Residents' Newsletter Contents

Vol. 10 No. 3 - March 2012
Editors: MaCalus Hogan, MD & Clifford Evans, MD

This Issue

Hot Topics:

• Do You Know This About the AAOS?
• Specialty in the Spotlight: Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association
• HOT TOPIC: Fundamentals of Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy – Strictly for Orthopaedic Residents!
• HOT TOPIC: Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts
• HOT TOPIC: AAHKS 4th Annual Resident Arthroplasty Course
• HOT TOPIC: The AAP Section on Orthopaedics (SOOr) 2012 "Call for Abstracts" 
• HOT TOPIC: Apply for the 2012 AAOS/OREF/ORS Clinician Scholar Development Program!
• HOT TOPIC: AOFAS Offers Free Webinar Series to Orthopaedic Residents and Fellows

News For Residents:

• The Orthopaedic Theater
• NEW Interactive iPoster Website presents highlights from the AAOS 2012 Annual Meeting! 
• ORS/OREF/AAOS Research Funding Workshop
• Competent Clinician, but will you be Knowledgeable in Business Matters too?
• Stay tuned for OREF/ORS Resident Research Symposia Dates and Deadlines
• AAOS 2012 Webinars Special Offer for Residency Programs – Nine live programs for only $250.
• AAHKS is Looking for Resident Members
• AAHKS Resident Mentoring Program
• LLRS 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting & Essentials of Limb Deformity Course

Features:

1. Practice Tips: Physicians, Patients Share Responsibility for Treatment
2. Internet Resources: March Issue of OKO
   
3. Calendar

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This Issue: Hot Topics / News for Residents

DO YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT THE AAOS?

Over a thousand residents attended the Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Dr. Nathan Skelley, Resident Liaison from Washington University, has put together an overview of the 2012 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, and the Resident Liaison Meeting.

The AAOS conducted a very busy and successful meeting this year at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. Dr. John Tongue became the new President of the AAOS and announced several advances in the "Decide to Drive" initiative. The AAOS also announced public health initiatives related to obesity, overuse injuries, and lessons learned in wartime. Orthopaedic residents continued to have a strong presence at the meeting through research presentations, job interviews, and volunteer events. There were also several courses designed specifically for residents based on common topics in orthopaedics, research opportunities, and practice management strategies.

Orthopaedic programs throughout the country are encouraged to send a resident to the annual meeting, as a Resident Liaison, in order to help facilitate communication between residency programs and the AAOS. The Resident Liaisons met during the meeting to discuss numerous topics affecting residents-in-training. Dr. Milbrandt oversees the Resident Liaison program and invited several guest speakers to the meeting. Dr. Cannada spoke about changes in the fellowship application process. These changes included the development of a new Code of Conduct for the fellowship application, a program non-compete notification, and the potential creation of one "Match Day" for fellowship selection similar to the residency Match Day. Unlike residency interviews, however, fellowship interviews would continue to occur at different times throughout the year for the various fellowship specialties. Dr Carroll, from the Ethics Committee, spoke about ethics education in orthopaedics. The committee has created several orthopaedic focused vignettes on ethics on the OrthoPortal. These vignettes can be used by residency programs to facilitate ethics education.

Dr. Mandell, from the Council on Advocacy, spoke about several important policy issues affecting orthopaedic residents.  Residency work hours continue to be an important topic. Few residents, however, were aware of potential government budget cuts that could decrease or eliminate GME funding for residency training. The AAOS has one of the largest Political Action Committees in medicine which is working on behalf of residents, but they continue to need donations and support for their various activities.

The AAOS Annual meeting was packed with educational courses, volunteer events, industry news, and policy initiatives. Residents are encouraged to take an active role in these activities. We look forward to seeing more residents at the 2013 meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

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SPECIALTY IN THE SPOTLIGHT: ORA

Orthopedic Rehabilitation Association

President:  Robin C. Crandall, M.D.
rcrandall50@gmail.com
Secretary/Treasurer:  Byron Marsolais, M.D., PhD
ebmzzz@aol.com
Executive Director:  Debbie Finch
763-957-5310
debfinch@tcomn.com 

Summary of Society:  The Orthopedic Rehabilitation Association (ORA) is a group of orthopedic surgeons who believe that the only way to achieve optimal post surgical musculoskeletal function is for the surgeon to be actively involved with all aspects of the patient’s rehabilitation.  The primarily surgical relationship coupled with direct application of all rehabilitative aspects of musculoskeletal medicine often results in future surgical procedure modifications.  Changes in one body part may result in profound unexpected effects elsewhere.  Further discussion of our fundamentals is found on our site.

The mission of the Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association is to promote high standards of patient care to improve the functional outcome of persons with musculoskeletal disabilities. Education and research are the cornerstones of these efforts and enable us to continually progress in our efforts to advocate on behalf of our patients.

Resident educational opportunities include the annual meeting at the AAOS with emphasis on Specialty Day. The ORA also participates with the Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) for symposium creation and collaboration.

Educational awards are available including the Jacquelin Perry and the Vernon Nickel awards. These awards are given generally at the AAOS Annual Meeting or the ORA Annual Meeting with ACPOC.  Membership in the Orthopedic Rehabilitation Association is highly recommended for orthopedic surgeons who have an active interest in rehabilitative medicine or rehabilitation of their post surgical orthopedic patients.  Details of dues and benefits can be seen on our web site. 

Some milestones of rehabilitation our members pioneered include the Halo for spinal stability, Functional Electrical Stimulation to restore active movement and post stroke/head injury surgery to regain function.  

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Hot Topic: Fundamentals of Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy – Strictly for Orthopaedic Residents!
Join us for a brand new surgical skills course that provides orthopaedic residents with the skills necessary to become proficient at knee and shoulder arthroscopy procedures. Each pair of residents will spend the vast majority of the course working on their own knee and shoulder specimens in the learning center, to build confidence and skill in arthroscopic techniques.

Directed by Andrew J. Cosgarea, MD, and Jon K. Sekiya, MD, the AAOS/AOSSM Fundamentals of Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy for Orthopaedic Residents course starts Friday evening, September 14, and runs through Sunday afternoon, September 16, at the Orthopaedic Learning Center in Rosemont, IL.

Each session begins with a brief lecture outlining O/R set up, equipment, procedural sequence, and pitfalls to avoid. Gain exposure to and learn the intricacies of ACL reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, and labral repair. The course will help you become proficient in diagnostic knee and shoulder arthroscopy procedures, and gain the skills base necessary for other procedures including partial meniscectomy, meniscus repair, subacromial decompression, and biceps tenotomy.

Registration is open to residents and post-resident fellows for the low rate of only $750! This course is not open to other member categories or non-members. For more information or to register for the course, call AAOS Customer Service toll-free at 1-800-626-6726 or go online.

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HOT TOPIC: 2013 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 2013 AAOS Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, March 19-23. Experience the honor of presenting your research at the most important educational event for our profession.  Abstract submission opens April 1, 2012.  Watch for announcements at www.aaos.org

ATTENTION PRESENTERS: KNOW Your Coauthors.  Obtain a valid email address for each coauthor. AAOS will use your co-author’s email address to contact them about database registration and disclosure. The presenter and all coauthors must disclose financial relationships in the AAOS Disclosure Database Program prior to abstract submission. Disclosure reported on April 1, 2012 or later is acceptable. Abstracts will not be graded without the disclosure of the presenter and all coauthors.

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AAHKS 4th Annual Resident Arthroplasty Course - November 2, 2012 Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas, TX
The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) is proud to announce its 4th Annual Resident Arthroplasty Course sponsored by AAHKS. This course has been specifically created for residents in the R3 year of orthopaedic surgery training and will take place just before the AAHKS 22nd 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. 

To apply, fill out the application and email to Eileen Lusk at AAHKS. All applications must be accompanied by a letter from your residency program director confirming your ability to attend the course. Application deadline is July 6, 2012. For more information 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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The AAP Section on Orthopaedics (SOOr) 2012 "Call for Abstracts" is now OPEN! For details and submission guidelines visit our web site.
The abstract presentation is part of the two-day SOOr Program held in conjunction with the Academy's National Conference & Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana.  The Section Program is scheduled for October 20-21 -- keep checking the SOOr web site for additional details. 

Residents, fellows, and medical students are STRONGLY encouraged to submit an abstract.  Three prizes -- $1,000, $500, and $250 -- will be given for the top three abstracts presented by residents, fellows, and medical students.  For background on those awards, please visit our web site.

Many thanks to the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America for sponsoring the Section's abstract awards.

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Apply for the 2012 AAOS/OREF/ORS Clinician Scholar Development Program!
The AAOS/OREF/ORS Clinician Scholar Development Program (CSDP) is seeking applicants in their PGY2-PGY 5 residency years, in fellowships, and Junior Faculty through year three who have the potential/desire to become orthopaedic clinician scholars (scientists and investigators). Up to 15 participants are selected to participate in the 1.5 day CSDP training workshop, plus up to an additional 10 participants sponsored by orthopaedic specialty societies. The 2012 AAOS/OREF/ORS Clinician Scholar Development Program will take place October 7-9, 2012, in Rosemont, IL. Please promote this unique opportunity within your departments and institutions. Applications are available online January 1 through March 31, 2012, at www.aaos.org/csdp.

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AOFAS Offers Free Webinar Series to Orthopaedic Residents and Fellows
Don’t miss the next in the series of free webinars offered by The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) on foot and ankle topics.  The next webinar is April 17th  from 8:00 – 9:30 pm on the topic of Sports.  The remaining 90-minute webinars include the following topics:  Coding Billing; Trauma; Ankle Arthroplasty; Flatfoot; OITE Prep; Lesser MTP & Hammertoes; Achilles/Tendon Disorders/Tendinopathy and run through December.  Webinars are free for Orthopaedic Residents and Fellows.  For more information, including webinar dates, to order a recorded webinar, and to register, visit our web site. The AOFAS Webinar Series 2012 is supported by an educational grant from Arthrex.

 

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News for Residents

The Orthopaedic Theater
The Academy has a library of almost 200 orthopaedic videos available online at the Orthopaedic Theater (OT) site.  All of these videos are peer reviewed.  Peer review ensures the videos include a discussion of clinical indications, pearls and pitfalls, and outcomes.  For the OT program, ask your residency program director to subscribe to these programs for just $39 per resident per year (AAOS member price is $199).  OT is an extension of the ResStudy examination program.  If you make an OT commitment now for the July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013 academic year, residents can access programs immediately upon receiving your participation order.

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NEW Interactive iPoster Website presents highlights from the AAOS 2012 Annual Meeting! 
Tour and study over 250 iPosters from the AAOS 2012 Annual Meeting.  Hear the presenters’ own narrations.  Email questions to the presenters and share interesting posters with your colleagues!   Post on the blogs and take part in discussions.  Search and sort iPosters by topic – then create your own library of iPoster highlights.  Ideal for research and self-directed learning.   Open a new world of knowledge at the AAOS iPoster Website!

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ORS/OREF/AAOS Research Funding Workshop
Strategies for Success: Tools for Investigators in Challenging Times
May 17-18, 2012, Long Beach, CA
The ORS, OREF, and AAOS have joined forces to offer Strategies for Success: Tools for Investigators in Challenging Times—a workshop to enable participants to obtain funding through multiple channels including National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, orthopaedic industry, and private foundations.

Each attendee will work one-on-one with an experienced musculoskeletal researcher who will provide mentorship, discuss funding strategies, and offer recommendations so essential for a successful academic career.  A session on networking will enable early-career investigators to effectively collaborate among their multidisciplinary peers and senior counterparts.

This program is open to junior faculty, senior fellows or post-doctoral researchers. It is also open to senior fellows or residents who are doing research. Basic and clinical investigators (PhD, MD, MS) without or with training awards are invited to apply.  Application deadline: March 15, 2012.

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Competent Clinician, but will you be Knowledgeable in Business Matters too?
The AAOS Practice Management Committee (PMC) understands that you will need resources to become equally competent in business matters.  Members of the PMC have reviewed 30 books on an array of subjects that affect your financial and personal future.   Available at discount prices to residents and residency programs, these books are an ideal way to start a library of practice management resources.

Time management skills are critical in all areas of a doctor’s life.  Here’s an excerpt from one of the books the PMC reviewed:   “Take Back Time. Bringing Time Management to Medicine,” by Judy Capko, 2008.

“Take Back Time is a little book with a big purpose – to help you master time.  It’s not about cramming as much as you can into each day; it’s about feeling good at the end of the day, knowing you made the best use of your time.  It is an exploration of daily life in the healthcare arena, taking a look at the things that disrupt our time or make it nearly impossible to stay on time.  My hope is that you will learn new ways to capture time and increase your own sense of fulfillment, both on and off the job.” (Introduction, p. 4) Instructions for ordering this book, and a complete list of practice management books offered at discount prices.

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Join OREF and ORS at the 15th Annual Resident Research Symposia
In 2012, the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) and the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) will again give residents the opportunity to participate in annual Resident Research Symposia.

Made possible through grant support provided by Biomet and Synthes, eight regional symposia will take place this year. Dates and locations have been set for two:

Philadelphia Region University of Pennsylvania JUNE 8: poster competition JUNE 9: symposium

Pacific Coast Region University of California, Irvine JUNE 15: symposium

Check OREF’s Resident Research Symposia page to learn about locations, dates and abstract submission deadlines, or sign up for OREF’s e-minder service to receive alerts when more information about the 14th Annual Resident Research Symposia becomes available.

These annual 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.

Every gift matters
Thanks to the generosity of orthopaedic surgeons and industry leaders, OREF has funded clinically relevant research and education for more than 50 years. In the past 10 years, OREF has raised more than $7.1 million for resident grants and awards. Support OREF now to support your specialty.

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

Residents who contribute $20…$50…$100…or more will receive a special resident pin and recognition in the annual report. Make a secure online gift today: www.oref.org/residents.

Contact
For more information about OREF’s opportunities for residents, please contact Jean McGuire [847-384-4348] or Mary Marino [847-384-4359].

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AAOS 2012 Webinars Special Offer for Residency Programs – Nine live programs for only $250.
Now your residency program can participate in all 2012 AAOS medical/scientific webinars for a one-time fee of just $250.  That’s right, $250 for all remaining programs and for all residents.  Tell your residency program director about this offer.  For about $28 per program, all of the residents in your residency program can participate in AAOS webinars.  If there are 10 residents in your program, the cost is $2.80 per resident for the nine remaining 2012 Webinar programs.

If your residency program is not able to fund the purchase, why not pool your money and register!  Call AAOS Customer Service to register your program at 800-626-6726.  Here is a list of the remaining programs in the offer:

1. Surgical Techniques for Managing Pediatric Trauma
2. Lisfrance Injuries in Athletes
3. MRI-Arthroscopy Correlations – Part 1 Shoulder / Elbow
4. MRI-Arthroscopy Correlations – Part 2 Lower Extremity
5. Femoral Neck Fractures
6. TKA - Alignment
7. Managing Post Traumatic Arthritis
8. Complications in THA
9. Recurrent Patellar Instability

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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 and Coding Specialist by email or 847-384-4376 with any questions or for assistance with your application.

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AAHKS Resident Mentoring Program
The AAHKS membership committee with the help of Dr. Jay Lieberman, Education Committee liaison, has developed a Resident Mentorship Program.  It is designed to place a resident in contact with an AAHKS Fellow Member who would be available as a resource for a variety of reasons. The intention of this program is not to replace a resident’s mentor within his or her program, but this program should be seen as an additional resource for residents.   We are looking for Resident Members or Resident Non-members wishing to become Resident members, to participate in the Mentoring Program. For additional information, or if you are interested in becoming a mentee, please contact Krista Stewart, Membership and Coding Specialist by email or 847-384-4376.

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Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (LLRS) Meeting
LLRS will hold its 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting & Essentials of Limb Deformity Course on July 27 & 28, 2012 at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Resident/Fellow discounted registration fees are $200.00 (meeting) and $50.00 (course).Visit LLRS or Contact Karen by e-mail for more information.