CME credits designated by Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Sponsored by Long Island Jewish Medical Center, the Long Island Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in joint sponsorship with the Association for the Study of Internal Fixation.
Paul Clifford, MD, FRCS
Jersey General Hospital
Jersey, United Kingdom
James F. Kellam, MD, FRCSC
Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
George Ruflin, MD
Cantonal Hospital
Aarau, Switzerland
Lawrence X. Webb, MD
Wake Forest University
School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Poland Jakob, MD
Cantonal Hospital
Fribourg, Switzerland
Christian Krettek, MD
Hannover Medical School
Hannover, Germany
Thomas Riiedi, MD
Cantonal Hospital
Chur, Switzerland
Max Aebi, MD
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal, Canada
Dante Marchesi, MD
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
John K. O'Dowd, MD, FRCS
Frimey Park Hospital
Surrey, United Kingdom
Peter Holzach, MD
Chief Surgeon
Davos Hospital
Davos-Platz, Switzerland
Christian Ryf, MD
Chief Surgeon, Trauma Department
Davos Hospital
Davos Platz, Switzerland
Bruno Noesberger, MD
President
Swiss Association for the Study of Internal Fixation
Davos, Switzerland
Peter Matter, Professor
President AO International
Davos, Switzerland
Joachim Prein, MD, DDS
Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery
Basel, Switzerland
Eric E. Johnson, MD
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Jeffrey W. Mast, MD
Wayne State University
School of Medicine
Warren, Michigan
Keith A. Mayo, MD
Wayne State University
School of Medicine
Warren, Michigan
These activities have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essentials and Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Long Island Jewish Medical Center and The Association for the Study of Internal Fixation. The Long Island Jewish Medical Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, the Long Island Campus for the Albert
Einstein College of Medicine, designates these continuing medical
education activities for a maximum of 35 credit hours in Category 1
of the Physician' s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association.
Each physician should claim only those hours for credit that he/she
actually spent in the educational activity.
Faculty Disclosure AO North America and Long Island Jewish Medical Center rely upon invited Faculty to provide educational content that is objective and free of bias. In this context, Faculty are expected to indicate any commercial relationship relevant to their presentations at this CME activity.
Presentation Information Off-Label/
Experimental Discussions
Some medical devices discussed or demonstrated in AO ASIF educational activities may not have been cleared by the FDA or may have been cleared by the FDA for specific uses only. The FDA has stated that it is the responsibility of the physician to determine the clearance status of each device he/she wishes to use in clinical practice. Faculty are advised that should their presentations or instructions during this Course include any off-label/experimental use or application, they are to make this known to the audience.
Please click on the Course link for a detailed description of the Course being presented:
AO ASIF Principles of Operative Fracture Treatment Course
AO ASIF Advances in Fracture Management Course
AO ASIF Complex Problems in Fracture Surgery Course
AO ASIF Symposium: From MISS to LISS
AO ASIF Comprehensive Spine Course
AO ASIF Interactive Spine Course
Registration
Sunday: 1500-1700
Opening Reception and Get-Together
Sunday: 1730
Lectures, Practical Exercises, Discussions, Demonstrations
Monday through Friday: 0800-1145/1600-1930
Break
Monday through Friday: l145-1600
Subject to modification
Principles (Orthopaedic)
CHF 1500 / $1264.00 US
Advanced (Orthopaedic)
CHF 1800 / $998.00 US
Complex Problems (please choose one)
Choice 1. Systems of Trauma Care
Choice 2: The Reliability of Outcome Studies
Choice 3: Limb Salvage--How far can bionics go?
CHF 1600 / $1064.00 US
Maxillofacial Course
CHF 1900 / $1264.00 US
Spine Comprehensive Course*
CHF 1900 / $1264.00 US
Spine Interactive Course*
CHF 1900 / $1264.00 US
(Please refer Course Description to attach the required documentation to registration from)
Symposium: From MISS to LISS
(Saturday, December 11)
CHF 300 / $200.00 US
Banquet ticket (per person)
CHF 80 / $54.00 US
*Option: Also attend the Spine Symposium: From MISS to LISS.
US dollar amount depends upon the exchange rate on date of payment. Amount shown calculated 4/27/99.
Tuition includes:
NOTE: Banquet tickets must he purchased separately (see above).
Registrations received after September 29, 1999 will be accepted on a space-available basis, and should a registrant cancel, the cancellation fee, as outlined will apply automatically.
Written cancellations received by the AO in Davos by November 15 will be refunded. All cancellations received after November 15 will be subject to a 25% of tuition cancellation fee. No tuition refund given after November 30.
You have the option to register online or submit the registration form to the address listed below.
Enrollment for this Course is limited. The course organization recommends early registration to secure enrollment.
The AO ASIF Principles, Advanced, Complex Problems, Maxillofacial, and Spine C schedules begin on Sunday, December 12, and conclude Friday, December 17, 1999. Travel dates are Friday, December 10, 1999, and Saturday, December 18, 1999.
World Travel's Group Department will confirm all travel arrangements based on the information y provide on your travel reservation form. If you have any questions related to travel arrangements, please contact World Travel at (800) 867-2970, 24 hours a day or reach them via fax at (610) 327-8874.
Gateway City / Price per person
Atlanta / $623.54
Boston / $573.64
Chicago(O'Hare) / $ 636.64
Los Angeles / $ 731.64
New York(JFK) / $ 573.64
Washington, D.C. (Dulles) / $611.64
Montreal / $744.29
Passenger Facility charges may apply. Airfares are subject to change based on availability at time of booking and are not guaranteed until ticketed.
Airfare includes round-trip air trane from gateway cities listed to Zurich, Switzerland, via scheduled swissair service
Services provided by World Travel during week of December 12-17 include:
Ground transportation Upon arrival in Zurich, it will be necessary t take the train to Davos (travel time approximately 3 hours). Train tickets can be purch; through World Travel. Optional bus transportation from Davos to Zurich is also available through World Travel, at a nominal fee of $95.00 one way. Children under 12 are free.
AO ASIF has designated swissair as the official carrier for the Davos Courses and offers special fares to the course participants. The airfare offered is the non-refundable, non-transferable and non-changeable APEX (Advanced Purchase Excursion) fare. Tickets must be issued by November 3, 1999.
Airfare for connecting flights between originating city and swissair gateway cities is not included in the airfare listed abov World Travel will make all additional reservations based on the lowest fare available on date of issue.
Frequent Flier mileage on the Delta and US Air programs may be accumulated when traveling on swissair. Please indicate your program membership and frequent flyer number on the Air Reservation Form.
A valid passport is the only document required for U.S. and Canadian citizens. However, if you are planning to visit any other country in Europe, please contact either World Travel or the State Department for the required documentation. swissair also requires your date of birth and proper (no nicknames).
Information/Cancellation
Mrs. R. Wenger
Davos Tourismus
Kongressbiiro
Promenade 67
CH-7270 Davos-Platz
A hotel accommodation request may be sent with the registration form. We will do our best to consider your preferences. For prices and conditions, please refer to the registration form. Accommodation must be paid directly by the participant when checking out. As a guarantee for your hotel booking we need your credit card number which will be passed to the hotel. In case of non-arrival, the room may be charged. The Convention Center is situated in the middle of the town: every hotel is within 20 minutes walking distance or 5 minutes by local bus (free for visitors). The Congress Office of Davos will confirm your hotel reservation in November.
Private apartments can be rented directly through Davos Tourismus.
Phone: 41 81415 21 21
Fax: 41814152100
