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

JUNE 4–6
New England Orthopaedic Society Spring Meeting
Woodstock Inn, Woodstock, Vt.
Web site: neos.4udr.com

JUNE 9–12
American Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego
Web site: www.aoassn.org

JUNE 11–13
EMR and Other Technologies: Revolutionary Change in Orthopaedic Practice
Palmer House Hilton, Chicago
Course directors: Stephen Paul Makk, MD, MBA; D. Kay Kirkpatrick, MD

JUNE 12–16
American Medical Association House of Delegates Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency, Chicago
Web site: www.ama-assn.org

JUNE 25 & JUNE 26
AAOS One Day Part II 2010 Board Certification Review Course
Hyatt Rosemont, Rosemont, Ill.
Course director: Daniel Zelazny, MD

JUNE 29
AAOS Board Preparation and Review: Refresher Part 1
Webinar
Course director: Frank J. Frassica, MD

JULY 6
AAOS Board Preparation and Review: Refresher Part 2
Webinar
Course directors: Frank J. Frassica, MD; A. Jay Khanna, MD

AUG. 4–7
Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
Portola Hotel & Spa, Monterey, Calif.
Web site: www.woa-assn.org

AUG. 19–22
Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) Master Course: Fundamentals in Arthroscopy – Resident
Orthopaedic Learning Center (OLC), Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Paul D. Fadale, MD; Vipool K. Goradia, MD; S. Joshua Szabo, MD; Daniel Zelazny, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

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

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
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
AANA Master Course: Senior Resident & Fellow
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 Clinician Scientist Development Program
Rosemont, Ill.

FOOT AND ANKLE

JULY 7
American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) Pre-Meeting on Innovations in Foot & Ankle Surgery: The Future is Here!
Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md.
Course director: Mark A. Glazebrook, MD
Web site: www.aofas.org

JULY 7–10
AOFAS Annual Summer Meeting
Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md.
Course director: Mark E. Easley, MD
Web site: www.aofas.org

SEPT. 25–26
AANA/AOFAS Master Course: Foot & Ankle Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: James W. Stone, MD; James P. Tasto, MD; Alastair S. 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

HAND AND WRIST

JUNE 12–13
AANA Master Course: Wrist & Elbow Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Daniel J. Nagle, MD; James C.Y. Chow, MD; William B. Geissler, MD; Noah D. Weiss, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

JULY 15
AAOS/American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
General Orthopaedic Review
Renaissance Chicago Hotel, Chicago
Course directors: John J. Grayhack, MD; Michael S. Bednar, MD
Web site: www.assh.org

JULY 16–18
ASSH Comprehensive Review in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
Renaissance Chicago Hotel, Chicago
Course directors: Thomas R. Kiefhaber, MD; Peter M. Murray, MD
Web site: www.assh.org

AUG. 6–7
ASSH Course: Wrist and Elbow Arthroscopy and Associated Methodologies
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Matthew D. Putnam, MD; Melvin P. Rosenwasser, MD
Web site: www.assh.org

OCT. 6
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

HIP

JULY 30–AUG. 1
AANA Master Course: Hip Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Victor M. Ilizaliturri Jr, MD; Christopher M. Larson, MD; Carlos A. Guanche, MD; Marc R. Safran, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

INTERNATIONAL

JUNE 16–19
Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
El Conquistador Resort, Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Web site: www.soaassn.org

JUNE 17–19
AAOS/Societa Italiana di Artroscopia Education Program
Udine, Italy
Course directors: Enrico Gervasi, MD; Araldo Causero, MD

JULY 21–24
Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques
Sheraton Centre Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Course director: Todd J. Albert, MD
Web site: www.srs.org

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

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

OCT. 1–3
AAOS/Sociedad Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatológia
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.ors.org

KNEE

AUG. 27–29
AANA Master Course: Knee “Cartilage” Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Robert E. Hunter, MD; Jack M. Bert, MD; Anthony A. Schepsis, MD; Jack Farr II, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

OCT. 8–9
AAOS/AAHKS Improving TKA Outcomes for Partial, Primary, and Revision Knee Arthroplasty (May also be taken as a one-day course—Oct. 8, focus on primary partial and TKA; Oct 9, focus on revision and complex TKA)
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Michael E. Berend, MD; Peter F. Sharkey, MD

PEDIATRICS

JUNE 2–5
Association of Children’s Prosthetic-Orthotic Clinics Annual Meeting
Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater, Fla.
Web site: www.acpoc.org

JUNE 25–26
AAOS/Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Cutting Edge Techniques in Sports Surgery for Children and Adolescents
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Theodore J. Ganley, MD; Mininder S. Kocher, MD

SEPT. 22–25
American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Web site: www.aacpdm.org

SHOULDER AND ELBOW

JUNE 4–6
AANA Master Course: Shoulder Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Felix H. Savoie III, MD; Julie Y. Bishop, MD; Evan L. Flatow, MD; Matthew T. Provencher, MD; Riccardo Minola, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

JULY 23–24
AAOS/ASES Combined Course: Arthroscopic Management of Rotator Cuff Disease and Instability
(May also be taken as a one-day course—July 23, focus on rotator cuff disease; July 24, focus on instability)
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Robert H. Bell, MD; Patrick J. McMahon, MD

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

OCT. 1–2
AAOS/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.
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

SPINE

JULY 16–17
NASS Complications in Spine Surgery
Spine Education & Research Center, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Course directors: Mark Dekutoski, MD; A. Jay Khanna, MD
Web site: www.spine.org

JULY 23–24
NASS 2010 Summer Coding Update
Knickerbocker Hotel, Chicago
Course director: William J. Sullivan, MD
Web site: www.spine.org

AUG. 6–7
NASS Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Spine Education & Research Center, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Course director: Choll W. Kim, MD, PhD
Web site: www.spine.org

AUG. 13–14
NASS Cervical Spine Injections
Spine Education & Research Center, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Course director: Venu Akuthota, MD
Web site: www.spine.org

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

OCT. 21–23
AAOS/Lumbar Spine Research Society
OLC, Rosemont Ill.

SPORTS MEDICINE

JULY 15–18
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Annual Meeting
Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, R.I.
Web site: www.sportsmed.org

AUG. 6–8
AOSSM/AAOS Review Course for Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago
Course directors: Augustus D. Mazzocca, MD, MS; Michael J. Stuart, MD
Web site: www.sportsmed.org

TRAUMA

SEPT. 21–23
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