2013 AAOS/ORS Bone Quality and Fracture Prevention Research Symposium

• Principal Investigators:
  Adele Boskey, PhD; Eve Donnelley, PhD, and Joseph Lane, MD
• Dates: May 16 – 18, 2013
• Location: Rosemont, IL
• Participants: Orthopaedic surgeons, Young Investigators, researchers, industry representatives, government representatives, and other medical specialties (by invitation only).
• Purpose: The goals of the 2013 AAOS/ORS Bone Quality and Fracture Prevention Research Symposium are to provide orthopaedic clinicians and scientists with state-of-the art information about bone quality as it relates to the orthopaedic clinician, including the contribution of bone quality to skeletal integrity, noninvasive assessment of bone quality, and pharmacologic and surgical management of patients with impaired bone quality. The specific aims are (1) to assemble and provide a forum for collaboration among a multidisciplinary group of clinicians and scientists with a common interest in bone quality; (2) to report, discuss, develop consensus on, and disseminate state-of-the art information on the role of bone quality in skeletal integrity, methods of assessment of bone quality, and pharmacologic and surgical strategies for management of patients with compromised bone quality; (3) To support participation of trainees and young investigators through travel awards, young investigator presentations, and young investigator/senior investigator mentoring sessions (4) To propagate the knowledge presented at the meeting through a published summary in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research. The outcomes are (1) to provide outstanding mentorship to young investigators in a small meeting format through travel awards and meet-the-professor sessions and (2) to disseminate a summary of discussion and clinical recommendations through an article in an orthopaedics journal.
• Overview of Topics:
• Session I: Bone Quality: What is it?
• Session II: Contributions of Microarchitecture and Microstructure to Bone Quality
• Session III: Measuring Bone Quality
• Session IV: Animal Models of Altered Bone Quality
• Session V: Human Disease Models of Altered Bone Quality
• Session VI: Effects of Pharmacologic Treatments on Bone Quality
• Session VII: Strategies for the Management of Patients with Altered Bone Quality
• Apply to attend the BQFP Symposium as a Young Investigator! 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.
• INSTRUCTIONS:
  Please download and complete the application form electronically and submit it with your poster abstract (one page), a current CV, and a letter of support from your department chair or research supervisor to Erin L. Ransford, AAOS Manager, Research Development, via email at ransford@aaos.org, NO LATER THAN January 15, 2013.
  ** UPDATE! DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 1!**

For more information on this research symposium, please contact Erin L. Ransford, AAOS Manager of Research Development in the Office of Government Relations at ransford@aaos.org.