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

GENERAL

MAR. 18–19
Research Capitol Hill Days
Washington, D.C.

MAR. 26–27
American Academy of Physician Assistants/AAOS presents A PA’s Guide to the Musculoskeletal Galaxy
Fort Worth, Texas
Course Directors: Richard B. Schultz, MD; Patricia Marie Marriott, PA-C

APR. 22–26
Mid-America Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
Amelia Island, Fla.
Web site: www.maoa.org

APR. 29–MAY 2
AAOS National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference
Washington, D.C.

APR. 29–MAY 2
AAOS Board Preparation Review Course
Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, Chicago
Course Director: Frank J. Frassica, MD

APR. 30–MAY 3
Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) Annual Meeting
San Diego
Web site: www.aana.org

MAY 3–6
American Association of Orthopaedic Executives (AAOE) Annual Meeting
Austin, Texas
Web site: http://aaoe.net

MAY 7–9
AAOS Clinical Trials in Orthopaedics Research Symposium
Albuquerque, N.M.

JUNE 7–9
AAOS/Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF)/Orthopaedic Research Society Clinician Scientist Development Program
Bonita Springs, Fla.

JUNE 9–11
American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)/OREF/Zimmer: Annual Resident Leadership Forum
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 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
Rosemont, Ill.

FOOT AND ANKLE

MAR. 26–28
AAOS Current Techniques in Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery
Orthopaedic Learning Center (OLC), Rosemont, Ill.
Course Directors: Gregory C. Berlet, MD; Bruce E. Cohen, MD

MAY 28–30
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society 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: http://www.aofas.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, Nashville, Tenn.
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

HIP

APR. 30–MAY 2
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons/AAOS Cutting Edge Developments and Controversies in Total Joint Arthroplasty
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.

INTERNATIONAL

APR. 30–MAY 2
Combined Meeting of the British and American Societies for Surgery of the Hand
Church House Conference Centre, Westminster, London, UK
Web site: www.bssh.ac.uk

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

KNEE
MAR. 20–22
AANA Master Course: Knee Ligament
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course Directors: Gregory C. Fanelli, MD; Stephen M. Howell, MD; Donald H. Johnson, MD; Jason L. Koh, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

APR. 3–4
AAOS The Comprehensive Management of Articular Cartilage Injuries
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course Directors: Thomas R. Carter, MD; William Bugbee, MD

PEDIATRICS

APR. 21
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Tutorial: Pedicle Screw Use in Pediatric Spinal Deformity
St. Louis
Course director: Lawrence Lenke, MD
Web site: www.posna.org

APR. 29–MAY 2
POSNA Annual Meeting
Boston
Web site: www.posna.org

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

SHOULDER

APR. 23–26
AAOS/American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) The Shoulder and Elbow Course: State of the Art
JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa, Tucson, Ariz.
Course Directors: Wayne Z. Burkhead Jr., MD; Jeffrey S. Abrams, MD

MAY 15–16
AAOS/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

SPINE

MAR. 20–21
AAOS/ Partners for the Advancement of Surgical Education Saint Louis University presents: Novel MIS Techniques for Lumbar Spine Surgery
Saint Louis
Course Directors: R. Douglas Orr, MD; Alan S. Hilibrand, MD; Jeffrey C. Wang, MD

SPORTS MEDICINE

MAR. 11–15
10th Annual AAOS/American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
Sports Medicine Course: From the Sidelines to the Slopes
Steamboat Springs, Colo.
Course Directors: Eric C. McCarthy, MD; Andrew J. Cosgarea, MD

MAR. 27–29
AAOS Boomeritis: Musculoskeletal Care of the Mature Athlete
Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Course Directors: Richard J. Hawkins, MD; John Michael Tokish, MD

MAY 7–9
AOSSM Sports Medicine 2009: An NFL Perspective
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco
Web site: www.sportsmed.org

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

TRAUMA

MAR. 26–28
Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Comprehensive Fracture Course for Residents
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Web site: www.ota.org

APR. 2–5
9th Annual AAOS/OTA Orthopaedic Trauma Update
Orlando, Fla.
Course Directors: George John Haidukewych, MD; Robert A. Probe, MD

APR. 17–19
OTA Fellows Course
Boston
Web site: www.ota.org

APR. 24–25
AAOS/OTA Pelvis and Acetabulum Fractures: Advanced Concept Details and Improved Techniques
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course Directors: Lawrence Xavier Webb, MD; Adam Jennings Starr, MD

APR. 24–25
OTA Advanced Trauma Techniques Course for Residents
Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Course Directors: James P. Stannard, MD; Thomas F. Higgins, MD
Web site: www.ota.org