June 24, New Delhi 2018

Announcement

AOTrauma Introduction Program

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Fracture fixation providing absolute or relative stability, as required by the �personality� of the fracture, the patient, and the injury.

Fracture reduction and fixation to restore anatomical

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AOTrauma is committed to improve patient care outcomesthrough the highest quality education. We strive to combinethe right knowledge and surgical skills that empower theorthopaedic and trauma surgeons and the operating roompersonnel to put theory into practice and to improve fracturemanagement for the benefit of the patient.

We have the honor to welcome you to the AOTrauma Introduction Program run by the new AOTrauma Specialty! We hope you will enjoy your course and the entire experience.

What is AOTrauma? We are the "clinical division"�a community for Trauma and Orthopaedics within the AO Foundation. As an AO Specialty we aim to integrate and align applied and clinical research, education, and community development functions into one direction�AOTrauma for the benefit of our members, stakeholders, and patients.

How AOTrauma benefits you? By working as a single team we will focus and better leverage our resources, expertise, and skills on creating and delivering new and greater value to our members.

What does this mean in education? AOTrauma is committed to provide you the best possible educational experience by continuously embracing and introducing new educational techniques to help you learn and more effectively implement your knowledge for the benefit of your patients.

Why join AOTrauma? Joining AOTrauma means you are part of the �Trauma & Orthopaedic� community within the AO. AOTrauma will help you develop lifelong friendships and relationships; we will help you access our �knowledge network� and get involved in new opportunities that advance trauma care.

Dear AOTrauma course participant,

Wa'el TahaChairperson AOTrauma Education Commission

If you enjoy the experience during your course and would like to stay in touch with the organization and its international network of surgeons, we invite you to become a member of AOTrauma. The benefits of membership, including options to get involved in new opportunities that advance trauma care are described at www.aotrauma.org.

Kodi KojimaChairperson AOTraumaInternational Board

George ThomasSt. Isabel's Hospital, Chennai

AOTrauma India Chairperson

Jayasankar P V Sundaram Medical Foundation, Chennai

AO India Trustees

AOTrauma India Education Officer

Sushrut BabhulkarSushrut Institute of Medical Sciences,Nagpur

Dr Abhishek KaushikDr Amit SrivastavDr Amresh GhaiDr Ashish JaimanDr Nishit PaloDr Pushkar ChawlaDr Ritabh Kumar

Faculty

Indian Spinal Injuries CentreOpp Vasant Valley School, Sector C, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070

Course venue

Course organizationAOTrauma Asia PacificAO Asia-Pacific LimitedUnit 1310-11, Tower 1, Millennium City 1,388 Kwong Tong Road,Kowloon, Hong KongPhone +852 2581 1775Fax +852 2581 1772Email aotap@aotrauma.org

AO funding sourcesUnrestricted educational grants from different sources are collected and pooled together centrally by the AO Foundation. All events are planned and scheduled by local and regional AO surgeon groups based on local needs assessments. We rely on industrial/commercial partners for in-kind support to run simulations/skills training if educationally neede

Course logistics

Event organization complianceIn certain countries where AO has no office but offers educational events, the AO cooperates with third party companies to conduct local organization and logistics, as well as to communicate with participants in the local language. In these cases the AO has put rules and guidelines in place (Letter of Secondment, AO Foundation�Principles of AO Educational Events) to ensure that this cooperation has no impact on the curricula, scientific program, or faculty selection.

AO Courses in New DelhiBhavnesh MittalPhone +91 8587899960Email mittal.bhavnesh@ao-courses.com

Course Objectives

Course information

The course will only accept a maximum of 50 participants based on first come basis. The registration will be closed after 50 applications.

New Delhi

This course is primarily meant for surgeons practicing in India.

M.S (Ortho) / D(Ortho) / D.N.B (Ortho)AO Principles Course. A Copy of the certificates must accompany the application form. There should be a gap of minimum one year from the date of completion of AO Principles Course

Inclusions

Course fees The course Fees ` 500 Payable online by Debit/Credit Card.

Program

Time Topic Speaker

08.00 - 08.30 Registration

08.30 - 08.35 am Welcome Dr Ritabh Kumar

08.35 - 08.40 am Introduction of course objectives Dr Ritabh Kumar

Session I - Basic Principles Moderator : Dr Amit Srivastav

8.40 - 8.55 am The Old and the New millennium - AO foundation, Then and Now Dr Amresh Ghai

8.55 - 9.10 am AO fracture Classification Dr Ritabh Kumar

9.105 - 9.25 am Fracture healing and how treatment influences it Dr Ashish Jaiman

9.25 - 9.40 am Direct / Indirect Reduction Dr Abhishek Kaushik

Session II - Absolute Stability Dr Amresh Ghai

9.40- 9.50 am Screw anatomy and function - lag screw principle Dr Pushkar Chawla

9.50 - 10.05 am Plates-form and function Dr Amit Srivastav

10.05 - 10.20 am Tension band wiring Dr Nishit Palo

10.20 - 10.50 am Discussion

10.50 - 11.05 am Tea Break

Session III - Relative Stability Dr Abhishek Kaushik

11.05 - 11.20 am Extramedullary fixation - external fixator, bridging plate Dr Amresh Ghai

11.20 - 11.35 am Intramedullary fixation

11.35 - 12.05 Discussion

Practical Exercises (Video and Demonstration)

12.05 - 1.05 pm Lag screw fixation Dr Pushkar Chawla

Tension Band wire fixation Dr Nishit Palo

Compression Plate Dr Amit Srivastav

1.05 - 2.00 Pm Lunch

Session IV - Principles of fracture treatment Dr Ashish Jaiman

2.00 - 2.15 pm Management of articular fractures Dr Abhishek Kaushik

2.15 - 2.30 pm Management of diaphyseal fractures Dr Pushkar Chawla

2.30 - 2.45 pm Management of open fractures Dr Ritabh Kumar

2.45 - 3.15 pm Discussion

3.15 - 4.15 pm Practical Exercises (Video and Demonstration) Dr Amresh Ghai

External fixator

Session V - Special Problems Dr Pushkar Chawla

4.15 - 4.30 pm Management of infection, early and late Dr Ashish Jaiman

4.30 - 4.45 pm Delayed and nonunion Dr Amit Srivastav

4.45 - 5.15 pm Final Discussion

Closing Remarks and end of the Program

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1) Only fully completed application forms with attested copy of certificates will be considered & processed. Please send scanned copy on below email address.

2) Submission of application form is not the guarantee of the selection for the course.

Communication Address : mittal.bhavnesh@ao-courses.com

The scan copy of the duly filled and signed application form

Attested Copy of the certificate of MS (Ortho) or D.N.B. (Ortho)

3) Once your application is selected you will receive a selection letter alongwith an e-link. Use the link to register online and make payment of fees. “Fees for the course is ` 500