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CME Course

AAOS Expert Witness

Registration Fees:

Course #: 3818
Nov 03, 2010
07:00AM - 05:00PM

Phoenix, AZ

Maximum Enrollment: 200

A credit card number is required for payment. Registration is not complete until you receive a confirmation number after payment.
Course Director:
    J Mark Melhorn, MD

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.

Build your skills in providing expert witness testimony
Through a series of lectures and interactive discussion, this half-day course helps you better understand your role in med-mal litigation and develops your skills in chart review, deposition, and testimony. You’ll begin by reviewing the various medicolegal issues and the roles of all parties involved. Then focus on the testimony through an approach using panel discussions,mock trials, and a “court room” experience. These sessions highlight both direct and redirect testimony emphasizing the unique demands placed on the orthopaedist.<.br>

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

  • Evaluate the merits of a med-mal case
  • Prepare expert witness testimony based on evidence-based literature
  • Understand the 'standards of evidence' used by judges
  • Apply the AAOS Professional Compliance Program and Standards of Professionalism to activities involving expert witness testimony

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

Course Location/Housing:
    Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort
    7677 North 16th Street
    Phoenix , AZ 85020
    Hotel Phone Number: 1-800-HILTONS
    Rates: $229 Single/Double Occupancy
    Housing cut-off date: October-07-2010

    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 October-21-2010. 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.

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