Residents' Newsletter Contents

Vol. 11 No. 2 - February 2013
Editors: MaCalus Hogan, MD & Clifford Evans, MD

This Issue

Specialty in the Spotlight: MSTS

Hot Topics:

• Did You Know This About the AAOS?
• HOT TOPIC: AAOS Orthopaedic Board Preparation and Review Course
• HOT TOPIC: Is Hospital Employment a Fulfilling Way to Practice Orthopaedics?
• 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

News For Residents:

• AALOS Annual Luncheon
• 2013 ACPOC Annual Meeting Registration is Now Open
• 2013 Spring Comprehensive Fracture Course for Residents
• ORS/OREF/AAOS New Investigator Workshop
• AOFAS Webinar Series 2013 – Residents register for FREE
• Last Call for Resident Scholarships
• AOFAS and OTA Join Together at Specialty Day
• OREF: 2013 grant recipients and symposia opportunities

Features:

1. Practice Tips: Planning Your Life, and Your Life Insurance
2. Internet Resources: February Issue of OKOJ
   
3. Calendar

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Specialty in the Spotlight: POSNA

Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
6300 N. River Road, Suite 727
Rosemont, IL 60018
Tel. 847-698-1692
Website: www.posna.org
 
Mission/Purpose:
To assure the best possible care of children with musculoskeletal disorders by implementing the highest quality education of pediatric orthopaedists, by supporting evidence-based research, and by developing appropriate alliances with related organizations.

Resident Education Opportunities:
POSNA Annual Meeting: The 2013 Annual Meeting will be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on May 1-4, at the Sheraton Centre Hotel. A wide variety of pediatric musculoskeletal disorders will be presented and discussed in over 100 podium presentations, 28 posters and 75 e-posters.  Symposia breakout sessions will be held on Thursday afternoon.  Friday afternoon will be “Subspecialty Day” with 5 concurrent Specialty Symposia.  Residents may attend the annual meeting at a reduced registration rate.  Meeting information, program, registration and housing can be found on our web site.
 
POSNA / IFPOS Hal-Day Pre-Course
The course will be Wednesday morning, May 1, 2013 and will be a combined meeting with the International Federation of Pediatric Orthopaedic Societies, entitled, “Care for the Young Patient with a Complex Orthopaedic Problem: A Global Perspective.”  An international faculty will present lectures on early onset scoliosis, hip problems, upper extremity, lower extremity and gait; and lively panel discussions will review cases of trauma and spine deformity.  Additionally, we will discuss aspects of the Childrens Orthopaedics in Underserved Regions (COUR) Program and health care delivery around the world.  Please join us for what is sure to be a colorful and interactive program with noted experts from around the world. For more information on these meetings visit our website.

Mentoring Opportunities:
On-site mentoring is available at the IPOS meeting in Orlando. Interested residents are paired with an IPOS faculty member throughout the four day course. It’s a unique opportunity to meet with and receive guidance on career plans from POSNA members. A symposium on Career Planning and Professional Development for Orthopaedic Residents and Fellows is planned for 2011. This session will discuss issues affecting residents entering a fellowship, including “How to Make the Most of your Fellowship,” and “How to Find your First Job.” 

Publications/Newsletter:
The first edition of the POSNA Resident Review came out in January 2009.
This biannual publication was developed to provide education and exposure to pediatric orthopaedics. Educational materials in the form of test questions are developed by the editorial board. In addition, important topics such as economics of Pediatric Orthopaedics, the future of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Pediatric Orthopaedic outreach in third world countries are also covered in each edition. Click here to view past editions.

Upcoming Meetings:
POSNA Annual Meeting
May 1-4, 2013
Toronto, Cannada

2013 IPOS
December 4-7, 2013
Orlando, Florida

• Match Information:
  The Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship Match is organized and administered by the San Francisco Match Program. The Match takes place in April and will be used to process all applicants who want to start their fellowship training in August of the following year. Click here to read more.
  
  Fun Facts:
  
• The Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America was formed in 1983 by the merger of two (sometimes competing) organizations: the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Study Group.
• Six current POSNA members have served as President of the AAOS. All had previously served as President of POSNA.
• Fifteen per cent of Active POSNA members and 30% of Candidate members are women.

 

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This Issue: Hot Topics / News for Residents

Did you Know This about the AAOS?
Orthopaedic Residents:  The Time is NOW
Follow the lead of Communications Cabinet resident member, Dr. Michael Bates and submit your Surgeon Story to our A Nation in Motion ®campaign.
Dr. Bates is an orthopaedic resident at the Carolinas Medical Center  and recently shared his Surgeon Story on anationinmotion.org.
As we continue to spread the word about the value of orthopaedic care, our new Surgeon Stories feature will amplify our campaign as it offers a look into the lives of orthopaedic surgeons. Surgeon Stories help to uncover the dedicated, compassionate and interesting individuals which orthopaedic surgeons are, even when they aren’t at work.  
Please submit your Surgeon Story as it also is an opportunity to promote your place of practice. You can include a link to your hospital, practice or any website you choose. Click here to get started.  
Also, consider submitting an Ortho-pinion for this campaign. These are bone and joint health columns authored by orthopaedic surgeons and can be about any musculoskeletal health topic that comes up on a daily basis with your patients. Click here for more details or to read our complete editorial guidelines.
Finally, we challenge you to take this one step further and SHARE this information with other orthopaedic surgeons with whom you may work with.

Dr. Michael Bates
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
I became an orthopaedic surgeon because...
I became an orthopaedic surgeon because of the tremendous impact orthopaedic surgeons have on patients' quality of life. The field allows me to care for newborn patients all the way up to the most senior of our population. I've always enjoyed the technical challenges of orthopaedic surgery and the thought that goes into planning each surgery for each patient. No two days are quite the same for sure!
What is the most rewarding part of being an orthopaedic surgeon?
I'd have to say that the most rewarding part is talking to my patients after their surgery--when they're back on their feet and back to doing the things they love. There are many things, simple things, that we take for granted until we are unable to do them anymore. These may be things like walking without pain, or picking up a grandchild, or even a child with cerebral palsy not being able to ambulate as well. Being able to help people overcome these obstacles and see them improve is a huge part of my motivation.
What do you like to do in your free time?
I love the outdoors and love enjoying them on my mountain bike. Very peaceful to be able to get away and work out as well. I also enjoy photography. There are days where I'll just take my camera and photograph anything that interests me.

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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
Get the best preparation for the most important exam of your career! Dr. Khanna guides you through the testable material you need to study, in this 4.5, 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 course is filling fast, so register early!
Call 1-800-626-6726 for more details or visit www.aaos.org/BoardPrep

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HOT TOPIC: Is Hospital Employment a Fulfilling Way to Practice Orthopaedics?
Listen to Dr. Melbourne Boynton, Clinical Director, Orthopaedic Clinic, as he explains the advantages and disadvantages of hospital employment.  This is only one of the opportunities for achieving physician alignment and clinical integration that he covers in this presentation.  Then discuss the advantages/disadvantages with your fellow residents.

This is the NEWEST addition to the 20+ lectures available to residency programs that subscribe to the Resident Practice Management Lecture Series (RPMLS).   These 20-30 minute lectures are ideal for group discussions or independent learning on your mobile device.  Ask your Residency Program Director/Coordinator if your program subscribes.  If not, ask them to subscribe 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: AALOS Annual Luncheon
The American Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons (AALOS) will hold its annual luncheon on Friday, March 22, 2013, from 12:00-2:00 pm in the Hyatt McCormick, Regency A in Chicago, Illinois.  For more information or a registration form, please contact the AALOS administrative office either by telephone (847)384-4219 or by email aalos@aaos.org.

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2013 ACPOC Annual Meeting Registration is Now Open
April 10-13, Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia
Grand Hyatt Atlanta
Local Hosts:  Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta
Highlights:  New Investigative Research Award, Physician Guided Case Study Forum, Scientific papers, posters, creative solutions, challenging cases, commercial exhibitors, technical workshops
CME, CBCPO & ABC credits will be given
Contact:  www.acpoc.org, acpoc@aaos.org or (847) 698-1637

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2013 Spring Comprehensive Fracture Course for Residents
April 10-13, 2013
Westin Hotel
Lombard, IL
The OTA presents this junior resident comprehensive fracture course. 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 participatory 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 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.

Preliminary Program

Hotel Room Reservation Link
Reservations must be made by
March 20, 2013

Course Registration Link

Registration Form*
to use for faxing or mailing registration

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ORS/OREF/AAOS New Investigator Workshop
The Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), the Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation (OREF), and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) are again offering an expanded version of their long-standing, successful grant writing, networking, and career development workshop, with an emphasis on clinical trials.  Through this workshop, new investigators have developed the skills and learned the strategies to successfully secure funding for clinical, translational, and basic science research.  May 17-18, 2013, Baltimore, MD.  Hurry!  The deadline for applications is February 12.  For more information, visit www.ors.org

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AOFAS Webinar Series 2013 – Residents register for FREE
The next live broadcast in this year’s series will be presented on Tuesday, February 19 from 8:00 – 9:30 pm (Central Time). Moderator Richard Ferkel, MD, and panelists Mark Easley, MD, Eric Giza, MD, and John Kennedy, MD will present: Osteochrondral Lesions of the Talus – State-of-the-Art. The program will focus on surgical techniques including: arthroscopic management and current recommendations for microfracture; retrograde drilling; osteochondral transfer; autologous chondrocyte transplantation, including MACI; particulate juvenile cartilage transplantation (arthroscopic/open); structural allograft; and future directions, including resurfacing that may be performed arthroscopically.

Free to AOFAS members and all non-member orthopaedic residents and fellows (with program verification), registration and program verification letters must be received by Sunday, February 17. Registration is also available for the remainder of the 2013 series which includes an OITE Review: Foot and Ankle. View all dates and topics as well as information about purchasing online access to past recordings at www.aofas.org/webinars.

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Last Call for Resident Scholarships
The AOFAS invites all PGY-2 and PGY-3 orthopaedic residents with an interest in foot and ankle to apply for the AOFAS Resident Scholarship Program 2013 by the March 1, 2013 deadline. This opportunity provides registration for AOFAS Annual Meeting 2013 (July 17-20, Hollywood, Florida) including the Pre-meeting Course: Complex Reconstructions: New Advances and Old Favorites; admission to the Young Physicians Forum; four nights lodging; and a transportation stipend. Award recipients are paired with a member who will serve as a mentor throughout the meeting.

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AOFAS and OTA Join Together at Specialty Day
The AOFAS and the OTA will present a combined afternoon session following their respective Specialty Day programs on March 23 in Chicago. Controversies and Complications in Trauma of the Foot and Ankle will focus on Lisfranc Injuries: Fusion vs ORIF; Calcaneus: Extensile vs Minimally Invasive; Ankle: Syndesmosis Controversies; and Ankle: Posterior Malleolus: To Fix or Not To Fix. Registration for Specialty Day is available through the AAOS at www.aaos.org.
The annual AOFAS Specialty Day program may be viewed at www.aofas.org/specialtyday and will include original research presentations and symposia dedicated to the prevention and management of both common and complex foot and ankle problems. The OTA Specialty Day program may be viewed at www.ota.org and will include interactive ARS case discussions, trauma techniques videos and discussion, tips on managing osteoporotic fractures, and case-based nonunion management.

 

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THANK YOU for supporting research and education through OREF
THANK YOU to the residents who contributed so generously to OREF’s 2012 Annual Campaign. Your gifts help OREF encourage promising young clinicians and investigators and advance their work. Find out how your donation to OREF changes the practice of orthopaedics: http://on.oref.org/YourGift.

We look forward to announcing the next group of OREF grant recipients in March, at the 2013 AAOS Annual Meeting in Chicago. If you will attend the meeting, please visit us at the OREF exhibit (Tuesday through Saturday—McCormick Place/Academy Hall B, North Building). As a reminder, online gifts can be made at www.oref.org/residents and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by the IRS. THANK YOU AGAIN!

Join OREF and ORS at the 16th Annual Resident Research Symposia
In 2013, OREF and ORS will again give residents the opportunity to present research papers to a panel of experienced investigators and clinicians at the annual Resident Research Symposia.

Made possible through grant support provided by Biomet and Synthes, two regional symposia will take place this year:

Check OREF’s Resident Research Symposia page or sign up for OREF’s eMinder service to receive alerts as more information about the 16th Annual Resident Research Symposia becomes available.

Central Indiana Regional Friday, April 5, 2013 Indiana University Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.; symposium starts at 9 a.m. Hosts: Randall T. Loder, MD and Stephen B. Trippel, MD Guest speaker: Regis J. O'Keefe, MD, PhD

Midwest Regional Friday, May 17, 2013 Rush University Medical Center Registration begins at noon; symposium starts at 1p.m. Hosts: Joshua J. Jacobs, MD and Brett Levine, MD Guest speaker: TBD

Contact:
For more information about OREF’s opportunities for residents, please visit www.oref.org/residents or contact: Jean McGuire [847-384-4348], Mary Marino [847-384-4359] or Carmen Metoyer [847-384-4362].

Practice Tips
From the February Issue of AAOS Now