IPOS® December 3-7, 2024

Registration and Housing Now Open

December 3-7, 2024, Orlando, FL

REGISTER HERE
Rates increase by $50 December 3. 

 
POSNA MEMBER NON-MEMBER Nurse/
Allied Health¹/
Physician Assistant
Med Student Orthopaedic Resident²/
Orthopaedic Fellow/
U.S. Military³/
POSNA Emeritus
Delegates from Reduced Rate
Low Income Countries (determined by
World Bank)
Practice PediPods Program
$1,420 $2,070 $935 $935 $1,225 $1049 $250
¹Allied Health Rate, contact POSNA at ipos@posna.org with any questions regarding this rate. ²Residents, Fellows, RN, PA, and Allied Health, contact POSNA at ipos@posna.org with your chief/director's name, institution's name, and phone number in order to  receive the discounted rate. ³For POSNA members in active military duty only -Please contact the POSNA office at ipos@posna.org.

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POSNA Membership Requirement: IPOS® attendance fulfills POSNA Active and Candidate membership requirements. *Registration and attendance at Mid-Career Surgeon Program ONLY does not fulfill the POSNA membership requirements.

Loews Royal Pacific - Orlando, FL

6300 Hollywood Way, Orlando, FL 32819

Reservation Deadline Is November 11
 
BOOK YOUR STAY

Group Rate: $244+
(for single and double occupancy, plus applicable taxes and fees)
 

 
 
VIEW THE PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

 PRACTICING PEDIPOD PROGRAM 

 IPOS® provides a mid-career course on Friday and Saturday included in the full week registration or attend   the two-day course for $250.This program will focus on:
  • Becoming a better teacher, speaker, mentor, and leader
  • Practice Management
  • Coding
  • Leadership Styles 
  • Crucial Conversations and Providing Feedback
  • Improving Performance
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship Update
  • Skills for Chiefs and Chairs
  • and more…

See What Each Subject Matter Expert Has Planned for IPOS® 2024

 

Share your research with IPOS® attendees by participating in the popular ePosters program. The ePoster submission must represent scholarly investigation into a topic important to pediatric orthopaedics. Because of this, we will not accept case reports.

ePoster Submissions Closed as of September 1, 2024

 

 

d-kelly-ipos-co-director.pngDerek M. Kelly, MD, is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery for the University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He serves as the Campbell Clinic Orthopaedic Residency Program Director and the Campbell Clinic Pediatric Orthopedic Fellowship Director. After graduation from medical school and orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, AR, he completed the Dorothy and Bryant Edwards Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedic and Spine Surgery at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas, TX. He currently practices pediatric orthopaedics and spinal deformity surgery at Campbell Clinic and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. 

Dr. Kelly is active in a number of professional societies, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) where he has served on, or chaired, multiple committees. He is an active member of the International Perthes Study Group (IPSG), where he serves as Chair of the Membership Committee. He is also an active member of the Pediatric Foot Research Group (PediFoRG). He was a POSNA/EPOS Traveling Fellow in 2016, and an American British Canadian (ABC) Traveling Fellow to the UK, Australia, and New Zealand in 2019. In 2018, he was selected to receive the POSNA Special Effort and Excellence Award for his work as Chair of the POSNA Publications Committee for 4 years. He has contributed over 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles to the orthopaedic literature as well as 16 chapters to orthopaedic textbooks. 



2024 FACULTY LIST

Domestic Faculty

Lindsay Andras, MD Alexandre Arkader, MD Donald Bae, MD
Andrea Bauer, MD  Jennifer Bauer, MD, MS  Jennifer Beck, MD 
Maryse Bouchard, MD, MSc  Jaysson Brooks, MD  Robert Cho, MD 
Jaime Denning, MD  Craig Eberson, MD, FAOA  Eric Edmonds, MD 
Ron El-Hawary, MD, MSc, FRCS(C)  Henry Ellis, MD  Nicholas Fletcher, MD 
John (Jack) Flynn, MD  Michael Glotzbecker, MD  Christine Ho, MD 
Sandra Jarvis-Selinger, PhD  Simon Kelley, MBChB, PhD, FRCS  Derek Kelly, MD 
Philip McClure, MD Jennifer Laine, MD  Craig Louer Jr., MD 
John Lovejoy III, MD  Scott Luhmann, MD  Jeff Martus, MD, MS 
James McCarthy, MD  Thomas McPartland, MD  Todd Milbrandt, MD 
Firoz Miyanji, MD, FRCSC  Kishore Mulpuri, MBBS, MS, MHSc, FRCSC  L. Reid Nichols, MD 
Kenneth Noonan, MD  David Podeszwa, MD  Anthony Riccio, MD 
Wudbhav (Woody) Sankar, MD  Jeffrey Sawyer, MD  Jonathan Schoenecker, MD, PhD 
Suken Shah, MD  Kevin Shea, MD  Benjamin Shore, MD, MPH, FRCSC 
M. Wade Shrader, MD  Daniel Sucato, MD, MS  Vishwas Talwalkar, MD, FAAOS 
Mihir Thacker, MD  Rachel Thompson, MD  V. Salil Upasani, MD 
Michael Vitale, MD, MPH  Lindley Wall, MD, MSc  Ira Zaltz, MD 

International Faculty

Franck Accadbled MD, PhD  Prof. Thomas Dreher  Deborah Eastwood, FRCS 
Sebastian Farr, MD  Javier Masquijo, MD  Manoj Ramachandran, BSc(Hons), MBBS(Hons),
MRCS(Eng), FRCS(Tr&Orth) 
     

Instructors

Jason Howard, MD, FRCSC  Vedant Kulkarni, MD  Scott McKay, MD 
Crystal Perkins, MD  Matthew Schmitz, MD   
     
 

Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Faculty 

John Ansiaux, PA-C  Benjamin Carr, PA-C   Colleen Ditro, DNP, CPNP 
Sarah Gilday, PA-C  Sheila Marceron, DNP  Morgan McCarver, PA-C 
Amber Mizerik, PA-C  Kevin Moore, PA-C  Valerie Parrish, PA-C 
Christopher Tremonti, PA-C  Nicole Tweedy, DNP-PNP  Paige Wheaton, PA-C 
     

2024 CME

NEW FOR 2024: Attendees can earn ACCME and BOC by attending IPOS® 2024. 
ACCME covers MDs, NPs, PAs Category I, and BOC will cover Athletic Trainers. 


More Information Coming soon!



Past CME info can be found here > 


 

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe foundational aspects of pediatric orthopaedic principles and techniques
  • Analyze and incorporate innovations and advances in pediatric orthopaedic surgery when applicable
  • Identify potential for and apply improvements to your practice and treatment/outcomes optimization plans
  • Practice hands-on techniques for a wide variety of procedures to improve performance
  • Develop a growth mindset, soft skills, and emotional intelligence for practice success

Top 5 Reasons to Attend IPOS®

  • Learn how to effectively diagnose common and uncommon pediatric orthopaedic conditions
  • Hear about effective non-operative treatment of diagnoses in pediatric orthopaedics
  • Understand the common surgical procedures that can effectively improve the lives of children with these conditions
  • Be an active participant in the debate on the current controversies in this field
  • Enjoy the interaction of other like-minded attendees and faculty

DEFINING TODAY’S STATE-OF-THE-ART PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC CARE

This four-day meeting covers the spectrum of pediatric and adolescent orthopaedic conditions – from frequently-seen problems to rare conditions that demand specialized care. Discover new insights and return to your practice with a greater knowledge of today’s leading-edge issues in pediatric orthopaedic surgery.

Recognizing the increasing complexity, diversity, and subspecialty interests within pediatric orthopaedics, IPOS® provides a format for registrants to customize their learning experience to their unique practice needs. In addition to focused lectures and case discussions, registrants may choose from over 40 breakout sessions, demonstrations, hands-on technical workshops, and industry-sponsored satellite sessions.


IPOS® MISSION

To provide the highest quality pediatric orthopaedic education to learners and practitioners of all levels.

IPOS® VISION 

Through our inspiring international faculty, innovative programming, and vibrant interactions among all attendees, IPOS® aspires to be the best pediatric orthopaedic educational event in the world.