Listed below are upcoming continuing medical education (CME) courses and orthopaedic meetings (August through December 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

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

AUG. 27–30
Arthroscopy Association of North America (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. 22–24
Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MTS) 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

OCT. 1–3
North Pacific Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting
Sunriver Resort, Sunriver, Ore.
Web site: www.northpacificortho.org

OCT. 2–4
AAOS Orthopaedic Practice Management Course
Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown, Albuquerque, N.M.
Course directors: Kevin John Bozic, MD, MBA; Michele M. Zembo, MD, MBA

OCT. 21–24
U.S. Bone and Joint Decade Global Network Conference
Washington, D.C.
Web site: www.usbjd.org

NOV. 1–5
AAOS Annual Course for Orthopaedic Educators
Hickory Ridge Marriott, Lisle, Ill.
Course directors: Kevin P. Black, MD; Edmund R. Campion, MD; Stephen J. Pinney, MD

NOV. 6–8
AAOS Occupational Orthopaedics and Workers’ Compensation Course
Hyatt Harborside Hotel & Conference Center, Boston
Course directors: J. Mark Melhorn, MD; Joseph S. Barr Jr, MD

NOV. 12–15
AAOS Board Maintenance of Certification™ Preparation and Review
Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge, Mass.
Course directors: Joseph A. Bosco III, MD; Isador H. Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSC

NOV. 14
Orthopaedic In-Training Examination
Location: TBD

NOV. 19–21
AANA Fall Course
Desert Springs, A.J.W. Marriott Resort & Spa, Palm Desert, Calif.
Web site: www.aana.org

DEC. 3–6
AANA Master Course: Fundamentals in Arthroscopy–Senior Resident/Fellow Course
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: John F. Orwin, MD; Paul D. Fadale, MD; Daniel D. Feldmann, MD; Mark R. Hutchinson, MD; John C. Langland, MD; Ronald M. Selby, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

DEC. 3–6
AAOS Board Maintenance of Certification™ Preparation and Review
Palace Hotel, San Francisco
Course directors: Bruce J. Sangeorzan, MD; Tal S. David, MD

DEC. 14–19
Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu
Web site: www.somos.org

FOOT and ANKLE

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/American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (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

NOV. 6–7
AOFAS Surgical Complications of the Foot and Ankle
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, Albuquerque, N.M.
Course directors: J. Chris Coetzee, MD
Web site: www.aofas.org

DEC. 3–5
AAOS Top 15 Foot and Ankle Problems: A Case-Based Approach
JW Marriott, Houston
Course directors: Mark E. Easley, MD; John T. Campbell, MD

HAND and WRIST

SEPT. 2
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Residents and Fellow Conference
Hilton, San Francisco
Course directors: Richard A. Bernstein, MD; James Chang, MD; Brent Graham, MD
Web site: www.assh.org

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

OCT. 13
AAOS/ASSH Nerve Compression Syndromes of the Upper Extremity
Webinar
Course director: David R. Steinberg, MD

OCT. 16–17
ASSH Master Skills Series on Tendon Repair and Reconstruction
Spine Masters Institute, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Course directors: Jeffrey A. Greenberg, MD; Martin I. Boyer, MD, FRCSC
Web site: www.assh.org

NOV. 12–14
AAOS/ASSH Advanced Elbow and Wrist Arthroscopy Reconstruction
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Michael Hausman, MD; Matthew D. Putnam, MD

HIP

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

OCT. 1–3
AAOS/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) Innovative Techniques in Primary and Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Paul F. Lachiewicz, MD; Steven J. MacDonald, MD

OCT. 30–NOV. 1
AANA Master Course: Hip Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Marc J. Philippon, MD; Bryan T. Kelly, MD; Joseph C. McCarthy, MD; Thomas G. Sampson, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

NOV. 6–8
AAHKS Fall Meeting
Hyatt Regency DFW, Dallas
Web site: www.aahks.org

INTERNATIONAL

OCT. 1–4
AAOS/Societa Italiana di Artroscopia International Education Program
Rome, Italy
Web site: www.siaonline.it

NOV. 5–8
AAOS/Chinese Orthopaedic Association (COA) International Education Program
Beijing
Web site: www.coachina.org

KNEE

OCT. 9–11
AANA Master Course: Knee “Cartilage”
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Robert E. Hunter, MD; Jack M. Bert, MD; Brian J. Cole, MD; Nicholas A. Sgaglione, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

OCT. 22–24
AAOS/AAHKS Knee Arthroplasty: Uni, Total and Revision Insights, New Techniques
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Thomas Parker Vail, MD; Michael E. Berend, MD

NOV. 6–8
AAHKS Fall Meeting
Hyatt Regency DFW, Dallas
Web site: www.aahks.org

PEDIATRICS

DEC. 2–5
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA)/AAOS International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium
Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Course director: John M. Flynn, MD

SHOULDER and ELBOW

SEPT. 15
AAOS/American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (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

OCT. 16–18
AANA Master Course: Shoulder Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Larry D. Field, MD; Paul E. Caldwell III, MD; Kevin D. Plancher, MD; Stephen C. Weber, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

OCT. 24
ASES International Symposium on Shoulder and Elbow Arthroscopy
Marriott Marquis, New York
Course directors: William N. Levine, MD; Jonathan B. Ticker, MD
Web site: www.ases-assn.org

NOV. 12–14
AAOS/ASSH Advanced Elbow and Wrist Arthroscopy Reconstruction
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Michael Hausman, MD; Matthew D. Putnam, MD

SPINE

SEPT. 12
North American Spine Society (NASS) Rehabilitation Medicine for Surgeons (RIMS Group)
Spine Masters Institute, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Course director: Jerome Schofferman, MD
Web site: www.spine.org

SEPT. 23–26
Scoliosis Research Society (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

OCT 9–10
Spine Trauma Update: Hands-On-Course
Spine Masters Institute, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Course director: Timothy R. Kuklo, MD, JD
Web site: www.spine.org

NOV. 5–7
AAOS/Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) Contemporary Techniques in Spine Surgery
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Rick C. Sasso, MD; Jim A. Youssef, MD

NOV. 9–10
NASS Coding Course: Essentials and Controversies of Operative and Nonoperative Spine Care Coding
InterContinental, San Francisco
Web site: www.spine.org

NOV. 10–14
NASS Annual Meeting
Moscone Center South, San Francisco
Web site: www.spine.org

DEC. 2
CSRS Instructional Course
Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City
Course director: Jeffrey C. Wang, MD
Web site: www.csrs.org

DEC. 14–15
SRS Worldwide Conference
Cairo, Egypt
Web site: www.srs.org

SPORTS MEDICINE

AUG. 9
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Surgical Skills Course: Arthroscopy for the Athlete’s Shoulder
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course director: Robert A. Arciero, MD
Web site: www.sportsmed.org

AUG. 14–16
AOSSM/AAOS Review Course for Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
The Fairmont Chicago, Chicago
Course directors: Robert H. Miller III, MD; Mark D. Miller, MD
Web site: www.sportsmed.org

TRAUMA

OCT. 7
OTA International Trauma Care Forum
Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego
Web site: www.ota.org

OCT. 7–10
OTA Comprehensive Fracture Course for Residents
Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego
Course directors: Steven J. Morgan, MD; Laura J. Prokusky, MD
Web site: www.ota.org

OCT. 8–10
OTA Annual Meeting
Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego
Web site: www.ota.org

NOV. 19–21
AAOS/OTA Strategies and Tactics in Orthopaedic Extremity Trauma
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Robert F. Ostrum, MD; Gerald J. Lang, MD