Listed below are upcoming continuing medical education (CME) courses and orthopaedic meetings (September through January). 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.

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

SEPT. 23–25
Clinical Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting
Ritz Carlton, Denver
Web site: www.cosociety.org

SEPT. 23–26
North Pacific Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting
Coeur d’Alene Resort, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Web site: www.northpacificortho.org

SEPT. 24–26
AAOS Practice Forward: Managing Your Practice Ahead of the Curve
Millenium Knickerbocker, Chicago
Course directors: Michele M. Zembo, MD, MBA; John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA

OCT. 13–16
Eastern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
Ritz Carlton, Naples, Fla.
Web site: www.eoa-assn.org

OCT. 14–16
Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) Master Course: Senior Resident & Fellow
Orthopaedic Learning Center (OLC), Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Ronald M. Selby, MD; Paul D. Fadale, MD; Mark R. Hutchinson, MD; John F. Orwin, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

OCT. 17–19
AAOS/Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation/Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Clinician Scientist Development Program
Rosemont, Ill.
Contact: ransford@aaos.org

OCT. 31–NOV. 4
AAOS Annual Course for Orthopaedic Educators
Hilton Chicago/Indian Lakes Resort, Bloomingdale, Ill.
Course directors: Kevin P. Black, MD; Edmund R. Campion, MD; Stephen J. Pinney, MD

NOV. 4
AAOS Expert Witness: Solving the Legal Quagmire
Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, Phoenix
Course director: J. Mark Melhorn, MD

NOV. 5–7
AAOS Occupational Orthopaedic & Workers’ Compensation
Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, Phoenix
Course directors: J. Mark Melhorn, MD; Charles N. Brooks, MD

NOV. 11–13
AAOS Board Maintenance of Certification™ (MOC) Preparation and Review (East Coast)
Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge, Mass.
Course directors: Joseph A. Bosco, III, MD; Isador H. Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSC

NOV. 18–20
AAOS Board MOC Preparation and Review (West Coast)
Palace Hotel, San Francisco
Course directors: Bruce J. Sangeorzan, MD; Tal S. David, MD

NOV. 18–20
AANA Fall Course
J W Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix
Website: www.aana.org

DEC. 13–17
Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Vail Marriott Mountain Resort & Spa, Vail, Colo.
Website: www.somos.org

JAN. 13–16
ORS Annual Meeting
Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, Calif.
Web site: www.ors.org

JAN. 15–18
American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Annual Meeting
Ritz Carlton, Cancun, Mexico
Web site: www.microsurg.org

FOOT AND ANKLE

SEPT. 25–26
AANA/American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Master Course: Foot & Ankle Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: James W. Stone, MD; James P. Tasto, MD; Alastair S.E. Younger, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

OCT. 1–2
AOFAS Complete Foot Care Course
Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pa.
Course director: Paul J. Juliano, MD
Web site: www.aofas.org

DEC. 3–4
The People’s Choice: Hot Topics in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Location: TBD
Course director: Steven L. Haddad, MD

HAND AND WRIST

OCT. 6
American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) Adrian E. Flatt Residents and Fellow Conference
John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Boston
Course directors: James Chang, MD; Brent Graham, MD; A. Bobby Chhabra, MD
Web site: www.assh.org

OCT. 7–9
ASSH Annual Meeting & Exposition
John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Boston
Web site: www.assh.org

JAN. 12–15
American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting
Ritz Carlton, Cancun, Mexico
Web site: www.handsurgery.org

HIP

NOV. 5–7
AANA Master Course: Hip Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Marc J. Philippon, MD; Srino Bharam, MD; Victor M. Ilizaliturri, Jr, MD; Bryan T. Kelly, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

NOV. 5–7
American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency Dallas/Fort Worth, Dallas
Web site: www.aahks.org

NOV. 17
AAOS/AAHKS Periprosthetic Fractures Around Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasties
Webinar
Course director: Michael A. Mont, MD

INTERNATIONAL

SEPT. 5–8
International Congress on Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Edinburgh, Scotland
Contact: shannon@aaos.org

SEPT. 12–17
Combined Meeting of Orthopaedic Associations
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center, Glasgow, Scotland
Web site: www.comoc2010.org

SEPT. 21–24
Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting
Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan
Web site: www.srs.org

OCT. 1–3
AAOS/Sociedad Española de Cirugía Orthopédica y Traumatológica Education Program
Madrid, Spain
Web site: www.secot.es

OCT. 15–24
AAOS/Royal College of Orthopaedic Surgeons of Thailand Education Program
Bangkok and Pataya, Thailand
Web site: www.rcost.or.th

OCT. 16–20
Combined Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Societies
Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan
Web site: www.cs-oto.com

NOV. 2–6
AAOS/Asociación Mexicana de Ortopedia y Traumatología Education Program
Sheraton Buganvília, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Web site: www.amot.org.mx

NOV. 30–DEC. 2
AAOS/Asociación Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatología Education Program
Hilton, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Web site: www.aaot.org.ar

KNEE

OCT. 8–9
AAOS/AAHKS Improving TKA Outcomes for Partial, Primary, and Revision Knee Arthroplasty
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Michael E. Berend, MD; Peter F. Sharkey, MD

NOV. 5–7
AAHKS Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency Dallas/Fort Worth, Dallas
Web site: www.aahks.org

NOV. 17
AAOS/AAHKS Periprosthetic Fractures around Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasties
Webinar
Course director: Michael A. Mont, MD

PEDIATRICS

DEC. 1–4
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America/AAOS International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium
Walt Disney World Swan Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Course director: John M. Flynn, MD

SHOULDER AND ELBOW

SEPT. 10–12
AANA Master Course: Shoulder Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Jeffrey S. Abrams, MD; Robert Harry Bell, MD; F. Alan Barber, MD; Benjamin D. Rubin, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

OCT. 1–2
AAOS/American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) Elbow Reconstruction: Arthroscopy, Instability, and Arthroplasty
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Scott P. Steinmann, MD; Matthew Lee Ramsey, MD

OCT. 20–23
ASES Closed Meeting
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, Scottsdale, Ariz.
www.ases-assn.org

OCT. 23–24
ASES International Symposium on Shoulder and Elbow Trauma
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Course directors: Matthew L. Ramsey, MD; Jonathan B. Ticker, MD
www.ases-assn.org

OCT. 29–31
AANA Master Course: Shoulder Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Stephen S. Burkhart, MD; William J. Ciccone II, MD; John D. Kelly IV, MD; Scott E. Powell, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

NOV. 12–13
AAOS/ASES Shoulder Arthroplasty: Surgical Indications and Techniques
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: David M. Dines, MD; Evan L. Flatow, MD

SPINE

OCT. 5–9
North American Spine Society Annual Meeting
Orange County Convention Center-West Building, Orlando, Fla.
Web site: www.nassannualmeeting.org

OCT. 21–23
AAOS/Lumbar Spine Research Society Techniques in Spinal Surgery
OLC, Rosemont Ill.
Course directors: Jim A Youssef, MD; Darrel S. Brodke, MD

DEC. 1
Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) Instructional Course
Westin Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C.
Course directors: Jeffrey C. Wang, MD
Web site: www.csrs.org

DEC. 1–4
CSRS Annual Meeting
Westin Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C.
Web site: www.csrs.org

SPORTS MEDICINE

DEC. 9–12
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Advanced Team Physician Course
Grand Hyatt Washington, Washington, D.C.
Web site: www.sportsmed.org

TRAUMA

SEPT. 22
AAOS/Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Locked Plating in the Management of Metaphyseal Fractures
Webinar
Course director: William M. Ricci, MD

OCT. 13–16
OTA Comprehensive Fracture Course for Residents
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore
Web site: www.ota.org

OCT. 14–16
OTA Annual Meeting
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore
Web site: www.ota.org

DEC. 2–4
AAOS/OTA Strategies and Tactics in Orthopaedic Extremity Trauma
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Gerald J. Lang, MD; Philip R. Wolinsky, MD

JAN. 14–15
OTA Advanced Trauma Techniques Course for Residents
Phoenix
Web site: www.ota.org

JAN. 19–21
Extremity War Injuries and Disaster Preparedness VI Research Symposium