AO ASIF Orthopaedic Trauma

Team Approach to Fracture Management

OBJECTIVES:

Objectives of the Courses are to educate and familiarize operating room personnel with instruments and implants used in the operative care of fractures, to include the following:

Basic Course:

1. Aims and Principles of AO/ASIF Techniques
2. ORIF Using Screws and Plates
3. Forearm and Ankle Fractures
4. Intertrochanteric Fractures

These topics will be presented through a dynamic combination of lectures, hands-on practical sessions and demonstrations. Participants will take an active role in the fixation of artificial bone fractures under the direction of lab instructors.

ACCREDITATION:

AO North America Foundation is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This recognition does not imply that the AO North America Foundation or the ANCC Commission on Accreditation approves or endorses any product included in the activity.

This offering has been awarded 16.5 Contact Hours.

COURSE TUITION:

Tuition for this Course will be $250.00.

Until official confirmation has been received, do not consider yourself registered in this Course.

Tuition includes: Course and laboratory materials, continental breakfasts, lunches and refreshments.

SCHEDULE:

Friday, August 13, 1999
Registration 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Program 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Reception 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Saturday, August 14, 1999
Program 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Click Here to Register for the Course

COURSE LOCATION:

Holiday Inn Mart Plaza
350 North Orleans
(atop the Apparel Center)
Chicago, Illinois 60654
Phone: (312) 836-5000
Fax: (312) 222-9508

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS:

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn. The room rate of $135.00 plus tax, will be held until July 23, 1999. Please call the hotel directly to secure your accommodations. Be certain to identify yourself as a participant of the AO ASIF ORP Course.

Faculty:

The Faculty of this Course is composed of orthopaedic surgeons and operating room nurses distinguished in caring for the orthopaedic patient.

Course Chairmen

David F. Beigler, M.D.
Loyola University
Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Practical Session Chairman

Mark S. Cohen, M.D.
Rush Medical College
Chicago, Illinois

Lecture Session Chairman

Matthew L. Jimenez, M.D.
Lutheran General Hospital
Illinois Bone and Joint Institute
Des Plaines, Illinois

Faculty

Joseph Borrelli, M.D.
Washington University Medical School
St. Louis, Missouri

Charles Carroll, IV, M.D.
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois

David Dalsimer, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Associates
of Kankakee
Bradley, Illinois

John Fernandez, M.D.
Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's
Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Edward Foreman, D.O.
Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Mark Gonzalez, M.D.
University of Illinois
Chicago, Illinois

Prasad Gourineni, M.D.
Northwestern University
Spine and Orthopaedic Surgery Center
Chicago, Illinois

Thomas Karnezis, M.D.
Resurrection Medical Center
Northwest Orthopaedic Associates, Ltd.
Chicago, Illinois

Steven Kodros, M.D.
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois

Kevin Luke, M.D.
Parkview Orthopaedic Group
Palos Heights, Illinois

Terrance D. Peabody, M.D.
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Steven Rabin, M.D.
Loyola University
Maywood, Illinois

Joseph Schwartz, M.D.
The Indiana Hand Center
Merrillville, Indiana

George Sisson, M.D.
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois

Michael Stover, M.D.
Loyola University
Maywood, Illinois

Brian Toolan, M.D.
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Susan Totilas, R.N.
AO ASIF Nurse Educator
Charleston, South Carolina

Jeffery Visotsky, M.D.
The Center for Orthopaedic Surgery
Park Ridge, Illinois

Craig Williams, M.D.
Suburban Orthopaedic Specialists
Glenview, Illinois

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