Educational Conferences

View the education calendar for details on upcoming conferences and other events.

The Department of Orthopedic Surgery holds educational conferences several times each week throughout the year.

Conference Details

Grand Rounds are an important part of the resident education program. They allow a resident to focus on a topic of interest (hopefully stimulated by a clinical case), research the topic, and present it to a group of orthopedic surgeons. They also provide an opportunity for the staff to educate the residents on how to prepare effective presentations. Each conference lasts about 45-60 minutes. The format each week includes the presentation of a topic usually by residents under the guidance and supervision of faculty members. Orthopedic faculty, fellows and guest speakers present as well. The target audience includes orthopedic faculty, residents, fellows and local orthopedists. Residents in their fourth and fifth years will present one-two Grand Rounds per year.

Basic science instruction allows residents to be both student and teacher. Residents attend the Basic Science Conferences throughout their five-year term in the program. The Basic Science schedule covers these various subjects: pathology, biomechanics, anatomy and other basic sciences related to the musculoskeletal system.

Indications Conference relies on the most senior resident on a given service who is responsible for the content and quality of the presentations by all members of that service. Each assigned team is to have a minimum of two cases per month prepared for presentation. The presenters are expected to be well prepared. Incorporation of various media in addition to x-rays, when indicated is encouraged (including videotapes of arthroscopic findings/procedures, histologic slides of pathology cases).

M & M (Mortality and Morbidity) is a detailed conference with x-rays. The most senior resident on each service (including the senior resident rotating at the VAH ) is responsible for the completion of morbidity and mortality reports.

Trauma Conferences cover all trauma cases of the week and any other recent trauma case of interest. Emphasis should be placed on complicated cases for which further staff input is sought in order to facilitate management.

Journal Club Meetings are usually held on the third Thursday of every month and take place at one of the faculty member's homes. The conferences often meet at 6:00 p.m. and a snack or light supper is served. The presentation format for these meetings involves the discussion and review of topics and issues from the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) and other orthopedic journals as designated by the host.

Professor's Hour is held once a month by the Program Director or the Chairman. Dr. Zdeblick or Dr. Squire will gather with all residents for an hour to discuss educational issues and topics of general interest such as ethics, program changes and items of concern to the residents. This conference is generally held on the first Friday morning of the month at 6:30 a.m.

Service-Specific Conferences for hand and sports medicine are held on a weekly basis to discuss current topics. All residents are required to attend when on these rotations.

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