CONTENTS
1) Annual Meeting Registration is OPEN
2) Qubec City Hotels Are Filling Up FAST!
3) See You in San Francisco
4) Pursuing Excellence in Bone and Joint Health - Because We Can!
5) UBC Orthopaedic Update 2008
6) Free Meeting Registration for Residents and Fellows
7) CSTAR's Rotator Cuff Update 2008
8) One Hour Per Year

1) ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Registration is open for the combined COA/AOA Annual Meeting that is being held from June 4-7 in Qubec City. Take advantage of the early bird registration rates and register by April 23, 2008. You don't want to miss this meeting! Go to http://www.aoacoa2008.org/ and click on the "Registration Now Open" link in the red box on the top right. Register today!

2) QUBEC CITY HOTELS ARE FILLING UP FAST!
Don't delay - make your hotel reservations for the Qubec City meeting before space runs out. Make your reservations through the Travel & Hotel section on the Annual Meeting web site: http://www.aoacoa2008.org/.

3) SEE YOU IN SAN FRANCISCO
Dr. Marc J. Moreau, President of the COA, looks forward to seeing you at the COA's reception next week in San Francisco. The reception will be held on Thursday, March 6 from 6:00pm - 10:00pm in Salon 5 & 6 of the San Francisco Marriott Hotel: 55 Fourth Street.

4) PURSUING EXCELLENCE IN BONE AND JOINT HEALTH - BECAUSE WE CAN!
The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation is developing a public awareness and patient education programme to help Canadians build and keep healthy bones and joints. Watch your COA Bulletin and mail for more information throughout 2008 ... and join the movement!

5) UBC ORTHOPAEDIC UPDATE 2008
"The Hip - A Lifespan Approach" Vancouver, BC, Canada. April 30, May 1 & 2, 2008. This annual three-day event will be relevant to orthopaedic specialists and paramedical staff practicing in an orthopaedic setting. Topics will range from traumatic and arthritic conditions in the old to impingement and AVN in the young. The format will include podium presentations, panel discussions, interactive workshops and bioskills workshops. Guest speakers include: Dr.RobertT. Trousdale (Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN) and Dr Nizar Mohamed (University of Toronto). For further information, please contact Kate Foot at tel: (604) 875-4111 x 66276, fax: (604) 875-4677 or e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . http://www.orthosurgery.ubc.ca/cme.html

6) FREE MEETING REGISTRATION FOR RESIDENTS & FELLOWS
Early registration is free for residents and fellows who are Associate members of the COA. If you are a confirmed Associate member, you should then register for the COA Annual Meeting under the COA Associate Member' category when completing your meeting registration form. NOT under the Non-Member Resident or Fellow' category. Encourage your resident colleagues to become members of the COA by completing the simple form that can be downloaded from http://www.coa-aco.org/ > About the COA > Application for Membership.

7) CSTAR'S ROTATOR CUFF UPDATE 2008
This event will take place on September 12 and 13, 2008 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Offered by the Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, the update will be of interest to family physicians, specialists, allied health professionals, medical students and residents. Location: CSTAR, University Hospital, London, Ontario. Please contact: Dorace Ramage at (519) 663-3111 or e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for details. www.lhsc.on.ca/cstar

8) ONE HOUR PER YEAR
Will your name be among those CORL legacy builders at this year's COA meeting? Join your colleagues in making an annual commitment of one hour of operating time per year - $300 - to create reliable funding for orthopaedic research in Canada. Make your donation on line at http://www.canorth.org/ > For Professionals > CORL.