CME Course

10th Annual AAOS/OTA Orthopaedic Trauma Update

Registration Fees:

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

Course #: 3804 Apr 08 - 11, 2010 07:00AM - 11:30AM Orlando, FL Maximum Enrollment: 200	A credit card number is required for payment. Registration is not complete until you receive a confirmation number after payment.
Course Directors: George John Haidukewych, MD; Sean E Nork, MD CME Credit: 19 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 19 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 Smith & Nephew (Gold Level), Synthes (Gold Level), Biomet (Silver Level), Depuy (Silver Level) and Stryker (Silver 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.

Keep up with rapidly changing treatments
Are you comfortable with trauma cases when you take call? Could your staff or colleagues benefit from more experience to help you address trauma injuries and complex fractures? This course updates you on the current management strategies for complex and multiple trauma injuries. Gain step-by-step technical pearls from recognized trauma experts and learn state-of-the-art pathways for common orthopaedic traumatic injuries. You’ll cover a broad array of topics with a special focus on the contemporary fixation strategies of pediatric fractures, the role of the community surgeon in regional trauma systems, and management of the polytrauma patient prior to transfer to a Level 1 trauma center.

Lectures, videos, and hands-on opportunities
Your expert faculty engages you in lectures covering indications, techniques, and pearls, combined with special technique videos that demonstrate those procedures and their application. Gather the tips and pearls they use to deal with complications and problems that arise in treating complex trauma.

Take advantage of this unique blend of lectures, case presentations, videos, and hands-on opportunities that enhance your learning experience.

You’ll also rotate through independent industry educational sessions on topics covered in the course. Free afternoons give you time to enjoy the Orlando area.

Who should attend?
This course is designed for orthopaedic surgeons, both generalists and specialists, who encounter fracture cases and treat orthopaedic trauma as part of their practice. Topics and material covered in the course will also benefit orthopaedic technologists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

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

• Evaluate patients with musculoskeletal injuries and formulate a treatment plan
• Employ reduction and stabilization techniques taught by experienced surgeons
• Discuss real injury scenarios with a focus on emergent management and system-based care, in small group sessions
• Describe state of the art management of the polytrauma patient prior to transfer to a Level 1 trauma center
• Review contemporary fixation strategies of pediatric fractures

Faculty:

Andrew R Burgess, MD	Dolfi Herscovici Jr, DO	Daniel Scott Horwitz, MD
Richard F Kyle, MD	Frank A Liporace, MD	Steven J Morgan, MD
Jonathan H Phillips, MD	Mark C Reilly, MD	David C Ring, MD
Michael Wade Shrader, MD	David C Teague, MD	Paul Tornetta III, MD
Thomas F Varecka, MD	Philip R Wolinsky, 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:

Royal Pacific Resort
6300 Hollywood Way
Orlando, FL 32819
Hotel Phone Number: 866-360-7395
Rates: $229
Housing cut-off date: March-10-2010

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 April-01-2010. 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.