CORD hosts two conferences a year: one in March and one in June.
The Council of Orthopaedic Residency Directors (CORD) Conferences
2023 Summer CORD Conference
The 2023 Summer CORD Conference will take place in Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17, 2023 and the PEAL forum will take place on Friday, June 16 from 1:45pm-3:15pm MT.
CORD Conference Theme: Dealing With Challenging Residents and Faculty – a Focus on the Affective Domain
PEAL Theme: Skills: Patient Communication
Pricing:
CORD Conference & PEAL Forum Package – Affiliate – $325
CORD Conference & PEAL Forum Package – Non-Affiliate – $625
Unable to attend in person? Register for the recording only!
 FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2023 (Mountain Time) – DAY ONE
3:30pm – 3:35pm   OPENING REMARKS
Melvyn Harrington, MD, FAOA, 2023 CORD Conference Program Chair,
Baylor College of Medicine
3:35pm – 4:15pm   MICHAEL A. SIMON CORD LECTURER
Bryan Carmody, MD, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
4:15pm – 4:30pm   Q&A
4:30pm – 5:00pm   SYMPOSIUM I: Med Student Advising
- ResearchÂ
- Orphan students& DO’s
- URiM & Gender issues
- Away Rotations
5:00pm – 5:15pm   Q&A
5:15pm – 5:25pm   BREAK
5:25pm – 5:40pm   REPORTING FROM THE RLF/CORD COLLABORATION
Marcus Coe, MD, FAOA, Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Program
5:40pm – 5:50pm   Q&A
5:50pm – 6:00pm   ACGME UPDATE – Corey J. Parker, MPA, ACGME; S. Elizabeth Ames, MD, FAOA,
RRC Chair
6:00pm – 6:10pm   ABOS UPDATE – Lisa A. Taitsman, MD, MPH, FAOA, Chair ABOS GME Committee
6:10pm – 6:20pm   JBJS UPDATE – Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD, FAOA, Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
6:20pm – 6:30pm   Q&A/DISCUSSION
6:30pm          ADJOURN
SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2023 – DAY TWO
9:00am – 9:05am    OPENING REMARKS
9:05am – 9:50am    SYMPOSIUM II: FACULTY & RESIDENT ISSUES
- Bullying & HarassmentÂ
- Faculty ApathyÂ
- URiM Resident Dismissal
- Honesty Integrity issues
9:50 am – 10:05am  Q&A
10:05am – 10:30am  OPEN PAPER PODIUM PRESENTATIONS
10:30am – 10:40am  Q&A
10:40am – 11:15am  SYMPOSIUM III: IMPAIRMENT /BURNOUT
- Identification
- Resources
11:15am – 11:25am  Q&A
11:25am – 11:30am  CLOSING REMARKS
11:30am          ADJOURN
Faculty Development Short Course
Skills: Patient Communication
Program Chair: M. Daniel Wongworawat, MD, FAOA
For new program directors, associate program directors, osteopathic program directors, general faculty, and anyone interested in or involved with resident education, this course provides education to satisfy fundamental faculty development needs. The course runs on a three-year cycle, designed to follow the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) competency template of Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviors. One of these three elements will be covered annually in each short course, so that it will be comprehensive over three years. For 2023, the theme is Skills.
Agenda
1:45pm              INTRODUCTION
Daniel Wongworawat, MD, FAOA, Loma Linda University
1:50pm              Difficult Conversations with Patients
Jennifer Weiss, MD, FAOA, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
2:05pm              Teaching Communication Skills
Kathryn Schabel, MD, FAOA, Oregon Health and Science University
2:20pm              The Science, Translating Research to Practice
David Ring, MD, FAOA University of Texas at Austin
2:40pm              Assessments, How Do You Know You/Your Resident is Communicating Effectively?
Julie Adams, MD, Mayo Clinic Health System
2:55pm              Q&A
3:15PMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ADJOURN
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:Â The North American Spine Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.5Â AMA PRA Category 1 Creditsâ„¢.
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 Spring CORD Conference
February 15, 2024
San Francisco, CA
2024 Summer CORD Conference
June 21-22, 2024
St. Louis, MO
2025 Spring CORD Conference
March 14, 2025
San Diego, CA