2018 Annual Meeting by Mid-America Orthopaedic Association - MAOA 2018

Mid-America Orthopaedic Association (MAOA) 36th Annual Meeting is organized by Mid-America Orthopaedic Association (MAOA) and will be held during Apr 18 - 22, 2018 at Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 28.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Credit Information :
• 8 CME Credits for MAOA/ICJR Pre-Meeting Course
• 16 CME Credits for Scientific Program
• 2.5 CME Credits for Scientific Poster Sessions
• 1 CME Credit for Ask the Expert
• 1 CME Credit for Quiz Bowl

Essential Hip Topics: Cradle to Grave - Pre-meeting course will be held on Apr18, 2018.

Conference Objectives are :
• Discuss the obesity epidemic in management of the orthopedic patient.
• Understand the evolving role for outpatient total joint arthroplasty.
• Provide a review for the treatment of complex orthopedic trauma conditions.
• Review the diagnostic as well as treatment options for common orthopedic spine conditions.
• Understand the current state of ACL surgery as well as common preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations.
• Review the key aspects of limb salvage surgery.
• Review new diagnostic techniques for infections in arthroplasty as well as treatment considerations.
• Provide an understanding of evidence-based medicine and how large multicenter trials are arranged.
• Understand the financial burden of osteoarthritis.
• Provide the clinical outcomes for hip preservation.
• Discuss the narcotic/opioid crisis and how to better manage pain in the orthopedic patient.