President’s MessageBy Fred McAlpin, III, DO, FAOAO
I have been honored to have served the AOAO as President for these last several months and seeing the incredible direction we are taking to help our members. I want to update the membership on a few of these exciting strides being made to your benefit. Congratulations to Dr. Rick Crank, the session moderators, and all those who contributed to the excellent lectures provided at the 61st Annual Spring Meeting in Salt Lake City, UT. The Academy did perfectly to make all feel safe, including providing PPE kits and delivering COVID PCR testing for those who needed it before returning to their hometown. I enjoy the intimate atmosphere provided by in-person meetings, allowing me to catch up with my friends and colleagues. I urge all to attend the Annual Fall Meeting at the Omni Louisville in … [Read More...]
Executive Director’s Message
New Initiatives Now and on the HorizonBy James S. Mason, DO, FAOAO
I am sure most of us are glad to see 2020 in the rear-view mirror. Hopefully 2021 brings with it the promise of better things to come. Certainly, the pandemic continues to be problematic, but there are signs of improvement almost everywhere. From my perspective, the 61st Annual Spring Meeting was a huge success. The Board’s decision to proceed with the meeting in a hybrid format allowed those … [Read More...]
Membership News
2021 Annual Spring Meeting Photo Gallery
61st Annual Spring Meeting, April 15-17, 2021 The Grand America Hotel Registration for the spring meeting is still open until June 15 for on demand viewing. Register HERE. See what you missed! … [Read More...]
New Member Benefit! AOAO Partners with mymedicalimages
AOAO recently partnered with mymedicalimages.com to provide members with a better way to obtain images from patients. “Allowing patients to upload their images to their doctors and allowing doctors to share images with colleagues in a fast, simple, HIPAA compliant manner is critical to the future of orthopedics”, said Dr. Jim Mason, AOAO Executive Director. With mymedicalimages.com surgeons a … [Read More...]
AOAO Pediatric Section: Open to all subspecialtiesAnne Marie Chicorelli, DO, MPH, FAOAO
Pediatric Section First Vice President
Pediatric Section First Vice President
The goal of AOAO’s Pediatric Section is to foster communication between its members, increase our existing membership, and provide the latest research, surgical techniques, and indications to ALL orthopedic surgeons regardless of specialty and to provide encouragement to students and residents who are pursuing pediatric orthopedics. Because we are a small section, it has been a challenge over t … [Read More...]
Spotlight on Member Benefit: CME Tracker
AOAO provides an online tracker for members to keep all your CME activity in ONE location. Members can: View CME activity claimed and submitted to the AOAO for any AOAO CME activity. Submit any CME credits earned through other sources, including ACCME accredited activities. Upload and store CME certificates. Print a summary, by date, of your CME credits earned. Check out the CME … [Read More...]
AOAO Foundation Update: Exciting new projects for AOAO residentsBy Gary S. Ulrich, DO, FAOAO, FACOS
AOAO Foundation President
AOAO Foundation President
Welcome to spring. Hopefully, all are healthy and starting to regain some semblance of normalcy. The AOAO Foundation also hopes to continue our activity and expand our reach and fundraising projects. With that, I am excited to announce new projects that the Foundation will put forth this summer to aid our Program Directors, residents and students. Both of these projects will be funded by the … [Read More...]
Refocus , Revamp , Re-energize for 2021! Where do we go from here?
2021 Annual Fall Meeting October 28-30 | Omni Louisville, Louisville, KY In Person with Limited Virtual We hope you will join us in person for the Annual Fall Meeting! For those who are unable to attend, a portion of the meeting will offered on demand. Registration will open soon, watch your email for updates. Keynote Address Dan Diamond, MD Leadership Under Pressure Well known for … [Read More...]
Abstracts
Posterior Tilt Predicts Failure in Garden I and II Femoral Neck Fractures
By Nicholas Lampasona OMS-III1, Drew Papadelis DO, PGY-22 1Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine – Department of Orthopedics Philadelphia, PA Introduction: Internal fixation with cannulated screws has long been the standard of care for Garden I and II femoral neck fractures1. C … [Read More...]