Listed below are upcoming continuing medical education (CME) courses and orthopaedic meetings (mid-September through November). 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 website, www.aaos.org

General

SEPT. 15–18
North Pacific Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting
The Benson Hotel, Portland, Ore.
Website: www.northpacificortho.org

Sept. 16
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego
Website: www.asbmr.org

SEPT. 23–24
AAOS Practice Forward: Managing Your Practice in an Era of Health Care Transformation
Doubletree Hotel Chicago Magnificent Mile, Chicago
Course director: John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA

SEPT. 29–OCT. 1
Clinical Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting
The Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, S.C.
Website: www.cosociety.org

OCT. 15
AAOS Top Orthopaedic Controversies
InterContinental New York Times Square, New York
Course director: Laith M. Jazrawi, MD

OCT. 16–18
AAOS/OREF/ORS Clinician Scholar Development Program
Rosemont, Ill.

OCT. 19–22
Eastern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, Va.
Website: http://eoa-assn.org/

OCT. 23–27
AAOS 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

OCT. 27–30
AAOS Fall Meeting
Seattle, Wash.

NOV. 4–6
AAOS Occupational Orthopaedics & Workers’ Compensation Course: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa, Las Vegas
Course directors: J. Mark Melhorn, MD; James B. Talmage, MD

NOV. 12
Orthopaedic In-Training Examination
Rosemont, Ill.

NOV. 17–19
AAOS Board Maintenance of Certification™ Preparation and Review (East)
The Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston
Course directors: Isador H. Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSC; Steven Andrew Stuchin, MD

NOV. 17–19
Arthroscopy Association of North American (AANA) Fall Course
JW Marriott Desert Springs, Palm Desert, Calif.
Website: www.aana.org

NOV. 17–20
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly
Gaylord Palms Hotel & Convention Center, Orlando, Fla.

Website: www.aapmr.org

Foot and Ankle

SEPT. 13
AAOS/American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) Webinar: Focus on the Hindfoot
Course director: Bryan D. Den Hartog, MD

SEPT. 17–18
AANA Master Course: Foot/Ankle Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: James W. Stone, MD; James P. Tasto, MD; Alastair S. Younger, MD; Mark A. Glazebrook, MD
Website: www.aana.org

OCT. 1
AOFAS Resident Review Course
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Course directors: Eric M. Bluman, MD, PhD; Christopher P. Chiodo, MD
Website: www.aofas.org

Hand and Wrist

NOV. 4–5
ASSH 2011 Master Skills Series: Arthroplasties in Hand, Wrist, and Elbow
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Mark S. Cohen, MD; Scott H. Kozin, MD
Website: www.assh.org

NOV. 11–12
AAOS/ASSH Elbow and Wrist Arthroscopy and Associated Methodologies: Techniques and Innovations
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Melvin Paul Rosenwasser, MD; Randall W. Culp, MD

NOV. 16
AAOS Webinar: Management of Distal Radius Fractures and Complications
Course director: Matthew D. Putnam, MD

Hip

NOV. 4–6
AAHKS Annual Meeting
Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas
Website: www.aahks.org

International

OCT. 25–29
Federación Mexicana de Colegios de Ortopedia y Traumatología Education Program Centro de Convenciones William O. Jenkins, Puebla, Mexico
Course directors: Jaime Gutiérrez Gómez, MD; Antonio López Vásquez, MD
Website: www.amot.org.mx

NOV. 13–15
Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia Education Program
São Paulo, Brazil
Website: www.sbotgo.org.br

Knee

OCT. 14–15
AAOS/AAHKS Advanced Surgical Techniques for Management of Knee Arthritis
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Peter F. Sharkey, MD; Ormonde M. Mahoney, MD

OCT. 28–30
AANA Master Course: Knee Cartilage Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Robert E. Hunter, MD; Jack M. Bert, MD; Thomas R. Carter, MD; Brian J. Cole, MD

Website: www.aana.org

NOV. 4–6
AAHKS Annual Meeting
Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas
Website: www.aahks.org

Pediatrics

OCT. 12–15
American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Website: www.aacpdm.org

OCT. 18
AAOS/Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) Webinar: Five Pediatric Orthopaedic Problems That Should Get You Out of Bed at Night
Course director: Todd A. Milbrandt, MD

Shoulder and Elbow

OCT. 21–23
AANA Master Course: Shoulder Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Larry D. Field, MD; Paul E. Caldwell III, MD; Kevin D. Plancher, MD; Stephen C. Weber, MD

Website: www.aana.org

NOV. 4–5
ASSH 2011 Master Skills Series: Arthroplasties in Hand, Wrist, and Elbow
See listing under Hand and Wrist

NOV. 11–12
AAOS/ASSH Elbow and Wrist Arthroscopy and Associated
Methodologies: Techniques and Innovations
See listing under Hand and Wrist

Spine

SEPT. 14–17
Scoliosis Research Society Annual Meeting and Course
Galt House Hotel & Suites, Louisville, Ky.
Website: www.srs.org

SEPT. 22–24
AAOS Spine Surgery: State-of-the-Art Techniques and Science
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Darrel S. Brodke, MD; Clifford B. Tribus, MD

NOV. 1–2
North American Spine Society (NASS) Coding Update 2011
Hilton Chicago, Chicago
Course directors: Christopher P. Kauffman, MD; William J. Sullivan, MD
Website: www.spine.org

NOV. 2–5
NASS Annual Meeting
McCormick Place Lakeside Center, Chicago
Website: www.spine.org

Trauma

OCT. 12–15
Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Annual Meeting
San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter Hotel, San Antonio
Website: www.ota.org

OCT. 12–15
OTA Comprehensive Fracture Course for Residents
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio
Website: www.ota.org