Meetings of Interest
Listed below are upcoming orthopaedic meetings that may be of interest. For more information, contact the source listed.
12th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
November 1-3, DFW Hilton Lakes Executive Center, Dallas, Texas
Preliminary program and registration form available online at www.aahks.org
Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons: Workshop on Metastatic Bone Disease
November 7-10, Hyatt Regency Westshore, Tampa, Fla.
Contact: Bonnie Jones (847) 384-4365; e-mail www.abjs.org
Third Fall Meeting of the Southern Orthopaedic Association and 19th Annual Residents and Fellows’ Conference
November 14-16, Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C.
For more information, (800) 423-4992
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation & UT Southwestern Transplant Service Center—What’s New in Orthopaedic Grafting Technology and Tissue Banking
November 15, Dallas Hilton Park Cities, Dallas, Texas
Contact: Lauren Rogers (214) 648-3870
AO/ASIF Spine Trauma Symposium
November 16-17, San Diego, Calif.
Contact: AO North America Continuing Medical Education Office, 1690 Russell Rd., Paoli, Pa. 19301; (800) 769-1391
21st Fall Course of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
November 17-20, Marriott’s Desert Springs Resort, Palm Desert, Calif.
Contact: AANA (847) 292-2262; Fax (847) 292-2268; Web site www.aana.org
Orthopaedic Trauma Association-Fracture Management and Orthopaedic Emergencies
November 22-24, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Nashville, Tenn.
Contact: (847) 698-1631; Fax (847) 823-0536
Seventh Annual Lake Tahoe Knee and Shoulder Update
December 5-8, Lake Tahoe, Nev.
Contact: Conference Services Inc. (800) 972-4614
Fifth Annual International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium
December 4-8, Lake Buena Vista Hilton, Orlando, Fla.
Contact: Tom Toman, Nemours Children’s Clinic (407) 650-7464; Fax (407) 650-7474; e-mail ttoman@nemours.org
Staten Island University Hospital-Current Advances in Surgery-Avoiding Complications & Improving Outcomes in Orthopaedic Surgery
December 5-7, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
Contact: Frank Ariosta, MD (718) 226-8404; e-mail lindawilson@siuh.edu
Cervical Spine Research Society 30th Annual Meeting
December 5-7, Fontainbleau Hilton, Miami Beach, Fla.
Contact: (847) 698-1628
Third World Congress of the American Academy of Minimally Invasive Medicine and Surgery
December 8-11, Squaw Peak Hilton, Phoenix, Ariz.
Contact: Martin Savitz, MD, Executive Director, (845) 634-0814; Web site www.aamisms.com
19th Annual Current Concepts in Joint Replacement
December 11-14, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando, Fla.
Contact: Dorothy L. Granchi, (216) 295-1900
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 70th Annual Meeting
February 5-9, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, La.
Contact: AAOS (800) 346-2267
If your organization is planning a meeting, course or similar event of interest to orthopaedists and related specialists, you may have the event listed in the Bulletin. Send your information, including e-mail address, to, AAOS Communications Dept., 6300 N. River Rd., Rosemont, Ill. 60018-4262; USA; fax (847) 823-8026.