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California Orthopaedic Association

Annual Meeting & QME Course

COA

May 31-

June 3

2018

CBones Annual Meeting

Thursday May 31

San Francisco

Marriott Marquis

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 me is, which is why we have designed a ghtly packed

Annual Meeng/QME Course to give you strategies and lessons that you can apply to

your pracce immediately to be more successful in today’s healthcare.

Orthopaedic Surgeons

• Take home praccal and aconable informaon on how to  -

commercial and government bundles - for all orthopaedic pracces

• Learn how  - how that aects which paents you take to an ASC

• Learn about  and how they are important to supplement ASC stays

• Hear from great presidenal speakers - one on how technology will change orthopaedic

pracce and the other on Congressional acon aecng medical pracce

• Learn from naonal and state experts the latest in clinical advances in Joint Replacement,

Trauma, Sports Medicine, Foot and Ankle, Tumors, Spine, Hand and Wrist, Hip, Pediatrics, and

Radiaon Safety for Fluoroscopy

• Understand why some 400 QMEs have been removed from the Panel QME System

• Learn about apporoning to genec disease and why it’s important to consider

• Network with colleagues in similar pracce types to share best pracces

• Breakfast and luncheon educaonal sessions will enhance the informaon presented during the meeng

Young Orthopaedic Surgeons/Residents/Fellows

• Learn from other young orthopaedists who have just entered pracce

• Network with orthopaedic surgeons who are leaders in their eld

• Learn what you need to know as you consider your pracce opons

• Learn about contracng, nding a job, and being nancially stable

• Understand the basics about Workers’ Compensaon in California

• Hear from orthopaedic leaders on the latest in clinical orthopaedic procedures,

research and techniques

Practice Managers

• Connect with pracce managers from similar pracces and share best pracces

• Margaret Maley of Karen Zupko & Associates will teach you coding and billing ps



Basil Besh, M.D.

COA President

Russell Nord, M.D.

Program Chair

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-

   

 







-

     -





     -

-

-



         





      

     -



    -

   



-

     -

     

    





          





-





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

CME Accreditation



The California Orthopaedic Associaon is accredited by the Instute for Medical Quality/California Medi-

cal Associaon (IMQ/CMA) to provide connuing medical educaon for physicians.

The California Orthopaedic Associaon designates this live acvity for a maximum of 

Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their

parcipaon in the acvity.

The California Orthopaedic Associaon takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scienc integrity

of this CME acvity.







credits will qualify for ABOS MOC scored and recorded Self As-

sessment Examinaon credits. You must take a pre and post test to receive the credits.



The QME Course is accredited for 

 COA is provider #100.

Target Audience

This program has been designed for the general orthopaedic surgeon to instruct them in the latest re-

search and technologies in: Joint Replacement, Trauma, Foot and Ankle, Tumors, Spine, Hand and Wrist,

Hip, Pediatrics, and Sports Medicine and Radiaon Safety. The QME course will update physicians on the

latest Workers’ Compensaon disability evaluaon issues for both QMEs/AMEs and treang physicians.





Educational Objectives

• 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 Radiaon Safety.

• Understand the best pracce models through interacve networking sessions.

• Understand bundled payment - commerican and government bundles - to provide quality paent care

• Learn how the role of ASCs is changing - how it will aect paent outcomes

• Learn about Recovery Care Centers and how they will aect surgical sengs

• Learn how bundled payments will aect paent care

• Federal and State Legislave Update aecng orthopaedic surgeons and their paents.

• Evaluang the eects of apporoning to genecs and how it aects orthopaedic evaluaons.

• Understand Workers’ Compensaon Disability Evaluaon Issues and how they aect injured workers.

This acvity is in compliance with California AB 1195 which requires connuing medical educaon acvies with pa-

ent care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguisc competency. Cultural competency

is dened as a set of integrated atudes, knowledge, and skills that enables health care professionals or organizaons

to care eecvely for paents from diverse cultures, groups, and communies. Linguisc competency is the ability of a

physician or surgeon to provide paents who do not speak English or who have limited ability to speak English, direct

communicaon in the paent’s primary language.

Accreditation

7:00 AM-

5:00 PM

 Foyer/Salon 9

7:00 AM  Salon 9

7:30 AM 

7:55 AM  Basil Besh, M.D., President

Russell Nord, M.D., Program Chair

 Moderator: Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

8:00 AM Fibromyalgia

8:20 AM Osteoarthris & Rheumatoid Arthris

8:40 AM Understanding Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Samuel Ahn, M.D.

9:00 AM Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A All Faculty

 Moderator: Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

9:20 AM Why Orthopaedic Surgeons Need to be Thinking About This -

Legislaon Pending in Sacramento

Gideon Baum, Consultant Senate Labor &

Industrial Relaons Commiee

9:30 AM Genecs May be a Factor- What Does the Literature Say?

How to Determine the Percentage of Impairment

Jerey 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  Salon 9

 Moderator: Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

10:45 AM How to Apporon Bi-Lateral Injuries - Kite Case

Workers’ Compensaon Legal Updates

Sean Morrisroe, Esq. Bradford & Barthel, LLP

11:20 AM Q&A

11:30 AM 

12:00 PM  Bill Tappin, Esq., Tappin and Associates

12:20 PM Q&A

 Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.

12:30 PM Mechanics of Wring a Medical-Legal Report

What Makes a Report Rateable?

How to Write a Beer Report

Sue Honor-Vangerov, Esq.

1:00 PM Q&A

 Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.

1:15 PM Strategies to Win - Applicant Perspecve Keith More, Esq., Bentley & More*

1:30 PM - Defense Perspecve Bill Tappin, Esq., Tappin and Associates

1:45 PM Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A All Faculty

 Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.

2:00 PM Subscribing Opioids – How Long and How Many Pills?

Alternave Treatment Modalies to Opioids

How Can the CURES Database Help?

Steven Feinberg, M.D. Feinberg Medical Group

2:30 PM Q&A

2:45 PM  Salon 9

 Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.

3:15 PM Medical-Legal Update

Other Regulatory Changes

George Parisoo, Esq., AD

Division of Workers’ Compensaon

3:35 PM Q&A

3:50 PM  Moderators: Peter Mandell, M.D .

Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

Intake Form, Review & Organizing Medical Records, Evaluaon of Paent,

Wring Reports, & Geng Paid

Daphne Carrico, Feiwell Medical Group

4:05 PM Q&A

4:15 PM  Sue Honor-Vangerov, Esq.

4:45 PM Q&A

 

 



Salon 8

QME Course Thursday, May 31

7:00 AM –

5:00 PM

 Foyer/Salon 9

7:00 AM  Salon 9

7:30 AM 

7:55 AM  Basil Besh, M.D., President

Russell Nord, M.D., Program Chair





Moderator: Basil Besh, M.D.

8:00 AM Moving Total Joint Replacements to an ASC Seng 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 Organizaon

9:00 AM Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A All Faculty

 Moderator: Nicholas Colyvas, M.D.

9:20 AM How Our Groups Have Made Bundled Payments Work

CJR and Commercial Bundles

BPCI Bundles

James (Jamie) Caillouee, M.D.,

Newport Orthopedic Instute

William Robb, M.D., Orthopaedic Director

Illinois Bone & Joint Instute

9:50 AM Partnering for Bundled Payment Success

“Physician-Controlled” Bundles are the Key

Opons for Physicians Tom Gallagher, Episode Soluons

Sco Legge, Global One

10:20 AM Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A All Faculty

10:40 AM  Salon 9

 Moderator: Nicholas Colyvas, M.D.

11:10 AM Comparave Dierences 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 Soluons: Virtual Scribes (Google Glass / Org Medics) Nicholas Colyvas, M.D.

11:50 AM Post-Surgical Paent Follow-up: Digital Strategies for Paent Engagement Todd Johnson, CEO, HealthLoops

12:10 PM Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A All Faculty

12:30 PM 

Solo/Small Pracce

Large Group Pracces

Employed Physicians

Moderators:

Nicholas Colyvas, M.D.

Robert O'Hollaren, M.D.

Russell Nord, M.D.

 Moderator: Basil Besh, M.D.

2:00 PM

2:15 PM

MOC 2.0

What Changes are Coming to the ABOS MOC Process

What's the Longitudinal Pathway for Fellows Recerfying

Value Added Benets of Board Cercaon

AAOS Presidenal Update

David Marn, M.D.

Execuve Medical Director, ABOS

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 Pracce

- Arcial Intelligence, Virtual Reality

Stefano Bini, M.D., UC San Francisco

3:15 PM Congressman Eric Swalwell (D) Castro Valley

3:35 PM  Salon 9

 Moderator: Basil Besh, M.D.

4:05 PM Polical 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 Relaons *

4:40 PM What's Happening in Sacramento? Bryce Docherty, KP Public Aairs, COA Lobbyist

5:00 PM Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A All Faculty

5:15 PM 

6:00 PM -

7:00 PM 

 Exhibit Hall- Prize Drawings



Practice Management - Practice Efciencies

Friday, June 1

Salon 8

6:30 AM –

5:15 PM

 Foyer/Salon 9

6:30 AM  Salon 9

7:00 AM New and Novel Approaches to Osteoarthris of the Knee Flexion

7:30 AM  Basil Besh, M.D., President

Russell Nord, M.D., Program Chair

7:35 AM Open Mic with COA Leaders Basil Besh, M.D. President

 Moderators: Alexander Sah, M.D.

William Maloney, M.D.

8:05 AM Pain and Blood Loss Management aer Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty - The "Secret

Sauce" for Rapid Recovery Total Joints

Charles DeCook, M.D.

Arthris & Total Joint Specialist, Atlanta

8:20 AM Debate - Posterior THA is Tried and True, Anterior is a Markeng Tool Benjamin Bengs, M.D., UCLA

8:30 AM Debate - Anterior THA is Legimately Advantageous and is Superior Charles DeCook, M.D.

8:40 AM Rapid Fire: Indicaons, Limitaons, and Tricks for Arthroplasty in the Younger Paent All Faculty

8:50 AM Avoiding and Managing Complicaons Aer 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 Instrucons/Sports Aer Arthroplasty

All Faculty

9:20 AM Expert Panel Discussion / Break All Faculty

 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 Sha 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  Salon 9

 Moderator: Glenn Pfeer, M.D.

10:50 AM Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures

Operaon vs. Non-operaon

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 All Faculty

11:45 AM 

  

12:45 PM Appropriate Work-Up of Commonly Found Lesions

How to Decide When to Refer to an Orthopaedic Oncologist

Avoiding Unplanned Resecon of Sarcoma/Disease Spread

Jerey Krygier, M.D.

1:00 PM Q&A

 Moderator: Ray Oshtory, M.D.

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-Operave Spine Treatments? All Faculty

1:35 PM Expert Panel Discussion /Break All Faculty



1:40 PM Mini Fluoro is Lower Radiaon

No Need for Lead Protecon, Right? Wrong!

Ways to Minimize Radiaon Exposure

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

2:30 PM Q&A

2:40 AM  Salon 9

Clinical Symposiums Saturday, June 2

Salon 8

 Moderator: Jerey 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 Jerey 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 Instute 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 Presentaon

4:09 PM OREF Resident Award

 Moderators: Marc Safran, M.D.

Dean Matsuda, M.D.

4:15 PM Arthroscopic Advances of the Hip and Pelvis Dean Matsuda, M.D.

4:30 PM Evaluang the Painful Hip Marc Safran, M.D.

4:45 PM When to Refer for Hip Arthroscopy Dean Matsuda, M.D.

4:52 PM Incorporang Hip Arthroscopy into My Pracce 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 



 

Clinical Symposiums Saturday, June 2

Salon 8

Day 2 Sunday, June 3

7:00 am -

11:30 am

 Foyer/Salon 9

7:00 AM  Salon 9

7:30 AM 

7:55 AM  Basil Besh, M.D., President

Russell Nord, M.D., Program Chair

 Moderator: Mohammad Diab, M.D.

8:00 AM Pediatric Trauma - Geng 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.

8:45 AM Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A

 Moderator: Russell Nord, M.D.

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 Opmizing results of knee arthroscopy in paents with osteoarthris Jason Dragoo, M.D.

9:50 AM 2018 ACL Update - Pearls and Tips Benjamin Ma, M.D.

10:10 AM Rapid Fire: ACL Gra Choices and Meniscal Repair Techniques All Faculty

10:20 AM Rotator Cu - 2018 Update John Costouros, M.D.

10:30 AM Rapid Fire: Rotator Cu Tears - What's The Data? How Best to Repair? All Faculty

10:40 AM Rapid Fire: Rotator Cu 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 Indicaons/Outcomes

All Faculty

11:15 AM Expert Panel Discussion

11:25 AM  Russell Nord, M.D

11:30 AM 

Salon 11

7:00 AM –

5:00 PM

 Foyer/Salon 9

7:00 AM  Salon 9

7:30 AM 

8:00 AM  Anne McCune, President

8:15 AM  Margaret Maley, BSN, MS

10:00 AM  Salon 9

10:15 AM connued) Margaret Maley, BSN, MS

12:00 PM 

1:30 PM  Salon 9

1:45 PM 

2:15 PM 

3:00 PM  Salon 9

 Moderator: Peter Mandell, M.D.

3:15 PM Medical-Legal Update

Other Regulatory Changes

George Parisoo, Esq., AD

Division of Workers’ Compensaon

3:35 PM Q&A Salon 8

3:50 PM  Moderators: Peter Mandell, M.D .

Lawrence Feiwell, M.D.

Intake Form, Review & Organizing Medical Records, Evaluaon of Paent,

Wring Reports, & Geng Paid

Daphne Carrico, Feiwell Medical Group

4:05 PM Q&A Salon 8

4:15 PM  Sue Honor-Vangerov, Esq.

4:45 PM Q&A Salon 8

 





 Pacic 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

e 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” expe-

rience managing orthopaedic practices gives her unique insight into the challenges facing

orthopaedic surgeons and their sta 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 dicult 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 ex-

tensive 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 sta.

CBones Annual Meeting Thursday, May 31

Salon 12

7:30 AM –

4:30 PM

 Foyer/Salon 9

7:55 AM  Dori Cage, M.D





8:00 AM Young Orthopaedists Sharing Their Pracce Experience

Private Pracce Physician Perspecve Jaicharan Iyengar, M.D. Private Pracce

8:10 AM Kaiser Physician Perspecve Elspeth Kinnucan, M.D. Kaiser

8:20 AM Employed Physician Perspecve Bradley Graw, M.D. PAMF

8:30 AM Academic Physician Perspecve Alexander Theologis, M.D. UCSF

8:40 AM Expert Panel Discussion / Q&A

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

10:00 AM  Salon 9

10:30 AM  Rosemary Pudlik, HUB Internaonal Insurance

Services Inc.

Medical malpracce insurance 101

Controlling your risk

Q&A

11:00 AM  Anthony Williams ChFC, RFC, CLU,

Mosaic Financial Associates

Orthopaedic Success Manual

Q&A

12:00 PM 

COA Members Networking with Residents Basil Besh, M.D. COA President

The Importance of Geng Involved Bryce Docherty, KP Public Aairs, , COA Lobbyist

Q&A

1:00 PM  Dori Cage, M.D.

Understanding the California System

1:25 PM Q&A

1:30 PM 

1:55 PM Q&A

2:00 PM  Orrin Franko, M.D.

Markeng and Reviews

Building Your Pracce Online

Reputaon Management

2:30 PM Q&A

2:45 PM  Salon 9

3:15 PM  IP Aorney

3:35 PM Q&A

3:45 PM  Lindsey Urband, M.D.

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 



Fundamentals of a Successful Orthopaedic Practice

Saturday, June 2

CBones Annual Meeting Thursday, May 31

Conference Hotel

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780 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103

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to make your hotel reservaon online.

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

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Travel Information

Weather in May/June

Day me average temperature: 67° F

Evening average temperature: 53 F



San Francisco Internaonal Airport (SFO) - 14 miles

Oakland Internaonal Airport (OAK) - 20 miles

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Hop on the BART train going towards Pisburg/Baypoint,

signied by the yellow line on the BART map. Exit in the -

 which is only 1 block from the hotel.

Board a train for the eight-minute ride from Oakland

to the BART Coliseum staon, where you can transfer to the BART

train bound  which is only 1 block from the hotel.

Visit http://www.bart.gov/ for more informaon.

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Other transportaon opons in the city are Uber and Ly. All you have

to do is download the app then order your ride. They will pick you up

from the airport, hotel - basically everywhere.

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

Leave your car at home and use alternate transportaon.

It’s Easy and Convenient!

AMAZING THINGS

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 interacve science experience that

sparks your curiosity at any age.

www.exploratorium.edu

Visit  remodeled San Francisco Museum

of Modern Art (SFMOMAOnly 1.5 blocks from

the Marrio 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 vising the

SF Ferry Building! Here you will nd Far West Fungi

(specialty mushrooms), Cowgirl Creamery (wonderful cheeses)

Humphrey Slocombe Ice Cream (exoc avors) and Recchiu

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 excing baseball game at

AT&T Park just minutes from the hotel oering 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





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







MUST register to aend.

Marrio’s Execuve Chef will explore the use of

mushrooms in your dishes. Lunch will include Far West

Fungi organic mushrooms and Cowgirl Creamery Cheeses.

Aend for a unique luncheon experience.









Addional ckets may be purchased.

Flavors of

The Bay

Enjoy a wine and cheese recepon with wines from

local Napa and Sonoma Valley, explore unique cheeses

from Cowgirl Creamery and sourdough breads from

Boudin SF.











  MUST register to aend



Enjoy me with fellow spouses and start your day with a

healthy breakfast while geng advice from skincare

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harmful chemicals that are never used in their cosmecs and

skin care products. Their products are perfect for the whole family.

Join us for this fun, interacve presentaon and treat yourself!

COA Social Activities

San Francisco Dining Adventure

Be Part of the Fun . . .

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

 is the crowning jewel that captures the core of Michael’s food philosophy: bold yet balanced avors

achieved through a combinaon of acidity, sweetness, spice and richness. At the helm, Execuve Chef Raj Dixit draws upon

global inuences, showcasing the highest quality authenc and seasonal ingredients.

252 California Street, SF $$$$ 10 minute Ly Ride 

 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 connually evolves and showcases a variety of

dierent cuisines and techniques through a series of public “pop-up” dinners before potenally making their way onto other

MINA Group restaurant menus naonwide. 2120 Greenwich Street, SF In 2017, dinner pricing - $39 pp $$ 15 minute Ly

Ride 

 experience the cuisine of an and coming new young chef, Kim Alter. Her cooking techniques

draw out deep and layered avors that are bold and balanced, evocave, and surprising, and, above all, delicious. This is savory,

sasfying food. 330 Gough Street, SF $$$ 10 minute Ly Ride 

 a the swank Bay area outpost of Michelin-star chef Ho Chee Boon. Guests can expect a vi-

brant atmosphere while enjoying a contemporary take on Chinese dishes. Hakkasan elevates dim sum to the ne dining realm.

One Kearny Street, SF $$ 6 minute walk 

delivers Peruvian cuisine inuenced 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 dierence, 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 Ly Ride 

a Vietnamese-inspired restaurant located in the Ferry Building with views of the Bay Bridge. For every item

on the menu, Execuve Chef Charles Phan goes to the original source region of that item. He studies the tradional ingredi-

ents, avors and techniques, then retreats to his Mission district test kitchen, where he and his team recreate the original using

contemporary methods and the nest and freshest local ingredients. The nished product is a faithful reproducon of a world

classic, modernized in subtle yet powerful ways. One Ferry Building #3, SF $$$ 12 minute Ly Ride 

 (‘quince’ in Italian). You can opt for a more formal dining experience at Quince Restaurant, Chef Michael Tusk’s

celebrated ne dining establishment or choose Cotogna, a more casual sister traoria next door. Cotogna serves up a celebra-

on of rusc Italian cuisine and oers a daily-changing menu of spit-roasted or grilled meats and sh, wood-oven pizzas and

house-made pastas. 490 Pacic Avenue, SF $$12 minute Ly Ride 

a gastronominal journey through contemporary Indian food and arsanal cocktails. They have traversed the length and

breadth of the country to create disnct seasonal menus which will introduce you to unique Indian ingredients, combined with

the very best of California produce. 333 Brannan Street, SF $$$ 12 minute Ly Ride 

 brings forth a modern take on tradional 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 rusc, old-world Japanese charm with

modern, urban sophiscaon to create a dynamic, social dining experience. 101 California Street, SF $$$$10 minute Ly Ride



 explores global approaches to re, grilling, and smoke to create avorful dishes that bring com-

munies 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 

a Greek restaurant that has elevated “wallet” sandwiches to a high art. Inspired by casual souvlaki joints found

throughout Greece. They rosserie roast naturally-raised meats and wrap them in warm, uy 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 Ly Ride 

D is a casual eatery serving tasty French dip sandwiches made with slow-roasted meats (plus veggie

opons), arsan 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 Ly Ride 

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New and Novel Approaches to Osteoarthris of the

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California Orthopaedic Association

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Sacramento, CA 95814

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