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COA

California Orthopaedic Association

Annual Meeting & QME Course

2018
May 31June 3

San Francisco
Marriott Marquis

CBones Annual Meeting
Thursday May 31

Special Forum for Young Orthopaedic
Surgeons and Residents/Fellows:

Fundamentals of a Successful
Orthopaedic Practice
Saturday, June 2

A MUST ATTEND FORUM!

Why YOU Should Attend?
COA knows how precious your time is, which is why we have designed a tightly packed
Annual Meeting/QME Course to give you strategies and lessons that you can apply to
your practice immediately to be more successful in today’s healthcare.

Orthopaedic Surgeons

• Take home practical and actionable information on how to negotiate bundled payments -

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commercial and government bundles - for all orthopaedic practices
• Learn how the role of ASCs is changing - how that affects which patients you take to an ASC
• Learn about Recovery Care Centers and how they are important to supplement ASC stays
• Hear from great presidential speakers - one on how technology will change orthopaedic
practice and the other on Congressional action affecting medical practice
• Learn from national and state experts the latest in clinical advances in Joint Replacement,
Basil Besh, M.D.
Trauma, Sports Medicine, Foot and Ankle, Tumors, Spine, Hand and Wrist, Hip, Pediatrics, and
COA President
Radiation Safety for Fluoroscopy
Understand why some 400 QMEs have been removed from the Panel QME System
Learn about apportioning to genetic disease and why it’s important to consider
Network with colleagues in similar practice types to share best practices
Breakfast and luncheon educational sessions will enhance the information presented during the meeting

Young Orthopaedic Surgeons/Residents/Fellows
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Learn from other young orthopaedists who have just entered practice
Network with orthopaedic surgeons who are leaders in their field
Learn what you need to know as you consider your practice options
Learn about contracting, finding a job, and being financially stable
Understand the basics about Workers’ Compensation in California
Hear from orthopaedic leaders on the latest in clinical orthopaedic procedures,
research and techniques

Practice Managers
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Connect with practice managers from similar practices and share best practices
Margaret Maley of Karen Zupko & Associates will teach you coding and billing tips

Featured Presidential Speakers

Russell Nord, M.D.
Program Chair

Stefano Bini, MD

Eric Swalwell, 15th Congressional District

Stefano Bini, MD received his BA from
Stanford University, his MD from Columbia University’s College of Physician
and Surgeons, and completed Residency training at UCSF. Prior to joining the
faculty at UCSF, Dr. Bini worked at Kaiser
Permanente as a joint replacement surgeon and held multiple leadership positions. Stefano currently serves as the
Chair of the International Committee
for the American Association of Hip and
Knee Surgeons and sits on the Biomedical Engineering Committee
for the AAOS. Dr. Bini also has extensive experience in revision
and complex total joint replacement. His primary research areas
are the application of technology to health care delivery systems
(digital medicine), improving surgical techniques in knee replacement surgery, and cartilage repair.

Congressman Eric Swalwell proudly represents California’s 15th Congressional
District, which includes a large portion
of the East Bay. In 2015, he was sworn
in for his second term in the U.S. House
of Representatives, continuing his work
to bring new energy, ideas, and a problem-solving spirit to Congress and advance policies that will support equality,
opportunity, and security. Congressman
Swalwell serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where he is the top Democrat on the Subcommittee on the CIA, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. He received his bachelors and law
degrees from University of Maryland. He then returned to the
East Bay to serve as a prosecutor in the Alameda County District
Attorney’s Office for seven years.

CME Accreditation
Accreditation Statement:

The California Orthopaedic Association is accredited by the Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association (IMQ/CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The California Orthopaedic Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.
The California Orthopaedic Association takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity
of this CME activity.

10 of these credits also qualify for CME in radiology. 4 of the 10 credits qualify for fluoroscopy
technology required by California state law and the Radiologic Health Branch.
Category I CME and ABOS MOC Credits:

11 credits of the Category 1 CME credits will qualify for ABOS MOC scored and recorded Self Assessment Examination credits. You must take a pre and post test to receive the credits.
QME CME Credits:
The QME Course is accredited for 6 hours of
hours. COA is provider #100.

Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) CME credit

Target Audience

Accreditation

This program has been designed for the general orthopaedic surgeon to instruct them in the latest research and technologies in: Joint Replacement, Trauma, Foot and Ankle, Tumors, Spine, Hand and Wrist,
Hip, Pediatrics, and Sports Medicine and Radiation Safety. The QME course will update physicians on the
latest Workers’ Compensation disability evaluation issues for both QMEs/AMEs and treating physicians.

Orthopaedic Practice Managers/Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners
are also encouraged to attend.

Educational Objectives
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Be able to implement the new advancements in Joint Replacement, Trauma, Foot and Ankle, Tumors,
Spine, Hand and Wrist, Hip, Pediatrics, and Sports Medicine and Radiation Safety.
Understand the best practice models through interactive networking sessions.
Understand bundled payment - commerican and government bundles - to provide quality patient care
Learn how the role of ASCs is changing - how it will affect patient outcomes
Learn about Recovery Care Centers and how they will affect surgical settings
Learn how bundled payments will affect patient care
Federal and State Legislative Update affecting orthopaedic surgeons and their patients.
Evaluating the effects of apportioning to genetics and how it affects orthopaedic evaluations.
Understand Workers’ Compensation Disability Evaluation Issues and how they affect injured workers.

This activity is in compliance with California AB 1195 which requires continuing medical education activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency. Cultural competency
is defined as a set of integrated attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enables health care professionals or organizations
to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities. Linguistic competency is the ability of a
physician or surgeon to provide patients who do not speak English or who have limited ability to speak English, direct
communication in the patient’s primary language.

Salon 8

QME Course

Thursday, May 31

7:00 AM5:00 PM

Registration /Ortho Expo

Foyer/Salon 9

7:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

Salon 9

7:30 AM

Interactive Clinical Forum

7:55 AM

Welcome/Daily Announcements

8:00 AM

Fibromyalgia

8:20 AM

Osteoarthritis & Rheumatoid Arthritis

8:40 AM

Understanding Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

Samuel Ahn, M.D.

9:00 AM

Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A

All Faculty

Basil Besh, M.D., President
Russell Nord, M.D., Program Chair
Apportionment

Apportioning to Genetic Disease

Moderator: Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

Moderator: Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

9:20 AM

Why Orthopaedic Surgeons Need to be Thinking About This Legislation Pending in Sacramento

Gideon Baum, Consultant Senate Labor &
Industrial Relations Committee

9:30 AM

Genetics May be a Factor- What Does the Literature Say?
How to Determine the Percentage of Impairment

Jeffrey Coe, M.D.

9:45 AM

Can We See Low Back Pain?
Do Pathologic Changes on Imaging Studies Make Spines More Vulnerable to Injury?

Eugene Carragee, M.D., Stanford *

10:05 AM

Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A

All Faculty

10:15 AM

Coffee Break / Ortho Expo

Salon 9

10:45 AM

How to Apportion Bi-Lateral Injuries - Kite Case
Workers’ Compensation Legal Updates

11:20 AM

Q&A

11:30 AM

Working Lunch

Important Workers’ Compensation Rulings

Why 400 QMEs Have Been Removed from the QME System

12:00 PM
12:20 PM
12:30 PM

Mechanics of Writing a Medical-Legal Report
What Makes a Report Rateable?
How to Write a Better Report

1:00 PM

Q&A
Challenging QME/AME Reports
Strategies to Win - Applicant Perspective

1:30 PM
1:45 PM

- Defense Perspective
Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A

Bill Tappin, Esq., Tappin and Associates

2:00 PM

Subscribing Opioids – How Long and How Many Pills?
Alternative Treatment Modalities to Opioids
How Can the CURES Database Help?

2:30 PM

Q&A

2:45 PM

Coffee Break / Ortho Expo

3:15 PM

Medical-Legal Update
Other Regulatory Changes

Sue Honor-Vangerov, Esq.

Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.
Keith More, Esq., Bentley & More*
Bill Tappin, Esq., Tappin and Associates

3:35 PM

Q&A

Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.
Steven Feinberg, M.D. Feinberg Medical Group

Salon 9
DWC 2018 Priorities

A Walk Through an Efficient Medical-Legal Office

3:50 PM

Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.

All Faculty

Pain Management Treatment Options

Intake Form, Review & Organizing Medical Records, Evaluation of Patient,
Writing Reports, & Getting Paid
4:05 PM

Sean Morrisroe, Esq. Bradford & Barthel, LLP

Q&A
How to Write Like an Attorney

1:15 PM

Moderator: Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.
George Parisotto, Esq., AD
Division of Workers’ Compensation
Moderators: Peter Mandell, M.D .
Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.
Daphne Carrico, Feiwell Medical Group

Q&A
2018 Changes in Workers' Compensation Affecting Orthopaedic Practices

4:15 PM
4:45 PM

Q&A

5:00 PM

Adjournment

5:30 PM

Exhibitor Educational Sessions

Sue Honor-Vangerov, Esq.

Course Moderators - Peter Mandell, M.D./Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

Practice Management - Practice Efficiencies
Registration /Ortho Expo

Foyer/Salon 9

7:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

Salon 9

7:30 AM

Interactive Clinical Forum

7:55 AM

Welcome/Daily Announcements

7:00 AM –
5:00 PM

Friday, June 1

Basil Besh, M.D., President
Russell Nord, M.D., Program Chair

Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs) at a Tipping Point:
The New Reality of Surgical Services for Health Systems

Moderator: Basil Besh, M.D.

8:00 AM

Moving Total Joint Replacements to an ASC Setting

Alexander Sah, M.D.

8:20 AM

Pain Management/Recovery Care Centers - Second Day Stay

John Steinmann, DO , Arrowhead Orthopaedics

8:40 AM

Financial Insights - ASC Joint Venturing

Henry Bloom, President, The Bloom Organization

9:00 AM

Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A

All Faculty

9:20 AM

How Our Groups Have Made Bundled Payments Work
CJR and Commercial Bundles
BPCI Bundles

9:50 AM

Partnering for Bundled Payment Success
“Physician-Controlled” Bundles are the Key

Bundled Payments of the Future: Updates on Bundled Payments

Moderator: Nicholas Colyvas, M.D.
James (Jamie) Caillouette, M.D.,
Newport Orthopedic Institute
William Robb, M.D., Orthopaedic Director
Illinois Bone & Joint Institute

Tom Gallagher, Episode Solutions
Scott Leggett, Global One

10:20 AM

Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A

All Faculty

10:40 AM

Coffee Break / Ortho Expo

Salon 9

11:10 AM

Comparative Differences with EMR - What's Best for Ortho?
“Yelp” Review of EMR Systems - What COA Members Have to Say
Challenges with Changing EMR Systems

Nic Gay, M.D.

11:30 AM

Technology Solutions: Virtual Scribes (Google Glass / Org Medics)

Nicholas Colyvas, M.D.

11:50 AM

Post-Surgical Patient Follow-up: Digital Strategies for Patient Engagement

Todd Johnson, CEO, HealthLoops

12:10 PM

Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A

All Faculty

12:30 PM

Working Lunch - Networking Sessions
Solo/Small Practice
Large Group Practices
Employed Physicians

Moderators:
Nicholas Colyvas, M.D.
Robert O'Hollaren, M.D.
Russell Nord, M.D.

2:00 PM

MOC 2.0
What Changes are Coming to the ABOS MOC Process
What's the Longitudinal Pathway for Fellows Recertifying
Value Added Benefits of Board Certification

2:15 PM

AAOS Presidential Update

William Maloney, M.D.
AAOS President

2:30 PM

Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A

All Faculty

2:45 PM

What Will Technology Look Like in Orthopaedic Practice
- Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality

Workload Reduction Strategies for Surgeons

AAOS/ABOS Update

Moderator: Nicholas Colyvas, M.D.

Moderator: Basil Besh, M.D.
David Martin, M.D.
Executive Medical Director, ABOS

Keynote Speakers - The Future Orthopaedic Practice

3:15 PM
3:35 PM

Stefano Bini, M.D., UC San Francisco
Congressman Eric Swalwell (D) Castro Valley

Coffee Break / Ortho Expo

Salon 9

Legislative Update: State & Federal Issues

Moderator: Basil Besh, M.D.

4:05 PM

Political Climate in Washington DC - What's on The Agenda?

Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R)*
Majority Leader

4:20PM

What's Happening in Washington DC in Orthopaedics?

Graham Newson - Director,
AAOS Government Relations *

4:40 PM

What's Happening in Sacramento?

Bryce Docherty, KP Public Affairs, COA Lobbyist

5:00 PM

Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A

All Faculty

5:15 PM

Adjournment

6:00 PM 7:00 PM

Presidential Wine & Cheese Reception
Featuring wines from Napa and Sonoma Valley

Exhibit Hall- Prize Drawings

Course Moderator - Nicholas Colyvas, M.D.

Salon 8

Options for Physicians

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Clinical Symposiums

Saturday, June 2

Registration /Ortho Expo

Foyer/Salon 9

6:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

Salon 9

7:00 AM

Interactive Clinical Forum - New and Novel Approaches to Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Flexion

7:30 AM

Welcome/Daily Announcements

Basil Besh, M.D., President
Russell Nord, M.D., Program Chair

7:35 AM

Business Meeting - Open Mic with COA Leaders

Basil Besh, M.D. President

6:30 AM –
5:15 PM

What's New in Joint Replacement?

Moderators: Alexander Sah, M.D.
William Maloney, M.D.

8:05 AM

Pain and Blood Loss Management after Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty - The "Secret
Sauce" for Rapid Recovery Total Joints

Charles DeCook, M.D.
Arthritis & Total Joint Specialist, Atlanta

8:20 AM

Debate - Posterior THA is Tried and True, Anterior is a Marketing Tool

Benjamin Bengs, M.D., UCLA

8:30 AM

Debate - Anterior THA is Legitimately Advantageous and is Superior

Charles DeCook, M.D.

8:40 AM

Rapid Fire: Indications, Limitations, and Tricks for Arthroplasty in the Younger Patient

All Faculty

8:50 AM

Avoiding and Managing Complications After Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Benjamin Bengs, M.D.
Alexander Sah, M.D.

9:05 AM

Rapid Fire: Dental Prophylaxis, DVT, TXA, Nerve Block, Foley Catheter,Closure, Dressing,
Staples/Pain/Post-Op Physical Therapy/Post-Op Instructions/Sports After Arthroplasty

All Faculty

9:20 AM

Expert Panel Discussion / Break

All Faculty
What's New in Trauma?

Moderator: Michael Gardner, M.D.

9:30 AM

How to ex-Fx/ Do Fasciotomies

Saam Morshed, M.D.

9:45 AM

The Unstable Syndesmosis:
How I Diagnose, Reduce and Stabilize

Michael Gardner, M.D.

9:55 AM

Suprapatellar vs. Standard Nailing of Tibial Shaft Fractures
What Should You Do On-Call and How Do You Do It?

Julius Bishop, M.D.

10:10 AM

Should I Do a Cemented or a Press Fit Hemi/Total for Femoral Neck Fracture? If so, when?

Paul Toogood, M.D.

10:25 AM

Expert Panel Discussion / Break

All Faculty

10:35 AM

Coffee Break /Ortho Expo

Salon 9
What’s New in Foot and Ankle?

Moderator: Glenn Pfeffer, M.D.

10:50 AM

Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures
Operation vs. Non-operation
Data and Rehab Data and Methodology
Easy Tricks if More Chronic

11:05 AM

Achilles Heel When to Do Op vs. Non Op
How Quickly To Get To The OR Rehab for Op and Non Op

11:20 AM

Ankle Fractures - When Do You Need More Than a 1/3 Tubular Plate and 4-0 Cannulated
Screws?

11:35 AM

Expert Panel Discussion

11:45 AM

Lunch

12:45 PM

Appropriate Work-Up of Commonly Found Lesions
How to Decide When to Refer to an Orthopaedic Oncologist
Avoiding Unplanned Resection of Sarcoma/Disease Spread

1:00 PM

Q&A

1:05 PM

Management of the Lumbar Spine

Dimitriy Kondrashov, M.D.

1:15 PM

Management of the Cervical Spine

Michael Cluck, M.D.

1:25 PM

Rapid Fire: What's New in Non-Operative Spine Treatments?

All Faculty

1:35 PM

Expert Panel Discussion /Break

All Faculty

All Faculty
What's New in Tumors?

What's New in Spine?

Jeffrey Krygier, M.D.

Moderator: Ray Oshtory, M.D.

Radiation Safety - Fluoroscopy
1:40 PM

Mini Fluoro is Lower Radiation
No Need for Lead Protection, Right? Wrong!
Ways to Minimize Radiation Exposure

2:30 PM

Q&A

2:40 AM

Coffee Break /Ortho Expo

Isabel Newton, M.D., PhD, UC San Diego

Salon 9

Clinical Symposiums
Fractures of the Hand and Wrist? Current State of the Art and Technical Pearls

Saturday, June 2
Moderator: Jeffrey Yao, M.D.

3:10 PM

Distal Radius Fractures: The Volar Plate is NOT the Panacea

Raymond Raven, M.D.

3:20 PM

Scaphoid Fractures: Tips and Tricks

Jeffrey Yao, M.D.

3:30 PM

Hand Fractures: Keeping it Easy with Tips and Tricks

Neil Harness, M.D.

3:40 PM

Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A

3:45 PM

Orthopaedic Institute for Children Resident Award

3:51 PM

J. Harold LaBriola, M.D. Resident Award

3:57 PM

Lloyd W. Taylor, M.D. Resident Award

4:03 PM

OREF Presentation

4:09 PM

OREF Resident Award

Resident Awards

Hip Arthroscopy

Moderators: Marc Safran, M.D.
Dean Matsuda, M.D.

Arthroscopic Advances of the Hip and Pelvis

Dean Matsuda, M.D.

4:30 PM

Evaluating the Painful Hip

Marc Safran, M.D.

4:45 PM

When to Refer for Hip Arthroscopy

Dean Matsuda, M.D.

4:52 PM

Incorporating Hip Arthroscopy into My Practice

Marc Safran, M.D.

5:00 PM

Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A

All Faculty

5:10 PM

Closing Remarks

Russell Nord, M.D. Program Chair

5:15 PM

Adjournment

San Francisco Dining Adventure

Dining on your own - See our Restaurant List for recommendations

Day 2

Various Restaurants

Sunday, June 3

7:00 am 11:30 am

Registration /Ortho Expo

Foyer/Salon 9

7:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

Salon 9

7:30 AM

Interactive Clinical Forum

7:55 AM

Welcome/Daily Announcements

8:00 AM

Pediatric Trauma - Getting Through the Night - Tips and Tricks

Steven Frick, M.D.

When is This Genu Valgum/Varum a Problem? What Can be Done?

Kevin Shea, M.D.

Pediatric Orthopaedics

Basil Besh, M.D., President
Russell Nord, M.D., Program Chair
Moderator: Mohammad Diab, M.D.

8:45 AM

Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A

9:00 AM

Modern Meniscal Repair Techniques

Nicholas Colyvas, M.D.

9:15 AM

Bone Marrow Lesions - What's Up With That?

Zackary Vaughn, M.D.

9:30 AM

Optimizing results of knee arthroscopy in patients with osteoarthritis

Jason Dragoo, M.D.

What's New In Sports Medicine?

Moderator: Russell Nord, M.D.

9:50 AM

2018 ACL Update - Pearls and Tips

Benjamin Ma, M.D.

10:10 AM

Rapid Fire: ACL Graft Choices and Meniscal Repair Techniques

All Faculty

10:20 AM

Rotator Cuff - 2018 Update

John Costouros, M.D.

10:30 AM

Rapid Fire: Rotator Cuff Tears - What's The Data? How Best to Repair?

All Faculty

10:40 AM

Rapid Fire: Rotator Cuff Repair Constructs for 1cm SS Tear and 2.5cm Tear

All Faculty

10:50 AM

Rapid Fire: When To Treat The Long Head Proximal Biceps Tendon & How Do You Do It?

All Faculty

11:00 AM

Rapid Fire: AC Joint Injuries - Treat Acutely or Not and How
Acute vs. Chronic Indications/Outcomes

All Faculty

11:15 AM

Expert Panel Discussion

11:25 AM

Closing Remarks

11:30 AM

Adjournment

Russell Nord, M.D

Salon 8

4:15 PM

S a l o n 11

CBones Annual Meeting

Thursday, May 31

Registration /Networking with Exhibitors

Foyer/Salon 9

7:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

Salon 9

7:30 AM

Interactive Clinical Forum

8:00 AM

Welcome/Daily Announcements

7:00 AM –
5:00 PM

10:00 AM

Anne McCune, President

Orthopaedic Coding Conundrums-Clarified

8:15 AM

Coffee Break/Ortho Expo

Salon 9

Orthopaedic Coding Conundrums-Clarified (continued)

10:15 AM

Margaret Maley, BSN, MS

12:00 PM

Working Lunch

1:30 PM

Networking with Exhibitors/Ortho Expo

1:45 PM

Business Partners-Infomercials

2:15 PM

CBones Business Meeting & Round Table Networking Topics

3:00 PM

Coffee Break/Ortho Expo

Margaret Maley, BSN, MS
Salon 9

Salon 9
DWC 2018 Priorities

Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.

3:15 PM

Medical-Legal Update
Other Regulatory Changes

George Parisotto, Esq., AD
Division of Workers’ Compensation

3:35 PM

Q&A

Salon 8
A Walk Through an Efficient Medical-Legal Office

3:50 PM

4:05 PM

Moderators: Peter Mandell, M.D .
Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

Intake Form, Review & Organizing Medical Records, Evaluation of Patient,
Writing Reports, & Getting Paid

Daphne Carrico, Feiwell Medical Group

Q&A

Salon 8
2018 Changes in Workers' Compensation Affecting Orthopaedic Practices

4:15 PM
4:45 PM

Q&A

5:00 PM

Adjournment

5:30 PM7:00 PM

CBones Reception

Sue Honor-Vangerov, Esq.
Salon 8
Pacific J Room (4th Floor)

KarenZupko & Associates
Margaret Maley brings over 30 years of orthopaedic experience to her clients working with
KarenZupko & Associates as a consultant and speaker for over 20 years. With a B.S.N. from
The University of Illinois and Master’s degree from Rush University, Ms. Maley began her
career in Chicago as a clinical nurse specialist managing several FDA studies. Moving to
Houston in 1986, she transitioned to the business side of Orthopaedics. “Front-line” experience managing orthopaedic practices gives her unique insight into the challenges facing
orthopaedic surgeons and their staff on a daily basis. She is acutely aware of the importance
of correct coding and accurate documentation for proper reimbursement and to minimize
the risk of audit. She is recognized by her peers as a skilled communicator and for being
able to sort out difficult orthopaedic coding and reimbursement issues. Ms. Maley is an instructor for the national
coding and reimbursement workshops sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons with extensive experience working with private practices, employed physicians, academic orthopaedic departments, state
orthopaedic societies, and as a featured speaker. Ms. Maley’s fast paced humorous presentations make her a favorite
of surgeons, non-physician providers, administrators and staff.

Fundamentals of a Successful Orthopaedic Practice
7:30 AM –
4:30 PM
7:55 AM

Registration /Ortho Expo

Foyer/Salon 9

Welcome

Dori Cage, M.D

Saturday, June 2

Finding the Right Practice Setting for You?
Pros and Cons of Different Practice Settings
8:00 AM

Young Orthopaedists Sharing Their Practice Experience
Private Practice Physician Perspective

Jaicharan Iyengar, M.D. Private Practice

8:10 AM

Kaiser Physician Perspective

Elspeth Kinnucan, M.D. Kaiser

8:20 AM

Employed Physician Perspective

Bradley Graw, M.D. PAMF

8:30 AM

Academic Physician Perspective

Alexander Theologis, M.D. UCSF

8:40 AM

Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A
Contracting Basics

9:00 AM

Douglas S. Free, Esq., Kessenick, Gamma & Free,
LLP

5 Key Provisions to Look for in a Contract
5 Key Provisions to Stay Away From in a Contract
Q&A
Coffee Break /Ortho Expo

Salon 9
The World of Insurance

10:30 AM

Rosemary Pudlik, HUB International Insurance
Services Inc.

Medical malpractice insurance 101
Controlling your risk
Q&A
Impacts to your Wealth

11:00 AM

Anthony Williams ChFC, RFC, CLU,
Mosaic Financial Associates

Orthopaedic Success Manual
Q&A
12:00 PM

Working Lunch / Networking
COA Members Networking with Residents

Basil Besh, M.D. COA President

The Importance of Getting Involved

Bryce Docherty, KP Public Affairs, , COA Lobbyist

Q&A
Workers' Compensation 101

1:00 PM

Dori Cage, M.D.

Understanding the California System
1:25 PM

Q&A
Orthopaedic Coding and Billing 101

1:30 PM
1:55 PM

Q&A
Using Technology to Leverage Your Career

2:00 PM

Orrin Franko, M.D.

Marketing and Reviews
Building Your Practice Online
Reputation Management
2:30 PM

Q&A

2:45 PM

Coffee Break /Ortho Expo
Intellectual Property - From an Idea to a Start Up

3:15 PM
3:35 PM

Salon 9
IP Attorney

Q&A
ABOS Board Preparation - From PGY4 to Board Certification

3:45 PM

Overview of Part I & II—Tips for Passing
Studying Tips: - OKU Flashcards /Checklist/ Review Courses
High Yield Topics
4:20 PM

Q&A

4:30 PM

Adjournment

Course Moderator: Dori Cage, M.D

Lindsey Urband, M.D.

Salon 12

10:00 AM

Conference Hotel
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
780 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103  

COA Group Rate – $259 single/double
To make a reservation at the group rate, contact the hotel by calling
877-622-3056 and mention that you are attending the COA Annual Meeting.

You can also go to annualmeeting.coa.org
to make your hotel reservation online.
City Parking Garage - Fifth & Mission / Yerba Buena Garage - $34 per day

Travel Information
Leave your car at home and use alternate transportation.
It’s Easy and Convenient!
Airports closest to the hotel:

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) - 14 miles
Oakland International Airport (OAK) - 20 miles

Using Bart

From SF - Hop on the BART train going towards Pittsburg/Baypoint,
signified by the yellow line on the BART map. Exit in the Powell Station which is only 1 block from the hotel.
From Oakland - Board a train for the eight-minute ride from Oakland
to the BART Coliseum station, where you can transfer to the BART
train bound Powell Station which is only 1 block from the hotel.
Visit http://www.bart.gov/ for more information.

Using Uber or Lyft

Other transportation options in the city are Uber and Lyft. All you have
to do is download the app then order your ride. They will pick you up
from the airport, hotel - basically everywhere.

Using Taxis

SFO/OAK are served by a number of taxi and limousine companies.

Weather in May/June
Day time average temperature: 67° F
Evening average temperature: 53 F

HAPPEN HERE!

Great Dining...
Great Museums ...
Great Fun for the Entire Family...

Check out newly remodeled ExplOratorium
now on Pier 15. The Exploratorium isn’t just a museum, it’s
much more! It’s a fun and interactive science experience that
sparks your curiosity at any age.
www.exploratorium.edu
Visit newly remodeled San

Francisco Museum
of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Only 1.5 blocks from
the Marriott Marquis, the SFMOMA is full of unique exhibits
and plenty of surprises along the way. Even if you been before,
there are new things to discover.
Even the bathrooms are works of art!
www.sfmoma.org

Explore unique and local tastes of San Fransisco by visiting the
SF Ferry Building! Here you will find Far West Fungi
(specialty mushrooms), Cowgirl Creamery (wonderful cheeses)
Humphrey Slocombe Ice Cream (exotic flavors) and Recchiuti
Chocolates, along with other shops and restaurants.
Don’t miss the Saturday Farmer’s Market.
www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com
Are you a sports fan? You can root for the Giants or their
opponent and enjoy an exciting baseball game at
AT&T Park just minutes from the hotel offering great
views of the Bay.
www.mlb.com/giants
Take the family to watch a movie on IMAX, just across the
street from the hotel. Metreon 16 movie theatre is
equipped with luxurious power recliner seats and Dolby
Cinema with state of the art screens and audio.
IMAX delivers an incredibly immersive movie-going experience.
www.amctheatres.com

SAN FRANCISCO

AMAZING THINGS

Spouse Lunch
Explore New Flavors -

Cooking with Mushrooms and Specialty Cheeses
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Marriott Marquis - SOMA Room
$60 pp Lunch is Included
MUST register to attend.
Marriott’s Executive Chef will explore the use of
mushrooms in your dishes. Lunch will include Far West
Fungi organic mushrooms and Cowgirl Creamery Cheeses.

Attend for a unique luncheon experience.

Presidential Wine and Cheese Reception

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Salon 9

Complimentary - (2 Tickets included in your registration)
Additional tickets may be purchased.

Flavors of
The Bay

Enjoy a wine and cheese reception with wines from
local Napa and Sonoma Valley, explore unique cheeses
from Cowgirl Creamery and sourdough breads from
Boudin SF.

Saturday, June 2
Spouse Welcome Breakfast

8:30 am - 10:30 am
Marriott Marquis - SOMA Room
Complimentary
Breakfast is Included - MUST register to attend.
Skin Care presentation by Beautycounter.
Enjoy time with fellow spouses and start your day with a
healthy breakfast while getting advice from skincare
consultants. Beautycounter has a NeverList of 1,500
harmful chemicals that are never used in their cosmetics and
skin care products. Their products are perfect for the whole family.
Join us for this fun, interactive presentation and treat yourself!

COA Social Activities

Friday, June 1

San Francisco Dining Adventure

San Francisco is as famous for its restaurants and food trends as it is for its Golden Gate Bridge and Cable Cars.
Below is a specially curated list of favorite Bay Area restaurants recommended by local Orthopaedic colleagues.

Make your Reservation and go on a San Francisco Dining Adventure
Saturday evening - June 2

MICHAEL MINA is the crowning jewel that captures the core of Michael’s food philosophy: bold yet balanced flavors

achieved through a combination of acidity, sweetness, spice and richness. At the helm, Executive Chef Raj Dixit draws upon
global influences, showcasing the highest quality authentic and seasonal ingredients.
252 California Street, SF $$$$ 10 minute Lyft Ride www.michaelmina.net/restaurants/san-francisco-bay-area/michael-mina

Mina Test Kitchen serves as the research and development laboratory for James Beard Award-Winning Chef Michael

Mina and his team of award winning chefs and beverage experts. The menu continually evolves and showcases a variety of
different cuisines and techniques through a series of public “pop-up” dinners before potentially making their way onto other
MINA Group restaurant menus nationwide. 2120 Greenwich Street, SF In 2017, dinner pricing - $39 pp $$ 15 minute Lyft
Ride www.michaelmina.net/restaurants/san-francisco-bay-area/minatestkitchen

Nightbird Restaurant experience the cuisine of an and coming new young chef, Kim Alter.

Her cooking techniques
draw out deep and layered flavors that are bold and balanced, evocative, and surprising, and, above all, delicious. This is savory,
satisfying food. 330 Gough Street, SF $$$ 10 minute Lyft Ride http://www.nightbirdrestaurant.com/nightbird-restaurant/

Hakassan - San Francisco a the swank Bay area outpost of Michelin-star chef Ho Chee Boon. Guests can expect a vi-

Be Part of the Fun . . .

brant atmosphere while enjoying a contemporary take on Chinese dishes. Hakkasan elevates dim sum to the fine dining realm.
One Kearny Street, SF $$ 6 minute walk www.hakkasan.com/locations/hakkasan-san-francisco

La Mar delivers Peruvian cuisine influenced by the variety of ethnic backgrounds found throughout Peru. The blending of
these cultures mixed with Peru’s unusually large number of climate changes due to its many geological difference, combined
with its unique, indigenous agriculture is what gives Peruvian cuisine its edge. Located on the Embarcadero near the Ferry
Building with views of the Bay Bridge. Embarcadero Pier 1 1/2, SF $$$ 12 minute Lyft Ride www.lamarsf.com
Slanted Door a Vietnamese-inspired restaurant located in the Ferry Building with views of the Bay Bridge. For every item

on the menu, Executive Chef Charles Phan goes to the original source region of that item. He studies the traditional ingredients, flavors and techniques, then retreats to his Mission district test kitchen, where he and his team recreate the original using
contemporary methods and the finest and freshest local ingredients. The finished product is a faithful reproduction of a world
classic, modernized in subtle yet powerful ways. One Ferry Building #3, SF $$$ 12 minute Lyft Ride http://slanteddoor.com/

Cotogna (‘quince’ in Italian).

You can opt for a more formal dining experience at Quince Restaurant, Chef Michael Tusk’s
celebrated fine dining establishment or choose Cotogna, a more casual sister trattoria next door. Cotogna serves up a celebration of rustic Italian cuisine and offers a daily-changing menu of spit-roasted or grilled meats and fish, wood-oven pizzas and
house-made pastas. 490 Pacific Avenue, SF $$ 12 minute Lyft Ride cotognasf.com

Rooh a gastronominal journey through contemporary Indian food and artisanal cocktails. They have traversed the length and
breadth of the country to create distinct seasonal menus which will introduce you to unique Indian ingredients, combined with
the very best of California produce. 333 Brannan Street, SF $$$ 12 minute Lyft Ride http://roohsf.com/

Pabu brings forth a modern take on traditional Izakaya-style dining. This is a modern izakaya and sushi bar in downtown San

Francisco. Located at the landmark San Francisco’s Financial District, PABU combines rustic, old-world Japanese charm with
modern, urban sophistication to create a dynamic, social dining experience. 101 California Street, SF $$$$ 10 minute Lyft Ride
www.michaelmina.net/restaurants/san-francisco-bay-area/pabu

International Smoke explores global approaches to fire, grilling, and smoke to create flavorful dishes that bring communities together all around the world. Food is at the heart of community, and this Mina Group restaurant truly celebrates this.
301 Mission Street, SF $$$ 10 min walk www.michaelmina.net/restaurants/san-francisco-bay-area/international-smoke

Souvla a Greek restaurant that has elevated “wallet” sandwiches to a high art.

Inspired by casual souvlaki joints found
throughout Greece. They rotisserie roast naturally-raised meats and wrap them in warm, fluffy pita bread with seasonal salads
and Greek yogurt sauces. Their Greek fries have made a whole lot of “best fry” lists, and don’t miss out on their frozen Greek
yogurt served in the classic “NY Cup.” 758 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 $ 8 minute Lyft Ride www.souvlasf.com

Dip Bistro is a casual eatery serving tasty French dip sandwiches made with slow-roasted meats (plus veggie

options), artisan bread and organic vegetables, plus comfort food–inspired sides. Just a 10-minute walk to Coit Tower for views
of the City. 1318 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133 $ 13 minute Lyft Ride www.dipbistro.com

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Practice Management Webinars

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Recovering Care Centers
Concurrent/Overlapping Surgeries
Other White Papers can be found at http://coa.org/newspublications/white-papers/

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Become part of COA’s Board of Directors
Be elected to the AAOS Board of Councilors
Become a physician leader in your community
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Get involved in COA’s Political Action Committee
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Educational Sessions
Thursday, May 30

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Select
Session

Saturday, June 2

The Keys to Locking Out Lawsuits and Reducing Taxes
Legally Mine - complimentary

Select
Session

7:00 am - 7:30 am

New and Novel Approaches to Osteoarthritis of the
Knee - Flexion - complimentary

Friday, June 1 - 11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Solo/Small Practice
Large Group Practices
Employed Physicians

Social Activities

Tickets

Spouse Lunch Tickets - Thursday, Friday, & Saturday (1 ticket per day) $42 per ticket
Spouse Lunch - Exploring Mushrooms —Friday, June 1—1:00 pm — $60 per person
Presidential Wine & Cheese Reception - Friday, June 1 — 6:00 pm
(2 tickets included Registration) Additional tickets: $65 pp
Spouse Welcome Breakfast—Saturday, June 2—8:30 am—Complimentary

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COA Registration Cancellation Policy: Prior to 3/31/18 subject to a $50 cancellation fee. No refunds after 3/31/18.

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