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Shoulder IEP Fellows and Young Surgeons' Course
March 31-April 2, 2023
Friday, March 31, 2023
Cadaver Labs with Industry - DePuy Synthes & Zimmer Biomet
MEDTOMARKET LAB FACILITY
1:00 PM First Rotation
2:15 PM Break
2:30 PM Second Rotation
3:45 PM Labs Conclude
Symposium Begins
THE OMNI HOTEL DOWNTOWN AUSTIN
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Registration
5:30 PM – 6:15 PM Cocktail Reception // Atrium
6:15 PM - 6:20 PM Welcome, Introduction of Program, and Announcements // Bridge Ballroom
6:20 PM – 7:30 PM Building your practice by Design, not by Default: Lessons Learned
Moderator: Aaron Chamberlain, MD,MSc, MBA
Panel with open Q&A |Luke Austin, MD, Vani Sabesan, MD, FAAOS, Hafiz Kassam, MD
7:30 PM – Adjourn | Thank you to the sponsors
Saturday, April 1, 2023
6:30 AM – 7:20 AM Breakfast
7:20 AM– 7:50 AM Building and Leading Your Team; Mentorship; Life Outside Orthopedics
Aaron Chamberlain, MD, MSc, MBA
7:50 AM - 8:20 AM Creating an Efficient Practice: In the Clinic and the OR
Nathan Orvets, MD
8:20 AM – 8:50 AM Fundamentals of Employment-Contracts & Negotiation
Vani Sabesan, MD, FAAOS
8:50 AM – 9:20 AM Do I Stay or Do I Go? Why a Different Job Makes (or Doesn't) Sense to Me
Ryan Simovitch, MD
9:20 AM – 10:10 AM Industry Breakout- Attendees to visit Industry Sponsors // Pennybacker
10:10 AM – 10:25 AM Break
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM Cases that Keep You Awake at Night: Challenging Revision Cases
Moderator: Peter Chalmers, MD
Panel: Aaron Chamberlain, MD, MSc, MBA, Anand Murthi, MD, FAAOS, Luke Austin, MD, Hafiz Kassam, MD, Nathan Orvets, MD, FAAOS, Benjamin Widmer, MD, Vani Sabesan, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, Ryan Simovitch, MD
11:25 AM - 11:55 PM Preoperative Planning: State of the Art and Future Direction
Hafiz Kassam, MD
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Educational Lunch with Pacira Biosciences // Trademark
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM Round Table Case Presentations with Faculty
Attendees to break out into groups of 5-6 where a faculty member is assigned. Case presentations to be presented to each attendee group where they discuss the diagnosis, prognosis, and how they would proceed.
2:05 PM - 2:35 PM Billing and Coding- Leave Nothing on the Table
Benjamin Widmer, MD
2:35 PM -2:55 PM Getting Involved Externally: Societies and Industry
Anand Murthi, MD, FAAOS
2:55 PM- 3:20 PM Financial Management for the Orthopedic Surgeon: Choosing an Advisor, 529 plans,
Protecting IP; LLC etc.
Chris Robbins, CFP - Vestia
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM Time Management and Burnout: Mental Wellness and Health
Vani Sabesan, MD, FAAOS
3:50 PM -4: 40 PM Industry Breakout- Attendees to visit Industry Sponsors
4:40 PM - 4:55 PM Refreshment Break
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Faculty Panel Case Discussions
Primary Shoulder Arthroplasty
Moderator: Dr. Luke Austin, MD
Panel: Nathan Orvets, MD, FAAOS, Vani Sabesan, MD, FAAOS, Ryan Simovitch, MD
Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty; Custom Prosthesis
Moderator: Peter Chalmers, MD
Panel: Hafiz Kassam, MD, Benjamin Widmer, MD, Aaron Chamberlain, MD, MSc, MBA
6:00 PM Adjourn
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM- Saturday Cocktail Reception // Atrium
7:30 PM- Faculty Dinner with Premier and Foundation Level Sponsors
Sunday, April 2, 2023
6:30 AM – 7:30 AM Breakfast
7:30 AM -7:45 AM Preparing for Boards: Tips and Tricks
Hafiz Kassam, MD
7:45 AM -8:05 AM Building your Professional Network and Communicating with Referring Providers
Peter Chalmers, MD
8:05 AM - 8:25 AM Building your Brand – Outreach, Social Media and Advertising
Anand Murthi, MD, FAAOS
8:25 AM – 9:30 AM Attendees' Case Presentations
Fellows and Young surgeons' are invited to send in or bring interesting cases for discussion with the other attendees and faculty.
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Venture Capital and Healthcare: A Primer
Aaron Chamberlain, MD, MSc, MBA
9:45 AM -10:05 AM Outpatient Shoulder Arthroplasty: Who, When and How
Benjamin Widmer, MD
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM Innovation in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery: What does the future hold? Being
Involved in Design Teams. Inventions, Protecting IP
Luke Austin, MD
10:35 AM – 10:40 AM Final Wrap and Adjourn
Andrew Wolpe, President/COO, Magnifi Group
Aaron Chamberlain, MD, MSc, MBA and Anand Murthi, MD, FAAOS