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AOA 2010 Annual Meeting
Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, CA
Submit Symposia
The deadline for submitting symposium is Friday, October 2, 2009. Please read below for submission criteria and instructions.
Taking the Lead, Tackling Issues
At the core of the American Orthopaedic Association's Annual Meeting is a format that focuses on critical issues facing orthopaedics as a whole. This format takes shape in the form of symposia that identify and address critical issues in orthopaedics.
Who Can Submit Symposium Ideas?
Only AOA Members are allowed to submit an idea for a symposium; however, panelists need not be AOA members.
Submission Criteria
Each symposium accepted for presentation will receive a 90-minute time slot that allows for introduction by a moderator and presentations from three speakers, as well as ample time after the panel discussion for questions and comments from meeting participants. Symposium submissions must meet the following criteria:
- Controversial - a topic that stirs debate among orthopaedists
- Broad Impact - affects a large number of orthopaedists and patients, transcends subspecialties
- Engaging - requires input and action from the leaders in orthopaedics
- Timely - an emerging issue that needs to be answered by the leaders in orthopaedics
Note: Symposium moderators will be required to submit a JBJS-style manuscript and audience response questions to the AOA office approximately 4 weeks prior to the presentation.
Possible Issues:
Symposium topics can fall into the following areas:
- Socioeconomic Issues and their Role in Orthopaedics
- Medical-Legal Concerns
- Orthopaedic Research
- Healthcare Delivery
- Diversity in Orthopaedics
- Ethics & Professionalism
- Controversial Clinical Issues
- Revenue Cycle
Instructions for Symposium Submission
You may submit more than one symposium idea. Each submission must be completed in its entirety to be included for consideration. Please provide the following information in your submission and email this to the AOA Headquarters at: symposium@aoassn.org by FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2.
- Symposium topic/title
- How the topic meets submission criteria
- Relevance of topic
- Whether this material will be presented or published on or before June 9, 2010 (if yes, where and when)
- Why it is important for the AOA, rather than another orthopaedic association, to address this issue
- Moderator contact information and qualifications
- Three other experts on the topic who will be speakers, along with their qualifications and contact information
If you have questions, please contact:
Sanford E. Emery, MD, MBA, AOA Program Committee Chair
Tel: 304-293-1170 Fax: 304-293-4261 E-mail: semery@hsc.wvu.edu
Paul Tornetta, III, MD, AOA Critical Issues Committee Chair
Tel: 617-414-6295 Fax: 617-414-5820 E-mail: ptornetta@gmail.com
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