IHIG Global Health: Translating Ideas into Action
March 7, 2010, San Francisco, CA
Amber Caldwell represents IGOT and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery on a panel for the 2010 International Health Interest Group Conference regarding Global Health Diplomacy. Tom Penoyar, MD presents a poster entitled, ““Addressing Global Unmet Musculoskeletal Need: IGOT”. The “Global Health: Translating Ideas into Action” is held at the UCSF Parnassus Campus in Cole Hall.
http://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu
IGOT at the AAOS Annual Meeting
March 2010, New Orleans, LA
The IGOT team attends the AAOS Annual Meeting. Dr. Richard Coughlin and Amber Caldwell volunteer for the annual playground rebuild sponsored by the AAOS in an underserved community of New Orleans. All international activities, including the Health Volunteers Annual Luncheon and Symposium will be attended by Dr. Richard Coughlin, Amber Caldwell and Dr. Richard Gosselin.
http://www.aaos.org/education/anmeet/anmeet.asp
IGOT at the Burden of Surgical Disease Working Group
March 2010, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Tom Penoyar, MD, representing IGOT, presents two abstracts at the Burden of Surgical Disease Working Meeting entitled; “Surgical Care in Primary Hospitals of Tanzania” and “Building Sustainable Infrastructure for Musculoskeletal Care in the Developing World”
http://site.burdenofsurgicaldisease.com/Staff.html
IGOT at the 1st Annual International Medical Volunteerism Conference
April 2010, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Amber Caldwell attends the 1st Annual International Medical Volunteerism Conference at Emory University in Atlanta, GA to speak on Orthopaedic Surgery and Global Health.
http://www.emoryimvc.org/
5th Annual San Francisco Orthopaedic Trauma Course
April 2010, San Francisco, CA
Offered for the fifth year, the San Francisco Orthopaedic Trauma Course will be held on April 22-24th at the InterContinental Hotel San Francisco. IGOT hosts an annual International Lunch Symposium highlighting current research and interesting case studies in developing countries. Register and view more details here: http://www.cme.ucsf.edu/cme/CourseDetail
IGOT at the 55th Annual LeRoy C. Abbott Society Scientific Program and 31st Annual Verne T. Inman Lectureship
May 13-14, 2010, San Francisco, CA
The LeRoy C. Abbott Society and UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery would like to announce the 55th Annual LeRoy C. Abbott Scientific Program and 31st Annual Verne T. Inman Lectureship scheduled for May 13 & 14, 2010. There will again be two Visiting Professors. Dr. Richard Gelberman is the Fred C. Reynolds Professor and Head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Timothy Bray is a Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCD Medical Center and maintains an active practice in Reno, Nevada.
Register and view more details here: https://www.cme.ucsf.edu/cme/CourseDetail
IGOT Hosts the SIGN Free Flap Surgical Training Course
September 13-14, 2010, San Francisco, CA
IGOT hosts the “SIGN Flap Course” at the Orthopaedic Trauma Institute’s Surgical Training Facilities. Over 25 international colleagues, primarily from developing countries will be in attendance prior to their participation at the Annual SIGN Conference to learn the surgical technique for “free-flap” plastic surgery procedures. Dr. Scott Hansen and the Plastic Surgery Fellows at San Francisco General Hospital are the teaching faculty for this conference.