Friday May 18, 2012
4:00-8:00 PM


The AANA Fellows Day program has been developed for recent Fellowship graduates and current Fellows.  The program has been designed to provide important information addressing the business of medicine and to help graduating fellow’s transition into their new practices.  The course begins with didactic lectures and then informal small group break out sessions to discuss and share ideas with recent fellowship graduates and faculty at different stages of their careers.

The program continues with an “Orthopedic Jeopardy” where the fellows will be given an opportunity to compete head to head with Fellows from other programs.  The winning Fellow will receive the grand prize, free tuition to an AANA Masters Experience Course at the Orthopedic Learning Center in Rosemont, IL.

A BBQ dinner will follow and will be attended by leaders in the field of arthroscopy, alumni of the Traveling Fellows programs and members of the Board of Directors of the Arthroscopy Association. The Fellows will have the opportunity to meet with faculty and AANA leadership in a casual relaxed environment and we will then adjourn to the Presidential Suite for more conversation and after dinner drinks.

Course Objectives

•    To educate graduating fellows on the challenges of starting in Orthopedic Practice
•    Instruct Fellows on the basics of billing and coding
•    Explain ancillary options and how to buy in
•    Detail future orthopedic practice trends including ACO’s & “Obama”care

Agenda

4:00 pm    Welcome
                Richard L. Angelo, MD, AANA President
                Mark H. Getelman, MD, Chairman, Fellowship Committee

4:05 pm    Getting Started: Marketing Tips to Jumpstart Your Practice
                William B. Stetson, MD

4:15 pm    Billing and Coding: How Do I Do It Correctly?
                William R. Beach, MD

4:30 pm    Ancillary Opportunities: Should I Buy In?
               Mark H. Getelman, MD

4:40 pm    Orthopedic Practice Trends: What the future MAY hold…
               Louis F. McIntyre, MD

4:50 pm    Questions and Answers

5:00 pm    Breakout Sessions:
    1.    Building A Practice: Do’s and Don’ts for the First Year
    2.    Experience of Recent Fellows in the Job Market
    3.    Setting up your Database-Doing Research in Private Practice

5:30 pm    “Orthopedic Jeopardy”

6:00 pm    *BBQ Dinner (Fellows only)

7:00 pm    *Adjourn to Presidential Suite for after dinner drinks

    *Fellows Day registered participants