Orthopedics
The American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics (AOAO) track will close gaps by equipping PCPs with up-to-date, practical, and evidence-based musculoskeletal (MSK) knowledge.
MSK complaints account for 20–30% of all primary care visits, making them one of the most common reasons patients seek medical attention. Despite this high prevalence, multiple studies show that primary care physicians (PCPs) often feel underprepared to diagnose, manage, and triage MSK conditions, especially as treatment options evolve rapidly. New diagnostic tools, regenerative therapies, updated imaging guidelines, and shifting best practices in conservative management have widened the gap between current evidence and day-to-day primary care practice.
Virtual sessions
Title
Speakers
CME Credit
Optimizing Patients for Joint Replacement Surgery:
- Skin Optimization and Dermatology in Joint Arthroplasty
- Total Joint Preoperative Optimization
- Immunonutrition in Total Joint Arthroplasty
May Hall, DO; Anthony Parker, DO; Adam Norwood, DO
Musculoskeletal Basic Science Review
Lauren Zeitlinger, DO
Work-Life Balance:
- Professional Coaching: Indications and Techniques
- Things I Wish I Knew: First Half of Career
- Achieving Work-Life Balance
- Recognizing and Combating Burnout
- Things I Wish I Knew: First Year of Practice
- Things I Wish I Knew: Second Half of Career
Emily Tan, DO; Richard Howard, DO; Richard Pizzo, DO; Jonathan Olson, DO; Brian Paff, DO; Edward Armbruster, DO
Update in Pediatric Orthopedics:
- Updates in Neuromuscular Pediatric Orthopedics
- Neuromuscular Scoliosis: Non-Surgical and Surgical Update
- Update on Management of Blount's Disorder
- Update on Management of Clubfoot and Vertical Talus
- Strategies in Guided Growth
Baily Young, DO; Ashley Startzman, DO; Melissa Martinek, DO; Daniel Ruggles, DO; Kristin Cola, DO
Current Trends in Sports Medicine:
- Evaluation and Management of Painful Post-Operative Hip Scope Patients
- Orthopedic Sports Medicine Board Review
- Expert Hip Case Presentations and Discussion
- Mentorship: Lessons Learned (and Taught)
- Non-Operative Management of the Throwing Elbow
Benjamin Thomasson, DO; Kevin Witte, DO; Nicholas Sgaglione, MD; Scott King, DO; Trey Remaley, DO
Update in Orthopedic Trauma:
- Fracture Related Infections
- Complex Proximal Femur Fractures
- Talus and Calcaneal Fracture Treatment Strategies
- Orthopedic Spine Trauma and Trends Part II
- Thoracolumbar Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures in the Elderly
Jerrod Steimle, DO; Jacob Rumley, DO; Neel Thakkar, DO; Andrew Cramer, DO; Benjamin Bonner, DO
Optimizing Patients for Joint Replacement Surgery:
- Skin Optimization and Dermatology in Joint Arthroplasty
- Total Joint Preoperative Optimization
- Immunonutrition in Total Joint Arthroplasty
Learning Objectives
- Review dermatology optimization and its application to adult reconstruction osteopathic medical practices
- Review preoperative optimization of total joint replacement
- Review immunonutrition and its application to adult reconstruction osteopathic medical practices
Speakers
May Hall, DO
Anthony Parker, DO
Adam Norwood, DO
Musculoskeletal Basic Science Review
Learning Objectives
- Review the basic science of bone structure and metabolism
Speakers
Lauren Zeitlinger, DO
Work-Life Balance:
- Professional Coaching: Indications and Techniques
- Things I Wish I Knew: First Half of Career
- Achieving Work-Life Balance
- Recognizing and Combating Burnout
- Things I Wish I Knew: First Year of Practice
- Things I Wish I Knew: Second Half of Career
Learning Objectives
- Utilize techniques in professional coaching to facilitate personal and professional growth
- Review practice tips not readily available in literature and apply them to their own practices
- Recognize physician burnout and review options available to treat and prevent physician burnout
Speakers
Emily Tan, DO
Richard Howard, DO
Richard Pizzo, DO
Jonathan Olson, DO
Brian Paff, DO
Edward Armbruster, DO
Update in Pediatric Orthopedics:
- Updates in Neuromuscular Pediatric Orthopedics
- Neuromuscular Scoliosis: Non-Surgical and Surgical Update
- Update on Management of Blount's Disorder
- Update on Management of Clubfoot and Vertical Talus
- Strategies in Guided Growth
Learning Objectives
- Review current concepts in care of neuromuscular patients and discuss emerging trends and new concepts/controversies in management
- Review recent treatment advances for scoliosis and discuss treatment strategies for guided growth surgery in skeletally immature patients
- Review pediatric distal humerus lateral condyle fractures and how to identify them, how they impact growth and development, and treatment strategies
- Review osteopathic patient care and treatment options for Blount’s disorder
- Review Neuromuscular Scoliosis, the latest updates in nonoperative management, and the surgical indications for Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Speakers
Baily Young, DO
Ashley Startzman, DO
Melissa Martinek, DO
Daniel Ruggles, DO
Kristin Cola, DO
Current Trends in Sports Medicine:
- Evaluation and Management of Painful Post-Operative Hip Scope Patients
- Orthopedic Sports Medicine Board Review
- Expert Hip Case Presentations and Discussion
- Mentorship: Lessons Learned (and Taught)
- Non-Operative Management of the Throwing Elbow
Learning Objectives
- Review how to diagnose and treat instability of the hip joint
- Explain why to choose conservative management of ulnar collateral ligament injuries, when to choose conservative management, what the conversation with the patient/family looks like, the role of biologics in conservative management, and the success rates of conservative management
- Review the benefits of mentorship and how to integrate principles into daily practice
- Review different surgical hip cases and how they were treated
- Review upper and lower extremity anatomy as well as the most used surgical techniques to treat common sports injuries
Speakers
Benjamin Thomasson, DO
Kevin Witte, DO
Nicholas Sgaglione, MD
Scott King, DO
Trey Remaley, DO
Update in Orthopedic Trauma:
- Fracture Related Infections
- Complex Proximal Femur Fractures
- Talus and Calcaneal Fracture Treatment Strategies
- Orthopedic Spine Trauma and Trends Part II
- Thoracolumbar Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures in the Elderly
Learning Objectives
- Determine treatment strategies regarding topical antibiotics and their role in fracture care along with how to treat fracture related infections and fracture nonunions
- Review the most updated evidence-based literature supporting different treatment strategies for these injuries to try to optimize patient outcomes
- Review complications and treatment options for patients with DVT Prophylaxis and current treatment trends for rapid sequence MRI protocols in spinal cord trauma
- Utilize updated techniques and treatment strategies for talus and calcaneus fractures
- Utilize updated techniques and treatment strategies for proximal femoral fractures
Speakers
Jerrod Steimle, DO
Jacob Rumley, DO
Neel Thakkar, DO
Andrew Cramer, DO
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Benjamin Bonner, DO