OTC Leadership Forum Update on Fracture Treatment: Meet the Experts June 13 - 14, 2013 Copenhagen, Denmark First Announcement

Hosted by OTC-Denmark & OTC-Sweden

About OTC Foundation The Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care (OTC) Foundation was established in 2007 as an international non-profit organization based in Switzerland. The mission is to advance osteosynthesis and trauma care through education and research, and to bring surgeons from different countries and specialty backgrounds together to exchange experiences. The OTC Foundation organizes educational events, convenes scientific symposia, offers fellowships, and promotes research for a worldwide membership of health care professionals. The OTC Foundation is committed to intellectual independence, evidence-based medicine, and the debate of scientific principles. We leverage human and financial resources to drive innovation and support the development of the next generation of health care professionals. OTC Foundation’s Guiding Principles:    

Development of young health care professionals. Global membership, direct or through chapters in affiliated countries. Intellectual independence. Objective use of resources and transparent governance.

Key Elements of the OTC Foundation’s Programs: Education: To support teaching and training in national OTC/AIOD chapters that meets clearly set educational objectives and develops professional skills through different activities:  Basic and advanced surgeon training courses.  Nurses operating staff courses.  Educational fellowships.  Leadership Forums. Research: To foster evidence-based research that increases knowledge to solve clinical problems and improve orthopedic trauma care through:  Clinical and pre-clinical research courses.  Grants for translational research studies.  Scientific workshops on “hot topics” in research.  Knowledge dissemination through research methodology publications.

Co - Chairmen

Dr. Ole Brink, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark Dr. Michael Ullman, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden

Organizing Committee Ole Brink Michael Ullman Julie Andersen

Lars Borris Björn Lind Rikke Thorninger

Richard Helmer, OTCF

Faculty Prof. Volker Alt, University Hospital Giessen, Giessen, Germany Dr. Kjeld Andersen, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark Dr. Ole Brink, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark Prof. Volker Bühren, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik, Murnau, Germany Prof. Jean-Marc Féron, Saint Antoine Hospital, Paris, France Dr. Jörg Franke, Elbe Klinikum, Stade, Germany Dr. Christos Garnavos, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece Prof. Enrique Guerado, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain Dr. Karel A. Kolkman, Ziekenhuis Rijnstate, Arnhem, Netherlands Prof. Tom Lyon, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA Prof. Peter Patka, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands Dr. Julio Ribes, Hospital de la Ribera Alzira, Valencia, Spain Prof. Mel Rosenwasser, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA Dr. Gunnar Sandersiöö, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden Prof. Milan Sen, University of Texas, Houston, USA Dr. Janos Solyoum, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden Dr. Gilbert Taglang, University Hospital Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France Prof. Nirmal Tejwani, New York University, NY, USA Dr. Ton Tran, The Valley Private Hospital, Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia Dr. Michael Ullman, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden Prof. Yoshinobu Watanabe, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Teikyo, Japan

Leadership Forum Description Each year the OTC Foundation brings together a faculty of key opinion leaders and international experts to share and debate methods, experiences, and opinions on advanced concepts and innovative solutions in traumatology. The focus this year is on: Update on Fracture Treatment: Meet the Experts. The lectures, discussions, and the workshops are a unique opportunity for young surgeons to expand their knowledge and to get first hand advice from senior surgeons coming from a variety of countries and representing different specializations.

EACCME Credits An application has been made to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) for CME accreditation for the Leadership Forum: Update on Fracture Treatment: Meet the Experts.

Preliminary Program – Thursday, June 13, 2013, PM

13:00

14:00

Registration

14:00

14:15

Welcome

Brink

14:15

15:30

New Developments

Moderator: Brink

14:15 14:30 14:45 15:00 15:15

14:30 14:45 15:00 15:15 15:30

New tricks to perform an ideal nailing Treatment of bone defects in trauma by bone substitute materials BMP-2 in fracture treatment – what can be achieved New concepts for the treatment of distal radius fractures Discussion

Taglang Patka Alt Rosenwasser Faculty

15:30

15:45

Coffee Break

15:45

17:00

Lower Extremity

Moderator: Borris

15:45 16:00 16:15

16:00 16:15 16:30

Guerado Andersen Tran

16:30 16:45

16:45 17:00

Secrets about ankle fractures Osseous avulsions at the achilles tendon insertion Management of proximal femoral fractures in patients on long term bisphosphonates Pilon fractures – state of the art Discussion

19:00

OTC Leadership Forum Dinner

Tejwani Faculty

Preliminary Program – Friday, June 14, 2013, AM

08:00

09:30

Upper Extremity

Moderator: Ullman

08:00 08:15 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:15

08:15 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:15 09:30

Treatment of complex distal humerus fractures Fractures around the shoulder Fracture dislocation of the elbow Surgical strategies for the relief of nonunion and malunion Elbow fractures in children Discussion

Feron Sen Lyon Watanabe Kolkman Faculty

09:30

09:45

Coffee Break

09:45

12:00

Pelvis & Lower Extremity

Moderator: Lind

09:45 10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30

10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45

Fracture around the knee Fractures of the lower extremity in the elderly Fractures of the hip in the elderly A new device (Pin loc) for the hip Intramedullary nailing in complex tibia plateau fractures Sacro-pelvic dissociation – experiences from Afghanistan Acetabular fractures & ring fractures Discussion

Bühren Franke Ribes Ullman Garnavos Sandersiöö Solyoum Faculty

11:45

12:00

Conclusions and Recommendations

Brink

12:00

13:00

Sandwich Lunch

Preliminary Program – Friday, June 14, 2013, PM

13:00

15:00

Workshops

Convener: OTC-Sweden

Distal radius fractures/correctional osteotomy of distal radius

Rosenwaser & Ullman

Distal humeral fractures – tips, tricks & plating

To be announced

NOTE: The workshops are supported by Stryker Scandinavia 15:00

End of Leadership Forum

Organization and Information

Venue Copenhagen Admiral Hotel Toldbodgade 24 – 28 1253 Copenhagen K, Denmark Phone: + 45 33 74 14 14 Mail: [email protected] www.admiral-hotel-copenhagen.com Copenhagen Admiral Hotel is placed in the heart of Copenhagen and it overlooks Copenhagen harbour front. Key attractions as Amalienborg Palace, The Little Mermaid, The Royal Opera, the canals, popular shopping, and restaurant areas are only a few minutes away.

How to get there The distance to Copenhagen Airport is 15 kilometers. It takes 20 - 30 minutes by taxi and 30 – 40 minutes by Metro from Copenhagen Airport to Kongens Nytorv. The Central Station is 3 kilometers away. Both taxi and public transportation are available from here. More detailed directions are available at Copenhagen Admiral Hotel’s webpage. Accommodation It is possible stay at Copenhagen Admiral Hotel. It is essential that you notify accommodation requirement at the time you register (for participants from other countries). Language English Further information and registration

[email protected] or [email protected] Register by email and provide name, affiliation, contact details and accommodation requirements. Sponsor The Leadership Forum is supported by educational grants from Stryker, OTC-Denmark and OTC-Sweden.