AOSSM-Arthritis Foundation Think Tank: Multicenter Trial for the Treatment of Shoulder Osteoarthritis
Location: Room 607
The purpose of this Think Tank is to highlight existing literature, knowledge gaps, new innovations, and best practices related to multicenter clinical trials in the prevention and treatment of shoulder OA. Join us for this discussion and small group breakout sessions. Your input will be valuable as we plan the Request for Proposals to be released in 2025.
Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Allograft Creation
Donor Alliance, AlloSource and JRF Ortho invite you to visit their facilities on a tour led by Rachel M. Frank, MD, University of Colorado School of Medicine. Take a journey to discover the path an allograft takes from tissue donation to manufacturing, making them available for your surgeries. This unique opportunity is only possible in Denver and being offered exclusively to 2024 Annual Meeting attendees.
The tour is free! Registration is limited to the first 40 people and transportation is provided.
On the bus, hear from Dr. Frank regarding her experience using allografts and being an allograft recipient. Lunch and refreshments will also be provided.
For additional information contact [email protected].
Opening Ceremony and Welcome
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom
General Session: Isolated ACL Reconstruction or LET It Be
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom
Exhibit Hall Hours
Location: The Field House (Hall A)
Live Surgery Demonstration: The MISHA Knee System
Location: OLC Mobile Lab & Spectator Area in The Field House
The MISHA Knee System is designed to treat patients with medial knee OA who are not ready for arthroplasty. Learn more from the speakers who will share their experience with MISHA and demonstrate the surgical technique.
Exciting Technologies from DePuy Synthes Sports Medicine for The Treatment of Rotator Cuff Disease
Location: The Training Center in The Field House
Game Changer Session: The Unequal Playing Field—Addressing Health Disparities in Sports Medicine with the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom
Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Arthrex
Journal Reviewers' Workshop
Location: Room 607
Lunch and Learn
Smith+Nephew: Elevating Standards of Care: Cutting-Edge, Evidence-Based Technology for Knee Repair and Restoration
Location: Room 205
Arthrex: Treating Complex Shoulder Pathology With Biologic Grafts
Location: Room 103
Lunch Break
Location: The Field House
Training Center Presentations in The Field House
Location: The Training Center
Join us in The Field House for these industry presentations presented by:
Supporting the Hip: Extra-articular Considerations in Hip Preservation
Knee Controversies: What to Do in the Athlete’s Knee
Traveling Fellows Presentation
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom
General Session: Shoulder Instability
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom
Concurrent Session A: Meniscal Tears—Getting to the Root of the Problem
Location: Room 205
Concurrent Session C: Brace Yourself for the Changes in UCL Management
Location: Room 104
Training Center Presentation in The Field House
Location: The Training Center
Fixing the Weak Link: Bone-to-Tendon Healing with EnFix™ Demineralized Bone Fiber Implants
Concurrent Session A: Rehabilitation—Getting Back in the Game
Location: Room 205
Concurrent Session C: The Times They Are-A-Changin'—Prepare Your Practice
Location: Room 104
SOMOS Reception
Location: Hyatt Regency: Third Floor, Granite
Join us for the annual gathering of our military members. All are welcome to attend this event that recognizes and celebrates sports medicine in the military. If you are current military, former military, a colleague or friend who cares for those who serve or who have served our country, please join us.
The FORUM Meetup
Location: Hyatt Regency: Third Floor, Agate
Visit with colleagues and enjoy the end of the first day of the AOSSM Annual Meeting. Forum members and prospective members are invited to attend.
Welcome Reception
Location: Hyatt Regency: Fourth Floor, Capitol Ballroom
Connect with colleagues and friends at the AOSSM Welcome Night Reception for the 2024 Annual Meeting. This lively party will the colorful great outdoors, indoors, and celebrate this unique Mile High City. Enjoy an array of interactive activities and games for the young and young at heart, alongside local cuisines showcasing the flavors of Rockies. Located at the Hyatt Regency Denver, just across from the Colorado Convention Center.
Thursday Night Lights Social
Location: Tom’s Watch Bar
Join Us for a Night Out at AOSSM: Swing into action at Tom’s Watch Bar, set against the backdrop of Coors Field featuring golf simulators, shuffleboard and food & drinks with your peers and society leaders. Hosted by the Early Career Member Committee and sponsored by Össur and Vericel, all members under the age of 45 or in practice under 10 years are welcome.
Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast
Location: Hyatt Regency: Fourth Floor, Capitol 1
Playmaker Grant Lab
Location: Room 201
Finalists for the Playmaker Grant will present their research strategies at a shark-tank session open to all meeting attendees. This session will provide panelists, finalists, and audience members the opportunity to interact with and discuss the merits of each proposal. All funding decisions will be made by standing members of the AOSSM Research Committee and a winner(s) will be selected on site!
The Breakfast Club
DePuy Synthes
Location: Room 103
Legally Mine: Proper use of Legal Entities for Lawsuit Protection & Tax Reduction
Location: Room 110
VALD Health: Using Objective Data to Guide Decision Making
Location: Room 104
Legally Mine: Proper use of Legal Entities for Lawsuit Protection & Tax Reduction
Location: Room 110
ACL Details
Location: Room 103
Osteotomy – Taking the Load Off
Location: Room 104
VJSM Fellows Video Challenge
Location: Room 205
Exhibit Hall Hours
Location: The Field House (Hall A)
Live Surgery Demonstration in The Field House
Location: OLC Mobile Lab & Spectator Area
Advanced Solutions for Complex Knee Injuries: Soft Tissue Augmentation with BioBrace & Cartilage Repair with Cartimax
Training Center Presentation in The Field House
Location: The Training Center
FDA Breakthrough for Knee OA: The Implantable Shock Absorber
Ace Awards Announcement
Location: The Field House
The ACE Award is a competitive, new product award for our exhibitors, recognizing cutting-edge innovation in the field of orthopaedic sports medicine. The award represents the Society’s recognition of industry partners’ contribution to the field and the importance of corporate innovations that impact our members and their patients.
Concurrent Session A: Cuff It—Own the Gamut of Rotator Cuff Tear Management
Location: Room 205
Concurrent Session B: Surgical Management of Complex Knee Sports Injuries: A Global Perspective from ISAKOS
Location: Room 109
Moderators: David Parker, MBBS, BMedSc, FRACS, FAOrthA and Alan Getgood, MD, FRCS (Tr&Orth)
Lunch and Learn
Smith+Nephew: Proof in your Repair: REGENETEN in Clinical Practice
Location: Room 103
Stryker: Treatment Solutions for Complex Cases in the Shoulder Continuum: From Surgery to Rehab!
Location: Room 110
Lunch Break
Location: The Field House
Training Center Presentations in The Field House
Location: The Training Center
Miach BEAR Implant - A Surgeon’s Experience and Clinical Update
AlloSource: Mastering the Art of Labral Reconstruction Using AceConnex® Pre-Sutured Fascia
Arthrex Live! Knee: Soft Anchors for Hard Problems
Location: OLC Mobile Lab & Spectator Area
During this live cadaveric surgical demonstration, faculty will perform multiple techniques in and around the knee that highlight the advantages of using all-suture anchors to treat various knee problems.
Game Changer Session: Risky Business—Keep your (Legal) Briefs On
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom
The Formal EU-US Meniscus Rehabilitation Consensus: An ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPT Initiative
Location: CCC Meeting Room Level, 104
This session presents the results of a recent collaboration among ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPTA. The aim of this consensus statement is to provide recommendations for the usage of rehabilitation (including physical therapy) of patients undergoing either conservative or surgical treatment for degenerative meniscus lesions or acute meniscus tears.
Presenters:
Benjamin Ma, MD
Robert Prill, PhD
Robert LaPrade, MD
Mark Peterno, PT, PhD
James Irrgang, PT, PhD
Presentation of the Robert E. Leach Award
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom
Presidential Address and Medallion Exchange
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom
Concurrent Session A: Osteotomy—No Bones About It
Location: Room 205
J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society (JROGS) Meeting and Reception
Location: Meeting in Room 607, Reception in Room 608
AOSSM is pleased to host a special gathering in partnership with the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society. JRGOS members and all interested meeting attendees are invited to join.
The 2nd Annual Clarence Shields Lecture will be delivered by:
Olufemi Ayeni, MD
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
McMaster University, Ontatrio
General Session: Give It to Me Straight—What Team Physicians are Really Doing
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom
Panelists:
- Robert H. Brophy, MD
- E. Lyle Cain, MD
- Katherine J. Coyner, MD, MBA
- Jason L. Dragoo, MD
- Jeffrey Guy, MD
- Kristofer J. Jones, MD
Sports Medicine Fellowship Reception
Location: Hyatt Regency: Third Floor, Agate
All Program Directors, Program Coordinators, Program Faculty, Residents and Fellows are welcome to join the Sports Medicine Fellowship Reception for continued networking opportunities with your peers and the society’s leaders.
Traveling Fellows Reception
Location: Hyatt Regency: Denver City Terrace
The Traveling Fellowship Reception at the AOSSM Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, invites attendees to connect and engage with past and present traveling fellows. This program facilitates an exchange of scientific knowledge and fosters relationships among sports medicine physicians from North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Latin American countries. The four-week fellowship includes visits to sports medicine centers, interaction with regional experts, patient care experiences, observation in operating rooms, scientific collaboration, case sharing, and recreational activities. Led by a senior orthopaedic sports medicine specialist, these tours feature three emerging leaders in the field. AOSSM collaborates with partner organizations such as APKASS, ESSKA, and SLARD to facilitate travel exchanges between regions, alternating between North America, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Latin America biennially.
Newclip USA Cadaver Training Lab (Slope Reducing Osteotomy)
Location: OLC Mobile Lab
Invitation Only
Hall of Fame Induction
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom
The Winning Playbook for Elite Athlete Care
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom
Supported by a grant from BREG
Keeping professional athletes at the top of their game requires the expert care of a dedicated, multi-disciplinary team. Former Giant and sought-after sports commentator Tiki Barber joins his former head team physician, Scott Rodeo, MD, and renowned head athletic trainer Ronnie Barnes, MS, ATC, for a holistic look at the factors that impact elite athlete care. This panel discussion will cover injury prevention and treatment, return-to-play decisions to mental health, off-field influences and much more from the perspectives of the medical team and the player.
Exhibit Hall Hours
Location: The Field House (Hall A)
Research Workshop
Location: Room 110
Research is an integral part of your practice and may even be an expectation of your institution. Join the AOSSM Research Committee for this insightful workshop focused on research collaborations with industry. An expert panel of industry partners and AOSSM members will discuss:
- Why members should consider research collaborations with industry
- Industry funding priorities
- Why these collaborations are important and mutually beneficial
- Successful approaches for identifying and securing industry funding
Game Changer Session: Going for the Gold
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom
A distinguished panel featuring Olympic team physicians, and Olympic skier and eight-time national champion, Nina O’Brien discuss the unique needs of a multi-sport team competing at the peak of athleticism under extreme pressure.
Speakers:
- Jonathan T. Finnoff, DO, FACSM, FAMSSM, AMSSM Exchange Lecturer, Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee
- Thomas R. Hackett, MD, Team Physician for the U.S. Snowboard Team
- Nina O'Brien, Eight-Time National Champion
Lunch Break
Location: The Field House
Poster Presentations
Location: Posters Area
Researchers present more than 250 posters in The Field House featuring advancements in the science of sports medicine. Interact with authors to learn more about their achievements.
Lunch and Learn
Zimmer Biomet: Using Biologic Augmentation to Support Healing - What Are My Options?
Location: Room 103
Masters Competition
Location: The Training Center
Game Changer Session: Fireside Chat on Leadership and Mentorship for our Future
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom
Join AOSSM President Dean C. Taylor, MD and Robert B. Brown, Gen. (Ret.) for a robust discussion on the skills and qualities of effective leaders. Gen. Brown shares insights from his 38 years in the U.S. Army, from his days at West Point where he played basketball under “Coach K” to serving as Commanding General of the largest service component, U.S. Army Pacific.
Concurrent Session A: Get Yourself in Line—Best Patellofemoral Practices
Location: Room 205
Concurrent Session B: Shoulder Potpourri
Location: Room 109
Concurrent Session C: Back to School—Training/Developing the Next Generation
Location: Room 104
Game Changer Session: Innovations in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Location: Four Seasons Ballroom
Closing Night Event
Location: Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum
Get ready to soar through history and explore the future of aviation and space at our Closing Night Event! Join us at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, located in the Hangar 1 of the former Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado.
Step into a world of iconic aircraft, space vehicles, military uniforms, and so much more. Immerse yourself in the rich history of flight as you get up close and personal with historic artifacts and memorabilia. Feel the excitement of aviation and space exploration as you embark on realistic flight simulators and experience the thrill of soaring through the skies.
This is a night not to be missed, where attendees, guests, and their families can come together to appreciate the wonders of aviation and space. Join us for an unforgettable evening of discovery, inspiration, and connection. Let your imagination take flight at the AOSSM Annual Meeting Closing Night Event!
General Session: Hip Check—Intra-Articular and Extra-Articular
Location: Room 205
Concurrent Session B: More than Just an Ankle Sprain
Location: Room 201