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

FEB. 22–25
Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) 55th Annual Meeting
Venetian Hotel, Sands EXPO Center
Las Vegas
Web site: www.ors.org

FEB. 25–28
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Venetian Hotel, Sands EXPO, Las Vegas
Web site: www.aaos.org/am2009

FEB. 28

Specialty Day
Venetian Hotel, Sands EXPO, Las Vegas

• Arthroscopy Association of North American (AANA)
• American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS)
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
• American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES)
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) and American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS)
• Hip Society/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
• Knee Society/AAHKS
• Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society
• Musculoskeletal Tumor Society
• Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Society
• Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)
• Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA)

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

MAR. 26–27
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)/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 Directors: Frank J. Frassica, MD; Frederick M. Azar, MD

APR. 30–MAY 3
AANA Annual Meeting
San Diego
Web site: www.aana.org

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

JUNE 7–9
AAOS/Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF)/ORS 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
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

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
AOFAS Comprehensive Update on Sports Injuries of the Foot and Ankle
Durham, N.C.
Course Directors: Ned Amendola, MD; Mark Easley, MD
Web site: http://www.aofas.org

HAND, WRIST, AND ELBOW

MAY 15–16
ASSH: Advances in Hand Therapy: Surgeons and Therapists Working Together
Nashville, Tenn.
Web site: www.assh.org

MAY 29–30
AAOS 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

HIP

FEB. 6–8
AANA Masters Course: Hip
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course Directors: J.W. Thomas Byrd, MD; Carlos A. Guanche, MD; Victor M. Ilizaliturri, MD; Thomas G. Sampson, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

APR. 30–MAY 2
AAHKS/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

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 Injuires
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course Directors: Thomas R. Carter, MD; William Bugbee, MD

PEDIATRICS

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

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

SHOULDER

FEB. 13–15
AANA Masters Course: Shoulder
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course Directors: Stephen J. Snyder, MD; Alan S. Curtis, MD; Marc R. Labbe, MD; Michael J. Moskal, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

APR. 23–26
AAOS/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 (PASE) 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/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 Director: Richard J. Hawkins, MD

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

TRAUMA

MAR. 26–28
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 J. 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 J. Starr, MD

APR. 24–25
OTA 5th Annual Trauma Techniques Course for Residents
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Web site: www.ota.org