AGENDA

Moderator: Paul Wakim, DO, FAANOS
Location: Sierra Ballroom

7:30 AM Registration
Breakfast/Networking with Exhibitors		 Sierra Ballroom Foyer
7:30 AM Important Principles in Performing an Upper Extremity Evaluation Richard Braun, MD
8:00 AM Important Principles in Performing a Lower Extremity Evaluation Tye Ouzounian, MD
8:30 AM The Lumbar Spine Paradox – Rating Lower Extremity Residuals With Lumbar Spine Injuries Ram Mudiyan, MD
Emile Wakim, MD
Judge Robert Rassp
9:15 AM Q&A
9:30 AM Networking with Exhibitors Expo Hall
10:00 AM Roundtable discussion with a Legal Expert – New Case Law Dane Gilliam, JD
Bentley & More, LLP
10:45 AM

11:25 AM

 What we Need from a QME/AME/ How do I Choose Which one to Use and Why – Goal No Deposition
Key Issues: History of Current/Past Injuries Related to Causation, Temporary Total Disability (TTD), Medical Maximum Improvement (MMI) Expectation, Impairment, Apportionment, and Future Medical Treatment
Q&A		 Gary Sax, JD, Defense
Bentley & More, LLPKeith More, JD, Applicant
Bentley & More, LLP
11:45 AM Lunch
12:00 PM Avoiding Denials and Appeals by UR Reviewers – Electronic RFAs Ben Roberts – Genex
MTUS Checklists – Upper Extremity Injuries Basil Besh, MD
Mock Trial – Presiding Judge Robert Rassp Judge Robert Rassp
12:45 PM Key takeaways for QMEs/AMEs
Case 1 – Simple Spine and Lower Extremity Injuries Keith More JD, Applicant
Case 2 – Catastrophic Injuries Gary Sax, JD, Defense
2:15 PM Kite and Vigil Cases and Other Controversial Cases
When to Add or Combine Impairment		 Judge Robert Rassp
2:45 PM TBD
3:15 PM Networking with Exhibitors Expo Hall
3:45 PM How to Avoid Unconscious Bias When Performing an Evaluation Lesley Anderson, MD
4:15 PM Required Elements in a Medical-Legal Report
DWC Process of Reviewing Medical-Legal ReportsWhat Gets a QME/AME in Trouble?		 Judge Robert Rassp

George Parisotto, DWC Administrative Director *
5:00 PM Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIBTF) –
What is it?
What a Physician Must Include in Their Reports
5:30 PM Expo Hall Raffle – Win tickets to Universal Studios/ Warner Bros. Studios (Must be present to win.)

Adjourn

*Invited not yet confirmed

Moderator: Milton Little, MD
Location: Sierra Ballroom

7:00 AM Registration
Breakfast/Networking with Exhibitors		 Sierra Ballroom Foyer
7:30 AM Exhibitor-Sponsored Educational Session
Making Your Practice an Efficient Machine		 James Chen, MD
Zimmer Biomet
8:00 AM Keynote Speaker
Innovation and Equity in Orthopedics … Orthopaedic Care in 2030
Round Table Discussion

  • What’s the Future for Orthopaedic Surgeons in Private
  • Practice or Employed Arrangements?
  • How Will it Affect Patient Care?
  • How Can We Help Shape the Changes?
  • How Can We Prepare for Change?

Q&A

 Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD

Moderator: Ray Raven, MD, MHCI, MBA
Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD
Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH, MBA
Basil Besh, MD
Michael Klassen, MD
Ronald Navarro, MD
9:00 AM Protecting your Medical Records from Being Hacked –    How to Reduce Your Risk? Dipak Reddy
9:10 AM Q&A
9:20 AM Smart Investing for Orthopaedic Surgeons Kimberly Workman, MD
9:40 AM Break Networking with Exhibitors
10:10 AM Employment and Collaboration with Healthcare Systems –
Tools for Success and Mutual Benefit		 Moderator: Russell Nord, MD
Employed/Foundation Model Brad Graw, MD
Collaborating with Hospitals and Healthcare Systems:
Navigating and Optimizing Incentives and Partnerships
 Derek A. Haas
Private Practice Alignment with a Hospital or
Healthcare System – Pearls and Pitfalls		 Robert Fields, MD
Know Your Worth – The Power of Benchmarking Data  Russell Nord, MD
11:10 AM Optimizing the Value that You Bring to Your Institution
Panel and Q&A		 Moderator: James Chen, MD
Same faculty as Surgeon Reimbursement Models
11:40 AM Exhibitor-Sponsored Educational Session
Mitigating the Risk of Medical Adhesive Related Skin Injuries 		 Moderator: Charles M. Lawrie MD,
James B. Chen MD, Dustin Briggs MD,
Adam Taylor MD
12:10 PM Lunch
12:25 PM Practical AI Applications in Orthopaedics
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Fundamentals and Practice Application – Where we came from and where are we now?		 Moderator: Letitia Bradford, MD

Ray B. Raven, MD, MHCI, MBA
12:40 PM AI Medical Assistant Charles M. Lawrie, MD, MSc; FIOS Health
12:55 PM Predictive Analytics – Machine Learning Predicting Hip Fractures Anirudh Gowd, MD
1:10 PM
1:25 PM		 AI in the Operating Room – Accuracy and Efficiency
Q&A		 Sean Rajaee, MD
1:40 PM Cultural Competency
Impact of Value-Based Care – Social Dependents of Health                 and How to get Paid		 Moderator: Letitia Bradford, MD

Erica Taylor, MD
1:55 PM Why Does it Matter in Small Groups and Practices Nicole Mitchell, MBA, CDP
2:10 PM What is the Role of an In-Clinic Social Worker, Why is This Important Caryn Lindsey, LCSW, PMH-C
2:25 PM Q&A
2:40 AM Break Networking with Exhibitors 
3:10 PM The Future in Orthopaedics Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH, MBA
3:40 PM Blue Shield Episode of Care (Shared Savings) Program – Is it Working?
COA’s Role in the Development of the Program		 Moderator: Michael Klassen, MD
Important Elements of the Program, What’s Been the Orthopaedic Participation in the Program? Have They Received Shared Savings?

What We Did to Earn Savings?

Q&A

 Laura Fox, Blue Shield

John Diana, MD
4:10 PM Presidential  Speaker Mark Vrahas, MD, MHCDS
4:40 PM Residency Programs – How They Help Enhance Your Practice and Elevate Orthopaedic Care Moderator: Guy Paiement, MD*
William Holmes, MD* Thomas Golden, MD*
5:40 PM How to File a Claim Under the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Settlement
$2.8 B in Settlement for Physicians		 Tucker Brown, JD,
Patrick Sheehan, JD, Whatley Kallas
6:00 PM Empowering Physicians: Unleashing the Art of Advocacy in Your Practice Tal David, MD
6:10 PM State Legislation Update Kim Stone, Esq
6:30 PM Adjourn
6:30 PM Hollywood Glam Presidential Reception 

 Sierra Patio

*Invited not yet confirmed

Moderator: Milton Little, MD
Location: Sierra Ballroom

6:00 AM 5K Fun Walk & Run – Meet at the Hotel Lobby Lincoln Yee, MD
7:00 AM Registration
Breakfast/Networking with Exhibitors		 Sierra Ballroom Foyer
7:30 AM Resident Award Papers Moderator: Milton Little, MD
J. Harold LaBriola, MD Resident Award
Shoulder Arthroplasty: Current Evidence and Techniques on Infection Prevention
Lloyd W. Taylor Resident Award
A Biomechanical Comparison of Three Fixation Methods for Bennett Fractures
The Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Increasing Use of Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in Younger Adults Despite Higher Complication Rates
OREF Resident Award
Evaluation of a Pretrained Large Language Model as a Clinical-Decision Support Tool in Musculoskeletal Health
Q&A		 Garrett Berger, MD UCSD

Seth Ahlquist, MD UCLA

Cory Mayfield, MD USC

Ryan Halvorson MD UCSF
8:00 AM Regenerative Medicine Donald Buford, MD
8:30 AM Great Debates and Updates – Hand/Upper Extremity Moderator: Ryan DellaMaggiora, MD
Distal Radius Fractures: To Fix or Not? Justin Koh, MD
Proximal Humerus Fractures: Watch, Fix, Replace? Carol Lin, MD MA
Humeral Shaft Fractures: Did Sarmiento Get it Right? John Garlich, MD
Case Discussion | Q&A Meghan McCullough, MD
9:30 AM Break Networking with Exhibitors
10:00 AM Great Debates and Updates – Trauma Moderator: Charles Moon, MD
Periprosthetic Distal Femur Fractures: Decisions Donald Desanto, MD
Tibial Plateau Fractures – But What About Your Total Knee Replacements? James Learned, MD
Young to Middle Aged Femoral Neck Fractures Joseph Patterson, MD
Case Discussion | Q&A Michael Allen, DO*
11:00 AM Challenging Trauma Cases for the General Orthopaedist Moderator: Joshua Gary, MD
How Intertrochs, Pertrochs, and Subtrochs Go Wrong? Henry Goodnough, MD
It’s Just a Tibial Nail. What Can Go Wrong? Damayea Hargett
Femoral Nails: Retrograde or Antegrade? Sarah Blumenthal, MD
Case Discussion | Q&A Jason Davis, MD
11:00 AM Resident and Fellow lunch session –  How to adjust to life as an attending  Johnny (Juntian) Wang, MD
Rebecca Burr, MD
Michael Allen, DO*
Meghan McCullough, MD
Landon Polakof, MD
Orrin Franko, MD
12:00 PM Adjourn
12:00 PM Golf Tournament Brookside Golf Club
7:00 PM Seafood Buffet Gala Dinner Cafe Sierra Hilton Hotel

Moderator: James Chen, MD
Location: Sierra Ballroom

7:00 AM Registration
Breakfast/Networking with Exhibitors		 Moderator: James Chen, MD
Sierra Ballroom Foyer
7:30 AM Business Meeting Ray Raven, MD, MHCI, MBA
8:00 AM Resident Award Papers | COA Resident Awards Moderator: James Chen, MD
8:02 AM Fracture Lines and Patterns in Intra-articular Distal Femur Fractures Brendan Shi, MD UCLA
8:07 AM Decompression and Fusion for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis is Associated with Higher Early Morbidity and Risk of Perioperative Complications Compared to Decompression Alone Abhinav Sharma, MD UC Irvine
8:12 AM Post-surgical Follow Up in the Medicaid Orthopaedic Trauma Population Carson Fuller Harbor, MDUCLA
8:17 AM Posterior Shoulder Instability in Adolescents: Distinct Presenting Clinical and Imaging Characteristics When Compared to Anterior Instability Garrett Berger, MD UCSD
8:22 AM Did the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 2018 Policy Change Removing Total Knee Arthroplasty from the Inpatient-only List Affect Overall Patient Outcomes in the Medicare Population? Jonathan Yu, MD UCLA
8:27 AM Q&A
8:30 AM Radiation Safety Unique to Orthopaedics Isabel Newton, MD
9:30 AM Latest Trends and Technologies In Joints Moderator: Scott Ball, MD
What is the target in TKA?
Mechanical, Kinematic or Somewhere in Between?		 Stefani Bini, MD
Hitting the Target in TJA: Advances in Enabling Technologies in Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery Alexander Sah, MD
Making Spinopelvic Analysis Simple in THA Patrick Whitlock, MD
Dual Mobility – Don’t Stress Hitting the Target, Make it Bigger! Erik Zeegen, MD
10:30 AM Break Networking with Exhibitors
10:45 AM Great Debates and Updates – Sports Medicine Moderator: Natasha Trentacosta, MD
ACL repair: Where did we Come From and Where are We Going? Jonathan Koenig, MD
Orthobiologics and Innovations in Non-Operative Sports Medicine Keith Feder, MD
Orthobiologics and Augmentation in Operative Sports Medicine Ronna Parsa, DO
Innovation and Augmentation in Shoulder Surgery Sharon Hame, MD
Q&A
11:45 AM Great Debates and Updates – Foot and Ankle Moderator: Ajay Gurbani MD
Posterior Malleolar Fractures, Evolving Indications for When and How to Fix Max Michalski, MD
Current state of Total Ankle Replacement, New Gold Standard Versus Fusion? Eric Tan, MD
Achilles repair : Open Versus Percutaneous/MIS Tom Harris, MD
Syndesmosis – Assessing Reduction and Types of Fixation Arash Aminian, MD
Q&A
12:45 PM Final Raffle ( Must be present to win)
Adjourn