9th Annual Los Angeles Orthopaedic Trauma Symposium

Saturday, October 21, 2017, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST, Sofitel, 8555 Beverly Blvd.


Orthopaedic trauma involves serious injuries to bones and joints, including complex fractures and dislocations that can result in complications. These potentially limb-threatening or life-altering injuries are commonly the result of high-energy trauma from car accidents, falls, sporting activities and industrial accidents, and require critical decision-making strategies for immediate care and surgical interventions. With more patients with complex injuries remaining at the admitting hospital, the responsibility for care rests with surgeons practicing at non-trauma hospitals. This has increased the need for surgeons who take emergency calls to be current with contemporary methods of fracture management.

This conference will present the latest techniques and algorithms in the care of patients with complex upper and lower extremity injuries, hip and femur fractures, and tibia, knee and ankle injuries for the benefit of orthopedic surgeons, emergency room physicians and other clinicians and healthcare professionals. Expert faculty will explore improving outcomes for displaced proximal humeral fractures, discuss the indications for total hip replacement, provide reduction techniques and tricks for subtrochanteric femur fractures and intra-medullary nailing of proximal and distal tibia fractures and cover controversial topics in current trauma care using a combination of didactic lectures, case studies, panel discussions and audience engagement.

1. Identify emerging technologies and methodologies in the management of upper extremity fractures
2. Identify the mechanism of injury and surgical approaches used to treat terrible triad injuries while providing adequate stability for early elbow range of motion and preventing elbow stiffness
3. Apply orthopaedic trauma assessment principles for hip and femur fractures and evaluate surgical intervention options for fracture stabilization and treatment
4. Recognize the different types of knee, tibia, ankle and foot fractures and select the proper diagnostic evaluation and surgical approach for each type of injury
5. Discuss controversial topics in orthopaedic trauma care, including timing of fracture care, bone grafts, post-op infection and osteoporosis

Registration is now closed. LIMITED on-site registration will be taken on a first come first served basis.

To Pay by Check:

Complete the online registration, continue to payment section and select “I will separately be mailing a check for my registration.”

Mail registration form and payment (with checks made payable to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) to:

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Office of Continuing Medical Education
Attn: Registrations
8797 Beverly Boulevard, #250
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Check must be received two weeks before the course.

Refund Policy:

All cancellations must be submitted in writing, and refunds will be subject to a $50 administrative charge. No refunds will be given after October 9, 2017.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is an approved provider for the Physical Therapy Board of California. This course meets the requirements for 4.0 hours of continuing competency. A certificate will be issued to participants after completion of course-evaluations and post-test. 

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ (MD, DO) (7.00 hours), Non-Physician AMA Attendance (7.00 hours)

Saturday, October 21, 2017