New England Orthopedic Society

2015 Spring Meeting

  • 29 May 2015
  • 12:00 PM
  • 31 May 2015
  • 12:00 PM
  • The Samoset Resort, Rockport, ME

Registration

(depends on selected options)

Base fee:


Click here to download the
registration brochure.

Guest Professors

A. Bobby Chhabra, MD
Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Lillian T. Pratt Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA

Matthew T. Provencher, MD
Chief, Sports Medicine Service, Mass. General Hospital
Medical Director, New England Patriots
Visiting Professor, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA 

George V. Russell, MD
Professor and Chairman
Traumatology, Pelvic/Acetabular surgery
Surgery of Malunions and Nonunions
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS

Rafael Sierra, MD 
Professor of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Hotel Information

Samoset Resort on the Ocean
220 Warrenton St, Rockport, ME 04856
Reservations: (800) 341-1650

A discounted room rate of $238 per night is available until April 28, 2015. Please contact the resort via telephone at (800) 341-1650 to make your reservation, and let them know you are attending the NEOS meeting.

Social Activities

Your program registration includes admission to the receptions and dinners on Friday and Saturday evenings. A local guest speaker will join us on Friday evening, and a local band will join us on Saturday evening. 

An golf outing will be held on Saturday afternoon, following the educational presentations. The fee is $90 per person, payable upon registration. For more information about the golf course, please click here.

Organized children's programs will be offered on Friday and Saturday evening. The cost is $25 per child per night, including dinner and three hours of childcare (6PM to 9PM). Registration is included in the online registration form.

Please click here to share your interest in various social activities. Additional details will be communicated in early May. 


Program Objectives

1. Assess the various surgical options used to treat rotator cuff tears in young patients, and describe which techniques are most efficacious in various scenarios.

2. Discuss the options for treatment of hip fractures including open reduction and internal fixation, hemiarthroplasty, and total joint arthroplasty, and identify the optimal and most cost-effective treatments.

3. Compare non-operative treatment and surgical management options for distal radius fractures in older patients.

4. Analyze contemporary literature to determine which surgical or non-operative treatment is most appropriate for a given physiological age and activity level of individual patients.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

The New England Orthopedic Society designates this live activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance
with the accreditation requirements and polices of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. The New England Orthopedic Society is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

P.O. Box 549127. Waltham, MA 02454-9127.
Phone: 781-434-7314 | Email: ne-ortho@mms.org

New England Orthopedic Society is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization

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