Listed below are upcoming continuing medical education (CME) courses and orthopaedic meetings through April 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

Nov. 30–DEC. 1
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Complications in Foot & Ankle Surgery
Astor Crowne Plaza, New Orleans
Program chair: Steven L. Haddad, MD
Web site: www.aofas.org

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

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 and American Society of Hand Therapists
InterContinental New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans
Program co-chairs: David J. Slutsky, MD, and Randip R. Bindra, MD
Web site: www.assh.org

INTERNATIONAL

DEC. 12–16
AAOS-AAOT Education Program
Mar del Plata, Argentina
Web site: www.aaot.org.ar

DEC. 14
Surgical Techniques International Meeting: Hip Resurfacing
Toulouse, France
Web site: http://resurfacing.free.fr

PEDIATRICS

NOV. 28–DEC. 2
4th Annual International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium presented by the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America and AAOS
Hilton in the Walt Disney Land Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Course director: Chad Price, MD
Advisory board: Alain Dimeglio, MD; John M. Flynn, MD; Gregory A. Mencio, MD; and Daniel J. Sucato, MD

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

SPECIAL INTEREST

DEC. 6–9
AAOS Board Maintenance of Certification Preparation and Review
Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge, Mass.
Course directors: Joseph M. Lane, MD, and Charles N. Cornell, MD

DEC. 10–15
Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons
Vail Marriott, Vail, Colo.

SPINE

NOV. 27
Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) 2007 Instructional Course
Palace Hotel, San Francisco
Web site: www.csrs.org

NOV. 28–DEC. 1
CSRS Annual Meeting
Palace Hotel, San Francisco
Web site: www.csrs.org

SPORTS MEDICINE

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

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

TRAUMA

DEC. 6–8
AAOS/Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Strategies and Tactics in Orthopaedic Extremity Trauma
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Thomas A. (Toney) Russell, MD, and Joseph Borrelli Jr., MD