Weekly Teaching Conferences

Monday

6:30–8 a.m.

Pre-operative Conference (all surgical cases for the coming week are discussed). Residents, Fellow, and Faculty attend.

4th Floor MOB Donaldson Conference Room

Tuesday

6:30–7:30 a.m.

Topics and Cases in Pediatric Orthopaedics
Topics and Cases in Pediatric Orthopaedics 2015-2016 (PDF)
Residents, Fellow, and available Faculty attend.

Erie Shrine Conference Room with Teleconference to the 6th floor MOD Conference Room

Wednesday

6–7 a.m.

Spine Surgery Indications and Postoperative Follow-up Conference
Residents, Fellow, and Spine Faculty attend

UPMC Montefiore, LHAS Auditorium

7–8 a.m.

Orthopaedic Grand Rounds (didactic lectures and case presentations on adult and pediatric orthopaedic conditions) 

Residents, Fellow, and Faculty attend.

UPMC Montefiore, LHAS Auditorium

8–11 a.m.

Core Curriculum Lectures (faculty lectures on adult and pediatric orthopaedic conditions)

The fellow should attend those lectures that pertain to pediatric orthopaedics. 

UPMC Montefiore, LHAS Auditorium

Thursday

4–5 p.m.

Quarterly Peds Ortho/Radiology Conference (case presentations provided by peds ortho and radiology faculty) 

Ortho and Radiology residents, fellows, and faculty attend

Children's Hospital, Pediatric Radiology, Floor 2, Room 2524

6–8 p.m.

Quarterly Peds Ortho Journal Club (selected articles from JPO, JBJS, and Spine are discussed) 

Residents, Fellow, and Faculty attend

Friday

6–6:30 a.m.

Quarterly Research Conference (new proposals and current projects are reviewed and plans for funding and IRB approval are formulated) 

Residents, Fellow, and Faculty attend

4th Floor MOB Donaldson Conference Room

6:30–8 a.m.

Postoperative Conference (all surgical cases performed in the past week are reviewed and discussed)

Residents, Fellow, and Faculty attend.

4th Floor MOB Donaldson Conference Room

Saturday

8–10 a.m.

Quarterly Mortality and Morbidity Conference (selected complications and deaths are reviewed and discussed)

All Residents, Fellows, and Faculty attend 

UPMC Montefiore,  LHAS Auditorium