Top Picks From, December 8th, 2012

See which scientific sessions your colleagues are looking forward to this year at the Emerging Techniques in Orthopedics (ETO) 2012 annual meeting.

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TOP PICKS OF THE DAY | Bellagio Ballroom
[Concurrent Sessions with Hip Program, Shoulder Part II, and Practice Management Part I]
7:10 AM [Shoulder Program Part II and Emerging Techniques]
International Honored Professor Lecture: Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement Made Easy: A 20 Year Analysis, Tips and Tricks
*Gilles Walch, MD
7:35 AM [Shoulder Program Part II and Emerging Techniques]
Debate: New Devices in Shoulder Arthritis: Are They Working?
*Moderator: Richard Hawkins, MD
*Anthony Miniaci MD (Pro-Arthrosurface) vs. Leesa Galatz, MD (Con)
7:47 AM [Hip Program]
Femoral Osteoplasty: How and When I Perform It, Tips and Tricks, and Picking the Right Patient
*J.W. Thomas Byrd, MD
8:13 AM [Hip Program]
Advances in Hip Arthroscopy: 10 Tips to Obtain Success
*Marc Safran, MD
8:20 AM [Shoulder Program Part II and Emerging Techniques]
New Emerging Techniques: Arthroscopic Transosseous Repair: Rotator Cuff Without Anchors – Back to the Future
*Pedro Piza, MD
*Commentary: Richard Hawkins, MD
9:45 AM [Shoulder Program Part II and Emerging Techniques]
Distinguished Lecture: PRP as an Augmentation for Connective Tissue Repair: Why the Disconnect Between Basic Science Premise and Clinical Reality?
*Steven P. Arnoczky, DVM
10:05 AM [Shoulder Program Part II and Emerging Techniques]
New Emerging Techniques: Regenerate Your Knee With Autologous Adult Stem Cells: Reality or a Dream?
*Sharon McQuillan, MD
10:06 AM [Hip Program]
Postoperative Care for Successful Hip Arthroscopy: 10 Successful Tips
*Victor M. Ilizaliturri, Jr, MD
10:45 AM [Practice Management Program Part I]
*Moderator: Jack M. Bert, MD
New Coding Regulations: What’s Crucial – *Wiliam Beach, MD
Government Audits: Should We Be Afraid? – *Louis McIntyre, MD
Dealing With Insurance Denials – *William Beach, MD
10:52 AM [Hip Program]
Debate: Is It the Labrum to Repair or the Bone That’s the Problem?
*Moderator: Benjamin G. Domb, MD
*Marc J. Philippon, MD (Labrum) vs. Marc Safran, MD (Bone)
11:56 AM [Hip Program]
Panel Discussion With Q & A: Returning to the Beginning: How Do I Start My Hip Arthroscopy Practice: 6 Tips
* Moderator: Marc J. Philippon, MD
*All Faculty
1:20 PM [Practice Management Program Part II]
Understanding the Literature: Separating Facts from Fiction – A Statistic Primer
*Bruce Miller, MD
3:00 PM [Practice Management Program Part II]
Case Examples/Round Table Discussion/Bring Your Questions – 10 Coding Errors
*Moderator: Jack M. Bert, MD
For the full program, see here.