Message FinalProgramDouglas W. Lundy, MD, FIOTAOTA President OTA Planning Committee:Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FIOTAOTA Immediate Past PresidentArun Aneja, MD, PhD Leah Gitajn, MD POSNA Planning Committee: Philip McClure, MD Benjamin Scheffer, MD6 AMA PRA Category 1 TM credits offeredSan Diego Convention CenterRoom 29ABCD
In AppreciationDetails for all OTA events atota.orgThe Orthopaedic Trauma Association gratefully acknowledgesthe following companies for their generous nancial support of OTA’s 2025 Specialty Day:Stryker Acumed Johnson & Johnson MedTech ArthrexThe Orthopaedic Trauma Association gratefully acknowledgesthe following 2024 OTA Research and Education Donors:Platinum Award ($150,000 - $249,999)StrykerGold Awards ($100,000 - $149,999) Johnson & Johnson MedTech • Smith & NephewSilver Award ($75,000 - $99,999) Skeletal Dynamics • Zimmer BiometBronze Awards ($50,000 - $74,999)The Aircast Foundation, Inc. • Foundation for Orthopedic Trauma • Globus MedicalCopper Awards ($25,000 - $49,999) Arthrex • Integra LifeSciences • Solventum • The Wyss Foundation Titanium Awards ($5,000 - $24,999) Acumed Bonebridge ITS MY01 OrthoxSeattle Splint by PFS Med, Inc • SI-Bone, Inc.And thank you to Organogenesis education.ota.org/coursesResident Advanced Case Controversies2024 Hyatt Boston HarborBoston, MassachusettsApril 19 – 20, 2024 Chair: Derek Donegan, MDCo-Chair: Matt Garner, MDTARGET AUDIENCEPGY4s, & PGY5sFor every stage of your education...Educational OpportunitiesSpring Comprehensive Fracture Course for ResidentsApril 2 - 5, 2025 – Nashville, TennesseeOrthopaedic Trauma Fellows CourseApril 3 - 6, 2025 – Boston, MassachusettsFall Resident Comprehensive Fracture CourseOctober 15 - 17, 2025 – Phoenix, ArizonaArthroplasty for Fracture SurgeonsNovember 6 - 7, 2025 – Las Vegas, NevadaOTA 41ST Annual Meeting & Pre-Meeting EventsOctober 15 - 18, 2025 – Phoenix, ArizonaWebinarsSee website for complete listing.
1Douglas W. Lundy, MD, FIOTAOTA President OTA Planning Committee:Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FIOTAOTA Immediate Past PresidentArun Aneja, MD, PhD Leah Gitajn, MD POSNA Planning Committee: Philip McClure, MD Benjamin Scheffer, MD6 AMA PRA Category 1 TM credits offeredDescriptionIn partnership with the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), the 2025 OTA Specialty Day will offer an engaging and diverse program designed for trauma and pedi-atric specialists, general orthopaedists,trainees, and advanced practice providers.The agenda will include joint sessions on pediatric trauma topics relevant to all surgeons, featuring leading experts from both POSNA and OTA. Attendees will also benet from a session highlighting the most impactful, practice-changing studies of the past decade. Additionally, forward-looking presentations will explore emerging advances in ortho-paedic trauma, along with a dedicated session featuring insights from future OTA presidents on the direction of the organization and the eld.8:00 am – 8:05 am Welcome Emil Schemitsch, MD, FIOTA, OTA Past President Todd Milbrandt, MD, POSNA PresidentPOSNA-OTA Joint Symposia 8:05 am – 8:40 am Session I Adolescent Fractures Moderators: Gleeson Rebello, MD Alex Kuzma, MD 8:05 am – 8:15 am Can I Nail It? - Tibial Shaft Fractures Norman Ward, MD8:15 am – 8:25 am Can I Nail It? - Femoral Shaft Retrograde/ Anterograde Fractures David Lazarus, MD8:25 am – 8:35 am Adolescent Clavicle Fractures Norman Ward, MD8:35 am – 8:40 am Discussion and Q&ATarget AudienceThis meeting is designed for orthopaedic surgeons and is benecial for related allied, health care professionals including advance practice providers. 1Douglas W. Lundy, MD, FIOTAOTA President OTA Planning Committee:Emil H. Schemitsch, MD, FIOTAOTA Immediate Past PresidentArun Aneja, MD, PhD Leah Gitajn, MD POSNA Planning Committee: Philip McClure, MD Benjamin Scheffer, MD6.25? AMA PRA Category 1 TM credits offeredSan Diego Convention CenterRoom 29ABCDLearning ObjectivesAt the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:• Describe novel and innovative approaches to addressing challenges in orthopaedic trauma• Review practice-changing literature within the eld of orthopaedic trauma• Articulate the future direction of orthopaedic trauma as envisioned by current and future OTA leadership• Understand the latest updates and current controversies in pediatric fracture care covering orthopedic emergencies at all ages and fracture management in the adolescent years.
Trauma Only Topics 10:05 am – 11:05 am Session IV Practice Changing Papers You Might Not Have Heard Of Moderators: Lucas Marchand, MD Holly Pilson, MD 10:05 am – 10:15 am Open vs. Closed Reduction for Young Femoral Neck Fractures Saam Morshed, MD, PhD10:15 am – 10:25 am Risk-Stratied Thromboprophylaxis Effects of Aspirin Versus Low-Molecular- Weight Heparin in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients Nathan O’Hara, PhD, MHA10:25 am – 10:35 am Dual Plate Fixation of Distal Femur Fractures Eben Carroll, MD10:35 am – 10:45 am Determining Stability in Posterior Wall Acetabular Fractures Reza Firoozabadi, MD10:45 am – 10:55 am Thromboelastography (TEG) in Patients with Hip Fractures Prism Schneider, MD, PhD10:55 am – 11:05 am Discussion and Q&A11:05 am – 12:05 pm Session V Orthopaedic Trauma Advances in the “Pipeline” Moderators: Robert O’Toole, MD Taylor Yong, MD 11:05 am – 11:15 am Osseointegration Kyle Potter, MD11:15 am – 11:25 am Next Generation Sequencing and Infection Biomarkers Roman Natoli, MD, PhD11:25 am – 11:35 am Biphasic Plates Mark Lee, MD11:35 am – 11:45 am New Technology in Compartment Syndrome Andrew Schmidt, MD, FIOTA11:45 am – 12:05 pm Discussion and Q&A12:05 pm – 12:20 pm BreakPOSNA-OTA Joint Symposia (continued) 8:40 am – 9:15 am Session II PEDS Emergencies: Updates, Tips and Tricks from the Pedi-Pods Moderators: Vishwas Talwalkar, MD Ashley Levak, MD 8:40 am – 8:50 am Type III Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: Evidence-Based Update Hilda Kriel, MD8:50 am – 9:00 am Septic Arthritis in Pediatric Patients Ben Shore, MD9:00 am – 9:10 am Compartment Syndrome Philip McClure, MD9:10 am – 9:15 am Discussion and Q&A9:15 am – 9:50 am Session III Pedi Pelvis & Acetabular Fractures Moderators: Philip McClure, MD John Scolaro, MD 9:15 am – 9:25 am Avulsion Fractures of the Pediatric Pelvis: When to Fix? Emmanouil Grigoriou, MD 9:25 am – 9:35 am Tips and Tricks with Pediatric/Adolescent Acetabular Fractures Abby Howenstein, MD9:35 am – 9:45 am Import Talent or Export the Case? Choosing Where to Address Pediatric Acetabular Fractures Jessica McGraw-Heinrich, MD 9:45 am – 9:50 am Discussion and Q&A9:50 am – 10:05 am Break2
32:00 pm – 2:10 pm Resident Memorial Award It Is Feasible and Effective to Deliver Brief Mindfulness Training Recordings to Orthopaedic Trauma Patients: Results From a Pilot RCT Luke Myhre, MD2:10 pm – 2:25 pm Bovill Award Winner Introduction and Award Introduction Emil Schemitsch, MD, FIOTA, OTA Past President Douglas Lundy, MD, FIOTA, OTA President Is Aspirin an Effective Thromboprophylaxis in High-Risk Patients? A Comprehensive Subpopulation Analysis of the PREVENT CLOT Study Sandip Tarpada, MD 2:25 pm – 2:40 pm Discussion and Q&A2:40 pm – 3:30 pm Session VII Future OTA Presidents - Where is the OTA Headed? Moderators: Arun Aneja, MD, PhD Leah Gitajn, MD 2:40 pm – 2:50 pm Douglas Lundy, MD, FIOTA2:50 pm – 3:00 pm Thomas Higgins, MD3:00 pm – 3:10 pm William Obremskey, MD, MPH, FIOTA 3:10 pm – 3:30 pm Discussion and Q&ATrauma Only Topics (continued) 12:20 pm – 1:20 pm OTA Business Meeting (OTA Members Only)1:20 pm – 2:40 pm Session VI OTA Chair’s Choice Papers Selected from the 2024 Annual Meeting Moderators: Nirmal Tejwani, MD Brianna Fram, MD 1:20 pm – 1:26 pm A Randomized Controlled Trial of Locked Plating Versus Retrograde Nailing for Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fractures Aaron Nauth, MD1:26 pm – 1:32 pm The HUmeral Shaft Fracture FIXation (HU-FIX) Study: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of Fractures of the Humeral Diaphysis William Oliver, MD1:32 pm – 1:38 pm Tip-Apex Distance (TAD) <10 mm and Apex-to-Center <4 mm as a Risk Factor for Cut-Throughs in Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture Fixation Arielle Levine, MS1:38 pm – 1:44 pm Early Versus Delayed Weightbearing Following Operatively Treated Ankle Fracture (WAX): A Randomized Controlled Trial and Health Economic Evaluation Christopher Bretherton, BMBS, PhD1:44 pm – 1:50 pm Comparison of Patellofemoral Chondromalacia Between the Suprapatellar and Infrapatellar Techniques of Tibial Nailing Samarth Mittal, MD1:50 pm – 2:00 pm Discussion and Q&A
To receive your CME certicate or certicate of atten-dance, learners must complete a short evaluation and claim their credits. All attendees will receive an email with a link to the evaluation survey after the conclusion of OTA’s 2025 Specialty Day. The certicate will be available in each learner’s tran-script to be printed, saved, or viewed at a later date.CME CerticatesThe Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.DisclaimerThe material presented at the 2025 Specialty Day Meeting has been made available by the Orthopaedic Trauma Association and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society Society (POSNA) for educational purposes only. This material is not intended to represent the only, nor necessarily best, method or procedure appropriate for the medical situations discussed, but rather is intended to present an approach, view, statement or opinion of the faculty, which may be helpful to others who face similar situations.OTA and POSNA disclaim any and all liability for injury or other damages resulting to any individuals attending the 2025 Specialty Day Meeting and for all claims which may arise out of the use of the techniques demonstrat-ed therein by such individuals, whether these claims shall be asserted by a physician or by any other party.No reproductions of any kind, including audiotapes and videotapes, may be made of the presentations at the OTA Specialty Day Meeting. OTA reserves all rights to such material, and commercial reproduction is specically prohibited.No part of this program may be copied, transcribed, reused, sold or posted on any web site without express written permission from Orthopaedic Trauma Association. Credit HoursThe Orthopaedic Trauma Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.4
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