CME Course

AAOS/OTA Strategies and Tactics in Orthopaedic Extremity Trauma

Registration Fees:

Members, Resident/Post Residency Fellow, Nonmembers, Emeritus

Course #: 3332 Nov 19 - 21, 2009 07:00AM - 05:00PM Rosemont, IL Directions to the OLC, Rosemont, IL Maximum Enrollment: 98	This course is full. For information on being placed on the wait list, please contact the AAOS Customer Service Department at 800-626-6726, Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm central standard time. Outside the US call ++847-823-7186 or email custserv@aaos.org.
Course Directors: Robert F Ostrum, MD; Gerald J Lang, MD CME Credit: 20 Please Note: Course participants are required to submit a completed evaluation in order to receive CME Credits.

Participation Requirement:

Participants in Academy surgical skills programs must have completed or be currently enrolled in a residency program accredited by either the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Surgeons from outside of the United States are required to have similar residency program credentials.

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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 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Academy would like to thank the Orthopaedic Trauma Association for the many contributions made by its members in the production of this program. The Academy and orthopaedic specialty societies work together to provide orthopaedic surgeons with the highest quality educational programs and publications. This cooperative spirit among colleague organizations is an important resource and valuable asset for the orthopaedic community.

AAOS/OTA extends sincere appreciation to DePuy (Silver Level), Medtronic (Silver Level) and Smith & Nephew (Silver Level) for an Educational Grant in support of this program.

Expand your surgical skills for treating complex fractures
Build your skills for treating routine and high energy complex fractures and learn how to avoid complications. Lectures, case discussions, and hands-on cadaver labs explore various surgical treatment options for intraarticular and long-bone fractures, as well as locked and non-locked plating techniques. Discussions address alternative treatment and rehabilitation techniques for patients with complex fractures and related topics. This course also incorporates contempory strategies for pain management and infection control.

Course highlights include:

• Recent advances in trauma
• Complex fractures
• Treatment options
• Lunch time case discussions

Learn critical details from a skilled, dedicated faculty
Join the country’s leading trauma and fracture surgeons as they lend their hands and experience to every aspect of the course. Observe demonstrations, then practice and build your techniques with the latest procedures in the skills lab.

Who should take this course?
This practical and relevant skills course benefits every orthopaedic surgeon and resident who takes trauma call or treats post-traumatic stress injuries.

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

• Evaluate patients with a variety of skeletal injuries and formulate a treatment plan
• Compare and contrast various surgical and treatment options for intraarticular and long-bone fractures
• Discuss alternative treatment and rehabilitation techniques for patients with complex fractures
• Compare and contrast locked plating and non-locked plating techniques
• Manage complications associated with high energy trauma and how to avoid them

How far will your skills advance at this course?
Test yourself and find out
Before participating in a key surgical skills lab, complete the ‘Performance Checklist’ to evaluate your confidence at each stage of the procedure. Evaluate yourself again after the lab to find out exactly how far you have progressed. This distinctive AAOS CME offering creates the opportunity to reflect upon and pursue your desired performance level. Participation is voluntary and results are confidential.

Faculty:

Daniel T Altman, MD	Michael T Archdeacon, MD	David Barei, MD, FRCS(C)
David F Beigler, MD	Andrew R Burgess, MD	Brian L Davison, MD
John S Early, MD	David A Fuller, MD	Michael J Gardner, MD
Tom A Karnezis, MD	Hamid R Mostafavi, MD	Laura J Prokuski, MD
Craig S Roberts, MD	Thomas A (Toney) Russell, MD	Gregory J Schmeling, MD
Rena Stewart, MD	Michael Suk, MD	David C Teague, MD
J Tracy Watson, MD	Philip R Wolinsky, MD	Marc Alan Zussman, 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:

Hyatt Rosemont
6350 N. River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
Hotel Phone Number: 800/233-1234
Rates: $149
Housing cut-off date: October-22-2009
You can make your housing reservations online

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-12-2009. 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.