Our program offers a wealth of organized didactic conferences. The fellow will participate in weekly indications conferences to discuss upcoming and recently completed difficult and challenging procedures to best understand the involved decision making. The fellow will participate in biweekly clinical research conferences and biweekly laboratory research conferences to best understand the research process. In addition, we have an existing program of biweekly conferences with structured didactics so that the fellow will graduate with knowledge of the latest literature and a strong foundation. Our fellowship also serves as the home for an international biannual meeting, the Advanced Shoulder ArthroPlasty (ASAP) Meeting at Snowbird, Utah, and Dr. Tashjian is one of the co-chairmen. The meeting provides the fellow an opportunity to network with world-renowned surgeons in the specialty as well as learning the latest evidence and techniques in arthroplasty.
In addition to these conferences, the fellow will have access to the Surgical Knowledge Integration (SKI) lab. This world-class facility has full-time dedicated staff, twelve surgical stations, and a wide range of surgical tools. Using the SKI lab, the fellow can practice open and arthroscopic procedures learned in the operating room to accelerate their education.
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Didactic Schedule
Shoulder & Elbow Academic Calendar 2024-2025
Shoulder & Elbow Academic Calendar 2024–2025
| Week | Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8/7 | Joyce | Welcome, yearly overview, review expectations |
| 2 | 8/14 | Joyce | Shoulder Anatomy & Biomechanics |
| 3 | 8/21 | Tashjian | Shoulder Open Approaches |
| 4 | 8/28 | Chalmers | Shoulder Arthroscopy: set up, portals, how to be successful |
| 5 | 9/4 | Tashjian | Elbow Open Approaches |
| 6 | 9/11 | Chalmers | Elbow Anatomy & Biomechanics |
| 9/12 | 6PM: New Research Project Proposal meeting | ||
| 7 | 9/18 | Joyce | How to Find a Job and Early Practice Building |
| 8 | 9/25 | Chalmers | Elbow Arthroscopy: indications, technique |
| 9 | 10/2 | Joyce | Rotator Cuff: Posterosuperior Tears (non-surgical management) |
| 10 | 10/9 | Tashjian | Rotator Cuff: Subscapularis Tears |
| 11 | 10/16 | ALL | M&M |
| 12 | 10/23 | ALL | ASES review |
| 13 | 10/30 | Chalmers | Rotator Cuff: Primary Repair technique, constructs, biologics |
| 14 | 11/6 | Joyce | Rotator Cuff: Surgical Management of Irreparable Tears |
| 15 | 11/13 | Tashjian | Sternoclavicular Joint Pathology |
| 16 | 11/20 | Chalmers | Acromioclavicular Joint Pathology |
| 17 | 11/27 | THANKSGIVING: NO CONFERENCE | |
| 18 | 12/4 | Joyce | Glenohumeral Arthritis: Types & non-arthroplasty treatment |
| 11/21 | 6PM: New Research Project Proposal meeting | ||
| 19 | 12/11 | Chalmers | Anatomic Shoulder Arthroplasty |
| 20 | 12/18 | Joyce | Primary Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty |
| 21 | 12/25 | CHRISTMAS: NO CONFERENCE | |
| 22 | 1/1 | NEW YEARS: NO CONFERENCE | |
| 23 | 1/8 | Chalmers | RSA Complications (acromial fracture, instability) |
| 24 | 1/15 | Tashjian | Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty: Glenoid bone loss |
| 25 | 1/22 | Chalmers | Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty: Humeral Bone loss |
| 26 | 1/29 | Joyce | Shoulder Prosthetic Joint Infection |
| 27 | 2/5 | Tashjian | Simple Elbow Dislocations & PLRI |
| 28 | 2/12 | Chalmers | Complex Elbow Instability: Terrible Triad, Monteggia, etc |
| 29 | 2/19 | ALL | M&M |
| 30 | 2/26 | Joyce | Distal Biceps & Triceps tears |
| 31 | 3/5 | Chalmers | Throwing Elbow Injuries |
| 32 | 3/12 | AAOS: NO CONFERENCE | |
| 33 | 3/19 | Joyce | Epicondylitis, Bursitis (CDJ) |
| 34 | 3/26 | Tashjian | Elbow Arthritis, Elbow Arthroplasty |
| 35 | 4/2 | Joyce | Clavicle and Scapula Fractures |
| 36 | 4/9 | Joyce | Proximal Humerus Fractures |
| 4/10 | 6PM: New Research Project Proposal meeting | ||
| 37 | 4/16 | Joyce | Humeral Shaft and Distal Humerus Fractures |
| 38 | 4/23 | Chalmers | Shoulder Instability: Anterior Instability |
| 39 | 4/30 | Tashjian | Shoulder Instability: Posterior Instability, MDI |
| 40 | 5/7 | Joyce | ABOS Part II & Early Practice Hurdles |
| 41 | 5/14 | Chalmers | Shoulder Instability: Anterior Instability with Bone Loss |
| 42 | 5/21 | Tashjian | SLAP Tears |
| 43 | 5/28 | Chalmers | Scapulothoracic Dysfunction, Snapping scapula |
| 44 | 6/4 | Tashjian | Scapular Tendon Transfers |
| 45 | 6/11 | ALL | M&M |
| 46 | 6/18 | Joyce | Neurologic lesions in the Shoulder & Elbow (suprascapular, axillary, ulnar…) |
| 47 | 6/25 | Tashjian | Lessons on Leadership: Becoming a Leader in the Shoulder World |
| 48 | 7/2 | Fellow | Fellow Talk: Management of GHOA in patients under 50 |
| 49 | 7/9 | Chalmers | Integrating Research into Practice; Work-Life Balance |
| 50 | 7/16 | Make up day | |
| 51 | 7/23 | Make up day | |
| 52 | 7/30 | Make up day |
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Calcific Tendinopathy
- Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
- Olecranon / Radial Head Fractures
- Biceps Tendinitis
