Listed below are upcoming continuing medical education (CME) courses and orthopaedic meetings (May through September 2008). For more information about AAOS-sponsored courses, contact the AAOS customer service department at (800) 626-6726 or visit the CME course section of the AAOS Web site.

For more information about other CME courses or orthopaedic meetings, contact the source provided.

Meetings and courses sponsored by Board of Specialty Societies members and regional orthopaedic organizations may be listed in the print version of AAOS Now. Other meetings and courses sponsored by nonprofit organizations or orthopaedic state societies may be listed in the online calendar, available at www.aaosnow.org

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

GENERAL

MAY 29–JUNE 1
AANA Masters Experience Course: Fundamentals in Arthroscopy-Resident Course
Orthopaedic Learning Center (OLC), Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Paul D. Fadale, MD; Vipool K. Goradia, MD; Jason L. Koh, MD; Ronald M. Selby, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

JUNE 5–8
Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Society, Inc. Annual Meeting
Jackson Hole, Wyo.

JUNE 11–14
Southern Orthopaedic Association 25th Annual Meeting
Hot Springs, Va.

JUNE 13–14
Teach-Travel-Learn: Volunteering with Orthopaedics Overseas
George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC
Course chair: Richard Fisher, MD

JUNE 13–17
Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons 2008 Annual Meeting
Four Seasons Hotel, Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Web site: www.abjs.org

JUNE 14–18
American Medical Association Annual Meeting
Chicago

JUNE 27 or 28
AAOS One-Day Part II 2009 Board Certification Preparation Course
Hyatt Rosemont, Rosemont, Ill.
Course director: Brian James Harley, MD, FRCSC

JUNE 27 or 28
AAOS One-Day Part II 2008 Board Certification Review Course
Hyatt Rosemont, Rosemont, Ill.
Course director: Brian James Harley, MD, FRCSC

JUL. 23–26
Western Orthopaedic Association 72nd Annual Meeting
Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
Web site: www.woa-assn.org

SEPT. 20
AAOS Top Orthopaedic Controversies
Irvine, Cal.
Web site: www.aaos.org

SEPT. 25–27
Clinical Orthopaedic Society 96th Annual Meeting
The Westin Annapolis, Annapolis, Md.
Web site: www.cosociety.org

INTERNATIONAL

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

JUNE 19–20
Annual Amsterdam Foot and Ankle Course
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Web site: http://www.ankleplatform.com

JUNE 25–29
AAOS/Malaysian Orthopaedic Association/ASEAN Education Program
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Web site: www.moa-home.com

AUG. 20–23
AAOS/Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Ortopedia y Traumatología (SEOT) Education Program
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Web site: www.seotecuador.org

FOOT AND ANKLE

MAY 1–3
AOFAS Advanced Foot and Ankle Course: Reconstruction & Salvage of Complications
Intercontinental Mark Hopkins, San Francisco
Program chair: David B. Thordarson, MD; Co-Chair: Keith L. Wapner, MD
Web site: www.aofas.org

JUNE 25–28
24th Annual AOFAS Summer Meeting and Pre-meeting Course
Marriot Denver City Center, Denver
Program chair: Stephen J. Pinney, MD
Web site: www.aofas.org

SEPT. 13–15
AANA Masters Experience Course: Foot & Ankle Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: James W. Stone, MD, Richard D. Ferkel, MD, James P. Tasto, MD, Alastair S. Younger, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

HAND, WRIST, AND ELBOW

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

JUNE 28–29
AANA Masters Experience Course: Wrist & Elbow Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Daniel J. Nagle, MD; James C.Y. Chow, MD; William B. Geissler, MD; Michael J. Moskal, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

JULY 10
ASSH General Orthopaedic Review
Chicago
Web site: www.assh.org

JULY 11–13
ASSH Comprehensive Review
Chicago
Web site: www.assh.org

AUG. 8–9
ASSH Wrist and Elbow Arthroscopy Meeting
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Web site: www.assh.org

SEPT. 18–20
ASSH Annual Meeting
Chicago
Web site: www.assh.org

HIP

MAY 2–3

AAHKS/AAOS Cutting Edge Developments and Controversies in Total Joint Arthroplasty
Cambridge, Mass.; Los Angeles; Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: William A. Jiranek, MD (Cambridge); Thomas Parker Vail, MD (Los Angeles); David G. Lewallen, MD; Daniel J. Berry, MD (Rosemont)
Web site: www.aaos.org

SEPT. 26–28
AANA Masters Experience Course: Hip Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Marc J. Philippon, MD; Carlos A. Guanche, MD; Victor M. Ilizaliturri Jr., MD; Bryan T. Kelly, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

KNEE

MAY 2–3
AAHKS/AAOS Cutting Edge Developments and Controversies in Total Joint Arthroplasty (3 locations) (See listing under HIP for more information)

SEPT. 5–7
AANA Masters Experience Course: Knee “Cartilage” Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Robert E. Hunter, MD; Jack M. Bert, MD; Thomas R. Carter, MD; Bert R. Mandelbaum, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

PEDIATRICS

MAY 1–3
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting
Albuquerque, N.M.
Web site: www.posna.org

MAY 16–17
AAOS and Scoliosis Research Society: Current Trends and Treatment Methods in Pediatric and Adult Spinal Deformity
Westlake, Texas
Course directors: George H. Thompson, MD; Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

JUNE 13–14
AAOS/POSNA Surgical Techniques for Managing Pediatric Orthopaedics Sports Injuries
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Henry G. Chambers, MD, and Mininder S. Kocher, MD, MPH

SHOULDER

JUNE 6–8
AANA Masters Experience Course: Shoulder Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Felix H. Savoie III, MD; Evan L. Flatow, MD; John D. Kelly IV, MD; Jon J.P. Warner, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

JUL. 18–19
AAOS/ASES Arthroscopic Management of Rotator Cuff Disease and Instability
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Xavier A. Duralde, MD, and Edward G. McFarland, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

AUG 1–3

AANA Masters Experience Course: Shoulder Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Jeffrey S. Abrams, MD; F. Alan Barber, MD; Robert H. Bell, MD; John S. Rogerson, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

SPINE

MAY 16–17
Scoliosis Research Society and AAOS: Current Trends and Treatment Methods in Pediatric and Adult Spinal Deformity (See listing under PEDIATRICS for more information)

JUNE 19–22
34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Spinal Injury Association
Loews Coronado Bay Resort, San Diego
Web site: www.asia-spinalinjury.org

SPORTS MEDICINE

AUG. 1–3
AOSSM/AAOS Review Course of Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago
Web site: www.sportsmed.org

TRAUMA

MAY 16–17
OTA Advanced Trauma Techniques Course for Residents
Adam’s Mark Dallas, Dallas
Course co-chairs: Henry Claude Sagi, MD, and James P. Stannard, MD
Web site: www.ota.org