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Annual Meeting Program Information

The Annual Meeting program is composed of a series of lectures, workshops, model laboratories and cadaver laboratories spanning Wednesday through Saturday. Details for these activities are found in the corresponding tabbed sections in the program section of the website.

Please refer to the meeting brochure for program details, registration information, DVD information, travel information and order forms.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011
7:00 am - 6:00 pm Course Registration  
8:00 - 12:00

Shoulder Model Arthroscopic Surgery Laboratory at Hyatt Hotel
Pre-Registration Required - Limited Registration

 
12:00 Lunch on your own  
Shoulder Arthroplasty Moderator: James A. Helgager, M.D.
12:55 Welcome: Shoulder Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty and Fractures 2011 James C. Esch, M.D.
1:05 Total Shoulder Technique Jon J.P. Warner, M.D.
1:25 Minimally Invasive, Rotator Cuff Sparing, Total Shoulder Technique Felix H. Savoie III, M.D.
1:40 Osteoarthritis Treatment Choices for the Younger Population Evan Flatow, M.D
1:55 Tips for Arthroplasty Exposure Professor Ralph Hertel, M.D.
2:10 Panel Discussion: Recognition and Treatment Options for Glenoid Bone Loss Carl Basamania, M.D.
2:40 Arthroplasty Choices for Arthritis with Rotator Cuff Tear Jon J.P. Warner, M.D.
2:55 Panel Discussion: Case Presentations with Audience Response System Evan Flatow, M.D.
3:25 Refreshments  
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Moderator: Charles A. Rockwood, Jr., M.D.
3:55 Indications and Technique for Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement Sean Grey, M.D.
4:15 Medial Center of Rotation is Best for Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement Pascal Boileau, M.D.
4:25 Lateral Center of Rotation is Best for Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement Mark Mighell, M.D.
4:35 Results of Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement: Are They As Bad As We've Been Told? Pascal Boileau, M.D.
4:50 Tips and Tricks in Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty: Exposure and Component Removal Sumant G. "Butch" Krishnan
5:05 Glenoid Bone Loss Solutions: What Works and Does Not Work Tom Norris, M.D.
5:20 What I Do When the Reverse Goes Bad John J.P. Warner, M.D.
5:35 Who Should Be Doing Arthroplasty Surgery? Charles A. Rockwood, Jr. M.D.

5:50
Panel Discussion/ Case Presentations : Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Mark Mighell, M.D.
6:15 - 7:00 Dinner Buffet - Course Registrants Only  
Total Shoulder & Fracture Fixation Equipment Workshops  
7:00 – 9:00

Open Session: Pre-Registration is Not Required

 
9:00 pm Adjourn  

 

Thursday, June 23, 2011
7:00 am Registration – Continental Breakfast – Exhibits  
Instability Moderator: Anthony Romeo, M.D.
7:55 Today's Plan/The Value of Learning James C. Esch, M.D.
8:00 Interactive Patient Examination W. Ben Kibler, M.D.
8:15 Arthroscopic Journey in Instability Pathology Matthew T. Provencher, M.D., CDR, MC, USNR
8:30 Making Instability Surgery Reproducible Portals and Position Options Jeffrey Abrams, M. D.
8:40 Pearls for Successful Posterior Instability Surgery Felix H. Savoie III, M.D.
8:50 Panel Discussion: Where I Put Anchors and Sutures for Instability Matthew T. Provencher, M.D., CDR, MC, USNR
9:10 Refreshments/Visit Exhibits  
Bone Loss and SLAP Moderator: Gregory Alberton, M.D.
9:45 Bone Loss and Clinical Instability Index Pascal Boileau, M.D.
9:55 Latarjet Subscapularis Splitting Approach Andrew Hartman, M.D.
10:05 Bone Loss: Anchors, Remplissage, Latarjet Stephen Burkhart, M.D.
10:20 SLAP II Lesion: Repair is Better Stephen Snyder, M.D.
10:30 SLAP II Lesion: Biceps Tenodesis is Better Pascal Boileau, M. D.
10:40 SLAP II Lesion: Discernment, Decisions, Results Stephen Weber, M.D.
10:50 GIRD is Everywhere Craig Morgan, M.D.
11:05 Pre-op Discernment: How I Work-up a Patient With Instability Jon J.P. Warner, M.D.
11:20 Panel Discussion: Shoulder Instability and Auxiliary Procedures: Do We Need Them? Richard Angelo, M.D.
11:50 Adjourn  
12:00 - 1:30 Shoulder Arthroscopy Workshops (Hyatt)
Limited space available. Lunch provided in lunch-time workshop session.
Register On Site. Pre-Registration is Not Required.
OR, in lieu of attending a workshop session: Lunch on your own. Visit Exhibits
 
Rotator Cuff Moderator: Robert Hunter, M.D.
2:00 Rotator Cuff Tears in Our Aging Population Bruce S. Miller, M.D. M.S.
2:15 13 Point Ultrasound Evaluation of the Rotator Cuff Don Buford, M. D.
2:30 Rotator Cuff Healing: What We Know and Don't Know Joshua S. Dines, M.D.
2:45 Rotator Cuff Tear and Essentials for RCR Robert Hunter, M.D.
3:00 How I Handle Partial Cuff Tears Stephen Snyder, M.D.
3:15 Refreshments/Visit Exhibits Moderator: Heinz Hoenecke, M.D.
3:45 Single Row Repair: Why Tissue Tension Is Important Mark Getelman, M.D.
3:55 Double Row Repair Is Better Stephen Burkhart, M.D.
4:05 Transosseous Cuff Repair: Can We Do It Without Anchors? Sumant G. “Butch” Krishnan, M.D.
4:15 Subscapularis Repair Richard K.Ryu, M.D
4:30 Anatomical Rotator Cuff Repair James C. Esch, M.D.
4:45 Evidenced Based Patient Selection For Cuff Repair Robert A. Pedowitz, M.D.
5:00 Panel Discussion: Rotator Cuff Repair Decisions Larry Field, M.D.
5:30 Adjourn  
5:30-7:00 Chairman's Reception  

 

Friday , June 24,2011
7:00 am Registration - Continental Breakfast - Exhibits Open 7:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.  
8:00 - 12:00

Cadaver Arthroscopic Surgery Laboratory - UCSD
Pre-Registration Required

 

9:00 - 11:30

Ultrasound Workshop (Hyatt)
Limited Registration - Pre-registration Required
 
2:00 - 4:30 Ultrasound Workshop (Hyatt)
Limited Registration - Pre-registration Required
 
Shoulder Rehabilitation

Providing Optimal Rehabilitative Care: From Pathology to Rehabilitation and Beyond
Moderator: Matthew T. Provencher, M.D., CDR, MC, USNR
8:00 Ultrasound Patient Demonstration Don Buford, M.D., Ben DuBois, M.D.
8:30 Patient Examination Techniques Benjamin D. Rubin, M.D.
8:45 Rehabilitation Philosophy W. Ben Kibler, M.D.
9:00 Rehabilitation in the Navy Matthew T. Provencher, M.D., CDR, MC, USNR
9:15 Rehabilitation in the Arthroplasty Patient John Sperling, M.D., MBA
9:30 Refreshments/Visit Exhibits  
10:00 Live Patient Examination Benjamin D. Rubin, M.D
10:30 Developing a Physical Therapy Protocol W. Ben Kibler, M.D.
10:45 Solving Difficult Rehabilitation Problems: Case Presentations W. Ben Kibler, M.D. Matthew T. Provencher, M.D., CDR, MC, USNR,
Benjamin D. Rubin, M.D., John Sperling, M.D., MBA
11:30 Protocols for Instability, Cuff Repair, Arthroplasty W. Ben Kibler, M.D.
11:45 Questions  
12:00 Adjourn  
12:15 - 1:45 Shoulder Arthroplasty Workshops (Hyatt)
Limited space available: Lunch provided in lunch-time workshop session.
Register On Site. Pre-Registration is Not Required
 


In lieu of attending a shoulder arthroplasty workshop session: Lunch on your own
 
Improving your Practice: Case Presentations Moderator: James Tasto, M.D.

2:00

Improving your Practice: Case Presentations
(Main Lecture Hall)

Learn from the experts! Bring your most challenging case (or a case illustrating what you have learned from previous courses). Present your specific case to our expert panel. Topics include:
Arthroplasty, fracture treatment, instability, rotator cuff repair, biceps, SLAP, frozen shoulder, and more…

Recommended for participation: Submit 6 Power Point image/ video slides to SDSI prior to course. Include brief patient history, treatment, patient outcome, and questions for panel. Ensure
no patient identifiable information or company trade names are presented in slides. Presentations will be reviewed prior to presentation and are limited to 15 minutes per case.

Pre-registration required to present a case. Specific session participation details provided with registration confirmation. All welcome to listen and learn!

Jeffrey Abrams, M.D., Robert Bell, M.D., Andrew Hartman, M.D., Evan Lederman, M.D.,
Craig Morgan, M.D., Matthew T. Provencher, M.D., CDR, MC, USNR, Stephen Snyder, M.D., John W. Sperling, M.D., MBA, Stephen C. Weber, M.D.
5:00 Adjourn  

 

Saturday, June 25,2011
7:00 am Continental Breakfast - Exhibits  
Fractures Complications, Advanced Practice Issues Moderator: Andrew Hartman, M.D.
7:45 Practicing With Cultural Awareness James C. Esch, M.D.
8:00 Proximal Humerus Fractures: Has Locked Plating Solved the Problem? Donald Wiss, M.D.
8:15 Arthroplasty Choices in Proximal Humerus Fractures Professor Ralph Hertel, M.D.
8:30 Clavical Fractures in 2011 Donald Wiss, M.D.
8:45 Intermedullary Treatment Options in the Clavicle Peter Millett, M.D.
9:00 What Works forAC Separations Evan Lederman, M.D.
9:15 Treatment of Fracture Sequela John Sperling, M.D., MBA
9:30 Panel Discussion: Fractures
Sumant G. "Butch Krishnan, M.D.
10:00 Refreshments/Visit Exhibits  
Massive Cuff Tears Moderator: Moderator: John Sperling, M.D., MBA
10:30 Biceps Pathology and Treatment Options Evan Flatow, M.D.
10:45 Arthroscopic Approach, Repair, Releases for Massive Cuff Tears Robert Bell, M.D.
11:00 Arthroscopic Repair of Massive Tears Can Restore Pseudoparalysis Stephen Burkhart, M.D.
11:15 Tissue Patches for Massive Cuff Tears: What Does and Does Not Work Stephen Snyder, M.D.
11:30 Discernment for Selecting a Reverse TSR for Massive Cuff Tear John W. Sperling, M.D., MBA
11:45 How to Decide What to do For Massive Cuff Tears Evan Flatow, M.D.
12:00 Panel Discussion with Audience Response and Audience Questions John W. Sperling, M.D., MBA
12:20 Tying It All Together: Taking What We’ve Learned Into Practice James C. Esch, M.D
12:30 Adjourn  
12:30 - 1:30 Luncheon for Anatomy, Open Reconstruction, and Arthroplasty Laboratory Registrants Only  
1:45 Bus to UCSD: Depart from hotel lobby entrance  
2:00 Cadaver Laboratory (UCSD)
Anatomy – Open Reconstruction – Arthroplasty
Pre-Registration Required
 
4:30 Adjourn  

Workshops

Total Shoulder & Fracture Fixation Equipment Workshop
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Open Session - Pre Registration is not Required

This skills-based training session demonstrates current techniques to treat shoulder arthritis and trauma. Participants are exposed to multliple equipment options to practice arthroplasty and fracture fixation techniques. Benefit from our expert faculy who will provide specific feedback to help improve your practice.

Equipment Director
Arthrex Romeo
Arthrosurface Provencher
Biomet Bonnarens
DePuy Iannottti/ Rockwood/ Weber
DJO Surgical Frankle
Exactech Grey
Smith & Nephew Mendoza
Sonoma Angelo
Stryker Bell/ DuBois
Synthes Hartman/ Hertel
Tornier Boileau/ Krishnan/ Norris
Zimmer Flatow/ Warner

Ultrasound Workshop

Friday, June 24, 2011
9:00-11:30 a.m. and 2:00 – 4:30 p.m
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These workshops provide a focused, hands-on approach to present useful techniques on how to maximize ultrasound to visualize soft tissue anatomy of the shoulder. Workshops focus on the 13 Point Shoulder Ultrasound Exam and provides tips for patient positioning, ultrasound settings, guided injections and suprascapular nerve blocks. Latest equipment and live models are used. Appropriate for all skill levels. Limited to 24 registrants per session, and pre-registration is required.

Breakout Informational Workshops

Breakout workshop sessions are designed to expose attendees to the latest technological advances in the industry. Lunch is included with attendance at these sessions.

Limited space is available.
Register On-site. Pre-Registration is Not Required.

Shoulder Arthroscopy Workshop
Thursday, June 23, 2011
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Attendees will select specific equipment to view latest advances in shoulder arthroscopy.


Shoulder Arthroplasty Workshop
Friday, June 24, 2011
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

Attendees will select specific equipment to review current technological advances and surgical techniques in shoulder arthroplasty.

 

New and Improved ! Arthroscopy Model Laboratory

Explore current concepts in advanced shoulder arthroscopy via hands-on training. Each session is customized based on identified learning goals of participants. Most sessions feature options for new, state of the art shoulder models designed with realistic anatomical features. Held Wednesday morning, this laboratory allows participants to select specific equipment to enhance arthroscopy skills.
Space is limited. Register early!

 

Wednesday, June 22, 2011
8:00 - 12:00

Shoulder Model Arthroscopic Surgery Laboratory at Hyatt Hotel
Pre-Registration Required - Limited Registration

 
Model Lab Lab Director
Arthrex Stephen Burkhart, M.D.
Arthrocare Jeffrey Abrams, M.D. / Ian K. Lo, M.D., FRCSC
Biomet Frank Bonnarens, M.D.
Linvatec Don A. Buford, Jr., M.D. / Ryan Dopirak, M.D.
Mitek Mark Getelman, M.D.
Smith & Nephew

Gregory Alberton, M.D. / Robert Hunter, M.D.

Stryker R Sean Grey, M.D. / Robert A. Pedowitz, M.D., Ph.D.
Tornier Heinz Hoenecke, M.D.

Cadaver Laboratories

Friday, June 24, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Pre-Registration Required

Cadaver Arthroscopy Laboratory
Held at UCSD Medical School lab on Friday morning. This cadaver surgery lab teaches diagnostic and operative techniques of shoulder arthroscopy.  Two registrants per arthroscopic station will be assigned in these laboratories.  An instructor is available for every 4 registrants.  This Cadaver Surgery Arthroscopy Lab is limited to 76 registrants for each of the two sessions.
Bus Transportation is provided from the hotel to the UCSD laboratory. The bus will leave the hotel at 8:00 a.m.
Director: Gregory Alberton, M.D.

Saturday, June 25, 2011
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Pre-Registration Required
Anatomy, Open Reconstruction, and Arthroplasty Laboratory

In the USCD laboratory setting, specimens will be provided for dissection, open reconstructive techniques, and/ or arthroplasty in groups of three-six persons.  Session provides individualized instruction by expert faculty. 
Bus Transportation is provided from the hotel to the UCSD laboratory. The bus will leave the hotel at 1:45 p.m.

 

Annual Meeting Faculty

Jeffrey S. Abrams, M.D.
Princeton, NJ
Gregory M. Alberton, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Laura A. Alberton, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Christopher B. Alexander, M.D.
Temecula, CA
Darin W. Allred, M.D.
Denver, CO
Richard L. Angelo, M.D.
Kirkland, WA
Christopher T. Behr, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Robert Bell, M.D.
Akron, OH
Richard Biama, M.D.
Redlands, CA
Pascal Boileau, M.D.
Nice, France
Frank Bonnarens, M.D.
Louisville, KY
Robert Boswell, M.D.
Wilmington, NC
James M. Bried, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Don A. Buford, Jr., M.D.
Dallas, TX
Stephen S. Burkhart, M.D.
San Antonio, TX
C. Kelly Bynum, M.D.
Montrose, CO
Myriam Capasso, M.D.
Venezuela
Emory Chapman, M.D.
Gastonia, NC
William J. Ciccone II, M.D.
Phoenix, AZ
Christopher Dewing, M.D.
LCDR/MC/USN
San Diego, CA
Ryan Dopirak, M.D.
Manitowoc, WI
Ben DuBois, M.D.
San Diego, CA
William Eves, M.D.
Chula Vista, CA
Larry D. Field, M.D.
Jackson, MS
Scott P. Fischer, M.D.
Orange, CA
Evan Flatow, M.D.
New York, NY
Mark A. Frankle, M.D., FACS
Tampa, FL
Jan Fronek, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Stephen P. Geary, M.D.
Greenville, SC
Mark Getelman, M.D.
Van Nuys, CA
Richard Greenfield, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Sean Grey, M.D.
Fort Collins, CO

Dyson Hamner, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Kevin P. Hansen, M.D.
Roseville, CA
Andrew P. Hartman, M.D.
Oceanside, CA
James A. Helgager, M.D.
Oceanside, CA
Professor Ralph Hertel, M.D.
Bern, Switzerland
Heinz R. Hoenecke Jr., M.D.
San Diego, CA
Robert E. Hunter, M.D.
Salida, CO
Joseph Iannotti, M.D., Ph.D.
Cleveland, OH
Norman Kane, M.D.
Oceanside, CA
Daniel Keefe, M.D.
La Jolla, CA
W. Ben Kibler, M.D., FACSM
Lexington, KY
Sumant G. “Butch” Krishnan, M.D.
Dallas, TX
John Lane, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Evan Lederman, M.D.
Phoenix, AZ
Bryan Leek, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Ian K. Lo, M.D., FRCSC
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Gregory J. Loren, M.D.
Encinitas, CA
William F. Luetzow, M.D.
La Jolla, CA
Neil J. Maki, M.D.
Thibodaux, LA
Stuart C. Marshall, M.D.
La Jolla, CA
Chad Matthis, M.D.
Birmingham, AL
Eric McMillan, M.D.
Turlock, CA
Francis X. Mendoza, M.D.
New York, NY
Matt Meunier, M.D.
San Diego, CA
John W. Miles III, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Bruce S. Miller, M.D.
Ann Arbor, MI
Peter Millett, M.D.
Vail, CO
Darius Moezzi, M.D.
Flagstaff, AZ
Timothy S. Mologne, M.D.
Appleton, WI
Craig Morgan, M.D.
Wilmington, DE
Cary Motz, M.D.
Denver, CO


Jonathan J. Myer, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Tom Norris, M.D.
San Francisco, CA
Wesley M. Nottage, M.D.
Laguna Hills, CA
Patrick Noud, M.D.
San Diego, CA
William M. Ohara, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Robert C. Pace, M.D.
Fallbrook, CA
Robert A. Pedowitz, M.D., Ph.D.
Los Angeles, CA
Carlos Prietto, M.D.
Orange, CA
Miguel Prietto, M.D.
Orange, CA
Matthew Provencher, M.D.,
CDR, MC, USNR
San Diego, CA
Kian Raiszadeh, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Charles A. Rockwood, Jr., M.D.
San Antonio, TX
Anthony A. Romeo, M.D.
Chicago, IL
Benjamin D. Rubin, M.D.
Orange, CA
Richard K.N. Ryu, M.D.
Santa Barbara, CA
James Shankwiler, M.D.
Los Angeles, CA
Michael Skyhar, M.D., FACS
Encinitas, CA
Stephen J. Snyder, M.D.
Van Nuys, CA
John W. Sperling, M.D., MBA
Rochester, MN
Erik Stark, M.D.
Oceanside, CA
William B. Stetson, M.D.
Burbank, CA
Russell J. Striff Jr., M.D.
Sayre, PA
Howard J. Sweeney, M.D.
Glenview, Il
James P. Tasto, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Tom D. Thomas, M.D.
Mission Viejo, CA
Greg Vandenberghe, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Jon J.P. Warner, M.D.
Boston, MA
Stephen C. Weber, M.D.
Sacramento, CA
Peter Wile, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Donald A. Wiss, M.D.
Los Angeles, CA
Edmond P. Young, M.D.
San Diego, CA

 

Case Presentations

Improving your Practice: Case Presentations (Main Lecture Hall)
Friday, June 24th, 2011
2:00 pm

Jeffrey Abrams, M.D., Robert Bell, M.D., Andrew Hartman, M.D.,
Evan Lederman, M.D., Craig Morgan, M.D., Stephen Snyder, M.D.,
John W. Sperling, M.D., MBA, Stephen C. Weber, M.D.

Learn from the experts! Bring your most challenging case (or a case illustrating what you have learned from previous courses.) Present to our expert panel. Topics include: Arthroplasty, fracture treatment, instability, rotator cuff repair, biceps, SLAP, frozen shoulder, and more……

Recommended for participation: Submit 6 PPT image/video slides to SDSI prior to course. Include brief patient history, treatment, patient outcome and questions for panel. Ensure no patient identifiable information or company trade names are presented in slides. Presentations will be reviewed prior to presentation and are limited to 15 minutes per case.

Pre-registration required to present a case. Specific session participation details provided with registration confirmation. All welcome to listen and learn!