Listed below are upcoming continuing medical education (CME) courses and orthopaedic meetings (May through September 2009). 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 at www.aaos.org/courses

For more information about other CME courses or orthopaedic meetings listed, 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. 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

Information on state society meetings can be found in the online calendar version, available on the AAOS Web site, www.aaos.org

GENERAL

MAY 3–6
American Association of Orthopaedic Executives Annual Conference
Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas
Web site: aaoe.net

MAY 7–9
AAOS/Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Clinical Trials in Orthopaedics Research Symposium
Embassy Suites Albuquerque, Albuquerque, N.M.
Course directors: Jeffrey N. Katz, MD; Elena Losina, PhD; James G. Wright, MD, MPH

MAY 13–17
Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons Annual Meeting
Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
Web site: www.abjs.org

MAY 23–26
World Congress of the International Cartilage Repair Society
Hotel Intercontinental, Biscayne Bay Miami
Web site: www.cartilage.org

MAY 23–28
American Academy of Physician Assistants Annual Conference
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego
Web site: www.aapa.org

JUNE 7–9
AAOS/Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF)/ORS Clinician Scientist Development Program
Hilton Suites Chicago Mangificent Mile, Chicago

JUNE 9–11
American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)/OREF/Zimmer: Annual Resident Leadership Forum
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa; Bonita Springs, Fla.
Web site: www.aoassn.org

JUNE 10–13
AOA Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa; Bonita Springs, Fla.
Web site: www.aoassn.org

JUNE 11–14
Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting
Osage Beach, Mo.
Contact: mcsos@sbcglobal.net

JUNE 13–17
American Medical Association (AMA) Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago
Web site: www.ama-assn.org

JUNE 17–20
Eastern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
The Atlantis Resort, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Web site: www.eoa-assn.org

JUNE 26 or 27
AAOS One-Day Part II Board Certification Review Course
Hyatt Rosemont, Rosemont, Ill.
Course director: Daniel Zelazny, MD

JULY 10–12
Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society (LLRS) Annual Scientific Meeting
Seelbach Hilton, Louisville, Ky.
Web site: www.llrs.org

JULY 15–18
Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island, Fla.
Web site: www.soaassn.org

JULY 29–AUG. 1
Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
Westin, Seattle
Web site: www.woa-assn.org

AUG. 27–30
AANA Master Course: Fundamentals in Arthroscopy–Resident Course
Orthopaedic Learning Center (OLC), Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Louis F. McIntyre, MD; Robert A. Pedowitz, MD; Scott Joshua Szabo, MD; Daniel Zelazny, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

SEPT. 10–12
Clinical Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting
Marriott Grand Hotel Point Clear Resort & Spa, Point Clear, Ala.
Web site: www.cosociety.org

SEPT. 22–24
Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) Annual Meeting
Westin Hotel Copley Place, Boston
Web site: www.msts.org

SEPT. 26
AAOS Top Orthopaedic Controversies
Grand Hyatt New York, New York
Course director: Evan L. Flatow, MD

FOOT AND ANKLE

MAY 28–30
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) From the Playground to the Stadium: A Comprehensive Update on Sports Injuries of the Foot and Ankle
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club, Durham, N.C.
Course directors: Ned Amendola, MD; Mark E. Easley, MD
Web site: www.aofas.org

JULY 15–18
AOFAS Annual Summer Meeting
Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Course directors: W. Hodges Davis, MD; William C. McGarvey, MD
Web site: www.aofas.org

SEPT. 10–12
AAOS Hot Topics in Ankle & Hindfoot Surgery
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Stephen F. Conti, MD; James Keith DeOrio, MD

SEPT. 26–27
AANA/AOFAS Master Course: Foot/Ankle
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: James W. Stone, MD; James P. Tasto, MD; Richard D. Ferkel, MD; Alastair S. Younger, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

HAND, WRIST, AND ELBOW

MAY 15–16
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Advances in Hand Therapy: Surgeons and Therapists Working Together
Hilton Nashville Downtown Hotel, Nashville, Tenn.
Course directors: Randip R. Bindra, MD; Kathleen E. Brou, OTR, CHT; Marta H. Brinkley, OTR/L, CHT
Web site: www.assh.org

MAY 29–30
AAOS/ASSH Update on the Painful and Injured Wrist

OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Mark S. Cohen, MD; Melvin Paul
Rosenwasser, MD

JUNE 13–14
AANA Master Course: Wrist/Elbow

OLC, Rosemont, Ill.

Course directors: Daniel J. Nagle, MD; Gary R. Kuzma, MD; Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD; Scott P. Steinmann, MD

Web site: www.aana.org

JUNE 26–27
ASSH: Advanced Techniques in Elbow Reconstructive Surgery

OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: David C. Ring, MD; Scott P. Steinmann, MD
Web site: www.assh.org

JULY 9
AAOS/ASSH General Orthopaedic Review Course
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago
Course directors: John J. Grayhack, MD; Michael S. Bednar, MD
Web site: www.assh.org

JULY 10–12
ASSH Comprehensive Review in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago
Course directors: Mark S. Cohen, MD; Thomas R. Kiefhaber, MD
Web site: www.assh.org

SEPT. 2
ASSH Residents and Fellow Conference
San Francisco
Web site: www.assh.org

SEPT. 3–5
ASSH/American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) Combined Annual Meeting
San Francisco
Web site: www.assh.org

HIP

MAY 1–2
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)/AAOS Cutting Edge Developments and Controversies in Total Joint Arthroplasty
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Philadelphia
Intercontinental Hotel and Resort, San Francisco
Course directors: David G. Lewallen, MD; Thomas Parker Vail, MD; William A. Jiranek, MD

JULY 31–AUG. 2
AANA Master Course: Hip
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Carlos A. Guanche, MD; Victor M. Ilizaliturri, MD; Bryan T. Kelly, MD; Marc J. Philippon, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

SEPT. 24–26
Hip Society Summer Scientific Meeting
Palo Alto, Calif.
Web site: www.hipsoc.org

INTERNATIONAL

JUNE 2–4
Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) Dubai Spine Masters: Advances in Deformity Management
Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Web site: www.alcordoba.com

JUNE 9–10
AAOS/Sociedad Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología (SECOT)
International Education Program
Barcelona, Spain
Web site: www.secot.es

KNEE

JUNE 16
AAOS/American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) ACL Reconstruction
Webinar
Course director: Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD

PEDIATRICS
APR. 29–MAY 2
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting
Marriott Copley Place, Boston
Web site: www.posna.org

MAY 19
AAOS/POSNA Operative Management of Pediatric Upper Extremity Fractures: Pearls and Pitfalls
Webinar
Course directors: Kenneth J. Noonan, MD

MAY 20–23
Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics (ACPOC) Annual Meeting
Fiesta Resort Conference Center, Tempe, Ariz.
Web site: www.acpoc.org

SHOULDER

MAY 15–16
AAOS/American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) Open and Arthroscopic Techniques in Shoulder Surgery
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Laurence D. Higgins, MD; Frances Cuomo, MD

JUNE 5–7
AANA Master Course: Shoulder
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Leslie S. Matthews, MD; Dann C. Byck, MD; Keith D. Nord, MD; Joseph C. Tauro, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

JULY 24–25
AAOS/ASES Arthroscopic Management of Rotator Cuff Disease and Instability
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Edward G. McFarland, MD; Robert H. Bell, MD

SEPT. 15
AAOS/ASES/Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) The Shattered Shoulder: Sorting Out the Pieces
Webinar
Course director: Leesa M. Galatz, MD

SEPT. 18–20
AANA Master Course: Shoulder
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Wesley M. Nottage, MD; Christopher M. Aland, MD; Richard L. Angelo, MD; Anthony A. Schepsis, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

SPINE

MAY 29–30
North American Spine Society (NASS) Cervical Radiculopathy: Diagnosis and Treatment
Spine Masters Institute, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Course directors: Rick Sasso, MD; Paul A. Anderson, MD; Kevin Macadaeg, MD
Web site: www.spine.org

JUNE 12–13
NASS Advanced Lumbar Spinal Injections
Spine Masters Institute, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Course director: William Sullivan, MD
Web site: www.spine.org

JUNE 27
NASS Exercise: The Backbone of Spine Treatment
Spine Masters Institute, Burr Ridge, Ill
Course director: Ron Donelson, MD, MS
Web site: www.spine.org

JULY 24–25
NASS 2009 Summer Coding Update
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore
Web site: www.spine.org

JULY 26–30
NASS Spine Across the Sea
Ritz-Carlton Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
Web site: www.spine.org

SEPT. 12
NASS Rehabilitation Medicine for Surgeons (RIMS Group)
Burr Ridge, Ill
Web site: www.spine.org

SEPT. 23–26
SRS Annual Meeting
Marriott Rivercenter Hotel, San Antonio
Web site: www.srs.org

SEPT. 23–26
American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Annual Scientific Meeting
Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas
Web site: www.asia-spinalinjury.org

SPORTS MEDICINE

MAY 7–9
AOSSM Sports Medicine 2009: An NFL Perspective
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco
Course directors: Gary W. Dorshimer, MD, FACP; Anthony

Miniaci, MD
Web site: www.sportsmed.org

JUNE 6
AOSSM Surgical Skills Course: Arthroscopy for the Athlete’s Shoulder
TRIA Orthopaedic Center, Minneapolis
Web site: www.sportsmed.org

JULY 9–12
AOSSM Annual Meeting
Keystone Resort and Conference Center, Keystone, Colo.
Web site: www.sportsmed.org

AUG. 9
AOSSM Skills Course: Arthroscopy for the Athlete’s Shoulder
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Web site: www.sportsmed.org

AUG. 14–16
AOSSM/AAOS Review Course for Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
The Fairmont Chicago, Chicago
Web site: www.sportsmed.org