CME Information

AOSSM CME MISSION STATEMENT

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) seeks to provide orthopaedic surgeons and other professionals who provide comprehensive health services for the care of athletes and active people of all ages and abilities with evidence-based continuing medical education activities that are:

• high-quality,

• unbiased,

• up-to-date,

• learner-driven, and

• produced in a variety of formats.

The expected results of our educational program are that learners will reflect on their own practice of sports medicine and integrate their educational experiences with their practice as they continuously improve patient care and outcomes.

Specifically, we expect that they will report change in competence by indicating that they intend to apply new knowledge, skills and judgement in surgical decision-making, diagnosis determination, developing treatment options, and evaluation of rehabilitation status, or that they will express an intent to change an aspect of their practice in response to the educational experience.

Overall Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity learners should be able to:

Target Audience

Designed for sports medicine physicians, physician associates, athletic trainers, physical therapists, pediatric surgeons and fellows.

Educational Gap & Need

This course addresses the critical need for orthopedic surgeons and sports medicine practitioners to stay current on the latest surgical techniques and evidence-based approaches for managing knee injuries in growing athletes. Treating pediatric and adolescent patients presents unique challenges due to the need for physeal-respecting techniques and the goal of joint preservation. Hands-On Application of Knowledge: Many practitioners lack opportunities for intensive, cadaver-based skills training, particularly for complex procedures like meniscus repair, ACL reconstruction, patella instability, and osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) treatment.

Non-CME Activities

Non-CME activities will be clearly indicated in the program schedule. All Industry sessions are non-CME, and the views expressed, or products presented, are not endorsed by AOSSM.

CME Credit Information

Upon successful completion of this CME activity, including participation in the evaluation component, learners will be eligible to earn CME credit. Attendees will receive instructions for claiming credit in July. Please see the details below for more information.

Accreditation

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AOSSM designates this live in-person activity for 15.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

AOSSM designates this live virtual activity for 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery’s (ABOS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABOS credit.

Disclaimer

The primary purpose of AOSSM 2025 Annual Meeting is education. Information, as well as technologies, products and/or services discussed, are intended to inform participants about the knowledge, techniques and experiences of specialists who are willing to share such information with colleagues. A diversity of professional opinions exists in the specialty and AOSSM disclaims any and all liability for damages to any individual attending this conference and for all claims which may result from the use of information, technologies, products and/or services discussed at the conference.

Disclosures

As required by the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all planners, reviewers, presenters, instructors, moderators, authors, and other individuals in a position to control or influence the content of an activity must disclose ALL financial relationships with any ineligible company that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are those that cannot be accredited in the ACCME System and whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

As the accredited provider, AOSSM is responsible for identifying relevant financial relationships between individuals in control of educational content and ineligible companies and managing these to ensure they do not introduce commercial bias into the education. Financial relationships of any dollar amount are defined as relevant if the educational content is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.

All identified conflicts of interest must be mitigated, and the educational content vetted for fair balance, scientific objectivity, and appropriateness of patient care recommendations. Learners must be informed that all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to engaging in accredited education. Learners must also be informed when off label; experimental/investigational uses of drugs or devices are discussed in an educational activity or included in related materials.

2025 Spring Surgical Skills Course Disclosures

If you have any CME questions, or concerns, please contact AOSSM Professional Education Team, [email protected]

In-Kind Support

AOSSM gratefully acknowledges the following companies for their in-kind support of equipment:

• Arthrex
• ConMed
• Johnson & Johnson MedTech
• OrthoPediatrics
• Smith & Nephew
• Zimmer Biomet