Residents' Newsletter Contents

Vol. 10 No. 12 - December 2012
Editors: MaCalus Hogan, MD & Clifford Evans, MD

This Issue

Hot Topics:

• Do You Know This About the AAOS?
• HOT TOPIC: ABOS Part 1 Certifying Exam
• HOT TOPIC: Hurry! AAOS Warehouse Sale ends December 14, 2012
• HOT TOPIC: FREE: 2013 Annual Meeting:  Basics of Coding for Starting Your Practice
• HOT TOPIC: FREE:  2013 Annual Meeting:  Practice Management Symposium for Orthopaedic Residents
• HOT TOPIC: AAOS Orthopaedic Board Preparation and Review Course
• HOT TOPIC: Attend a Hip Preservation Surgical Skills Course in the Comfort of Your Own Home with Standing Room Only
• HOT TOPIC: AAOS Member Advantage Program
• HOT TOPIC: Your Academy Wants YOUR Opinion!
• HOT TOPIC: AAOS/OTA/SOMOS/ORS Extremity War Injuries VIII: Sequelae of Combat Injuries POSTER SESSION CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
• HOT TOPIC: 2013 AAOS/ORS Bone Quality and Fracture Prevention (BQFP) Research Symposium YOUNG INVESTIGATORS – Call for Abstracts

News For Residents:

• OTA Residents Advanced Trauma Techniques Course
• 2013 OTA Call for Abstracts - Deadline February 5, 2013
• Reformatted OTA Residents Comprehensive Fracture Course Being Offered April 10-13, 2013
• AOFAS and OTA Present Combined Session at Specialty Day 2013
• AOFAS Invites Residents to Join Today
• AOFAS Webinar Series - Free
• ORS 2013 Annual Meeting Poster Walking Tours
• AAHKS Mentoring Opportunities
• ACPOC's 2013 Annual Meeting
• Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (LLRS)
• Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS)
• Join Leaders in Orthopaedics—Support OREF Today

Features:

1. Practice Tips: Do You Need Disability Insurance?
2. Internet Resources: December Issue of OKOJ
   
3. Calendar

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This Issue: Hot Topics / News for Residents

DO YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT THE AAOS?
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HOT TOPIC: ABOS Part 1 Certifying Exam
Graduating residents who plan on taking the part 1 ABOS certifying exam in 2013 must go the website (abos.org) and create an ID and password in order to complete their application by the December 15th deadline. There is a late deadline, with an additional fee of $350, which is January 6th, 2013.

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HOT TOPIC: Hurry! AAOS Warehouse Sale ends December 14, 2012
Save 20% on most products during the AAOS Warehouse Sale! Enter Promo Code WARE20 at checkout for a discount on your purchase. Some exclusions apply. Hurry – Sale ends December 14, 1012. Visit the AAOS online store at www.aaos.org/store and save 20% today!

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PLEASE NOTE:  The following two symposia focus on issues uniquely relevant to the practice of orthopaedic surgery in the United States.  For this reason, registration is restricted to orthopaedic residents living in the United States.

HOT TOPIC: FREE: 2013 Annual Meeting:  Basics of Coding for Starting Your Practice
Learn how modifiers help protect reimbursement, how procedures are discounted by payers, why you need to be involved in the reimbursement process, and much more.  Designed especially for Orthopaedic Residents, this outstanding introduction to coding will be presented on Tuesday, March 19, from 8:00 AM until 11:00 AM at the AAOS 2013 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Margaret Maley from KarenZupko and Associates brings energy and humor to this topic so important to your career. The course is free to U.S. residents. Get details and register at www.aaos.org/annual

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HOT TOPIC: FREE:  2013 Annual Meeting:  Practice Management Symposium for Orthopaedic Residents
Learn how to evaluate practice opportunities, negotiate a contract, and much more at the 13th Annual Practice Management Symposium for Orthopaedic Residents, presented on Tuesday, March 19, from 12:00 Noon until 5:00 PM at the AAOS 2013 Annual Meeting in Chicago. 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 risk management and how to build a successful practice.

A discussion on the ABOS and practice management resources available from the AAOS will also be featured. The symposium is free to U.S. residents. Residents living in the U.S. who register in advance will receive free registration to the AAOS 2013 Annual Meeting. Get details and regsiter at www.aaos.org/annual

Dr. Arabella Leet's message to Orthopaedic Residents

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HOT TOPIC: AAOS Orthopaedic Board Preparation and Review Course
AAOS Orthopaedic Board Preparation and Review Course
April 10 – 14, 2013 · Chicago, IL
A. Jay Khanna, MD, Course Director
The Academy offers the best preparation available for the most important exam of your career. Dr. Khanna and his carefully selected faculty, guide you through the testable material you need to study, in 4 ½ days of intensive, exam-focused review sessions. Test your knowledge throughout the course focusing on basic science and pathology, pediatric orthopaedics, orthopaedic trauma, and orthopaedic specialties.

Build and retain your knowledge with post-course extras:

• Free access to two Refresher Webinars prior to the Board Examination: one dedicated to Foot and Ankle, the other to Sports Medicine
• A 30% discount on the popular AAOS Comprehensive Orthopaedic Review book and Study Questions set, for course registrants only
• Additional study materials, test questions, and resources in your complete electronic course syllabus

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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HOT TOPIC: Attend a Hip Preservation Surgical Skills Course in the Comfort of Your Own Home with Standing Room Only
Standing Room Only: Hip Preservation in the Adolescent and Young Adult is based on the surgical skills course held at the Orthopaedic Learning Center in 2012. Learn to evaluate patients with femoroacetabular impingement, deformities, and hip dysplasia so you can formulate a treatment plan aimed at preserving the native joint. This DVD-ROM program features a thoughtful selection of faculty presentations and surgical demonstrations including hip arthroscopy, mini-open approach, and surgical hip dislocation procedures.
The special price for residents is only $134!  To order or to learn more, click on the link above or call 1-800-626-6726.

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Take Advantage Now!
Protect your future!  Your AAOS Membership gives you access to high quality insurance products -- at affordable and discounted group rates.

• 10-Year Term Life Insurance benefits include: coverage up to $1,000,000 for AAOS Members and $500,000 for spouses or domestic partner; an accelerated death benefit; and portable coverage – coverage you can keep, even if you change employers; and more!
• Individual Disability Income Insurance benefits include:  up to $15,000/month based on your income; and Own Occupation Policy – that protects you if you are unable to work in your occupation(s), even if you elect to work in another occupation.
• Long Term Care Insurance benefits include:  special discounted rates for AAOS Members; plans available to spouses/domestic partners and children, as well as adult children and parents.

Three convenient ways to get complete details and informative downloads: 

• Visit www.aaosinsurance.com; 
• Speak with an AAOS Member Insurance Program Representative directly at 866.679.0888, OR
• Email aaos@aaosinsurance.com to ask questions

Read the article in this month’s AAOS Now, “Do You Need Disability Insurance?  If you rely on your income, you do!”   

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Your Academy Wants YOUR Opinion!
Please consider this an opportunity to get involved in your AAOS - join our Orthopaedic Residents’ Opinion Group.
The AAOS is organizing an Orthopaedic Residents’ Opinion Group to provide timely feedback for many new programs and issues critical to your professional development.

Twice a year, we will send you a short online questionnaire requiring no more than 10 minutes of your time to complete.  Your responses will be tabulated with those of other Residents to provide insights and commentary on proposed products, hot issues and programs.  The Academy assures participants that their privacy will be respected; reports will always aggregate any comments.
 
Joining is simple— send an email to OROG@aaos.org with Orthopaedic Residents Opinion Group Volunteer in the subject line.  Be sure to include your full name and contact information.

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HOT TOPIC: AAOS/OTA/SOMOS/ORS Extremity War Injuries VIII: Sequelae of Combat Injuries
POSTER SESSION CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is accepting abstracts for war-related combat casualty related research. Up to 16 abstracts will be selected for display at the 2013 Extremity War Injuries Symposium (EWI), February 12-13, 2013, at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, DC. If your abstract is accepted for exhibition, your poster will be displayed from 7:00 – 9:00 PM on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. You must be present to participate in the poster session. The $500 EWI registration fee will be waived for poster presenters, and presenters will receive an invitation to attend the entire symposium. Presenters will be responsible for hotel and travel costs associated with attending the EWI symposium. CME (up to 16 hours) will be available for participants.

The abstract submission form is available online and can be downloaded on our website. Submit the form with a copy of your CV to Erin Ransford, AAOS Manager, Research Development, at ransford@aaos.org by December 20, 2012.

For additional information about the EWI symposia series, please visit www.aaos.org/ewi.

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HOT TOPIC: 2013 AAOS/ORS Bone Quality and Fracture Prevention (BQFP) Research Symposium
YOUNG INVESTIGATORS – Call for Abstracts

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) are sponsoring ten (10) spots for Young Investigator (YI) poster presentations at the upcoming 2013 AAOS/ORS Bone Quality and Fracture Prevention (BQFP) Research Symposium May 16-18, 2013, in Rosemont, IL.  Young Investigators will have the opportunity to attend and present their research in bone quality / fracture prevention at the BQFP symposium while learning from principal investigator mentors in the field. YI applicants must be no more than seven years beyond training. Selected YI attendees will receive airfare, lodging, and meals provided at the event only.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Visit our site to download the application form and learn more about the symposium. Completed application, poster abstract (one page), a current CV, and a letter of support from your department chair or research supervisor must be submitted to Erin L. Ransford, AAOS Manager, Research Development, via email at ransford@aaos.org, NO LATER THAN January 15, 2013.

 

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News for Residents

OTA Residents Advanced Trauma Techniques Course
The Orthopaedic Trauma Association will hold the 9th Annual Advanced Trauma Techniques Course for Residents, February 22 – February 23, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, in Los Angeles, CA.

Being offered in the new modular format, this course is designed for the advanced level orthopaedic resident and will include modules covering Pelvis, Acetabulum & Hip, Knee, Foot and Ankle, Elbow and Shoulder/Wrist, Diaphyseal and Complications/Challenges.

Registration for the course is now open. Scholarship funds are available for eligible participants.  Information on the scholarship can be found in the preliminary program on our website. You may also make your hotel reservations for the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel online.

Questions can be directed to the OTA staff office at 847.698.1631 or email ota@aaos.org.

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2013 OTA Call for Abstracts - Deadline February 5, 2013
Application available soon on the OTA website: www.ota.org
The 29th OTA Annual Meeting will be held October 9-12, 2013 at the Marriott Desert Ridge Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Reformatted OTA Residents Comprehensive Fracture Course Being Offered April 10-13, 2013
For the third year, the OTA is offering a reformatted junior resident comprehensive fracture course.  The experience will be presented in six separate small group modules, with twenty residents and five 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 course is being held at the Westin Hotel in Lombard, Illinois, April 10-13, 2013.  Thanks to generous industry support, tuition scholarship are available ($600 course fee minus $400 scholarship for a net registration fee of $200).  Travel Scholarships also available covering a 3-nights stay at the hotel.  We encourage PGY 2-4’s to attend.  Please check the OTA website for details about the course as they become available.  Hotel reservation information and scholarship information will be posted as well. Questions? Contact the OTA Business Office at 847-698-1631 or ota@aaos.org. 

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AOFAS and OTA Present Combined Session at Specialty Day 2013
The annual AOFAS Specialty Day (March 23, Chicago) will include original research presentations and symposia dedicated to the prevention and management of both common and complex foot and ankle problems. The program will conclude with a combined afternoon session with the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA). View the AOFAS Specialty Day program at www.aofas.org/specialtyday. The OTA Specialty Day program will include interactive ARS case discussions, trauma techniques videos and discussion, tips on managing osteoporotic fractures, and case-based nonunion management. Registration is available through the AAOS at www.aaos.org.

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AOFAS invites residents to join today
Orthopaedic residents with an interest in foot and ankle are invited to apply to become Resident Members of the AOFAS. Benefits include subscriptions (print and online) to the Society’s scientific journal Foot & Ankle International and its quarterly newsletter In~Stride,  plus access to members-only segments of the AOFAS website that includes e-Posters and abstracts from past annual meetings, and the option to apply to serve on a committee. Information about additional benefits and downloadable application forms are available at www.aofas.org (Membership). Next application deadline is January 1, 2013.

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AOFAS Webinar Series - Available FREE to orthopaedic residents
The remaining 2012 webinar will be Achilles/Tendon Disorders/Tendinopathy, Tuesday, December 18. The Webinar will be presented from 8:00 – 9:30 pm (Central Time) and registration, while free, is required by Friday, December 14. Non-members must fax program verification to 847-692-3315. Subscriptions for online access to recordings of the complete 2012 series are available; recordings may be viewed up to one year after purchase. Registration for the Achilles program as well as the new 2013 series is available at www.aofas.org/webinars.

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ORS 2013 Annual Meeting Poster Walking Tours
The ORS invites you to join experienced investigators who enjoy communicating about great science as they conduct walking tours of the 2013 Annual Meeting Posters.  This year’s Annual Meeting is January 26 – 29 in San Antonio, Texas.  Poster Walking Tours will be offered for attendees on a broad range of topics.  Tours will be held during the lunch hour each day Saturday – Tuesday.  For more information, please visit www.ors.org.

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AAHKS Mentoring Opportunities:
Interested in Becoming an AAHKS Resident Mentee or Fellow Mentor in 2013?
The inaugural AAHKS Resident Mentor Program kicked off in July 2012.  The Program is designed to place a Resident in contact with an AAHKS Fellow Member who will be available as a resource for a variety of reasons. The intention is not to replace a Resident’s Mentor within their program, but to be an additional resource for Residents. 
The current program runs from July 2012 thru June 2013, to coincide with the Resident’s schedule.  The next application process will open in January 2013 and close in June 2013, in time for the Resident – Fellow matches to take place for the July 2013 Mentor Program.  The Fellow Member and Resident will be part of the program for a period of one year.
Mentees:  We are looking for AAHKS Resident Members (or Resident non-members wishing to become members) interested in the program.  Orthopaedic Residents attribute their choice of a Fellowship specialty to role models and Mentors in the field.
Mentors:  We are looking for AAHKS Fellow Members to volunteer to be Mentors.  This program is a chance to actively recruit Residents into our field.  The goal of the program is to give you an opportunity to work with and positively influence Residents.
For additional information or if you are interested in becoming a Mentee or Mentor, please contact Krista Stewart, Membership and Coding Specialist, via eMail krista@aahks.org or by telephone at (847) 384-4376.

Additional information about AAHKS Membership, resident applications, and Fellowship Match can be found on the AAHKS website.

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ACPOC's 2013 Annual Meeting
The Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) invites professionals interested in Pediatric Prosthetics and Orthotics to begin planning for their involvement in ACPOC’s 2013 Annual Meeting being held Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia from April 10-13, 2013. Please visit our website for more meeting information.  Please note that if you do not currently have a log in, simply call 847-698-1637 or email acpoc@aaos.org and one will be provided for you.

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Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (LLRS)
23rd Annual Scientific Meeting
July 19 & 20, 2013
The Roosevelt Hotel
New York, NY
http://www.llrs.org/ or ksyzdek@assocconvspec.com

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Musculoskeletal Infection Society (MSIS)
23rd Annual Open Scientific Meeting
August 2 & 3, 2013
Philadelphia, PA
Contact ksyzdek@assocconvspec.com

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Support OREF to invest in the future: Giving back
Thanks to the generosity of orthopaedic surgeons and industry leaders, OREF has funded clinically relevant research and education for more than 56 years.
JOIN THEM NOW and help OREF:

• Encourage gifted investigators and educators;
• Renew resident grants, awards and skill development programs; and
• Fund a steady stream of clinically relevant research and education.

Residents who contribute $20…$50…$100…or more will receive a special resident donor pin and recognition in OREF’s annual report. As an orthopaedic resident you’re learning diagnostic techniques and treatment protocols that help you give your patients the best care possible. But from total joint arthroplasty to tendon repair, gold standard treatment methods wouldn’t exist without research.

 Invest in the future of orthopaedics—make a secure online gift today at www.oref.org/residents

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Practice Tips
From the December Issue of AAOS Now