Dear Colleagues:

Aloha!

Welcome to the 17th Annual Update in Orthopaedic Surgery Conference 2009. This program has been developed for Orthopaedic Surgeons, Registered Nurses, Physician Assistants and other Allied Healthcare workers who have an interest in Orthopaedics.

Overall Course Objectives
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:

• TO BE ADVISED

Accreditation and Credit Statement

• This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the Hawaii Consortium for Continuing Medical Education and the Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. The Hawaii Consortium for Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
• The Hawaii Consortium for Continuing Medical Education designates this educational activity for a maximum of 15.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure
The Hawaii Consortium for Medical Education requires that members of the planning committee, faculty and moderators participating in CME activities disclose to the audience any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests that might pose a potential, apparent, or real conflict of interest in regard to each faculty's contribution to the program. In addition, the HCCME requires speakers to disclose when products are not labeled for use or are still under investigation.