Residents' Newsletter Contents
Vol. 9 No. 4 - April 2011Editors: Prerana N. Patel, MD & MaCalus Hogan, MD
This Issue
- 2012 Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts
- A Great Final Review Before the Part I Examination
- Upcoming Clinical AAOS Webinar
- American Association for Hand Surgery - 2012 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
- The 5th Edition of the “POSNA Resident Review" Now Available for Viewing on the POSNA Web Site
- AAHKS News
- AOFAS Resident Review Course
- Schedule for 2011 OREF/ORS Symposia
Features:
- Practice Tips: "Death of an Orthopaedic Group"
- Internet Resources: April Issue of OKO
- Calendar
This Issue: Hot Topics / News for Residents
HOT TOPIC: 2012 Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts
The AAOS Annual Meeting Program Committee is soliciting abstracts on a wide variety of orthopaedic topics. Share your research and insights with orthopaedic professionals from around the world at the 2012 AAOS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, February 7-11. Experience the honor of presenting your research at the most important educational event for our profession.
ATTENTION PRESENTERS: KNOW Your Coauthors. Obtain a valid email address for each coauthor.
The presenter and all coauthors must disclose financial relationships in the AAOS Disclosure Database Program prior to abstract submission. Disclosure reported on February 7, 2011 or later is acceptable. Abstracts will not be graded without the disclosure of the presenter and all coauthors.
For more information, go to the all-new, user-friendly AAOS Abstract Submission Website. Check this website for abstract availability in Mid-April.
Submit full-page abstracts, attach radiographs, images, and more to present your research to its best advantage.
The deadline for submitting abstracts for a podium presentation, poster, or scientific exhibit is June 1, 2011. The deadline for electronic media presentations is July 15, 2011.
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HOT TOPIC: A Great Final Review Before the Part I Examination
Keep the important topics fresh and top-of-mind by attending two 90-minute refresher webinars before you sit for Part I of the ABOS Certification Examination! Led by Frank J. Frassica, MD and A. Jay Khanna, MD – directors of the AAOS Board Preparation and Review Course – these webinars expand beyond the narrated slide to include interactive test questions and real time feedback, explanations of preferred answers, references for additional study, and tabulation graphs of each question to compare your score relative to your peers.
AAOS Board Preparation and Review Refresher Webinar: Spine
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 – Course #3491
8:15pm ET; 7:15pm CT; 6:15pm MT; 5:15pm PT
AAOS Board Preparation and Review Refresher Webinar: Basic Science and Pathology
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 – Course #3490
8:15pm ET; 7:15pm CT; 6:15pm MT; 5:15pm PT
Key features of these webinars include: radiographs, histology slides, treatment grid, test-taking skills, and a concise review of basic science. From the convenience of your own computer, review and master the topics in all aspects of spine, pathology, and basic science that you need for the examination.
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HOT TOPIC: Upcoming Clinical AAOS Webinar
Did you know that your residency program can enroll all residents to participate in AAOS clinical webinars for a low flat fee? Just $200 per Webinar gets every resident in your program signed up to view the live program and the recorded Webinar after the event occurs. Advise your Program Coordinator to contact AAOS Customer Service (800-626-6726) for more information on this special residency program Webinar offer.
AAOS The “Fender-Bender” Vehicle Accident and the AMA Guidelines
Course Director: Richard E. Strain Jr., MD
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 – Course #3488
8:15pm ET; 7:15pm CT; 6:15pm MT; 5:15pm PT
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American Association for Hand Surgery -
2012 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
We welcome the submission of your abstract for the 2012 Annual Meeting of the AAHS! Please visit the abstract submission site for instructions. The 2012 Annual Meeting will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Red Rock Hotel, January 11-14, 2012.
The abstract submission deadline is Friday, July 1, 2011.
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The 5th Edition of the “POSNA Resident Review" is Now Available for Viewing on the POSNA Web Site
In this edition, we highlight and interview Dr. Ellen Raney; as a leader in Pediatric Orthopaedics she brings a unique perspective on the Shrine Hospital System and what it’s like to be a woman in Pediatric Orthopaedics. In addition, we highlight the importance of the Orthopaedic Political Action Committee in health care reform with an interview with Dr Stuart Weinstein.
Rounding out this edition are OITE style questions on Pediatric Lower Extremity Deformity. Finally, we took the opportunity to survey the membership of POSNA and asked them to tell us what diagnosis should never be missed in the Emergency Room. We hope that all residents will learn from the “Top 5 Diagnosis to Make in the Emergency Room”.
We welcome your comments and suggestions.
AAHKS News
Upcoming Important Dates for the AAHKS/MSTS Fellowship Match Program
April 15, 2011: Ranking Day. Residents go on the SF Match website and rank order the programs they have interviewed with. Programs go on the website and rank order the residents they have interviewed.
April 29, 2011: Match Day! The SF Match runs their computer matching program and the results of the Match are posted.
AAHKS is Looking for Resident Members
The Resident status of membership was designed for Residents who have an interest in total joint replacement of the hip and or knee and who are planning on selecting an Arthroplasty Fellowship. Resident applicants must be a Resident member of AAOS, the Royal College of Surgeons of Orthopedics in Canada or the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics. Members are voted in multiple times a year.
The membership application can be downloaded from the AAHKS website www.aahks.org. Please contact Krista Stewart, Membership Services Specialist, at krista@aahks.org with any questions or for assistance with your application.
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AOFAS Resident Review Course - - Expand Your Foot and Ankle Training -- Two Locations to Choose From:
Saturday, August 27, 2011 October 1, 2011
9:00 am – 4:00 pm 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Baylor University Medical Center Brigham & Women’s Hospital /Harvard Medical School
Dallas, Texas Boston, Massachusetts
This course is a great opportunity for residents to enhance their knowledge of foot and ankle surgery while preparing for the OITE exam. The Dallas Course is chaired by James W. Brodsky, MD and the Boston Course is chaired by Eric M. Bluman, MD, PhD. Each course will include in-depth review of foot and ankle surgical techniques and highlight the types of reconstruction, sports, and trauma cases treated in foot and ankle practice as well as how new technology is being used in our subspecialty. The courses will also offer discussion of orthopaedic foot and ankle as a career choice.
The registration fee for the course is $60 (before Aug. 12 for Dallas, before Sept. 16 for Boston and $75 after these dates) and includes lunch, refreshments and program material. Download the registration form or register online.
Arrange your call schedule and make your travel plans today!
For more information contact Peggy Reilly, at preilly@aofas.org or 847-384-4379.
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2011 Resident Research Symposia
The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) is partnering with the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) to give residents the opportunity to participate in the 14th annual Resident Research Symposia thanks to generous educational grants from Biomet and Synthes.
Upcoming OREF/ORS symposia:
Friday, May 20
Florida Orthopaedic Society
Bonnet Creek Hilton, Orlando
Registration begins at 1 p.m.; symposium starts at 1:30 p.m.
Host: Andrew Wong, MD
Wednesday, May 25
Southwest Regional
Hyatt Mission Bay Spa & Marina, San Diego
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.; symposium starts at 8 a.m.
Host: Capt. Scott Helmers, MD, MC, USN
Guest speaker: Regis J. O'Keefe, MD, PhD
Wednesday, October 26
Mid-Atlantic Regional
Wake Forest University
Registration begins at 11 a.m.; symposium starts at noon
Host: L. Andrew Koman, MD
Guest speaker: Shepard Hurwitz, MD
The OREF/ORS Resident Research Symposia give orthopaedic residents in U.S. training programs an opportunity to present research papers and posters to a panel of experienced investigators and clinicians. Panels critique and rank the work, and top presenters are acknowledged. Past participants—residents, panelists, and mentoring attending physicians—have told us these sessions are challenging, rewarding, and fun.
Contact:
For more information about OREF’s opportunities for residents, please contact: Jean McGuire [847-384-4348] or Mary Marino [847-384-4359] or visit www.oref.org/residents.
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Practice Tips
Death of an Orthopaedic Group
By Robert Garroway, MD, MBA
How could a busy, six-surgeon orthopaedic practice that had been in business for more than 45 years simply fall apart over a 2-year period? Could the problems that undermined this practice have a similar impact on your practice?
Many factors may contribute to such demise, including inefficient or untrained management, old behavior patterns, an inappropriate expense ratio, lack of productivity, unwise investment in and use of ancillaries, and hospital relationships. It’s not a happy story, but it offers a number of lessons. 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 (Login Required) 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 9, Number 4, April 2011
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!)
This Month’s Clinical Topics
Wear and Osteolysis in Total Knee Arthroplasty by Anthony Marchie, MD, MPhil; Dov Goldvasser, MSc; Ebru Oral, PhD; Andrew A. Freiberg, MD; Henrik Malchau, MD, PhD; Orhun Muratoglu, PhD; Harry E. Rubash, MD
Shoulder Arthritis in the Young Patient: What Are the Options? by Jesse A. McCarron, MD
Evaluation and Management of Acute Compartment Syndrome (Video) by Zachary A. Roberts, MD
HOT TOPIC: Anterior Hip Approach: Fact or Fiction? by
Robert S. Neff, MD
The Scientific Basis of Shoulder Rehabilitation (Slide lecture) by
W. Ben Kibler, MD; Aaron Sciascia, MS, ATC, PES
CME Courses
Proximal Humerus Fractures
Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: Current Concepts
Useful Resident Links
Calendar
For a complete listing of AAOS sponsored CME Courses: AAOS CME Course Calendar
| April, 2011 | ABOS Part I Examination |
July 7, 2011 |
ABOS Part I Examination |
| July 22 & 23 | Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (LLRS) |
August, 30, 2011 |
ABOS Part I Examination |
| September, 2011 | ABOS Part I Examination |
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