CORD Conferences

Program Education, Accreditation, and Leadership (PEAL) Forum Theme: Knowledge

The PEAL Forum is a 90-minute CME session designed specifically for new/aspiring residency and fellowship program directors, assistant program directors, residency and fellowship program coordinators, and anyone interested in orthopaedic surgery graduate medical education.

PEAL Forum Agenda (Download the PEAL Agenda)
Thursday, February 13, 2025
1:00pm Opening Remarks/Welcome
1:05pm Residency Curriculum: Do You Teach for the Test or Clinical Practice? – Byron F. Stephens, MD, FAOA, Vanderbilt University
1:20pm  OITE Remediation: How To Do It and When To Do It – Amelia Sorensen, MD, University of Missouri Kansas City
1:35pm ABOS Part 1: The How and the What – Martin I. Boyer, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FAOA, Washington University in St. Louis
1:50pm Osteopathic Board Certification – Joseph Rosenblatt, DO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
2:30pm Adjourn/CORD Conference begins

CORD Conference Theme: Programmatic Assessment, Inside and Out

The CORD Conference is an 8-hour, comprehensive, CME activity which will explore all facets of programmatic assessment, including both didactic and interactive sessions.

CORD Conference Agenda
Thursday, February 13 – Day One
2:30pm Opening Remarks/Welcome
2:35pm Assessment of Competence in Orthopaedic Training Programs: How Many Pixels Are Enough to Get The Picture?
3:45pm Coordinator of the Year Award
4:00pm Panel Discussion: Best Practices for the Collaboration Between Program Directors and Program Coordinators
5:00pm Adjourn/Cocktail Reception

CORD Conference Agenda
Friday, February 14 – Day Two
7:00am Coffee and Conversations
8:00am Opening Remarks
8:05am Updates from ABOS, ACGME, AOBOS, ARCOS, JBJS
9:00am Symposium 1: Understanding the Program Evaluation Committee in Orthopaedics
10:20am Symposium 2: Best Practices for Conducting Comprehensive Program Evaluations
12:45pm Symposium 3: FTE, eRVUs and so much more: How are Programs Addressing Education Remuneration?
2:00pm Adjourn

Registration is now open. Early bird rates end on November 30, 2024.

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Sheraton Music City Nashville Airport
777 McGavock Pike
Nashville, TN 37214

Book your hotel room at special Conference rates. Limited rooms are available. Book no later than January 21, 2025. First come first served.

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.

The North American Spine Society designates the 2025 Winter CORD Conference live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.

The North American Spine Society designates the 2025 PEAL Forum live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.

CME certificates will be accessible upon completion of the activity’s participant evaluation forum.

Download the 2025 Winter CORD Conference Prospectus