February 23, 2009
 

 
Save the Date: 2009 TOA Annual Meeting
  

By Timothy L. Beck, MD
President, Texas Orthopaedic Association

Save the Date!
2009 Texas Orthopaedic Association
Annual Meeting
April 23 – 25, 2009 ~ Sheraton Hotel, Austin

The Texas Orthopaedic Association (TOA) and the Texas Orthopaedic Foundation (TOF) proudly present "New Concepts in Orthopaedic Surgery," another fantastic scientific program.  We are privileged to have an all-star cast of experts to teach us new and updated cutting edge techniques and concepts.  L. Edward Seade, MD and his team on the Program Committee have fashioned a program for everyone, from the general orthopaedic surgeon to the specialist, including:

 

 

The Cavovarus Foot: Recognition and Treatment
John Early, MD, Dallas

Preoperative Evaluation and Patient Selection for Hip Arthroscopy
 E. Matthew Heinrich, MD, Austin

 

 

Achilles Tendon Disorders
Carroll Jones, MD, North Carolina

Advances in Hip Arthroscopy
Robert Scheinberg, MD, Dallas

 

 

Complex Foot & Ankle Problems in Athletes
Thomas Clanton, MD, Houston

Technique in Double Row Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair
Edward Seade, MD, Austin

 

 

Differential Diagnosis of Knee Pain
James Montgomery, MD, Dallas

EPOCA Shoulder System
Anil Dutta, MD, San Antonio

 

 

Articular Cartilage Lesions of the Knee:  Microfraction and other Treatment Options
Steven Singleton, MD, South Carolina

Integrating Shoulder Ultrasound Into Your Practice
Don Buford, MD, Dallas

 

 

Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: 150 Consecutive Cases
Daniel Cooper, MD, Dallas

Pins, Plates, and Prostheses:  Current Concepts in the Treatment of Proximal Humeral Fractures
Sumant Krishnan, MD, Dallas

 

 

The MACI Procedure:  Development, Benefits, Technique, and Results
Dr. Pedro Guillen Garcia, Spain

Arthroscopic Treatment of Shoulder Instability and SLAP Lesions
Don Buford, MD, Dallas

 

 

Treatment of the Primary Patella Dislocation
Jeffrey Lyman, MD, Arizona

What's New in Shoulder Arthroplasty
T. Bradley Edwards, MD, Houston

 

 

TOA is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians and designates 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits on Friday, April 24th & Saturday, April 25th. 

We will send you the preliminary program next week with a registration form.  To view a complete list of speakers and hands-on workshops, please visit the TOA website by clicking here.  We greatly appreciate your decision to join your colleagues in our common goal of learning, sharing, and excelling in the art of orthopaedic surgery.

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TDI-DWC: Basic WC for Medical Office Staff Seminar Offered in Paris on March 31
     

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR MORE INFORMATION

February 17, 2009

(General) Michelle Banks @ (512) 804-4203

For Immediate Release

(Media) John Greeley @ (512) 463-6425

AUSTIN, TX — The Paris Junior College Small Business Development Center will sponsor an educational seminar for medical office staff, including office managers and billing staff, entitled Basic Workers'

Compensation for Medical Office Staff on Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The seminar is presented by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation. The seminar will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Paris Junior College, Bobby R. Walters Workforce Training Center, West Entrance, 2400 Clarksville Street in Paris. The cost is $99 per person.

The educational seminar will provide medical office staff practical information about rules and processes affecting health care delivery to injured employees, enabling them to effectively participate in the Texas workers' compensation system. The educational seminar will provide information on the following topics:

  • case management and Return to Work;
  • treatment guidelines;
  • preauthorization;
  • billing and reimbursement;
  • medical documentation;
  • dispute resolution;
  • Maximum Medical Improvement and Impairment Rating; and
  • other issues effecting workers' compensation claims.

To register, contact Pat Bell or Joann Seiber, Paris Junior College Small Business Development Center, at 903-782-0224 or pbell@parisjc.edu.
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This Week In Texas: Mignon McGarry Memos
 

By Mignon McGarry
TOA Legislative Advocate
TOA Online Version: All Memos

 

February 11, 2009, Wednesday
Things are moving fast and furious in Austin these days. Over in the Texas Senate, committees are holding organizational hearings, adopting

committee rules and preparing to hear bills as soon as next week. The Senate Finance Committee continues to hear testimony on state agency legislative appropriation requests (LARs). Bills are also being referred to committee at a steady pace.

Across the rotunda in the Texas House, the new committee chairs are settling in by hiring clerks and other staff. Bills are being referred in the House as well. The House Appropriations Committee has divided into subcommittees and will begin hearing from state agencies as soon as tomorrow.

Looking forward, expect a mountain of legislation to be filed during the next three weeks as we approach the March 13th filing deadline. Keep in mind that many of these bills are "shell" or "placeholder" bills with details to be added at a later date.

If you need a refresher on how a bill becomes a law, follow this link to the Guide to Texas Legislative Information, a publication by the Texas Legislative Council.
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New Product Release: Cast Vents
  

A constant complaint from patients is the fact that their cast itches. Many patients employ less than optimal approaches to address cast itch. Cast Vents are designed specifically to address this problem by allowing the introduction of warm air directly inside of their cast. Imagine what it feels like to put on warm clothes right out of the dryer. This is what your patients cast feels like with cast vents and the use of a mating air pump.

Cast Vents do not require any additional tools or materials beyond the inclusion of the vents themselves. The process is very straight forward. Once the inner stocking has been placed down, you include a vent as you wrap the cotton padding. As you apply the fiberglass wrapping, you then work around the vent as you would as thumb in a short arm cast. Once you are finished, you are left with a cylindrical hole in the cast. The cylindrical hole allows a mating air pump to be attached. The mating air pump introduces a large volume of warm air directly to the inside of the cast.

Cast Vent, LLC is currently looking for private orthopedic practices to stock and offer cast vents and pumps to their patients. Cast Vent, LLC will place the initial inventory in the casting room free of charge and provide brochures. Prior to cast construction, the patient is offered the product and if they decide to have it included, they purchase it from your office. Upon replenishment of the inventory, your office will be invoiced for vents and pumps previously sold. There are no out of pocket expenses for your practice. Upon replenishment of stock, you will be invoiced for monies already collected from the patient. Pricing is roughly equivalent to the purchase of a tank of gasoline (quite reasonable).

If you are interested in offering cast vents to your patients, please contact Cast Vent, LLC at sales@castvent.com or call 512-422-0729.

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