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The 12th Orthopedic Update schedule

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Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008

7 a.m. – Registration and continental breakfast

7:50 – Welcome and announcements

Focus on Sports

Moderator: Kathleen Peter, MD

8:00 – The Female Athletic Triad: What’s the Skinny
on Fat?
Reet Kang, MD

8:20 – Patellofemoral Issues: Front and Center, From Discomfort to Dislocation
Elizabeth Arendt, MD

8:40 – Injury Prevention in Female Athletes and the
Aging Female Athlete: Avoid the Pain Now, Maintain the
Gain Later
Anne Moore, MD

9:00 – Keynote Speaker David Fischer, MD
Evolution of the Team Physician in Professional Sports

9:30 – Questions/Panel Discussion

9:45 – Refreshment break

10:15 – Breakout Session One
Each session will be repeated at 11:15 a.m.
Please indicate your choices on the registration form.

A. Knee Examination and Injections
     Asa Kim, MD and Mark Thomas, MD

B. Wrist/Hand Examination and Injections
     Scott McPherson, MD and Deborah Bohn, MD

C. Evaluation and Management of Common Shoulder Problems
     Michael Walsh, MD and Jonathan Braman, MD

11:15 – Breakout Session Two—repeat of Session One above

12:15 p.m. – Lunch

Focus on Joint Replacement

Moderator: Renner Johnston, MD

 1:00 – What’s New in Hip and Knee Replacement
Gregg Strathy, MD

1:20 – VTE Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery: The Surgeon’s Perspective
Paul Johnson, MD

1:40 – VTE Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery: The Medicine Perspective
Bruce Burnett, MD

2:00 – Questions/Panel Discussion

2:15 – Small Group Session
Each session will be repeated at 3:40 p.m.
Participants will attend both sessions.

A. Upper Extremity Splinting/Casting 
     Orthopedic Assistants

B. Lower Extremity Splinting/Casting
     Orthopedic Assistants

3:15 – Refreshment break

3:40 – Repeat of Small Group Session

4:40 – Review of X-ray Unknowns and Prizes
Paul Johnson, MD

5:00 – Adjourn

Friday, Sept. 26, 2008

7 a.m. – Registration and continental breakfast

7:50 – Welcome and announcements

Focus on Trauma

Moderator: Gregory Brown, MD

8:00 – Primary Care Orthopedic Radiology
Paul Johnson, MD

8:10 – The Bone is Broken—Help!
Renner Johnston, MD

8:30 – Hip Fracture Update
Gregory Brown, MD

8:50 – Keynote Speakers Marc Swiontkowski, MD and Bernard Harrison, MD
Update from the Front Line

9:30 – Questions/Panel Discussion

9:45  – Refreshment break

10:15 – Breakout Session Three
Each session will be repeated at 11:15 a.m.
Please indicate your choices on the registration form.

A. Shoulder Examination and Injections
     Allan Hunt, MD and Brad Nelson, MD

B. Ankle/Foot Examination and Injections
     Paul Damrow, MD and Fernando Peña, MD

C. Evaluation and Management of Common Knee Problems
     Ross Paskoff, MD

11:15 – Breakout Session Four—repeat of Session Three above

12:15 p.m. – Lunch

Focus on the Aging Orthopedic Population

Moderator: Janet Grayson, MD

1:00 – Osteoporosis: Evaluation and Management
John Schousboe, MD

1:20 – Vertebroplasty: Indications, Techniques and Results
Brent Chamberlain, MD

1:40 – Medical Management of the Surgical Patient
John Clark, MD

2:00 – Questions/Panel Discussion

2:15 – Breakout Session Five
Each session will be repeated at 3:40 p.m.
Please indicate your choices on the registration form.

A. Evaluation and Management of Neck and Back Pain
     Nadine Maurer, MD and Andrew Klein, DC

B. Initial Evaluation and Management of Common Sports Injuries
     Kirk Aadalen, MD and John Steubs, MD

C. Evaluation and Management of Common Upper Extremity Problems
     Thomas Walsh, MD and Yvonne Grierson, MD

3:15 – Refreshment break

3:40 – Breakout Session Six—repeat of Session Five above

4:40 – Review of Additional X-ray Unknowns and Prizes
Paul Johnson, MD

5:00 – Adjourn