Friday, September 16, 2006

Hand Section, AOAO

Annual Breakfast Meeting

New Orleans, Louisiana


MEETING MINUTES


  1. Call to Order- 630AM by President Marc Treziak, D.O.

    1. AOAO Members Present: Drs. Bamberger, Treziak, , Dalsimer, Cameron, , Heithoff, Hill, Kelly, Moretta. Pickett, Hill, Stephens, Fritz, Williams, Bayless,

Zachary,

    1. Introduction: Dr Amin Afsari - Matched at NYU 2007

  1. Approval of Minutes: 10/25/05, Orlando: Approved

  2. Secretary/Treasurer Report

    1. Balance 9/15/06: $11,321.79

    2. Membership Status

      1. Active Members: 58

      2. Candidate Members: 35

    3. Resident Paper Awards

-First Place Winner: Tim Harman, D.O. (completed residency)

“Wrist Arthrodesis using an AO plate in Patients with Rhuematoid Arthritis.”

-Second Place Winner: Marc A. Tressler, D.O. (completed residency)

“Sutureless Nailbed Repair-Early Results of a New Technique.”

    1. Fee for administrative assistant to Brandy Hollimon- $500.00

  1. Website Report: H. Brent Bamberger, D.O. www.aoaohand.net

    1. Continue contract with Bonnie Swegles, Port Huron, Michigan.

    2. Please email Hyperlink mail to bbamberger@wright.edu if you notice problems or irregularities.


  1. American Society for Surgery of the Hand-

    1. ASSH Instructional Courses

      1. CT01: Introduction to PowerPoint. Faculty: David L. Nelson, MD, Greenbrae, CA H. Brent Bamberger, DO, Dayton, OH, and Anthony Marcotte, Dayton, OH

      2. CT07: Advanced PowerPoint. Faculty: David L. Nelson, MD, Greenbrae, CA, H. Brent Bamberger, DO, Dayton, OH and Anthony Marcotte, Dayton, OH

  2. Old Business

a. All correspondence by Email.

  1. New Business

    1. Program Chairmen are reminded to keep a slot for the resident Paper winner.

    2. Officers : First Vice President (Moderator Fall Mtg.)

      1. 2007: David Dalsimer, D.O.

      2. 2008: Desmond Stutzman, D.O.

      3. 2009: Lu Vella, D.O.

    3. President

      1. 2006: Nadir Paksima, D.O.-New York, New York

      2. 2007: Pat Williams, D.O. – Erie, Pennsylvania

    4. Spring Meeting Atlanta 2007

      1. Proposed Topic: Distal Radius Fractures

      2. Schedule pending

    5. CME committee explained

    6. Match Discussion :

      1. 10 DO residents in Fellowships 2006-2007

      2. 11 DO residents matched for 2007-2008



Respectfully Submitted,

H. Brent Bamberger, D.O.

Secretary/Treasurer




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