Listed below are upcoming continuing medical education (CME) courses and orthopaedic meetings (November 2009 through March 2010). 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

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

NOV. 14
Orthopaedic In-Training Examination
Location: TBD

NOV. 18–21
Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons: Health Informatics in Orthopaedic Surgery
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, Tampa, Fla.
Web site: www.abjs.org

NOV. 19–21
Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) Fall Course
Desert Springs Resort & Spa, Palm Desert, Calif.
Web site: www.aana.org

DEC. 3–6
AANA Master Course: Fundamentals in Arthroscopy–Senior Resident/Fellow Course
Orthopaedic Learning Center (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. 8
AAOS It’s Not, “How to Find a JOB!” – It’s “How to Find a LIFE!”
Webinar
Course director: Aleksandar Curcin, MD

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

JAN. 9–12, 2010
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting
Boca Raton Resort & Club, Boca Raton, Fla.
Web site: www.microsurg.org

MAR. 9–13
AAOS Annual Meeting
New Orleans

FOOT and ANKLE

NOV. 6–7
American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgeons Surgical Complications of the Foot and Ankle
Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, Albuquerque, N.M.
Course director: 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, Houston
Course directors: Mark E. Easley, MD; John T. Campbell, MD

FEB. 9, 2010
AAOS Forefoot and Midfoot Reconstruction: Getting Things Straight
Webinar only
Course director: TBD

FEB. 12–13
AAOS Forefoot and Midfoot Reconstruction: Getting Things Straight
Combined Webinar and Skills
Course director: TBD

HAND and WRIST

NOV. 12–14
AAOS/American Society for Surgery of the Hand Advanced Elbow and Wrist Arthroscopy Reconstruction
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Michael Hausman, MD; Matthew D. Putnam, MD

HIP

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
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) Fall Meeting
Hyatt Regency DFW, Dallas
Web site: www.aahks.org

INTERNATIONAL

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

KNEE

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

PEDIATRICS

NOV. 18
AAOS Guidelines: Guideline on the Treatment of Pediatric Diaphyseal Femur Fractures
Webinar
Course director: Mininder S. Kocher, MD

DEC. 2–5
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America /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

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

SPINE

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
North American Spine Society (NASS) 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 Building, 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

MAR. 5–6, 2010
NASS Cervical Spine Winter Coding Course
Cooper Mountain, Colo.

SPORTS MEDICINE

FEB. 11–14, 2010
AAOS/American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Sports Medicine Course
Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, Bonita Springs, Fla.
Course directors: Andrew J. Cosgarea, MD; Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD

TRAUMA

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

JAN. 27–29, 2010
AAOS/OTA/SOMOS/Orthopaedic Research Society Extremity War Injuries V: Barriers to Return of Function and Duty Research Symposium (EWI V)
Washington, D.C.
Web site: www.aaos.org/ewi

JAN. 29–30
OTA Advanced Trauma Techniques Course for Residents
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles
Web site: www.ota.org