Upcoming Annual Meeting
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The American Academy of
Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons

35th Annual Scientific Meeting
The Hilton, Portland, Oregon
June 8-11, 2011

Held in Conjunction with the
73rd Annual Surgical Update of the International College of Surgeons

 
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    You are invited to join us for The Academy’s 35th Annual Scientific Meeting, June 10-11, 2011 to be held at the Hilton Portland & Executive Towers Hotel in Portland, Oregon. Join your peers from around the world in a splendid location and take advantage of this opportunity to acquire up to 24 hours of ACCME accredited category I continuing medical education credits (including ICS-US CME offered on June 9th). Participate in an innovative program designed specifically for Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Surgery specialists.

    This year's highlights include focus on Neurosurgical and Orthopaedic Surgery Trauma, a Symposium on Cardiac & Cerebrovascular Disorders in Neurosurgical Disease, and special invited guest speakers presenting information about how to enhance the medical-legal health of your practice. Participation in unique presentations given by internationally renowned speakers enhances your practice viability and reputation while increasing your surgical knowledge.

    We are greatly honored to have Gene Bolles, MD as our 2011 Key Note Speaker. Dr. Bolles shares his unique experience acquired through providing both military and civilian Neurosurgical trauma care. Dr. Bolles has been honored for his expertise and global humanitarian efforts and his experiences have been highly publicized in the media.

    We will also host The 2nd Annual AANOS "Fun"draising Event and Awards Dinner featuring an elegant dinner, entertainment, and awards ceremony. Special guest speaker, Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD will present "Frivolous Lawsuits, Angry Bloggers, Hostile Review Sites, and Other Joys of Medicine; How to Bullet-Proof Your Practice." Don't miss this event which will be held on Friday evening, June 10, 2011 at the Hilton. All Proceeds Benefit the AANOS Scholarship and CME Funds. We look forward to sharing this event with you in "The City of Roses", which is a favorite "green" destination in the West offering wonderful daytime adventures and an exciting nightlife!

     

    Sincerely,
    Kazem Fathie, MD, PhD, FACS, FICS
    Chairman, American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons.

     

     

     

     



     

     
    Officers & Scientific Organizing Committee

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    Chairman of
    the Board    		 CME Committee Chair

    Kazem Fathie, MD, FICS
    Las Vegas, NV    		 William E. Mathews, MD, FICS
    Lafayette, CA
    In Memoriam
     Aug 13, 1922 - April 27, 2011
    Vice Chairman of the Board
    Harilaos T. Sakellarides, MD, PhD, FAAOS, FAANOS, FACS, FICS, FRCS
    Boston, MA
     Additional Info
    International College of Surgeons Liaisons

    ICS Chair of Neurosurgery
     Clara Raquel Epstein, MD, FICS
    Boulder, CO    		 ICS Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery
     Maxime JM Coles, MD, FICS
    Girard, KS

    Scientific Organizing Committee

    Chair of Scientific Organizing Committee
    William Mathews, MD, FICS
    Lafayette, CA

    Alfonso Pino, MD, FICS
    DeLeon, TX    		 Quirico Torres, MD, FICS
    Abilene, TX
    Keynote Speaker

    "A Global Team Approach to Neurosurgical Trauma"

    Gene Bolles, MD
     Neurological Surgeon
    Assistant Professor
    University of Colorado, Department of Neurosurgery
    Denver Health Medical Center, Rocky Mountain Regional Trauma Center
    Denver, CO

    Gene E. Bolles, MD
    Additional Info

    Dr. Bolles is a diplomate of the American Board of Neurosurgery and The American Board of Spine Surgery.  He was raised in a small farming community in northern Ohio and attended the University of Michigan for Undergraduate and Medical School. Following Medical School he came to the University of Colorado in General Surgery. He was drafted as part of the build up for Viet Nam and became an Army flight surgeon, and then a Division Flight Surgeon and Division Surgeon of the 8th Infantry Division in Germany. Following his service he came back to The University of Colorado in Neurosurgery.

    Following his residency he went to Boulder, Colorado and was a general neurosurgeon for 32 years along with being a Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado Medical Center.  During this time, Dr. Bolles trained at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden in Gamma Knife Surgery. He subsequently performed Gamma Knife Surgery at the Rocky Mountain Gamma Knife Center in Denver in addition to his practice in Boulder and North Denver.

    Dr. Bolles was appointed by Governors Richard Lamm and Roy Romer to the Colorado State Board Medical Examiners, where he served as Secretary for two terms. After 9/11, Dr. Bolles was asked to be Chief of Neurosurgery at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany to care for our soldiers during the wars with Afghanistan and Iraq. He served from Thanksgiving 2001 until Feb 2004. Subsequent to this, Dr. Bolles was asked to join the staff at Denver Health Medical Center and the University of Colorado Health Science Center, where he has been primarily doing Neurotrauma and Spinal Surgery.

    Dr. Bolles has been interviewed by many news organizations, journals and magazines including 60 Minutes, Lehrer News Hour, Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman, and Anderson Cooper 360 regarding his experiences with the war.  Over the years Dr. Bolles has done extensive humanitarian medical work in Belize, Mexico, Indonesia, and Albania.  As a result, Dr. Bolles was awarded the Humanitarian Award by the American Association of Neurosurgery in April of 2006.  That same year, he was a special invited guest to Iraq, hosted by President Mazzoud Barzani.
     

    Invited ICS Chair Faculty Presentations

    Orthopaedic Trauma Priorities
    Presented by Maxime J.M. Coles, MD
    ICS-US Chair, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Coffeyville Orthopaedics, PA
    Coffeyville, KS
    Maxime J.M. Coles, MD

    Neurosurgical Management of Penetrating Cranial and Cervical Trauma – A Team Approach

    Presented by Clara Raquel Epstein, MD
    ICS-US Chair, Division of Neurosurgery
    Boulder Neurosurgery Center, LLC
    Boulder Neurosurgery Foundation, Inc.
    Boulder, CO
    Clara Raquel Epstein, MD
    Additional Info

    Invited Faculty
    Mario Ammirati, MD, MBA
    Neurological Surgeon
    Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiation Medicine
    Director, Skull Base Neurosurgery, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Dardinger Microneurosurgical Skull Base Laboratory
    The Ohio State University Medical Center, Department of Neurological Surgery
    Columbus, OH
    Mario Ammirati, MD, MBA
    Jefferson W. Chen, MD, PhD
    Neurological Surgeon
    Director, Neurotrauma
    Legacy Emmanuel Hospital
    Department of Neurological Surgery
    Portland, OR
    Jefferson W.Chen, MD
    Additional Info
    Gregory A. Christoforidis, MD
    Professor of Radiology and Surgery
    Section Chief of Neuroradiology
    The University of Chicago Medical Center
    Chicago, IL
    Gregory A. Christoforidis, MD
    Jaime Diegopérez Ramírez, MD
     Neurological Surgeon
    Centro Neurológico CMABC
    Av. Carlos Graef Fernandez. No. 154.
    Col. Tlaxala Santa Fé.
    México D.F., México
    Jaime Diegopérez Ramírez, MD
    E. Jeffrey Donner, MD
    Orthopaedic Surgeon
    Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine, P.C.
    The Spine Institute
    Loveland, CO
    E. Jeffrey Donner, MD
    Additional Info

     
    Surbhi Jain, MD
    Neurosurgical Oncology
    Assistant Professor
    H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center &
    Research Institute
    Tampa, FL
    Surbhi Jain, MD

    		Larry Teik-man Khoo, MD
    Neurological Surgeon
    The Spine Clinic of Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, CA
     Larry Khoo, MD
    Additional Info
    Mr. Ganesalingam Narenthiran ("Naren") BSc(MedSci)(Hons) MB ChB MRCS(Edin)
    Neurological Surgeon
    Specialist Registrar in Neurosurgery
    Wessex Neurological Centre
    Southampton General Hospital
    Southampton, United Kingdom
    Nadia S. Nathan, MD
         Anesthesiologist
    Associate Professor
    SUNY, Upstate Medical University
    Syracuse, NY
    Nadia S. Nathan, MD
    Additional Info
    Abid Qureshi, MD
     Orthopaedic Surgeon
    Muir Orthopaedic Specialists
    Walnut Creek, CA
    Abid Qureshi, MD
    Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD
    Neurosurgeon
    Founder/CEO Medical Justice Services, Inc.
    Greensboro, NC

    Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD
    William C. Welch, MD
    Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery; Chair, Department of Neurosurgery at Pennsylvania Hospital
    Professor of Neurosurgery
    Philadelphia, PA
    William C. Welch, MD
    Lucia Zamorano, MD
    Neurological Surgeon
    Lucia Zamorano, MD, PLC
    Michigan Brain & Spine Surgery Center
    Detroit, MI
    Lucia Zamorano, MD

    2nd Annual AANOS “Fun”draising Event
    and     Awards Ceremony

    The 2nd Annual AANOS "Fun"draising Event and Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday evening, June 10, 2011 in Portland, OR.

    All Proceeds Benefit the AANOS Scholarship and CME Funds. Private and Corporate Contributions are appreciated. Please contact us to contribute to our ongoing "Fun"d Raising Campaign.

     

    FEATURING:

    "Frivolous Lawsuits, Angry Bloggers, Hostile Review Sites, and Other Joys of Medicine.
    How to Bullet-Proof Your Practice."

     

     

    Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD
    Neurosurgeon/    Founder/CEO
    Medical Justice Services, Inc.
    Greensboro, NC

    Jeffrey Segal, MD, JD

    At any one moment, there are over 50,000 open malpractice lawsuits against healthcare professionals. The majority of these will result in no payment to the patient, but this will be cold comfort. A doctor in the crosshairs of a lawsuit can expect to spend an average of five years defending his reputation before resolution. Those who win do not feel like winners. They just lose less. The presentation will focus on how lawsuits evolve. What motivates patients to sue? What strategies can be implemented to prevent escalation? This - and a collection of other thorny medico-legal issues – and solutions – will be addressed.

    Next, in 2011, challenges to reputation involve more than an assault in a courtroom. With the Internet, if a patient is unhappy he or she needs do little more than access a growing number of Internet doctor rating sites. Today, anyone with a mouse, a broadband connection, and a grudge can create permanent damage to a doctor’s most precious asset – his or her reputation. More than 60 sites allow such criticism to be rendered anonymously. Those with an axe to grind can pose as patients, such as disgruntled office staff, competitors, or even ex-spouses. The posts are disseminated worldwide, and once posted, the criticism rarely comes down. While transparency is a laudable goal, such sites generally lack any accountability. The presentation will also focus on strategies for protecting one’s reputation in cyberspace – monitoring what is being said; promoting the positive; and addressing the negative.

    It takes a lifetime to learn the skills to practice medicine at the highest level, establishing an impeccable reputation. It takes a day to destroy. With the right tools, navigating successfully through the medico-legal world and cyberspace can be done.

    Objectives:

    1. Understand how lawsuits against doctors develop.

    2. Understand how to prevent escalation of conflict into a lawsuit.

    3. Understand the impact of doctor rating sites on reputation.

    4. Understand what strategies can be implemented to prevent damage to reputation by such sites

    5. Understand what strategies can be implemented to promote positive reputation in cyberspace
       

    Don't miss this event this year at our 35th Annual AANOS Scientific Meeting held in Conjunction with the 73rd Annual Surgical Update of the International College of Surgeons in Portland, Oregon.

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    Other Social Events Include:

    ICS-US Welcome Reception

    ICS-US Alliance Silent Auction

    ICS Alliance Tea Party and Movie Discussion

    ICS-US Eddie May's Murder Mystery Dinner

    ICS-US Rose Parade Viewing Party

    ICS Gala Banquet

    ICS New Fellow Induction

    Presidential Recognition & ICS Fellow
    Awards Ceremony

     

    1st Annual AANOS “Fun”draising Event

    The 1st Annual AANOS "Fun"draising Event held at Boulder's Exclusive Highland City Club was a huge success. Wine Cellar Selections/Local Brewed Beer & Hors d’ouvres were served while everyone participated in entertainment, music, cultural discussions and renewing old friendships and acquiring new friends. All Proceeds Benefit the AANOS Scholarship and CME Funds. Private and corporate contributions are appreciated. Please contact us to contribute to our ongoing "Fun"d Raising Campaign. Don't miss this event next year at our Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon.

     


     

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