ITEMS-AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND
NOTICE: All correspondence for THE JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY should be sent to: Adrian E. Fiatt, M.D., Department of Orthopaedics, Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Ave., Dallas, TX 75246. Phone: (214) 820-2865.
Officers
Council
Central office
Robert A. Chase, President James H. Dobyns, President-Elect Charles R. Ashworth, Vice President David P. Green, Secretary E. F. Shaw Wilgis, Treasurer
Richard 1. Smith, Past President, 1982 James F. Murray, Past President, 1981 Harry J. Buncke, Past President, 1980 Earl Z. Browne, Member-at-Iarge James B. Steichen, Member-at-Iarge Gordon B. McFarland, Jr., Member-at-Iarge Mack L. Clayton, Member-at-Iarge
American Society for Surgery of the Hand 3025 S. Parker Road, Suite 65 Aurora, CO 80014 Phone: (303) 755-4588
Continuing education courses Date
Title of course or meeting
Chairman
Location
1983 Sept 12-14
Difficult problems in hand surgery
Oct 26-28
Implant surgery for the hand and upper extremity Primary care of hand injuries
Nov 3-5
James W. Strickland, M.D. James B. Steichen, M.D. William B. Kleinman, M.D. Hill Hastings, II, M.D. Alfred B. Swanson, M.D.
Indianapolis, IN
Peter R. Carter, M.D. Frank Stein, M.D.
Lake Buena Vista, FL (Disneyworld)
Grand Rapids, MI
Information about any course may be obtained from the central office of the Society.
These courses are sponsored by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Each course has been approved for Category I credit; the number of hours will be determined at the time of the meeting.
Audio-visual library The American Society for Surgery of the Hand announces the first videotapes produced by the AudioVisual Library. The objective is to provide a source of audio-visual material of surgical procedures, rehabilitation techniques, and social work practices for the physician, nurse, physical and occupational therapist, and social worker. The following are now available:
Topic 1: Hanno Millesi, M.D. Peripheral nerve grafting and results (1 hour) Peripheral nerve grafting: Demonstration of technique (1 hour) This exceptional videotape consists of two parts. Using photographs from his own collection, the author demonstrates various points. Part I is the presentation of the clinical and experimental work on peripheral nerve grafts. Part II is a THE JOURNAL OF HAND
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