Change and improvements coming to Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2011

Big changes are in store for the 2011 annual meeting of Orthopedics Today Hawaii – the fourth on the islands, and the first to take place in Kauai.

The move to Kauai means a new environment for the record number of attendees.

“A limited number of our attendees have been to Kauai — the ‘garden island’ — and I think changing the location means we can deliver the same high-quality education experience with the chance to try something different,” said Douglas W. Jackson, MD, chief medical editor of Orthopedics Today and the meeting’s course director. “I think the change has piqued the interest of a lot of people.”

A new format

In addition to the change in venue, this year’s meeting will also feature a change in format. Based on feedback from attendees at previous Hawaii meetings, the Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2011 will be a single-track program.

“We found [with concurrent sessions] that a lot of people felt they had to choose between two lectures they wanted to hear,” Jackson said. “We will be surveying the members again, as we rely on their input a great deal in designing our course.”

William N. Levine, MD, the Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2011 course chair for shoulder and elbow surgery, said that while there are advantages to having concurrent sessions, the new format will allow registrants to take advantage of the faculty that Jackson has assembled — as well as the state-of-the-art curriculum.

“As always, there is plenty of time set aside for discussion, case presentations and registrant participations, which has always made this course special,” Levine said.

Attendees had the opportunity to meet and talk one-on-one with the Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2010 faculty at the daily Banyan Tree gatherings. Images: Beadling L, Orthopedics Today

New faculty

Joining the Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2011 course chairs — Jack M. Bert, MD, for practice management and arthroscopy; Thomas P. Schmalzried, MD, for joint arthroplasty; William N. Levine, MD, for shoulder and elbow; and Richard F. Kyle, MD, and David C. Templeman, MD, for trauma — will be new faculty members: Donald H. Johnson, MD, FRCSC; Nicholas A. Sgaglione, MD; Douglas A. Dennis, MD; Wayne G. Paprosky, MD; Jonathan Haas, MD; and Patrick Yoon, MD.

“We have, as usual, a very impressive faculty,” Jackson said. “They are not only leaders in their fields, but they are also great educators. I try to design a course for the practicing clinician that will challenge their thinking and expose them to some new ideas.”

Levine said he was excited about the faculty in the shoulder section of this year’s meeting.

“Drs. Evan Flatow, Matthew Ramsey and Christopher Ahmad are internationally recognized experts in the field and, more importantly, are passionate and dedicated educators,” he told Orthopedics Today. “Furthermore, we have put together an exciting agenda that should appeal to both the casual and more experienced shoulder surgeon.”

William N. Levine, MD, moderates a panel discussion on shoulder arthroplasty with Matthew L. Ramsey, MD; Evan L. Flatow, MD; and Christopher S. Ahmad, MD.

Other features

The 2011 meeting will also feature more CME credits than ever before, as well as more focused presentations in sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, total joint and trauma. The practice management sessions on Monday are now CME accredited and will feature lawyer David M. Glaser, JD, available for question and answer sessions.

In what has become a tradition at the Orthopedics Today Hawaii meetings, each afternoon attendees and faculty are invited to meet for informal Banyan Tree Gatherings — an opportunity to acquaint yourself with other attendees and talk one-on-one with the faculty members to discuss their presentations or get opinions on troublesome cases. These also have been CME accredited for the 2011 meeting. – by Robert Press

Faculty

Christopher S. Ahmad, MD Editorial Board Member Orthopedics Today Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Columbia University Medical Center New York, New York Robert D. D’Ambrosia, MD Chief Medical Editor Orthopedics Editorial Board Member Orthopaedics Today Europe Professor and Chairman Department of Orthopaedics University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, Colorado Douglas A. Dennis, MD Adjunct Professor Department of Biomechanical Engineering University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Assistant Clinical Professor University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Clinical Director Rocky Mountain Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory Co-Director Porter Center for Joint Replacement Denver, Colorado Evan L. Flatow, MD Lasker Professor and Chairman Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York, New York David M. Glaser, JD Editorial Board Member Orthopedics Today Fredrikson & Byron, PA Minneapolis, Minnesota Jonathan C. Haas, MD Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics Surgery University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Orthopedic Surgery Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis, Minnesota Donald H. Johnson, MD, FRCSC Section Editor, Arthroscopy Orthopedics Today Director, Carleton University Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario John D. Kelly IV, MD Editorial Board Member Orthopedics Today Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ormonde M. Mahoney, MD Adjunct Professor University of Georgia Department of Kinesiology Athens, Georgia Dean K. Matsuda, MD Editorial Board Member Orthopedics Today Director, Hip Arthroscopy Southern California Permanente Medical Group Kaiser West Los Angeles Medical Center Los Angeles, California Wayne G. Paprosky, MD Associate Professor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Illinois Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, Illinois Matthew L. Ramsey, MD Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Director, Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship Thomas Jefferson University Rothman Institute Orthopaedics Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Marie Sakosky-Kelly, RN Former Orthopedic, Research and Critical Care Nurse at Hospital of University of Pennsylvania Certified Instructor for Marriage Preparation and Marriage Enrichment Pastoral and Matrimonial Renewal Center Certified Facilitator for FOCCUS Pre-marriage Education Program Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nicholas A. Sgaglione, MD Professor and Chairman Department of Orthopaedics North Shore-Long Island Medical Center Clinical Professor of Surgery Albert Einstein College of Medicine Great Neck, New York Robert T. Trousdale, MD Editorial Board Member Orthopedics Today Professor of Orthopedics Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Rochester, Minnesota Patrick Yoon, MD Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Orthopedic Surgery Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis, Minnesota

Meeting at a glance

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