Residents' Newsletter Contents

Vol. 9 No. 5 - April 2011
Editors: Prerana N. Patel, MD & MaCalus Hogan, MD

This Issue

Hot Topics:

• Residents' Perspective on the AAOS Annual Meeting
• 2012 Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts
• ResStudy gives you what you’ve been looking for:

News for residents:

• AAOSNow Articles of Interest
• AAHKS News
• AOFAS Resident Review Course
• AAHS: Hand Residents/Fellows
  
• 2011 Resident Research Symposia

Features:

1. Practice Tips: "Someone is Watching You"
2. Internet Resources: May Issue of OKO
3. Calendar

This Issue: Hot Topics / News for Residents

HOT TOPIC: Residents' Perspective on the AAOS Annual Meeting
"An eye-opening experience" and "a real honor and privilege to partake and learn at the Academy meeting" was how two residents described the AAOS Annual Meeting held in San Diego this past February. They are two of the five orthopaedic residents who responded to a request by the Candidate, Resident, Fellow Committee, to provide their perspective on the AAOS Annual Meeting. Read their complete comments and if you like, email your own perspective to the committee. Learn more about this meeting by visiting the Annual Meeting website.

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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 and to submit your abstract, go to the all-new, user-friendly AAOS Abstract Submission Website.
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: ResStudy gives you what you’ve been looking for:
Access to all 10 self-assessment exams, all in one place, all the time
Gain online access to more than 1,000 orthopaedic self-assessment questions and more than 130 peer-reviewed orthopaedic videos with ResStudy. ResStudy, a new online program offered exclusively by the AAOS, promotes research, reading, and study.

Offered exclusively to orthopaedic residency programs, ResStudy provides all residents (within the subscribing program) unlimited access to 10 special interest self-assessment examinations covering the following topics:

• Musculoskeletal Tumors and Diseases	• Adult Spine
• Upper Extremity	• Sports Medicine
• Anatomy-Imaging	• Pediatric Orthopaedic
• Foot and Ankle	• Adult Reconstruction of the hip and Knee
• Musculoskeletal Trauma	• Orthopaedic Basic Science

Each examination question includes a discussion of the preferred response and distractors, a direct hyperlink to the Pub Med abstract, and a printable copy. Additionally, ResStudy subscribers can have online access to Orthopaedic Theater, where you can view more than 130 orthopaedic surgical videos—all from world-renowned experts, all peer-reviewed, and all from the AAOS.

Would these exams and peer-reviewed video help you study for the OITE or your Board exam? Would ResStudy help you identify knowledge gaps? Would watching surgical video improve your understanding of specific techniques and procedures?  Then ask your residency program coordinator to subscribe to this valuable new study tool and online video viewing site today! Residency programs should contact AAOS Customer Service toll-free at 1-800-626-6726 to subscribe. An annual subscription for the full ResStudy experience (exams and video) is only $135/resident.

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AAOSNow Articles of Interest

• Resident Education: Healthcare Policy
• Court Rules Residents are Not Students
• Patient Safety Means Patients First
• Cone-beam CT Enhances Spinal Navigation

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AAHKS Update:
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.

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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AAHS: Hand Residents/Fellows
Are you a resident or fellow currently enrolled in or recently graduated from an accredited training program in the United States or Canada whose interests and contributions are related to the advancement of hand care?

If yes, enroll in Candidate Membership in the American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS)!
AAHS Candidate Membership is complimentary and available to surgeons currently in training, or up to three (3) years post training completion.   

As an AAHS Candidate Member, you can participate in and benefit from a full range of AAHS Member opportunities and perks:

• A subscription to HAND, the official Journal of the AAHS
• A subscription to the Association’s Newsletter, Hand Surgery Quarterly, which keeps AAHS members up to date on the latest news in hand surgery and hand therapy
• Access to research grant funds
• Opportunities to present your work at AAHS Annual Meetings to audiences of well-respected professionals in hand surgery and hand therapy
• Access to the Members Only area of the AAHS website, which provides you with secure AAHS documentation, including access, contact information and areas of expertise of Association members; Membership alerts; access to HAND, and more
• Opportunities to influence the future of the profession through the AAHS
• Reduced registration rates to AAHS educational programs and all Association-sponsored products and services

Visit the AAHS website to JOIN the AAHS.  Please contact the AAHS administrative office with any questions. 

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