Didactic Learning Salt Lake City | Didactic Conferences Bountiful

Our program offers a wealth of organized didactic conferences. The fellow will participate in weekly indications conferences to discuss upcoming and recently completed difficult and challenging procedures to best understand the involved decision making. The fellow will participate in biweekly clinical research conferences and biweekly laboratory research conferences to best understand the research process. In addition, we have an existing program of biweekly conferences with structured didactics so that the fellow will graduate with knowledge of the latest literature and a strong foundation. Our fellowship also serves as the home for an international biannual meeting, the Advanced Shoulder ArthroPlasty (ASAP) Meeting at Snowbird, Utah, and Dr. Tashjian is one of the co-chairmen. The meeting provides the fellow an opportunity to network with world-renowned surgeons in the specialty as well as learning the latest evidence and techniques in arthroplasty.

In addition to these conferences, the fellow will have access to the Surgical Knowledge Integration (SKI) lab. This world-class facility has full-time dedicated staff, twelve surgical stations, and a wide range of surgical tools. Using the SKI lab, the fellow can practice open and arthroscopic procedures learned in the operating room to accelerate their education.

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Didactic Schedule

Shoulder & Elbow Academic Calendar 2023-2024

AUGUST

Week 1

8/2
8/3

Welcome, yearly overview, review expectations (CDJ)
Clinical research meeting

Week 2

8/9
8/10

Shoulder Anatomy & Biomechanics (CDJ)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 3

8/16
8/17

Elbow Anatomy & Biomechanics (PNC)
Clinical research meeting

Week 4

8/23
8/24

Shoulder Open Approaches (RZT)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 5

8/30
8/31

Shoulder & Elbow Arthroscopic Approaches (PNC)
Clinical research meeting

SEPTEMBER

Week 6

9/6
9/7

Elbow Open Approaches (RZT)
Clinical research meeting

Week 7

9/13
9/14

How to Find a Job and Early Practice Building (CDJ)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 8

9/20
9/21

Make up (no conference)
Clinical research meeting

Week 9

9/27
9/28

Proximal Biceps Disorders & AC arthritis (RZT)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

OCTOBER

Week 10

10/4
10/5

ASES (No Conference)
ASES (No Conference)

Week 11

10/11
10/12

ASES Review
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 12

10/18
10/19

M&M
Clinical research meeting

Week 13

10/25
10/26

Journal Club - CDJ
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

NOVEMBER

Week 14

11/1
11/2

Rotator Cuff: Diagnosis, Indications, Non-op (CDJ)
Clinical research meeting

Week 15

11/8
11/9

Rotator Cuff: Surgery for Reparable Tears (PNC)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 16

11/15
11/16

Rotator Cuff: Surgical for Irreparable Tears (RZT)
Clinical research meeting

Week 17

11/22
11/23

Glenohumeral Arthritis: non-arthroplasty treatment (CDJ)
THANKSGIVING (No conference)

Week 18

11/29
11/30

Anatomic Shoulder Arthroplasty (PNC)
Clinical research meeting

DECEMBER

Week 19

12/6
12/7

Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty (CDJ)
Clinical research meeting

Week 20

12/13
12/14

Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty (RZT)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 21

12/20
12/21

M&M
Clinical research meeting

Week 22

12/27
12/28

MERRY CHRISTMAS (No Conference)
MERRY CHRISTMAS (No Conference)

JANUARY

Week 23

1/3
1/4

Journal Club - PNC
Clinical research meeting

Week 24

1/10
1/11

Epicondylitis, Bursitis, Neurologic Elbow Lesions (CDJ)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 25

1/17
1/18

ASAP MEETING prep (No Conference)
ASAP MEETING (No Conference)

Week 26

1/24
1/25

Distal Biceps & Triceps tears (CDJ)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 27

1/31

Adhesive Capsulitis; Calcific Tendinopathy (PNC)

FEBRUARY

2/1

Clinical research meeting

Week 28

2/7
2/8

Elbow Arthritis, Elbow Arthroplasty (RZT)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 29

2/14
2/15

AAOS (No Conference)
AAOS (No Conference)

Week 30

2/21
2/22

AAOS Review
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 31

2/28
2/29

M&M
Clinical research meeting

MARCH

Week 32

3/6
3/7

Scapulothoracic Disorders & Management (PNC)
Clinical research meeting

Week 33

3/13
3/14

Shoulder Neurologic Lesions; Tendon Transfers (RZT)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 34

3/20
3/21

Proximal Humerus Fractures (CDJ)
Clinical research meeting

Week 35

3/27
3/28

Journal Club - RZT
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

APRIL

Week 36

4/3
4/4

Clavicle and Scapula Fractures (CDJ)
Clinical research meeting

Week 37

4/10
4/11

AC and SC Joint injuries (RZT)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 38

4/17
4/18

M&M
Clinical research meeting

Week 39

4/24
4/25

Lessons on Leadership: Becoming a Leader (RZT)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

MAY

Week 40

5/1
5/2

Shoulder Instability: Anterior Instability (PNC)
Clinical research meeting

Week 41

5/8
5/9

Shoulder Instability: Posterior Instability, SLAP (CDJ)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 42

5/15
5/16

Shoulder Instability: MDI & Throwing Injuries (PNC)
Clinical research meeting

Week 43

5/22
5/23

ABOS Part II & Early Practice Hurdles (CDJ)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 44

5/29
5/30

Simple Elbow Dislocations & Chronic Ligament (RZT)
Clinical research meeting

JUNE

Week 45

6/5
6/6

Complex Elbow Instability: Terrible Triad, Monteggia (PNC)
Clinical research meeting

Week 46

6/12
6/13

Journal Club - CDJ
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 47

6/19
6/20

M&M
Clinical research meeting

Week 48

6/26
6/27

Humeral Shaft and Distal Humerus Fractures (CDJ)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

JULY

Week 49

7/3
7/4

Throwing Elbow Injuries: UCL & Capitellar OCD (PNC)
Clinical research meeting

Week 50

7/10
7/11

Fellow Talk: Infection in Shoulder Arthroplasty
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

Week 51

7/17
7/18

Integrating Research into Practice; Work-Life Balance (PNC)
Clinical research meeting

Week 52

7/24
7/25

Make up (No conference)
Indications Conference & Interesting Cases

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Shoulder & Elbow Academic Calendar 2023-2024

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