CME Course

AAOS Top 15 Foot and Ankle Problems: A Case-Based Approach

Registration Fees:

Members, Resident/Post Residency Fellow/Allied Health, Nonmembers, Emeritus

Course #: 3328 Dec 03 - 05, 2009 01:00PM - 12:00PM Houston, TX Maximum Enrollment: 100	A credit card number is required for payment. Registration is not complete until you receive a confirmation number after payment.
Course Directors: Mark E Easley, MD; John T Campbell, MD CME Credit: 17.50 Please Note: Course participants are required to submit a completed evaluation in order to receive CME Credits.

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***Please note that this course has been rescheduled for the following dates and times:
The new dates are: December 3-5, 2009
New start time: 1 pm on Dec. 3rd
New adjourn time: 12 noon on Dec. 5th

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons designates this educational activity for a maximum of 17.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Academy extends sincere appreciation to DePuy (Silver Level), Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (Silver Level), Zimmer (Silver Level) and Pfizer (Bronze Level) for an Educational Grant in support of this program.

Educational Display opportunities available for this course. Display registration form can be completed online. Your AAOS id number is required for entry and a credit card number is required for online registration.

Advance your clinical knowledge and grow your practice!
Increase the number of foot and ankle cases you handle in your practice! Join us to explore the evaluation and decision-making processes behind successful outcomes of the 15 foot and ankle problems that most frequently present in a clinic. From bunions and fractures to reconstruction and sports injuries, your expert faculty of foot and ankle specialists approaches each focused topic with case-based diagnoses, best-practice treatment guidelines, controversies, surgical video supplements, and peer-reviewed outcomes.

Join us and gain office-based and surgical knowledge you can apply immediately upon returning to your practice.

This course is designed to give you the knowledge and skills to:

• Evaluate patients with the most common foot and ankle problems and formulate an effective treatment plan
• Compare and contrast both surgical and non-operative treatment protocols
• Review the current surgical techniques for a variety of the most frequently encountered pathologies
• Predict potential complications
• Discuss the critical but often overlooked post-operative rehabilitation course following foot and ankle surgery
• Examine the options for coding these often challenging billing scenarios
• Plan and organize a strategy for integrating foot and ankle care into your orthopaedic practice, whether subspecialized or general

Faculty:

Ian J Alexander, MD	James White Brodsky, MD	Christopher P Chiodo, MD
John S Early, MD	William M Granberry, MD	Kevin L Kirk, DO
John V Marymont, MD	William C McGarvey, MD	Glenn B Pfeffer, MD
Steven M Raikin, MD	Mark Scioli, MD	Saul Generoso Trevino, MD
Kevin E Varner, MD
Please note: Course content and faculty are subject to change.

DO NOT make your travel reservations until you have received written confirmation of your Course Registration.

Course Location/Housing:

JW Marriott Houston
5150 Westheimer
Houston, TX 77056
Hotel Phone Number: 713/961-1500
Rates: $125 single or double
Housing cut-off date: November-05-2009
You can make your housing reservations online
The Group/Corporate # for this course is aosaosa

If the room block fills prior to the deadline, the hotel cannot guarantee availability and/or the special AAOS rate.

Discount Airfare/Car Rental:

Call CorpTrav Management Group toll-free (800) 211-8016, or United Airlines at (800) 521-4041, to receive special discounts for the following carriers: United, Ted, US Air, Air Canada, Lufthansa - Reference# 549KD

For discount car rental, call Hertz Rent-a-car (800-654-2240) (www.hertz.com) - Reference Number# CV02KS0014

Individuals traveling from outside the US and Canada will need to contact a travel agency or the airlines directly within their country.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has appointed CorpTrav Management Group as the official air travel coordinator. To book your air travel online, please review the Housing and Air Travel Information.

Request for a refund must be received in writing in the Academy Office (AAOS, 6300 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018-4262) by November-27-2009. In all instances a cancellation fee will be charged. Beyond these dates, no monetary refunds will be issued. Instead, the tuition amount, less cancellation fee, will be credited toward another AAOS course within one year.

The Academy reserves the right to cancel a course thirty (30) days prior to the course date. Any person who has registered for the course will be notified by email and/or certified mail at the address noted in the AAOS member database. A telephone call will also be made to each registrant for whom a number is available. Persons whose registration is received after a course is cancelled will be notified by telephone, email or mail. Registration fees will be refunded in full. However, other costs incurred by the registrant, such as airline or hotel penalties are the responsibility of the registrant.

For additional information or to register, contact Customer Service at 1 (800) 626-6726 (US and Canada) or 1-847-823-7186 for outside US and Canada Monday - Friday 8AM - 5PM CST or email custserv@aaos.org.