6th Annual
Trauma 101
Fracture Care
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Course Chairman
Associate Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director of Musculoskeletal Traumatology, University of Cincinnati
Overview
This course is designed to present advanced instruction for the management of orthopaedic fractures and injuries from initial evaluation and surgical technique through convalescence and rehabilitation. The target audience includes practicing orthopaedic surgeons, orthopaedic residents, physician assistants, physical therapists, occupational therapists and orthopaedic nurses interested in or currently caring for orthopaedic injury patients. Emphasis will be placed on fracture care in the community practice environment.
Participants will be engaged in an interactive format including:
Case modules – the presentation of didactic material through injury topics encouraging interactive sessions between participants and faculty panels.
Hands-on workshops – lab sessions with surgical implants and saw bones offering participants the opportunity to apply techniques demonstrated in the case modules
and small group discussions.
Surgery cadaver sessions – addressing intramedullary nailing, internal fixation, and external fixation techniques with emphasis on "tips & tricks" for each application.
Small group case discussions– arranged to provide ample individualized interaction between faculty and participants. These sessions are devoted to discussing difficult cases presented by the course participants.
Clinical risk and malpractice management panel – an informal panel discussion concerning reducing malpractice risk exposure and the current issues concerning tort reform.
The conference was held at the Duke Energy Center in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, in conjunction with the Millennium Hotel. The itenerary for the 2008 conference can be found here.
This years conference was a success. Check back to this page for details regarding next years conference.
