CME Course

6th Annual International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium presented by POSNA and AAOS

Registration Fees:

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

Course #: 3333 Dec 02 - 05, 2009 06:00AM - 04:30PM Lake Buena Vista, FL Maximum Enrollment: 300	A credit card number is required for payment. Registration is not complete until you receive a confirmation number after payment.
Course Director: John M Flynn, MD Advisory Board: Charles T Price, MD; Gregory A Mencio, MD; Peter M Waters, MD; Jon R Davids, MD; Kenneth J Noonan, MD; Alain Dimeglio, MD; Daniel J Sucato, MD CME Credit: 25.75 Please Note: Course participants are required to submit a completed evaluation in order to receive CME Credits.

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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 25.75 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 Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 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/POSNA extends sincere appreciation to Biomet (Gold Level), DePuy Spine (Gold Level), Medtronic (Gold Level), Orthofix (Gold Level), OrthoPediatric (Gold Level), Shriners Hospitals (Gold Level) Stryker Spine (Gold Level) and Synthes (Gold 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.

A one of-a-kind learning experience, IPOS is the premier educational event for pediatric orthopaedists. Spend 4 days reviewing the spectrum of pediatric and adolescent orthopaedic problems, clinical updates, cutting-edge treatments, and current controversies with the personal guidance of a renowned faculty of national and international specialist.

From frequently-seen problems to rare disorders that demand specialized care, the topics and highlights of this year's course gives special emphasis to adolescent athletes, hip disorders, fractures and management of fragile bone. Participate in a special joint session with the Shriner's Pediatric Spinal Cord Injuries and Dysfunction conference.

Customized the course experience to your interests
Recognizing the increasing complexity, diversity, and subspecialty interests with in pediatric orthopaedics, IPOS offers specialized breakout sessions to customize your course experience to your unique learning needs. Choose from 49 sessions, including demonstrations, instructional course lectures, hands-on technical workshops, and industry-sponsored sessions with innovative products.


Who should attend Whether you are an experienced orthopaedics surgeon or orthopaedic resident, pediatric orthopaedic fellow, or an allied health provider, if your practice includes children or young athletes, this symposium prepares you to need the diagnostic, procedural, and management challenges of their care needs.

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

• Evaluate patients with hip or limb deformity and formulate the treatment plan
• Compare and contrast various surgical and treatment protocols for managing problems in Cerebral Palsy
• Effectively treat the modern "elite young athlete"
• Apply a Ponseti clubfoot cast, perform various pelvic osteotomies, insert thoracic pedicle screws, interpret a gait analysis, perform hip and lower extremity osteotomies and apply external fixation, and many other pediatric orthopaedic techniques

Faculty:

Jay C Albright, MD	Benjamin Alman, MD	Peter F Armstrong, MD
Donald S Bae, MD	James H Beaty, MD	Michael Bell, MD, FRCS
John G Birch, MD	Robert Murray Campbell Jr, MD	Henry G Chambers, MD
Nicholas Clarke, FRCS	Alvin Howell Crawford, MD	Richard S Davidson, MD
Matthew Barrett Dobbs, MD	John P Dormans, MD	Deborah Eastwood, FRCA
Marybeth Ezaki, MD	Francois Fassier, MD	David S Feldman, MD
Theodore J Ganley, MD	J Eric Gordon, MD	William L Hennrikus Jr, MD
Jose A Herrera-Soto, MD	John Anthony Herring, MD	Lori A Karol, MD
Young-Jo Kim, MD	Mininder S Kocher, MD	Scott H Kozin, MD
William G Mackenzie, MD	James J McCarthy, MD	Colin F Moseley, MD
Scott J Mubarak, MD	Michael J Muszynski, MD	Unni G Narayanan, MD
Peter O Newton, MD	George A Paletta Jr, MD	Jonathan H Phillips, MD
Ellen M Raney, MD	B Stephens Richards III, MD	James W Roach, MD
Perry L Schoenecker, MD	Suken A Shah, MD	Ernest L Sink, MD
David Lee Skaggs, MD	Brian G Smith, MD	David Andrew Spiegel, MD
Paul D Sponseller, MD	Peter M Stevens, MD	Vernon T Tolo, MD
Michael G Vitale, MD	John H Wedge, MD	Dennis R Wenger, MD
Muharrem Yazici, 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:

Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort
1751 Hotel Plaza Blvd / PO Box 22781
Lake Buena Vista , FL 22781
Hotel Phone Number: 800/782-4414 or 407-827-4000
Rates: $190 Single/ $210 Double/ $230 Triple Occupancy
Housing cut-off date: November-06-2009

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-25-2009. 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.