Listed below are upcoming continuing medical education (CME) courses and orthopaedic meetings (May through mid August 2011). 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

MAY 1–3
AAOS/Società Italiana di Artroscopia Education Program
Orthopaedic Learning Center (OLC), Rosemont, Ill.
Course director: Joseph M. Lane, MD

MAY 19–21
AAOS/Orthopaedic Research Society Comparative Effectiveness Research Symposium
Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Course directors: James Weinstein, DO, MS; Kristy Weber, MD; Mark Helfand, MD, MPH, MS

MAY 22–24
American Association of Orthopaedic Executives Annual Conference
Rosen Shingle Creek Resort & Golf Club, Orlando, Fla.
Web site: www.aaoe.net

JUNE 9–11
Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel, Oklahoma City
Web site: www.statesociety.org/mcsos

JUNE 9–12
Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) Master Course: Fundamentals in Arthroscopy—Resident Course
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Mark R. Hutchinson, MD; Daniel Zelazny, MD; Scott Joshua Szabo, MD; Howard I. Freedberg, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

JUNE 14
AAOS Webinar: Board Preparation and Review: Refresher Webinar—Spine
Course directors: Frank J. Frassica, MD; A. Jay Khanna, MD

JUNE 21
AAOS Webinar: AAOS Board Preparation and Review: Refresher Webinar—Basic Science and Pathology
Course directors: Frank J. Frassica, MD; A. Jay Khanna, MD

JUNE 22–25
American Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
Westin Copley Place, Boston
Web site: www.aoassn.org

JUNE 24 and JUNE 25
AAOS One Day Part II 2011 Board Certification Review Course
Hyatt Rosemont, Rosemont, Ill.
Course director: Daniel Zelazny, MD

JULY 20–23
Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
The Fairmont Orchid Hotel, Kohala Coast, The Big Island, Hawaii
Web site: soaassn.org

JULY 27–30
Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
The Royal Hawaiian & Sheraton Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii
Web site: www.woa-assn.org

AUG. 18–21
AANA Master Course: Fundamentals in Arthroscopy—Resident Course
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: John F. Orwin, MD; Daniel D. Feldmann, MD; John C. Langland, MD; Ronald M. Selby, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

Foot and Ankle

MAY 12–14
American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) Surgical Complications of the Foot and Ankle
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, Baltimore
Course directors: Mark S. Myerson, MD; Mark E. Easley, MD
Web site: www.aofas.org

JULY 13
AOFAS Pre-meeting Course: The Treatment of Foot and Ankle Trauma in the New Millennium
Keystone Resort & Conference Center, Keystone, Colo.
Course director: Roy W. Sanders, MD
Web site: www.aofas.org

JULY 14–16
AOFAS Annual Summer Meeting
Keystone Resort & Conference Center, Keystone, Colo.
Course director: Thomas H. Lee, MD
Web site: www.aofas.org

Hand and Wrist

MAY 14–15
AANA Master Course: Wrist/Elbow Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: William B. Geissler, MD; Gary R. Kuzma, MD; Scott P. Steinmann, MD; Noah D. Weiss, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

JUNE 24–25
AAOS Wrist Injuries: State of the Art
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Leon S. Benson, MD; Pedro K. Beredjiklian, MD

JULY 14
AAOS/American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) General Orthopaedic Review
Renaissance Downtown Chicago, Chicago
Course directors: Matthew L. Jimenez, MD; Marco Rizzo, MD
Web site: www.assh.org

JULY 15–17
ASSH Comprehensive Review in Hand and Upper Extremity
Renaissance Downtown Chicago, Chicago
Course directors: Peter M. Murray, MD; Michael W. Neumeister, MD
Web site: www.assh.org

Hip

JUNE 3–5
AANA Master Course: Hip Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Marc J. Philippon, MD; Benjamin G. Domb, MD; Victor M. Ilizaliturri Jr, MD; Marc R. Safran, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

JULY 15–17
AANA Master Course: Hip Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Carlos A. Guanche, MD; J.W. Thomas Byrd, MD; Victor M. Ilizaliturri Jr, MD; Christopher M. Larson, MD
Web site: www.aana.org

International

MAY 12–14
AAOS/Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología International Education Program
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
Web site: www.sccot.org.co

JUNE 8–12
Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons Annual Meeting
The Westbury Hotel, Dublin, Ireland
Web site: www.abjs.org

Pediatrics

MAY 11–14
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Annual Meeting
The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Web site: www.posna.org

JUNE 17–18
AAOS/POSNA Pediatric Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine: From the ER to the OR Essentials for the Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeon
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, Baltimore
Course directors: Martin Joseph Herman, MD; Brian G. Smith, MD

Shoulder and Elbow

MAY 14–15
AANA Master Course: Wrist/Elbow Arthroscopy
(See listing under Hand and Wrist)

MAY 20–21
AAOS/American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) Sports Shoulder Injuries: Open and Arthroscopic Techniques
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Peter D. McCann, MD; C. Craig Satterlee, MD

JULY 22–23
AAOS/ASES Advanced Surgical Management of Complex Shoulder Instability
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Patrick J. McMahon, MD; Nikhil N. Verma, MD

Spine

MAY 2
North American Spine Society (NASS) Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Medicine
Spine Education and Research Center (SERC), Burr Ridge, Ill.
Course director: Daniel K. Resnick, MD
Web site: www.spine.org

MAY 6–7
NASS Advanced Lumbar Spinal Injections
SERC, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Course director: C. Lan Fotopoulos, MD
Web site: www.spine.org

Sports Medicine

MAY 20–21
NASS Diagnosis and Treatments in Cervical Spine Surgery
SERC, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Course director: Sanford E. Emery, MD, MBA
Web site: www.spine.org

JUNE 3–4
NASS Lumbar Spinal Injections
SERC, Burr Ridge, Ill.
Course director: William J. Sullivan, MD
Web site: www.spine.org

JUNE 5–8
American Spinal Injury Association/International Spinal Cord Society: International Conference on Spinal Cord Medicine & Rehabilitation
Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Web site: www.asia-iscos2011.org

JULY 15–16
NASS Coding Update 2011
San Diego
Course directors: Christopher P. Kauffman, MD; William J. Sullivan, MD
Web site: www.spine.org

MAY 20–21
AAOS/ASES Sports Shoulder Injuries: Open and Arthroscopic Techniques
(See listing under Shoulder and Elbow)

JULY 7–10
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Annual Meeting
Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego
Web site: www.sportsmed.org

AUG. 5–7
AAOS/AOSSM Review Course for Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago
Web site: www.sportsmed.org