Global gathering of orthopaedic leaders at IPOS
The 2023 International Pediatric Orthopaedic Symposium (IPOS) was a comprehensive four-day conference that addressed a wide range of pediatric and adolescent orthopaedic conditions. The meeting focused on hands-on teaching and state-of-the-art surgical approaches to pediatric orthopaedic surgery.
“IPOS is unique in that, unlike many scientific meetings, there is less emphasis on original scientific content,” says Matthew Oetgen, M.D., chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at Children’s National Hospital and one of the faculty members of the symposium. “Instead, the focus is on providing instruction, hands-on learning and the introduction of new technology.”
Some session highlights include:
- Essentials of Pediatric Orthopaedics – lectures on upper extremity and lower extremity trauma.
- The Course for Mid-Career Surgeons – a talk full of valuable insights on mentorship and paying it forward.
- The Author’s Preferred Techniques – surgical technique lectures on cavus foot reconstruction and repairing pediatric thumb fractures.
“Each of these sessions offer unique takeaways for a variety of learning levels from residents and fellows to course faculty members like myself,” says Dr. Oetgen. “Overall, this year’s IPOS was very educational and I was proud to have had a number of Children’s National faculty attend and experience the course.”
Dr. Oetgen participated in several sessions:
- Essentials of Pediatric Orthopaedics II and III – Session Moderator
- Essentials of Pediatric Orthopaedics: Back Pain, Kyphosis and Disc Disease – Lecture
- Top Gun Surgical Simulation Competition – Faculty Leader
- Hands-On Workshop – Pinning an Elbow – Faculty
- Reconsidering How You Should Code for Fractures
- EMR Hacks to Improve Wellness and Patient Experience – Lecture
- Industry Spotlight Session nView Medical – Next Generation Pediatric 3D Imaging and Navigation – Simplifying Your Current Surgical Workflow – Lecture
- Children’s National is was the first pediatric hospital in the country to use the 3D imaging technology by nView Medical in the operating room. Researchers studied its impact in the area of pediatric spine surgery, navigation and imaging. The team continues to be a major investigator and knowledge leader with this technology. Moving forward, researchers plan to study the technology’s impact in pediatric orthopaedic surgery.
