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Meetings & Events
 

Complete List of Meetings and Events


Thursday, April 23rd

 

9:00am-4:00pm

Tricks of the Trade-Orthopedic Coding Course
What you need to know and what you should have known to get your claims paid.

 

Margie Vaught,  CPC, CCS-P, MCS-P

 

Course Objectives:
*E and M coding and Consultations
*Review surgical coding and billing rules for: Shoulders, Hand, Hip, Knee and Foot
*Using NPPs and what you need to know
*Physical Therapy-who can perform and who can report                                                                 

 

 

1:00pm-5:00pm

Legislative Briefing & Capitol Visits

 

We will visit our elected leaders in the Texas Capitol to discuss the many issues affecting our practice and our patients.  If you have not been on Texas Capitol visits before, or if you want a “refresher course”, we will have a primer session before heading up to the Texas Capitol.  Everyone in a leadership role in Texas orthopaedics will be there so you can be assured that you will be paired up with some seasoned colleagues.

 

 

5:00pm-6:30pm

Board of Directors Meeting

 

 

7:00pm-9:00pm

Leadership Dinner

 

Supported by Austin Radiology Association

 

By Invitation Only

 

 

Friday, April 24th

 

7:30am-9:00am

Registration & Continental Breakfast

 

 

8:05am-8:15am

Welcome & Announcements ~

Timothy L. Beck, MD, Tyler

L. Edward Seade, MD, Austin

 

 

 

FOOT & ANKLE SYMPOSIUM

 

 

8:15am-8:45am

The Cavovarus Foot: Recognition and Treatment

 

John Early, MD, Dallas

8:45am-9:15am

Achilles Tendon Disorders

 

Carroll Jones, MD, North Carolina

9:15am-9:45am

Complex Foot & Ankle Problems in Athletes

 

Thomas Clanton, MD, Houston ~
Presidential Key Note Speaker

9:45am-10:05am

Roundtable Discussion

 

 

10:05am-11:00am

Exhibit Visitation

 

The TOA technical exhibit hall will provide you with the opportunity to explore the market place, compare products first-hand and plan your purchases of products and services that will allow you to provide a higher level of care to your patients and effectively manage your practice.

 

 

HANDS ON WORKSHOPS

 

 

9:00am-9:45am

Technique in Double Row Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Supported by Arthrocare Sports Medicine

 

Facilitator:  L. Edward Seade, MD, Austin

10:00am-10:45am

EPOCA Shoulder System
Supported by Synthes

 

Facilitator:  Anil Dutta, MD, San Antonio

11:00am-11:45am

Integrating Shoulder Ultrasound Into Your Practice

 

Facilitator:  Don Buford, MD, Dallas

 

 

11:00am-11:45am

The MACI Procedure:  Development, Benefits, Technique, And Results

 

Dr. Pedro Guillen Garcia, Madrid, Spain ~

 

TSSM Key Note Speaker

 

Supported by Genzyme

 

 

11:45am-1:15pm

TSSM & TOF Annual Business Luncheon

 

 

 

SHOULDER & ELBOW SYMPOSIUM

 

 

1:15pm-1:45pm

Pins, Plates, and Prostheses:  Current Concepts in the Treatment of Proximal Humeral Fractures

 

Sumant Krishnan, MD, Dallas

1:45pm-2:15pm

Arthroscopic Treatment of Shoulder Instability and SLAP Lesions

 

Don Buford, MD, Dallas

2:15pm-2:45pm

What’s New in Shoulder Arthroplasty

 

T. Bradley Edwards, MD, Houston

2:45pm-3:00pm

Roundtable Discussion

 

 

3:00pm-3:45pm

Exhibit Visitation

 

 

 

HANDS ON WORKSHOPS

 

 

3:30pm-4:15pm

Foot & Ankle Workshop

 

Facilitator:  John Early, MD, Dallas

3:30pm-4:15pm

Educational Workshop

 

Facilitator:  E. Matthew Heinrich, MD, Austin

4:15pm-5:00pm

Educational Workshop

 

Facilitator:  Jeffrey Lyman, MD, Arizona

 

 

4:15pm-5:15pm

7th Annual Resident Quiz Bowl

 

Two residents from each of Texas’ orthopaedic training programs will compete for the highly coveted traveling trophy, title, and bragging rights.  Dr. Mark Brinker’s orthopaedic brain-teasers challenge the contestants and delight orthopaedists and spouses alike. 

 

 

5:30pm-7:30pm

Faculty Appreciation Dinner

 

By Invitation Only

 

 

7:00pm-10:00pm

TOA Welcome Reception
Exhibit Hall

 

Always a popular event, the TOA Welcome Reception is the best way visit with your friends and enjoy fine cuisine and music.  The TOA would like to thank the Texas Medical Liability Trust for sponsoring this event each year.

Attire-Business Casual 

   

Saturday, April 25th

 

7:15am-9:00am

Registration & Continental Breakfast

 

 

7:00am-8:00am

Past Presidents’ Breakfast

 

Past Presidents of the TOA are cordially invited to attend the Past Presidents’ Council.  A special breakfast in appreciation of your service as President of the TOA.

By Invitation Only

 

 

8:00am-8:10am

Welcome & Announcements

 

Timothy Beck, MD, Tyler

 

L. Edward Seade, MD, Austin

 

 

 

KNEE & HIP SYMPOSIUM

 

 

8:15am-8:45am

Differential Diagnosis of Knee Pain

 

James Montgomery, MD, Dallas

8:45am-9:15am

Articular Cartilage Lesions of the Knee:  Microfraction and other Treatment Options

 

Steven Singleton, MD, Spartanburg, SC

9:15am-9:45am

Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: 150 Consecutive Cases

 

Daniel Cooper, MD, Dallas

9:45am-10:15am

Treatment of the Primary Patella Dislocation

 

Jeffrey Lyman, MD, Arizona

 

 

10:15am-10:45am

Exhibit Visitation

 

 

10:45am-11:15am

Preoperative Evaluation and Patient Selection for Hip Arthroscopy

 

E. Matthew Heinrich, MD, Austin

11:15am-11:45am

Advances in Hip Arthroscopy

 

Robert Scheinberg, MD, Dallas

11:45am-12:00pm

Hip Arthroscopy Roundtable

 

 

12:00pm-1:30pm

TOA Annual Business Luncheon

 

Legislative Update

 

Supported by MedStar Funding

 

 

1:30pm-2:00pm

Financial Trend Analysis of an Orthopaedic Surgery Group

What Does the Future Hold?

 

Alberto Cuellar, MD, Houston

 

 

2:00pm-2:30pm

Exhibit Visitation

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS

 

 

2:30pm-2:36pm

Salter Harris Type III Fracture of Medial Femoral Condyle and Associated Complete Anterior Crutiate Ligament Tear in an Adolescent Athlete a Case Report and Review of the Literature

 

Scott Hrnack, MD, Lubbock

2:36pm-2:42pm

Use of a Novel Three Dimensional Titanium Porous Scaffolding on Tibial Components to Promote Bone/Prosthesis Osseointegration

 

David Waddell, MD, Shreveport, LA

2:42pm-2:48pm

Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty of a Well-Fixed Component with Poor Range of Motion

 

Steven Weeden, MD, Fort Worth

2:48pm-2:54pm

Biomechanical Comparison of Three Femoral Fixation Devices for ACL Reconstruction

 

Brandon Perez, BS, Galveston

2:54pm-3:00pm

Five Year Clinical and Radiographic Review of 464 Medial Pivot Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients

 

Robert Schmidt, MD, Fort Worth

3:00pm-3:06pm

Proximal and Distal Hamstring Avulsion Injuries in Sports

 

Daniel Cooper, MD, Dallas

3:06pm-3:12pm

Compression Failure Analysis of PorouspmMA

 

Charles Osier, MD, Dallas

3:12pm-3:18pm

Mid-Term Results of Second Generation Fully Porous Coated Implants in Femoral Revision

 

Steven Ogden, MD, Fort Worth

3:18pm-3:24pm

Temporary Joint Spanning External Fixation in Lower Extremity Periarticular Trauma: A Survey of the OTA

 

Jason Kennedy, MD, Fort Worth

3:24pm-3:30pm

Return to Duty Rate ofamputee Soldiers in the Current Conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq

 

Daniel Stinner, MD, San Antonio

3:30pm-3:36pm

The Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Look at Patient Derived Outcomes and Complications

 

Alison Cabrera, MD, San Antonio

3:36pm-3:42pm

Community-acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections of the Hand

 

Hilton Gottschalk, MD, Irving

3:42pm-3:48pm

Prospective Study of Red Blood Cell Transfusion Following Unilateral Primary Hip Arthroplasty Using Post-Operative Autologous Blood Salvage

 

Alex Wong, MB, ChB

3:48pm-3:54pm

Clinical Factors Predicting Perioperative Blood Loss and Transfusion During Primary Press Fit Total Hip Arthroplasty

 

Scott Hrnack, MD, Lubbock

3:54pm-4:00pm

Risk Factors Determining the Outcomes in Femoral Neck Fractures Treated with Internal Fixation

 

Dhana Kotilingam, MD, Houston

4:00pm-4:06pm

Intra-operative Fracture Using a Lateral Entry Femoral Nail

 

Daniel Stinner, MD, San Antonio

4:06pm-4:12pm

"Cup within a Cup" Technique in Revision Hip Arthroplasty

 

Steven Weeden, MD, Fort Worth

4:12pm-4:18pm

Intraoperative Customization of Articulating Spacers in Total Hip Replacement and Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Presence of Bone Loss

 

Stephen Incavo, MD, Houston

4:18pm-4:24pm

Mid-substance Peroneal Tendon Defects Augmented with an Acellular Dermal Matrix Allograft

 

Jay Rapley, MD, Plano

4:24pm-4:30pm

Identification of Acetabular Labral Pathology in Asymptomatic Volunteers Using Optimized Noncontrast MRI

 

Matthew Schmitz, MD, San Antonio

4:30pm-4:36pm

Identification of Acetabular Paralabral Cyst in Asymptomatic Volunteers Using Optimized Noncontrast MRI

 

Matthew Schmitz, MD, San Antonio

 

*times and topics subject to change

 

 


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