26th annual pediatric orthopedic symposium

Join us for Dayton Children's 26th annual pediatric symposium. This year our in-person event will focus on newborns and new athletes.

Topics will include:

• Congenital hand conditions
• Brachial plexus birth injuries
• The orthopedic newborn exam
• The sports physical and sports clearance
• Developmental dysplasia of the hip 
• Clubfoot, vertical talus, and other foot deformities
• Early onset of scoliosis
• ...and more! 

ortho symposium agenda

7:15 - 7:30 am welcome & introduction -- Adam Mezoff, MD , vice president and chief medical officer

spotlight lectures

7:30-7:50 am congenital hand conditions -- David Martineau, MD

7:50 - 8:15 am brachial plexus birth injuries -- Michael Albert, MD

8:15 - 8:45 am the orthopedic newborn exam -- Claire Beimesch, MD

8:45 - 9:15 am the sports physical and sports clearance -- Lora Scott, MD, Carla Bridges, MD, Ann Smith, DPT

instructional course lectures

9:15 - 10:00 am

• ICL A: doing too much: overuse injuries, concussions, stress fractures -- Sarah Steward, MD, Carla Bridges, MD, Shaun Spielman, MD

• ICL B : the early diagnosis of cerebral palsy -- Barynia Backeljauw, MD, Michelle Potts, MD, Deborah Mowery MD

• ICL C: hip and knee exam of newborns: sim models -- Michael Albert, MD, Melissa Martinek, DO, PhD, Claire Beimesch, MD

10:00 - 10:15 am break

10:15 - 10:45 am developmental dysplasia of the hip -- Melissa Martinek, DO

10:45 - 11:15 am clubfoot, vertical talus, and other foot deformities -- Craig Shank, MD

11:15 - 12:00 pm early onset scoliosis -- Nicholas Gajewski, MD

12:00 - 12: 15 pm questions

12:15 - 1:00 pm lunch

1:30 pm golf (shotgun start)

CME credits will be available for symposium.

For additional questions please contact the Academic Coordinator at leeperk@childrensdayton.org or call 937-641-5070.