7th APOSSM/7th Biennial Meeting of Asia-Pacific Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
- Date:
- July 2 - 4, 2010
- Venue:
- Okinawa Convention Center
Greetings
Greetings from Congress President
As the congress president of the combined meeting of the 7th APOSSM and JOSKAS 2010, I am pleased to welcome you to Okinawa, Japan. The APOSSM is a society across the countries extending from the Eastern Asia and Oceania to the Middle East. The society is growing rapidly. Also, this society has started to publish an official journal ‘SMARTT’. In Japan, we had two discrete societies, the Japan Arthroscopy Association and the Japan Knee Society. After 3 years of trial unification, these two societies officially united in 2009 to make the Japanese Orthopaedic Society of Knee, Arthroscopy, and Sports Medicine (JOSKAS). Thus, this is the first combined meeting of APOSSM and JOSKAS. I hope this meeting will be a great opportunity for many doctors in the Asia-Pacific countries to come and share their knowledge and experiences in sports medicine. This combined meeting also offers you a wealth of opportunities on the latest techniques of arthroscopy, sports medicine, and orthopedics. Okinawa is one of the most popular tourist resorts in Japan with its scenic beauty and exquisite cuisine. In particular, July is the best season to enjoy tropical Okinawa with emerald ocean, white beach, and cobalt blue sky. I hope that you enjoy this meeting and invaluable experience in Okinawa.
- President
Eiji Itoi, MD, PhD - Professor and Chair
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Tohoku University School of Medicine
Greetings from President of APOSSM
Dear Friends & Colleagues,
At the turn of new decade 2010, APOSSM is proud to present the biennial meeting along with the JOSKAS Meeting in the beautiful setting of Okinawa.
Building on the tremendous success of the 2008 WCST in Hong Kong, APOSSM has launched a series of initiative to spearhead the networking and promotion of education and clinical excellence. The biennial meeting hosted by our Japanese friends in 2010 is indeed a continuing momentum to showcase the best clinical practice and top notch research. We would like to share with all the colleagues, not alone the Asia-Pacific region but around the world the latest technological advancement in clinical practice. The sessions will be arranged in such a way that there will be extensive discussion and sharing with mentors and masters. It would be truly stimulating and rewarding.
APOSSM has also established an administrative office in Hong Kong in maintaining the regular work pertaining to the management of a new website, which is the window to our communication and networking, continuing the collaboration with ESSKA and AOSSM in the intercontinental traveling fellowship, and also supporting the SMARTT journal editorial office.
APOSSM is emerging as a one of the leading voices of the orthopaedic sports medicine in the world. We welcome all of you to join us in Okinawa to share this exciting new decade.
With my very best personal regards,
- Prof. KM Chan
- President
APOSSM
Greetings from Scientific Program Chairman
On behalf of the Scientific Program Committee, we would like to welcome you to 7th Biennial Meeting of Asia-Pacific Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (APOSSM) & 2nd JOSKAS meeting, in Okinawa, Japan, from 2nd to 4th July 2010. This undoubtedly will be the most stimulating, interactive and educational program in Asia-pacific region this year!
This meeting will be a great opportunity for all our surgeons and scientists in the Asia-Pacific countries, to come and share our knowledge and experiences in arthroscopy and sports medicine. This combined meeting also offers you a wealth of opportunities on the latest techniques of arthroscopy, sports medicine, and orthopedics. We would also like to appeal you to encourage doctors and scientists in your country to present free paper during this unique occasion. It would be a wonderful experience for them to exchange ideas. The deadline for abstract submission is 14 March. For details, please kindly refer to our conference website, it will be updated regularly.
We are all geared up to present the best ever APOSSM!
- Dr. Hirotaka Sano & Dr. Patrick Yungp
- Co-Chairmen, Scientific Program Committee
7th Biennial Meeting of Asia-Pacific Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine