The Annual Instructional Course and Scientific Meeting of APOS concluded September 17 -- 20, 2009. The meeting included over 65 Orthopaedic Surgeons-in-training and a faculty of 15 in two days of Instruction in Paediatric Orthopaedics. It was followed by a well attended Scientific Meeting. Our Guest Speakers were Benjamin Joseph and Haemish Crawford, from New Zealand. We are proud to announce the induction of a new executive committee.
President: Gary Nattrass, Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne
Treasurer: Scott Mackie, Royal Hobart Hospital, Tasmania
Secretary: Ivan Astori, Mater Childrens Hospital, Queensland
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Future events:
| Date |
Event |
Location |
Contact |
| April 7 - 10, 2010 |
European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society (EPOS) |
Zagreb, Croatia |
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| May 4 - 9, 2010 |
Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA) |
Waikoloa, Hawaii |
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| September 9-12, 2010 |
APOS course/meeting |
Sheraton Noosa, Noosa Queensland |
Course co-ordiantor:
Mr. Michael Johnson |
| September 21 - 24, 2010 |
Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) |
Kyoto, Japan |
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| October 13 - 16, 2010 |
American Academy of Cerebral Palsy |
Washington, D.C. |
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Fellowships:
Registrars are encouraged to have a special interest in Paediatric Orthopaedics. AOA Accredited Fellowships are available in Australia in Adelaide (Dr Peter Cundy), in Sydney (Dr David Little) and in Melbourne (Professor Kerr Graham). Details of these Fellowships are available on the AOA Website www.aoa.org.au with links on the Fellowships page.
Dr Gary Nattrass
President
Australian Paediatric Orthopaedic Society
Past events:
| Date |
Event |
Location |
| 2 – 5 April 2009 |
EPOS (European Paediatric Orthopaedic) |
Lisboa, Portugal |
| 30 April – 3 May 2009 |
POSNA |
Boston,U.S.A. |
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