Listed below are upcoming continuing medical education (CME) courses and orthopaedic meetings (November 2011 through January 2012). 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 email address to:

AAOS Now
6300 N. River Rd.
Rosemont, Ill. 60018-4262
Fax: (847) 823-8033
Email: 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. 26, 2011–JAN. 15, 2012
Wounded in Action Art Exhibition
U.S. Army Medical Department Museum, San Antonio
Website: www.woundedinactionart.org

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. 9
AAOS Webinar: AAOS Get the $$ in the Door: Payer Agreements through Revenue Cycle Management
Course director: G. Klaud Miller, 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

NOV. 30–DEC. 3
International Conference on Cancer-Induced Bone Disease
The Westin Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Website: www.ibmsonline.org

DEC. 1–3
AAOS Board Maintenance of Certification™ Preparation and Review (West)
The Westin San Francisco Market Street, San Francisco
Course directors: Tal S. David, MD; Donald A. Wiss, MD

DEC. 7
AAOS Webinar: AAOS Guideline on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans
Course director: Henry G. Chambers, MD

DEC. 12–16
Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) Annual Meeting
Hilton San Diego Bayfront, San Diego
Website: www.somos.org

DEC. 16–17
SOMOS/Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA)/AAOS Disaster Response Course
Hilton San Diego Bayfront, San Diego
Course directors: COL Tad L. Gerlinger, MD; Col (Ret.) Theodore W. Parsons, MD, FACS; Christopher T. Born, MD

JAN. 12–15, 2012
AANA Master Course: Fundamentals in Arthroscopy—Resident
Orthopaedic Learning Center (OLC), Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Mark R. Hutchinson, MD; Paul D. Fadale, MD; Daniel D. Feldmann, MD; Robert A. Pedowitz, MD
Website: www.aana.org

Foot and Ankle

NOV. 15
AOFAS Webinar: Best of AOFAS Meetings
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

JAN. 11–14, 2012
American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting
Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, Las Vegas
Website: www.handsurgery.org

Hip

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

JAN. 10, 2012
AAOS Webinar: Hip Arthroscopy Techniques

JAN. 27–29
AANA Master Course: Hip Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Victor M. Ilizaliturri Jr, MD; Srino Bharam, MD; Michael B. Gerhardt, MD; Benjamin Domb, MD
Website: www.aana.org

International

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

Knee

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

JAN. 20–21, 2012
AANA Master Course: Knee—Patellofemoral Surgery From Instability to Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: John P. Fulkerson, MD; Jack Farr II, MD; Jason L. Koh, MD; Anthony A. Schepsis, MD
Website: www.aana.org

Pediatrics

DEC. 7–10
POSNA/AAOS Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium
Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Course director: Jack M. Flynn, MD

Shoulder and Elbow

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

Spine

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

DEC. 7
Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS) Instructional Course
The Phoenician, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Course director: Bruce V. Darden II, MD
Website: www.csrs.org

DEC. 8–10
CSRS Annual Meeting
The Phoenician, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Program chair: Jeffrey C. Wang, MD
Website: www.csrs.org

Sports Medicine

DEC. 1–4
American College of Sports Medicine Advanced Team Physician Course
The Westin Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego
Website: www.acsm.org

MAR. 21–25
AAOS/AOSSM Sports Medicine Course
Vail Marriott Resort and Spa, Vail, Colo.
Course directors: Claude T. Moorman III, MD; Thomas M. DeBerardino, MD

Trauma

DEC. 1–3
AAOS/OTA Strategies and Tactics in Orthopaedic Extremity Trauma
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Philip R. Wolinsky, MD; Paul Tornetta III, MD

JAN. 13–14, 2012
OTA Advanced Trauma Techniques Course
Orlando, Fla.
Website: www.ota.org