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Pre-Meeting Symposia

To register for any of the pre-meeting & concurrent courses, please register during your Annual Meeting Registration. 

No CME will be awarded for your participation at these activities.

Wednesday, October 18, 2023
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Best Practices in Geriatric Fracture Care — Beyond Owning the Bone
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Fractures in geriatric patients present multiple challenges for all aspects of the health care system. Through a combination of lecture, expert panels and small group discussions, this workshop will equip orthopaedic surgeons and advanced practice providers with the skills and knowledge to reduce medical and surgical complications, improve hospital-level outcomes such as length of stay and readmission, and strategies on how to implement a fracture liaison service within your health care system.

Faculty:
Carol A. Lin, MD, MA
John Garlich, MD, MHDS
Milton TM Little, MD
Sonia Rosen, MD
Jessie Lo, MD
Kathey Breda, NP

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Effective Leadership Skills for Every Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon
SurgeonMasters

Early in our careers, most of us are focused on being technically skilled enough and smart enough to handle any challenging patient case. However, most careers get frustrated by the challenges outside the operating room. Every orthopaedic trauma surgeon is a leader, even if they don’t aspire to be the director, chairman, or to serve another administrative leadership role. This pre-meeting event will address leadership skills that every orthopaedic trauma surgeon should develop to increase their career success.

Learning Objectives:
1. Create a reflective practice for effective leadership.
2. Recognize common system challenges and barriers to success as opportunities to learn.
3. Understand the benefits of realistic goals and strategic plans.
4. Leverage your strengths to gain other strengths, including advancing emotional intelligence.
5. Discuss negotiation skills and ways to self-advocacy within organizations.
6. Compare and contrast methods of giving and receiving feedback.

Faculty:
Jeffrey M. Smith, MD, PCC
Michael T. Archdeacon, MD, FIOTA
Daniel Coll, PA-C, MBA
Alan L. Jones, MD
Anna N. Miller, MD, FIOTA
Victoria Silas, MD
Carla S. Smith, MD
Heather A. Vallier, MD, FIOTA
Ryan E. Will, MD

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Wednesday, October 18
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Women Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons Forum
Woman Surgeons of Orthopaedic Trauma Association

A forum for women trauma surgeons to network, and discuss issues that affect them as women and orthopaedic trauma surgeons. Such as how to succeed in a male dominated specialty, navigate pregnancy and maternity, how to succeed in research, surgical tips
and tricks etc. This event is intended for women surgeons, fellows and residents.

Faculty:
Emily Benson, MD
Lisa K. Cannada, MD
Niloofar Dehghan, MD, MSc
Jess M. Downes, MD
Melissa Erikson, MD
Damayea I. Hargett, MD
Shasta E. Henderson, MD
Giselle M. Hernandez, MD
Kelly A. Lefaivre, MD
Charlotte Lewis, MBBS
Anna N. Miller, MD, FIOTA
Prism Schneider, MD, PhD
Heather A. Vallier, MD, FIOTA

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Upper Limb Trauma Association (ULTrA)

This is a working group for those with a particular interest/expertise in upper extremity trauma. More and more centers have surgeons who sub-specialize in upper extremity trauma, and this is a group focusing on these injuries. We will focus on collaborative research projects, discuss unique problems encountered in the upper extremity, and share techniques and advice to help mentor younger surgeons.

Moderator: 
Andrew M. Choo, MD

Faculty:
Stephen Warner, MD, PhD
Jonah Davies, MD
Brandon Yuan, MD
Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana, MD
Michael Gardner, MD
Peter Cole, MD
David Zuelzer, MD
Richard Yoon, MD, FIOTA
Brian Buck, DO
David Weatherby, MD
Augustine Saiz, MD
Greg Della Roca, MD, PhD, MBA

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