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

APR. 29–MAY 2
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference
Washington, D.C.

APR. 29–MAY 3
AAOS Board Preparation and 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 Convention Center & San Diego Marriott, San Diego
Web site: www.aana.org

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

MAY 7–9
AAOS 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 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)/Orthopaedic Research Society Clinician Scientist Development Program
Bonita Springs, Fla.
Web site: www.aoassn.org

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 Annual Meeting
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
Rosemont, Ill.
Course director: Daniel Zelazny, MD

JULY 10–12
Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society 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

FOOT AND ANKLE

MAY 28–30
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) 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

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.
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 P. 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

HIP

APR. 30–MAY 2
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)/AAOS Cutting Edge Developments and Controversies in Total Joint Arthroplasty
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
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
Web site: www.aana.org

INTERNATIONAL

APR. 30–MAY 2
AAOS/Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología (SCCOT) International Education Program
Centro de Convenciones Cartagena de Indias, Cartagena, Colombia
Web site: www.sccot.org.co

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 (SECOT)
International Education Program
Barcelona, Spain
Web site: www.secot.es

KNEE

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. 29–MAY 2
POSNA Annual Meeting
Marriott Copley Place, Boston
Web site: www.posna.org

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

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

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

SPINE

APR. 3–4
North America Spine Society (NASS) 2009 Spring Coding Update
Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans
Web site: www.spine.org

APR. 23–25
NASS Spring Break 2009: Back to Reality
Rio Mar Beach Resort, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Course directors: Ray M. Baker, MD; Kenneth S. Yonemura, MD
Web site: www.spine.org

MAY 29–30
NASS Cervical Spine Stabilization
Spine Masters Institute, Burr Ridge, Ill.
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

SPORTS MEDICINE

MAY 7–9
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (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. 14–16
AOSSM/AAOS Review Course for Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
The Fairmont, Chicago
Web site: www.sportsmed.org

TRAUMA

APR. 2–5
9th Annual AAOS/Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Orthopaedic Trauma Update
Royal Pacific Resort, Orlando, Fla.
Course directors: George John Haidukewych, MD; Robert A. Probe, MD

APR. 3–4
OTA Fellows Course
Hyatt Harborside, Boston
Web site: www.ota.org

APR. 24–25
AAOS/OTA Pelvis and Acetabulum Fractures: Advanced Concepts 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