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

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

Meetings and courses sponsored by Board of Specialty Society member organizations 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

APR. 13–16
American Association of Orthopaedic Executives Annual Conference
Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, N.C.
Web site: www.aaoe.net

APR. 16–20
Mid-America Orthopaedic Association 26th Annual Meeting
Omni Orlando Resort, Champions Gate, Fla.
Web site: www.maoa.org

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

APR. 30–MAY 2
Board of Specialty Societies (BOS) Meeting
Washington, D.C.
Web site: www.aaos.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

MAY 24–29
American Academy of Physician Assistants Annual Meeting
San Diego
Web site: http://www.aapa.org/

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

JUNE 13–14
Teach–Travel–Learn: Volunteering with Orthopaedics Overseas
George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Course director: Richard C. 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 Preparation 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

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

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

FOOT AND ANKLE

APR. 10–11
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (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; 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

HAND, WRIST, AND ELBOW

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

AUG. 8–9
American Society for Surgery of the Hand: Wrist and Elbow Anthroscopy Meeting
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Web site: www.assh.org

HIP

MAY 2–3
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)/AAOS Cutting Edge Developments and Controversies in Total Joint Arthroplasty (3 locations)
Cambridge, Mass., Los Angeles, and Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: David G. Lewallen, MD; Daniel J. Berry, MD; Thomas Parker Vail, MD; and William A. Jiranek, MD
Web site: www.aaos.org

KNEE
APRIL 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
Web site: www.aaos.org

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

PEDIATRICS

APRIL 9–12
Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics 2008 Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Web site: www.acpoc.org

APRIL 30
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) 1-Day Course
Albuquerque, N.M.
Web site: www.posna.org

MAY 1–3
POSNA Annual Meeting
Albuquerque, N.M.
Web site: www.posna.org

JUNE 13–14
AAOS Pediatric Orthopaedics Sports Medicine
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course Directors: Henry G. Chambers, MD, and Mininder S. Kocher, MD, MPH

SHOULDER

APR. 3–6
6th Biennial AAOS/American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (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
Web site: www.aaos.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

SPINE

MAY 9
Adult Spine Exam Field Test Meeting
Rosemont, Ill.
Web site: www.aaos.org

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

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

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

JUNE 17-21
National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) Annual Meeting
St. Louis, Mo.
Web site: http://www.nata.org/annualmeeting/index.htm

AUG. 1–3
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine/AAOS Review Course of Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Chicago
Web site: www.sportsmed.org

TRAUMA

APR. 24–27
8th Annual AAOS/Orthopaedic Trauma Association (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