Listed below are upcoming continuing medical education (CME) courses and orthopaedic meetings through June 2008. For more information about AAOS-sponsored courses, contact the AAOS customer service department at (800) 626-6726, visit the CME course section of the AAOS Web site at www.aaos.org/courses, or contact the source listed. For more information about other CME courses or orthopaedic meetings, contact the source provided.

If your nonprofit organization is planning a CME course for orthopaedic surgeons and related specialists or a meeting of interest to orthopaedic surgeons, you may have the event listed in AAOS Now. Send information, including contact name and e-mail address to:

AAOS Now
6300 N. River Rd.
Rosemont, Ill. 60018-4262
Fax: (847) 823-8033
E-mail: aaoscomm@aaos.org

FOOT AND ANKLE
FEB. 8–9
AAOS Current Techniques in Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery
Orthopaedic Learning Center (OLC), Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: David B. Thordarson, MD, and Gregory C. Berlet, MD

MARCH 8
AAOS Specialty Day – AOFAS program
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Program chair: Stephen J. Pinney, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

APR. 10–11
AOFAS Military Visitation Program: Center for the Intrepid
Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas
Program chair: James R. Ficke, MD
Web site: www.aofas.org

MAY 1–3
AOFAS Advanced Foot and Ankle Course: Reconstruction & Salvage of Complications
InterContinental Mark Hopkins, San Francisco
Program chair: David B. Thordarson, MD
Web site: www.aofas.org

HAND, WRIST, AND ELBOW
JAN. 9–12
American Association for Hand Surgery 38th Annual Meeting
The Westin Century Plaza Hotel and Spa, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Web site: www.handsurgery.org

FEB. 8–10
Electives in Hand Surgery
Jointly Sponsored by: American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) and American Society of Hand Therapists
InterContinental New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans
Program co-chairs: David J. Slutsky, MD, and Randipsingh R. Bindra, MD
Web site: www.assh.org

MARCH 8
AAOS Specialty Day – ASSH/American Association for Hand Surgery program
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Program co-chairs: Amy L. Ladd, MD, and Brian D. Adams, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

MAY 16–17
AAOS Current Options in the Treatment of Wrist Injuries
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Douglas P. Hanel, MD, and Leon S. Benson, MD

HIP
MARCH 8
AAOS Specialty Day – Hip Society/ American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) program
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Web site: www.aaos.org

INTERNATIONAL
APR. 23–27
AAOS/Turkish Society of Orthopaedics & Traumatology Education Program
Antalya, Turkey
Web site: www.totbid.org.tr

APR. 30–MAY 4
AAOS/Sociedad Mexicana de Ortopedia Education Program
México City, Mexico
Web site: www.smo.edu.mx

JUNE 3–4
AAOS/Sociedad Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología (SECOT) Education Program
Madrid, Spain
Web site: www.secot.es

JUNE 4–7
2nd Joint American Orthopaedic Association/Canadian Orthopaedic Association Meeting
Quebec City, Canada
Web site: www.coa-aco.org or www.aoassn.org

KNEE
MARCH 8
AAOS Specialty Day – Knee Society/AAHKS program
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Program chair: Giles R. Scuderi, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

PEDIATRICS
MARCH 8
AAOS Specialty Day – Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA)
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Program chair: James McCarthy, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

APR. 30–MAY 3
POSNA Annual Meeting
Albuquerque, N.M.
Web site: www.posna.org

SHOULDER
JAN. 18–19
AAOS/American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES): Open and Arthroscopic Techniques in Shoulder Surgery
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: George M. McCluskey, III, MD, and Laurence D. Higgins, MD

MARCH 8
AAOS Specialty Day – ASES program
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Program chair: Gregory P. Nicholson, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

APR. 3–6
6th Biennial AAOS/ASES Shoulder and Elbow: Current Techniques and Controversies
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando, Fla.
Course directors: Frances Cuomo, MD; Joseph P. Iannotti, MD, PhD; Scott P. Steinmann, MD; and Gerald R. Williams Jr., MD

SPECIAL INTEREST
MARCH 8
AAOS Specialty Day – Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) program
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Program chair: Nicholas A. Sgaglione, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

MARCH 8
AAOS Specialty Day – AANA/AOSSM combined program
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Program chairs: Nicholas A. Sgaglione, MD, and Brian J. Cole, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

MARCH 8
AAOS Specialty Day – Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society: ASAMI North America program
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Web site: www.aaos.org

MARCH 8
AAOS Specialty Day – Musculoskeletal Tumor Society program
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Program co-chairs: Kristy Weber, MD, and Bruce Rougraff, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

MARCH 8
AAOS Specialty Day – Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association program
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Program co-chairs: Brian J. Sennett, MD, and Lawrence Wells, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

APR. 25–27
J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society (JRGOS) 2008 Biennial Meeting
J.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Web site: www.gladdensociety.org

APR. 30–MAY 4
AAOS Board Preparation and Review Course
Westin Chicago River North, Chicago
Course directors: Frederick M. Azar, MD, and Frank J. Frassica, MD

SPINE
MARCH 8
AAOS Specialty Day – Federation of Spine Associations program
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Program chair: Michael H. Haak, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

SPORTS MEDICINE
FEB. 7–10
9th Annual AAOS/American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
Course: Treating Amateur to All-Star
Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, Phoenix
Course Directors: Benjamin S. Shaffer, MD, and Eric C. McCarty, MD

MARCH 8
AAOS Specialty Day – AOSSM program
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Program chair: Brian J. Cole, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

APR. 3–5
AAOS Knee Injuries in Athletes: Getting Patients Back in the Game; Cutting Edge Techniques
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Jason L. Koh, MD, and Rick W. Wright, MD

APR. 17–19
Boomeritis™: Musculoskeletal Care of the Mature Athlete
Hilton Head Marriott Beach & Golf Resort, Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Course director: Richard J. Hawkins, MD

TRAUMA
MARCH 8
AAOS Specialty Day – Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) program
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Program co-chairs: Jeffrey O. Anglen, MD; M. Bradford Henley, MD; Andrew H. Schmidt, MD; Michael D. Stover, MD; and Donald A. Wiss, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

APR. 24–27
8th Annual AAOS/OTA Orthopaedic Trauma Update
The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village, Saint Augustine, Fla.
Course directors: Steven A. Olson, MD, and Robert A. Probe, MD

MAY 16–17
OTA Advanced Trauma Techniques Course for Residents
Adam’s Mark Hotel, Dallas
Web site: www.ota.org