CME Course

AAOS Forefoot and Midfoot Reconstruction: Getting Things Straight - Combined Webinar & Skills Course

Registration Fees:

Members, Resident/Post Residency Fellow, Nonmembers, Emeritus

Course #: 3801 Feb 12, 2010 05:30PM - 04:00PM Rosemont, IL Directions to the OLC, Rosemont, IL Maximum Enrollment: 96	A credit card number is required for payment. Registration is not complete until you receive a confirmation number after payment.
Course Directors: Bruce E Cohen, MD; Brian Christopher Toolan, MD CME Credit: 12.50 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 12.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course Description will be available shortly.

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

• Evaluate patients with disorders of the forefoot and Midfoot and formulate a treatment plan.
• Compare and contrast various surgical treatment protocols for forefoot and Midfoot deformities.
• Describe complications of surgical procedures of the forefoot and Midfoot and how to avoid them.
• Distinguish between or among the equipment alternatives necessary to perform reconstructive procedures of the forefoot and midfoot.

Faculty:

Robert B Anderson, MD	John G Anderson, MD	Donald R Bohay, MD
John E Femino, MD	Steven L Haddad, MD	Carroll Payne Jones, MD
Simon Lee, MD	Florian Nickisch, MD	Terrence Philbin, DO
Keith L Wapner, MD	Troy S Watson, 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: 847 518 1234
Hotel Fax Number: 1 847 518 0855
Rates: $152.00 - Single/Double
Housing cut-off date: January-18-2010
You can make your housing reservations online
The Group/Corporate # for this course is G-AA99

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 CV# 02KS0015

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-15-2010. 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.