UCI Dept. of Neurological Surgery and Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery will present current practice standards on spine topics and facilitate an interactive dialogue.

Learning Objectives:

-Apply enhanced educational knowledge related to the management of various spinal conditions such as degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy/myelopathy, spondylolisthesis, spine trauma; sacroiliac joint pain, post-laminectomy syndrome, spinal tumors, deformity and scoliosis
-Review case examples and studies to guide the treatment of patients with spinal conditions at various stages of care
-Discuss new research findings

21st Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Congress 2021: Ortho 360º Virtual Conference

This 2-day hands-on course was developed to provide training in musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKUS) for evaluation of hemophilic joint disease, but also other arthritic conditions and musculoskeletal abnormalities and syndromes. The main objective of the course is to enable physicians and other health care providers to use MSKUS as a point-of-care imaging tool for diagnosis and treatment of joint pain. In addition, the course has specific elements geared towards hemophilic joint disease: recognition of joint bleeding, synovial hypertrophy and synovitis, cartilage degradation, osteochondral lesions and other structural joint abnormalities. The course also includes a teaching module pertaining to the Joint Tissue Activity and Damage Exam (JADE), a validated ultrasound imaging protocol for hemophilic joints.

Participants are encouraged to complete web modules 1, 2, 4, and 5 cme.ucsd.edu/httc/musksweb.html prior to attending the activity (a total of 2 hours of web-based instructions).

Format: Interactive lectures, case studies, round table discussions, and hands-on scanning.

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound of the Shoulder, Hip and Spine Training Course will provide hands-on training in musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKUS) of the hip, sacroiliac joint and shoulder. The objective of the course is to enable participants to use MSKUS as a point-of care imaging tool to assist with the diagnosis of painful joint. Leading MSK ultrasound experts will cover ultrasound scanning techniques, sonoanatomy, and sonopathology, including MSKUS examination of hemophilic these groups of joints. Diagnosis of iliopsoas bleeds and trochanteric pain will be highlighted.

Format: Interactive lectures, case presentations, round table discussions, and hands-on scanning.

The course is limited to 20 participants.

Ultrasound-Guided Joint Injection and Aspiration for Arthritic Conditions and Hemophilia will provide training in ultrasound-guided intra-articular needle placement, to perform non-invasive management of painful joints through intra-articular corticosteroid injections, aspirations of joint fluid/blood in patients with orthopedic conditions, sports injuries or hemophilia. In-plane and out-of plane needle advancement will be demonstrated on pig cadaver joints with hands-on practice on phantom or similar tissue. Targeted joints include ankle, elbow, knee, shoulder, hip, SI-joints, lumbar facet joints.

Registration will be limited to 50 participants to facilitate group discussions.

Learning Objectives:

-Apply a comprehensive, multidisciplinary best practice approach for patients with advanced peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and critical limb ischemia (CLI) at risk for major amputation
-Describe the role of atherectomy in CLI and its application in amputation prevention
-Treat complex chronic total occlusions in tibial and pedal arterial vessels in the patient with CLI
-Describe arterial angiosome anatomy in conjunction with cutaneous and ultrasonic angiosome mapping in patients with advanced tibio-pedal arterial disease at risk for major amputation
-Implement procedural and technological advances in wound care practices for patients facing major amputation due to advanced PAD, advanced non-healing wounds, and gangrene
-Identify the components necessary to build a multidisciplinary amputation prevention program
Implement a diagnostic algorithm which includes selective angiography as a critical step for patients with CLI who are at risk for amputation
-Incorporate advanced tibio-pedal access in combination with antegrade access in limb salvage procedures
-Describe tips and tricks for safe and effective surgical and endovascular treatment of CLI from access to closure
-Describe unique considerations when evaluating the diabetic foot ulcer in the setting of CLI
-Describe currently available drug eluting technology for the treatment of above the knee and below the knee lesions in the patient with CLI
-Describe current wire, catheter, balloon, crossing, atherectomy, re-entry, and closure devices available for treatment of CLI, and describe mechanism of action and when most appropriate to utilize
Format: Lectures, panel discussions, Q&A sessions, live demonstrations, and presentations broadcast.

Save the Date and Join Us at the San Diego Convention Center!
You can still expect high-quality education and innovation as well as new opportunities to engage and collaborate both in-person and online August 31 – September 4, 2021.

Join Us for Annual Meeting 2021

After a difficult year of canceled plans, heightened uncertainty, and many, many Zoom meetings, we are looking forward to being together in Charlotte, North Carolina, for AOFAS Annual Meeting 2021. We are closely following national, state, and local guidelines and taking precautions to make sure our meeting is safe for all.

We recognize that this pandemic is not over and many of you are still feeling its impact. For this year's meeting, we have lowered the registration fees from our recent in-person meetings and are offering more flexible options for attendance.

The Wednesday Pre-Meeting is an optional add-on to the meeting this year so you can decide if a 3- or 4-day experience is right for you and your circumstances. If travel is not possible or practical for you at this time, you can participate in the meeting virtually and access the same high-quality foot and ankle education from your home or office.

Whether in-person or virtual, we hope to see you at AOFAS Annual Meeting 2021!

· Exhibit

· Workshop

· Company-sponsored lunch

· Mobile Lab

· Advertising in the preliminary program

· Sponsor the annual meeting and/or education programs

The 2021 Annual Meeting will take place from September 30 - October 2 in San Francisco, California, USA. Early programming begins on Wednesday, September 29. Contact the Meetings Department at ASSH with questions about the upcoming meeting at meetings@assh.org.
The 76th ASSH Annual Meeting is designed for surgeons to share new concepts and revisit established principles pertaining to hand and upper extremity. Hand care professionals from around the world will come together to share, discuss and learn about breakthrough techniques and procedures advancing the care and treatment of hand and upper extremity.

Registration opens in the Spring

The aims of EUROSPINE are to stimulate the exchange of knowledge and ideas in the field of research, prevention and treatment of spine diseases and related problems and to coordinate efforts undertaken in European countries for further development in this field.

Prepare for this Conference
Associations of preoperative patient mental health status, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics with baseline pain, function and satisfaction in patients undergoing primary shoulder arthroplasty
Impact of diaphyseal cortical thickness on functional outcomes after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair
Does strength deficit correlate with shoulder function in patients with rotator cuff tears? Characteristics of massive tears

More information to come!

Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting

This symposium will foster a greater understanding of the clinical problems associated with degenerative disc disease and will highlight cutting-edge scientific research in areas of basic biology, epidemiology, disease mechanisms, biomechanics, tissue engineering, and imaging of the intervertebral disc.

The program will feature invited talks by several leading researchers with opportunities for new investigators, postdoctoral trainees, and graduate students to present their work in podium/poster sessions and to exchange ideas in an informal setting with experienced investigators at the forefront of their field.

Learning Objectives:
• Describe the pharmacologic profiles of benzodiazepines, opiates and other controlled drugs and withdrawal management
• Identify the diagnostic criteria and management strategies for acute and chronic pain, anxiety disorder, insomnia, depression and substance abuse
• Employ interviewing techniques relating to the diagnosis and management of substance abuse in general and prescription drug abusers in particular
• Discuss risk management strategies
• Discuss beliefs, stereotypes, attitudes about controlled substance prescribing, controlled drug abusers and chemical dependency, and consider the therapeutic implications of treatments based upon these beliefs; Controlled Substance Prescribing Simulation
• Describe headache management
• Review insomnia etiology and treatment
• Describe prudent prescribing of stimulants
• Review toxicology testing in the office practice
• Review opioid maintenance therapy
• List the special clinical requirements necessary when prescribing controlled drugs

2021 Minnesota Memorial Pediatric Orthopedic Symposium

Welcome To ISHA 2021

Conference Theme: The Science of Hip Preservation

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic which was felt across the world, the Executive Board of ISHA have accepted the kind invitation to combine the ISHA 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting with the Orthopaedic Summit, and hold a combined meeting at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, USA from Saturday, December 11, 2021 until Tuesday, December 14, 2021.

It is recognized that still in many parts of the world, large gatherings an international travel is still very limited, but it is hoped that by the end of year, this combined option offers an exciting possibility to bring together two excellent scientific programmes and offers the best opportunity for the ISHA membership and the Hip Preservation community to be able to hold an in person meeting.

We appreciate that for some, travel restrictions may still be a barrier to attendance, for that reason it is ISHA’s intention to capture the content of the ISHA and Hip Sport program and have this available to members in good standing via the ISHA Academy.