Basic Science Handouts
2009 OTA Pre-Meeting Course
Wednesday, October 7th - Thursday, October 8th

Wednesday
Symposium II: Growth Factors: Beyond BMPs
9:45am – 10:55am
Moderators: Peter V. Giannoudis, MD
Emil H. Schemitsch, MD
Faculty: Thomas A. Einhorn, MD
Ralph Marcucio, PhD
Gary E. Friedlaender, MD
Aaron Nauth, MD

Symposium III: Cartilage Injury and Repair
12:45pm – 1:55pm
Moderators: Joseph Borrelli, Jr., MD
Todd O. McKinley, MD
Faculty: Darryl D. D’Lima, MD
Bridgett D. Furman, MS
Peter V. Giannoudis, MD

Symposium IV:  Recent Innovations in Biomechanical Investigations
3:00pm – 4:20pm
Moderators: Loren L. Latta, PhD
Steven A. Olson, MD
Faculty: Louis E. Defrate, PhD
Neil A. Sharkey, PhD

Thursday
Symposium V: Infection
7:30am – 8:40am
Moderators: Theodore Miclau, III, MD
Mark E. Shirtliff, PhD
Faculty: Andrew H. Schmidt, MD
Joseph C. Wenke, PhD
Lawrence X. Webb, MD
Graeme A. O’May, PhD

Symposium VI: Function Matters! Understanding Functional Outcomes in Orthopaedic Trauma Research
10:00am – 11:10am
Moderators: Mohit Bhandari, MD
Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD
Faculty: Paul Tornetta, III, MD
Saam Morshed, MD
Emil H. Schemitsch, MD
William T. Obremskey, MD