice Management Lecture Series (RPMLS)
Take 20-30 minutes out of your day to learn how to avoid physician stress/burnout, about teamwork in orthopaedic care, how make a smooth transition from residency into practice, and much more. Four new programs have been added this Fall, bringing the number of programs in the Resident Practice Management Lectures Series (RPMLS)  to 18. These audio-slide lectures are presented by orthopaedic surgeons, practice management consultants and AAOS staff. RPMLS is also a convenient way for the residency program to meet the ACGME requirements that define System-based Practice.  Encourage your program directors to purchase a one year subscription.Visit the RPMLS website on OKO for more information.

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HOT TOPIC: FREE: 2011 Practice Management Symposium for Orthopaedic Residents
Learn how to evaluate practice opportunities, negotiate a contract, and much more at the 11th Annual Practice Management Symposium for Orthopaedic Residents. Presented on Tuesday, February 15, from 12:00 Noon until 5:00 PM at the AAOS 2011 Annual Meeting in San Diego. This symposium offers a rare opportunity to learn first-hand from experts on the legal and business aspects of orthopaedics in today’s challenging environment. Topics include “How to Build a Successful Practice” and “Risk Management.” A discussion on the ABOS and practice management resources available from the AAOS will also be offered. The symposium is free to U.S. residents. Residents who register in advance (by January 5, 2011) will receive free registration to the AAOS 2011 Annual Meeting. Watch for details in the Preliminary Program and on the AAOS Website.  This program is supported in part by unrestricted educational grants from Stryker, Zimmer, and the Hospital Corporation of America.

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AAOS Board Preparation and Review Course - April 13 – 17, 2010 · Chicago, IL
F rank J. Frassica, MD, Course Director / A. Jay Khanna, MD, Course Co-Director

The Academy offers the best preparation available for the most important exam of your career. In his last year as course director, Dr. Frassica along with Dr. Khanna and a carefully selected faculty, guides you through the testable material you need to study, in 4 ½ days of intensive, exam-focused review sessions.

You’ll test your knowledge throughout the course focusing on basic science, pathology, pediatric orthopaedics, orthopaedic trauma, and the orthopaedic specialties.

This is a popular course, so Save the Date and register early!
Call 1-800-626-6726 for more details or visit www.aaos.org/BoardPrep

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Interested in international orthopaedics? Consider joining SICOT
By Matt Zuleg and Aimee Spellman

The advances in orthopaedics are not limited to the United States. International studies and researchers offer both different perspectives and cutting-edge research. In orthopaedics—as in politics, economics, and many other fields—it pays to know what’s happening internationally as well as locally.

AAOS members can get that international perspective as members of SICOT—the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. SICOT’s mission is to promote the advancement of science and the art of orthopaedics and traumatology at the international level, particularly through its multi-national publications, triennial world congress, and annual international meeting.

Established in Paris in 1929, SICOT is currently headquartered in Belgium. More than 110 countries are represented. SICOT USA sponsors an open luncheon at the AAOS Annual Meeting for all members.
In addition, SICOT USA provides access to several international orthopaedic societies and aid agencies, including the World Health Organization, the World Orthopaedic Concern, and the International Research Society for Orthopaedics and Traumatology. American surgeons can use this opportunity to gain access to new cultures and ideas or to provide care in less developed countries. Members can participate at educational centers located in several developing countries as well as through the Telediagnostics Project, which provides online consultations. Join a tradition of rich and exciting exchange of orthopaedic knowledge at an international level. Call (847) 698-1627 or e-mail spellman@aaos.or g for membership information.

Meetings - In 2009, SICOT celebrated its 80th anniversary in Pattaya, Thailand and recently held their 2010 meeting in Sweden. From September 6-9, 2011, SICOT will hold its XXV Triennial World Congress in Prague, Czech Republic. “Our main goal is to create a Scientific Programme covering all aspects of orthopaedic surgery and traumatology. We will invite the most influential current speakers to Prague and feature the most exciting topics of our time. An emphasis will be put on sharing information between East and West, as Prague appears to be, thanks to its location, ideal for this task,” writes Prof Tomáš Trc, SICOT Congress President. For more information on this meeting, please email congress@sicot.org or visit the Website: www.sicot.org for regularly updated information.

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AOFAS Resident Scholarship Program
Are you an aspiring  2nd or 3rd year orthopaedic surgery resident with an interest in foot and ankle?  If so, apply for the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society’s Resident Scholarship Program.  This  is an opportunity to attend the AOFAS Annual Summer Meeting, July 13-16, 2011, in Keystone, Colorado, learn more about foot and ankle surgery, and network with leading foot and ankle surgeons at the specialty’s annual meeting.  The annual AOFAS Resident Scholarship Program covers registration fees for the Annual Summer Meeting, Pre-meeting Course, the Young Physicians Forum, plus a ticket to attend the Friday night social event.  In addition, the scholarship covers the cost of four nights lodging and a transportation stipend.  Deadline for receipt of application is March 1, 2011.  To apply or for more information visit the AOFAS website, www.aofas.org or call Peggy Reilly, Outreach Programs Manager, at 847-384-4379.

The Resident Scholarship Program is funded by the AOFAS Outreach & Education Fund (OEF) with generous donations from individuals and corporations to the OEF and to the Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation (OREF) with designation to the OEF.

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Help AAOS Builds its Family Fitness and Fun Park in San Diego!
Join us in San Diego, Calif., on Tuesday, February 15—the day the 2011 Annual Meeting begins. The Family Fitness and Fun Park will provide children, parents and grandparents the opportunity for physical activity together. There will be different exercise stations with descriptions that explain the importance of balance, flexibility, strength, how to do those exercises properly, and provide injury prevention tips. In the middle of the Park will be a safe, accessible playground where children, with and without disabilities, can play safely together. The perimeter of the Park will include a walking/running track for aerobic exercise to help reduce and prevent falls, build strong bones and give those recovering from joint replacement a safe place to exercise. This is truly a place where three generations of families can get fit and have fun together.

It will be a fantastic day of building with fellow orthopaedic surgeons, allied health, orthopaedic industry, and of course, San Diego community volunteers.

For more information, to volunteer, and to see a concept image, please visit the Web site at www.aaos.org/fitnessbuild.

If you have any questions, please contact Kayee Ip, public relations specialist, by phone, 847-384-4035, or email, ip@aaos.org.

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