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The 29th Annual CHERRY BLOSSOM SEMINAR will be held Friday April 9th through Sunday April 11th at the Waterview Conference Center in Rosslyn, Virginia (Washington, DC). This 3-day course provides current clinical evaluation, imaging techniques, and treatment options for the most common orthopaedic problems affecting the shoulder and knee. This includes a review of arthroscopic techniques by which shoulder instability, cuff disease, labral, and biceps problems are treated. Discussion will include the appropriate clinical evaluation and treatment techniques to address knee ligament injuries, damage to articular cartilage, meniscus tears, and musculoskeletal trauma, as well as the management of osteoarthritis, including minimally invasive and conventional arthroplasty techniques. The program is for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, physical therapists, and athletic trainers. For more information, please contact us by e-mail at
The XIX INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON SPORTS REHABILITATION AND TRAUMATOLOGY, FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME: Optimizing Functional Outcome in Orthopaedic and Sports Traumatology will be held April 10 to 11, 2010, in Bologna, Italy. The Congress will be organized with plenary sessions, lectures, and free oral and poster presentation sessions. Further and updated information are available on the Web site www.isokinetic.com or at
The 55th NORDIC ORTHOPAEDIC FEDERATION CONGRESS will take place at The Concert Hall in Aarhus, Denmark, May 5 to 7, 2010. For more information visit the Web site at www.nof2010.dk.
The 25th GERMAN-AUSTRIAN-SWISS CONGRESS ON ORTHOPAEDIC SPORTS SURGERY AND SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY will be held June 18 to 20, 2010, at the lecture hall of the University Hospital Munich-Grosshadern, Munich, German. The congress will cover such topics as osteoarthritis and sports, shoulder sport orthopaedics, new imaging methods, and revision surgery and navigation. For more information, contact the congress organizers at Intercongress GmbH, Karlsuher Str. 3, 79108 Freiberg, Germany; phone: 49-761-69699-0; fax: 49-761-69699-11; e-mail:
The Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases will be holding its acclaimed continuing medical education course, “PRINCIPLES OF DANCE MEDICINE: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF THE DANCER PATIENT,” from July 15 to 18, 2010. This 4-day didactic and laboratory course will contain the most recent clinical updates and research findings in the field of dance medicine and cover advanced treatment approaches for the practicing clinician. The course will also provide knowledge concerning the biopsychosocial factors affecting dancers and injury onset, as well as the scientific and clinical basis of injury prevention and treatment. Continuing education credits will be available. For information, contact the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries, 301 East 17th Street, New York, NY 10003; phone: 212-598-6022; fax: 212-598-7613; e-mail:
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