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31st Annual Oscar Miller Day Symposium

October 14,2011
The Blake Hotel, Charlotte, NC



LOCATION:
The Blake Hotel
555 S. McDowell Street
Charlotte, NC 28207
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Target Audience: 
Orthopedic surgeons, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and allied health professionals involved in the treatment of orthopedic patients.

Novant Health Office of CME is the continuing education provider for this activity

Accreditation Statement
This activitiy has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) through the joint sponsorship of Novant Health Office of CME and the OrthoCarolina Research Institute. Novant Health Office of CME is accredited by NCMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Novant Health Office of CME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category I Credits. 

Our NC Physical Therapy Association provider number is 10-1216-001.
Our BOC (Athletic Training) provider number is P8421.

We have approval through the American Society for Radiologic Technologists for a maximum of 6.0 CE credits.

We are pleased to announce our two distinguished guest faculty members for 2011: 
                                          
Wayne G. Paprosky, MD                             Arlen D. Hanssen, MD
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery,              Professor of Orthopedics
Rush University Medical Center,                Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and
Chicago, Illinois, and                                  Past-President, Knee Society
Past-President, Hip Society


Other speakers for the event include the surgeons of the OrthoCarolina Hip&Knee Center.

This year's Chairman of the Program Committee is Bryan D. Springer, MD

 

View the program (pdf) (Word)



RESIDENT ABSTRACTS 
Orthopedic residents who have research projects involving basic science or clinical research involving surgical techniques, complications, outcomes, and/or management related to the upper extremity were encouraged to submit abstracts for presentation at this great event. 

There is a $1,000 award for the best resident research presentation (selected by the guest faculty). 

Congratulations to the 3 residents who have been selected to present their research projects at Oscar Miller Day: 

"Are Cultures and Frozen Section Reliable in Diagnosing Periprosthetic Infections?"
Johannes F. Plate, MD - Wake Forest School of Medicine 

"A Multivariant Retrospective Analysis of Preoperative Nutritional Parameters as Predictors of Outcomes in Joint Arthroplasty"
Thorsten M. Seyler, MD - Wake Forest School of Medicine

"Effect of Femoral Component Design on Patellofemoral Creitance and Patella Clunk Syndrome after Posterior Stabilized Total Knee Arthroplasty"
Benjamin M. Frye, MD - West Virginia University



SPONSORSHIP/EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITIES
Companies interested in sponsoring the event and having an exhibit table should email ocresearch@orthocarolina.com or fax (704.323.3967) the forms below.

Sponsorship documents:
Sponsor letter
Level of Sponsorship (required)
Letter of Agreement for Commercial Support (required)

2011 Sponsors
 

REGISTRATION

If you experience problems with the registration page, please call 704-323-2264.



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