Calgary 2004 – An Educational Meeting for the COA

James N. Powell, M.D., FRCSC Chair, Programme Committee Calgary 2004 Calgary, AB

The Program Committee of this year’s COA Annual Meeting has designed a programme that should have something of interest for absolutely everyone. Four live surgical procedures are currently planned, including a live surgery presentation of Birmingham Hip Resurfacing by Mr. Derek McMinn, implantation of an Oxford Knee, stabilization of an unstable shoulder and an ulnar shortening osteotomy. There are three symposia, one of which is dedicated to the introduction of new technology, a second on the management of distal radial fractures and finally, a symposium on the management of hip disease in young adults. Professor Reinhold Ganz will be sharing his work in periacetabular osteotomies with us at that session as the Macnab Lecturer.

There are eighteen instructional course lectures covering a broad range of topics, both medical and practice related. We’ve chosen approximately 160 of the 226 submissions for presentations either from the podium or in poster format. The submissions were superb this year and as such, I expect the open scientific sessions will be very robust.

It is my hope that you can join us in Calgary.