Residents' Newsletter Contents

This Issue

Hot Topics:

• New! OrthoPortal’s Orthopaedic Resident Center
• Learn About Practice Management Using the Resident Practice Management Lecture Series (RPMLS)

News for residents:

• AAOS Board Preparation and Review Course
• ACPOC Annual Meeting Registration is Open!
• Newly Formatted OTA Residents Comprehensive Fracture Course Being Launched Spring 2011!
• AAHKS 3rd Annual Resident Arthroplasty Course
• OREF Grant Recipients to be Announced at Annual Meeting Plus Upcoming Resident Research Symposium

Features:

1. Practice Tips: "Selecting a New Partner"
2. Internet Resources: February issue of OKO
3. Calendar

This Issue: Hot Topics / News for Residents

HOT TOPIC: New! OrthoPortal’s Orthopaedic Resident Center
Residents! In addition to a simplified search across all of the Academy’s online publications and education resources, you’ll find a range of programs on OrthoPortal developed specifically with your learning needs in mind. Among various subscription-based activities, the eStudy & Resident Center on OrthoPortal features the complimentary OrthoQuiz program – an interactive multiple-choice quiz tool. Use this free program for self-assessment and test preparation. Visit the 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 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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AAOS Board Preparation and Review Course - April 13-17, 2011 · Chicago, IL
Frank J. Frassica, MD, Course Director / A. Jay Khanna, MD, Course Co-Director

If you’re taking Part 1 of the Board Exam this July the Academy has 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. These 4 ½ days of intensive, exam-focused review sessions focus on basic science, pathology, pediatric orthopaedics, orthopaedic trauma, and the orthopaedic specialties.  

Giving you questions, questions, and more questions! You’ll test your knowledge and pinpoint gaps with a pre-test, daily on-site test questions, and access to online self-assessment activities and exams for use during and after the course. Evening Q&A sessions give you additional time with faculty to focus on Anatomy Essentials and Pathology Unknowns.

Bonus study materials include:

• Online access to self-assessment activities and exams
• A complete course syllabus with lecture details and resources
• 7 Basic Science lectures on CD developed by the Orthopaedic Research Society
• A pathology images CD – to continue your studies
• Included with your paid registration – attendance at two refresher webinars held June 21 and June 28, just prior to the Board Examination

This popular course fills quickly, so register early!
Call 1-800-626-6726 for more details or visit www.aaos.org/BoardPrep

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ACPOC Annual Meeting Registration is Open!
The 2011 ACPOC Annual Meeting will take place at The Canyons Resort in Park City, UT from March 30 – April 2.  The Canyons Resort, nestled in a resort village in Utah’s scenic Wasatch Mountains, is the ultimate destination for meetings and family gatherings alike. All this and Salt Lake City airport has non-stop flights from over 70 U.S. cities.  Please call 888-CANYONS (888-226-9667) to make your hotel reservations. Sundial King or Studio Queen rooms are $119, Grand Summit Hotel Queen, Studio King and Studio King Deluxe rooms are $159, and Suites are available for as low as $179.  Be sure to reference the ACPOC Annual Meeting to receive the discounted hotel rate.

You may register for the meeting using our downloadable form.

Meeting Objectives are to present and evaluate new ideas, techniques and methodology and treatment of children with limb deficiencies and to provide the participants with an opportunity to clinically evaluate and directly interact with proponents of new research knowledge pertinent to the management of these children. Participants will hear and view presentations in a variety of formats including scientific paper presentations, posters, symposia and special speaker presentations. There will be an opportunity for speakers to present challenging cases and creative solutions. A technical and scientific workshop format is used to present new approaches and ideas to difficult or unsolved problems. A copy of the advanced program will be available in the coming weeks.

Who Should Attend?
Physicians, nurses, orthotists, prosthetists, social workers, rehabilitation engineers, physical and occupational therapists, and other health professionals who care for children, adolescents or young adults with orthopaedic and related disabilities will benefit.

Don’t forget, register now for the meeting.

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Newly Formatted OTA Residents Comprehensive Fracture Course Being Launched Spring 2011!
The OTA plans an entirely new junior resident comprehensive fracture course for April 28-30, 2011. The experience will be presented in six separate small group modules, with twenty residents and 5-7 experienced faculty educators per module. The modules will have a rapid-fire series of mini-lectures, an extensive open case-based discussion, video demonstrations of techniques, and hands-on skills lab exercises. Modules will cover fundamental principles of fracture care distributed among six topics: diaphyseal, articular, foot & ankle, geriatrics, pediatrics, and pelvis/polytrauma.

The re-designed course will include an interactive, small-group learning environment, pre-course educational on-demand video materials and an on-line pre-operative planning lab – and much more.  Scholarships that cover registration and housing are available.  The course is being held at the Renaissance Hotel at the Schaumburg Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois.  Register via the OTA website. Due to generous industry support, tuition scholarship are available ($600 course fee minus $400 scholarship for a net registration fee of $200). You must register by April 15, 2011 to receive this scholarship discount. Travel scholarships also available covering a 3-nights stay at the hotel, but you must register with the hotel by April 3, 2011 to receive this scholarship. We encourage PGY 2-4’s to attend. 

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AAHKS 3rd Annual Resident Arthroplasty Course - November 4, 2011 Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas, TX
The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons is proud to announce the 3rd Annual Resident Arthroplasty Course sponsored by the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. This course has been specifically created for residents in the R3 year of orthopaedic surgery training and will take place just before the AAHKS 21st Annual Meeting. Course attendees receive free tuition for both the Resident Arthroplasty Course and the AAHKS Annual Meeting. In addition, airfare up to $400, lodging, and meals will be covered by AAHKS. 

This course provides residents with the opportunity to learn the latest information regarding total joint arthroplasty from nationally renowned experts. The meeting includes both didactic and small group sessions where surgical techniques and cases will be reviewed. This should be a unique learning experience and includes significant interaction with the faculty. A total of one hundred residents from the United States and Canada will be eligible to participate in this novel learning opportunity. 

All applications must be accompanied by a letter from your residency program director confirming your ability to attend the course. Application deadline is July 1, 2011. For more information and application visit the Residents/Fellows page on the AAHKS web site.

Applicants selected to participate will be notified by mail or email, and their names will be published on the AAHKS web site.

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