General

JULY 18–21
Southern Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting
The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
Website: soaassn.org

SEPT. 13–15
Clinical Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting
The Palmer House, Chicago
Website: www.cosociety.org

SEPT. 21–22
Musculoskeletal Tumor Society/AAOS Residents Musculoskeletal Oncology Review: Clinical Radiographic and Pathologic Overview and Treatment Principles
Embassy Suites Tampa Downtown Convention Center, Tampa, Fla.
Course directors: Theodore W. Parsons, MD; Robert H. Quinn, MD

SEPT. 28–29
AAOS Practice Forward: Managing Your Practice in an Era of Health Care Transformation
Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel, Chicago
Course directors: John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA; Frederick N. Meyer, MD

OCT. 7–9
2012 AAOS/Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation/Orthopaedic Research Society Clinician Scholar Development Program
Rosemont, Ill.
Contact: Erin Ransford (ransford@aaos.org)

Foot and Ankle

JULY 17
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Webinar: Trauma
Course director: William McGarvey, MD
Website: www.aofas.org

AUG. 14
AOFAS Webinar: Ankle Arthroplasty
Course director: Chris Coetzee, MD
Website: www.aofas.org

SEPT. 11
AOFAS Webinar: Flatfoot
Course director: Brian Toolan, MD
Website: www.aofas.org

SEPT. 28–29
AOFAS Complete Foot Care Course
Hyatt Fairfax at Fair Lakes, Fairfax, Va.
Course director: Steven Neufeld, MD
Website: www.aofas.org

SEPT. 29–30
AANA/AOFAS Master Course: Foot & Ankle Arthroscopy
Orthopaedic Learning Center (OLC), Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: James W. Stone, MD; Richard D. Ferkel, MD; James P. Tasto, MD; Alastair S. Younger, MD
Website: www.aana.org

OCT. 3–5
Ponseti International Association International Clubfoot Symposium: Renewing the Promise Preconference Workshops and Conference
Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, Coralville, Iowa
Website: www.uiowa.edu/~confinst/clubfoot/index.html

OCT. 9
AAOS/AOFAS Webinar: Lisfranc Injuries in Athletes
Course director: Terence Philbin, DO

Hand and Wrist

JULY 12
AAOS/American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) General Orthopaedic Review
Renaissance Chicago, Chicago
Course directors: Matthew L. Jimenez, MD; Marco Rizzo, MD
Website: www.assh.org

JULY 13–15
ASSH Comprehensive Review Course in Hand Surgery
Renaissance Chicago, Chicago
Course directors: Michael W. Neumeister, MD; Ryan P. Calfee, MD
Website: www.assh.org

AUG. 3–4
ASSH Master Skills Course: Tendon Repair and Reconstruction
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Martin I. Boyer, MD, FRCSC; Jeffrey A. Greenberg, MD
Website: www.assh.org

SEPT. 5
ASSH Adrian E. Flatt Residents and Fellow Conference
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago
Course directors: Warren C. Hammert, MD; Julie A. Katarincic, MD
Website: www.assh.org

SEPT. 6–8
ASSH Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency Chicago, Chicago
Course directors: Kevin Chung, MD; Steven Moran, MD
Website: www.assh.org

Hip

JULY 20–22
AANA Master Course: Hip Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Marc J. Philippon, MD; Christopher M. Larson, MD; Thomas G. Sampson, MD; Marc R. Safran, MD
Website: www.aana.org

JULY 26–28
AAOS Hip Preservation in the Adolescent and Young Adult
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Rafael Jose Sierra, MD; Javad Parvizi, MD

International

JULY 18–21
International Meeting on Advanced Spine Techniques
Istanbul Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Course director: Christopher I. Shaffrey, MD
Website: www.srs.org/imast/2012

SEPT. 14–21
AAOS Orthopaedic Trauma Conclave
Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, and Bangalore, India
Contact: Kim Stafford (stafford@aaos.org)

Knee

JULY 17
AAOS/AAHKS Webinar: Total Knee Arthroplasty–Alignment and Balancing: The Keys to Success
Course director: Steven J. MacDonald, MD

SEPT. 14–16
AAOS/American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Fundamentals of Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy for Orthopaedic Residents
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Andrew J. Cosgarea, MD; Jon K. Sekiya, MD

OCT. 5–7

AANA Master Course: Knee Cartilage Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Robert E. Hunter, MD; Jack M. Bert, MD; Brian J. Cole, MD; Jack Farr II, MD; Anthony A. Schepsis, MD
Website: www.aana.org

OCT. 12–13
AAOS/AAHKS Advanced Surgical Techniques for Partial, Total, and Revision Knee Replacement
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Ormonde M. Mahoney, MD; Rafael Jose Sierra, MD

Shoulder and Elbow

AUG. 17–19
AANA/Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons Master Course: Shoulder Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: John M. Tokish, MD; Richard K.N. Ryu, MD; Brett D. Owens, MD; Richard L. Angelo, MD
Website: www.aana.org

SEPT. 7–9

AANA Master Course: Shoulder Arthroscopy
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Jeffrey S. Abrams, MD; Robert H. Bell, MD; Laurence D. Higgins, MD; Benjamin S. Shaffer, MD
Website: www.aana.org

SEPT. 14–16
AAOS/AOSSM Fundamentals of Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy for Orthopaedic Residents
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Andrew J. Cosgarea, MD; Jon K. Sekiya, MD

Spine

JULY 13–14
North American Spine Society Coding Update 2012: Essentials and Controversies of Spine Care Coding
The Liaison Capitol Hill, an Affinia Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Course directors: R. Dale Blasier, MD; William J. Sullivan, MD
Website: www.spine.org

SEPT. 5–8
SRS Annual Meeting & Course
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Chicago
Website: www.srs.org

SEPT. 20–22
AAOS Spinal Surgery: State-of-the -Art Techniques and Science
OLC, Rosemont, Ill.
Course directors: Clifford B. Tribus, MD; John C. France, MD

Sports Medicine

JULY 12–15
AOSSM Annual Meeting
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore
Website: www.sportsmed.org

AUG. 10–12
AAOS/AOSSM Review Course for Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Fairmont Chicago Hotel, Chicago
Course directors: George A. Paletta Jr, MD; Michael J. Stuart, MD
Website: www.sportsmed.org

AUG. 24–26
AOSSM Keep Your Edge: Hockey Sports Medicine in 2012
Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Center, Toronto
Course directors: Benjamin S. Shaffer, MD; Michael J. Stuart, MD
Website: www.sportsmed.org

Trauma

SEPT. 18
AAOS/Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Webinar: Managing Post Traumatic Arthritis and Malunions in Tibial Plateau Fractures
Course director: Cory Alan Collinge, MD

OCT. 3–6
OTA Comprehensive Fracture Course for Residents and OTA Annual Meeting
Minneapolis
Website: www.ota.org

Listed above are upcoming continuing medical education (CME) courses and orthopaedic meetings (July through mid-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 website 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