The Council of Orthopaedic Residency Directors (CORD) Conferences

CORD hosts two conferences a year: one in Spring and one in Summer.

2024 Spring CORD Conference

2024 Spring CORD Conference

Thursday, February 15, 2024
7:00am – 10:00am PDT
San Francisco Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, CA

Theme: Residency Assessment

7:00am OPENING REMARKS
Matt Karam, MD, FAOA, University of Iowa

7:05am COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS PRESENTATION

7:15am ACGME RESIDENCY REVIEW COMMITTEE UPDATE
Corey J. Parker, MPA, ACGME; S. Elizabeth Ames, MD, FAOA, RRC Chair

7:30am ABOS UPDATE
Lisa A. Taitsman, MD, MPH, FAOA, Chair ABOS GME Committee

7:45am AOBOS UPDATE

7:55am ARCOS UPDATE

8:00am Q&A

8:05am CLINICAL COMPETENCY COMMITTEE (CCC) – BEST PRACTICE

Moderator: Trent Guthrie, MD, FAOA, Henry Ford Hospital

  • Background: Paul Dougherty, MD, FAOA, UF Health Jacksonville
  • Structure/Function (s): Alicia Harrison, MD, FAOA, University of Minnesota
  • Feedback to Residents: Heather Kowalski, MD, FAOA, University of Iowa

8:50am Q&A

9:00am REMEDIATING THE STRUGGLING/IMPAIRED LEARNER (ARS)

Moderator: Hassan Mir, MD, FACS, MBA, FAOA, University of South Florida Morsani

  • Identifying the Struggling or Impaired Resident: Brandi Hartley, MD, FAOA, University of Louisville
  • The Process of Resident Remediation: Byron F. Stephens, MD, FAOA, Vanderbilt University
  • When Remediation Doesn’t Work Out: Rajiv Rajani, MD, FAOA, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center El Paso Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

9:45am Q&A/Open Discussion

9:55am Summary, Next Steps

10:00am ADJOURN

Registration will open by mid-October 2023.

2023 Summer CORD Conference/PEAL Forum

The 2023 Summer CORD Conference took place in Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17, 2023 and the PEAL forum took place on Friday, June 16.

CORD Conference Theme: Dealing With Challenging Residents and Faculty – a Focus on the Affective Domain
2023 Summer CORD Agenda Final

PEAL Theme: Skills: Patient Communication
PEAL Forum Agenda

The recordings are available here for those who registered for the in-person or the virtual ticket. *Login is required.*

Unable to attend in person? Registration is still open to receive the recording!

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the North American Spine Society and the American Orthopaedic Association. The North American Spine Society is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Summer CORD Conference: The North American Spine Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Program Education, Accreditation, and Leadership (PEAL) Forum: The North American Spine Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

DEI Forum: The North American Spine Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

2023 Spring CORD Conference

The 2023 Spring CORD Conference took place at the Venetian Convention Center in Las Vegas on Friday, March 10, 2023

The Conference recording is available here for those who registered for the in-person or the virtual ticket. *Login is required, using the username and password used to register.*

2023 Spring CORD Conference Agenda
Theme: Residency Recruitment & Selection: Current Status

Future CORD Conferences

2024 Summer CORD Conference
June 21-22, 2024
AOA Annual Leadership Meeting
St. Louis, MO
2025 Spring CORD Conference
March 14, 2025
AAOS Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA
2025 Summer CORD Conference
June 6-7, 2025
AOA Annual Leadership Meeting
Minneapolis, MN