Past Symposium Presentations Available
If you missed one of our symposiums from a previous year, you can still download and view past presentations by clicking on the link below:
Bio-Skills Lab Management Symposium Presentation Archive
Skills Labs in a Growth Spurt
By Terry Stanton, AAOS Now, February 2012
As facilities abound nationwide, leaders look to set standards for
quality and consistency. The medical training facilities known as skills
laboratories have proliferated in recent years, offering orthopaedic
surgeons and other physicians welcome access to high-quality educational
opportunities in conveniently located, up-to-date facilities. But most
who venture to these facilities for training sessions that routinely
involve the use of cadaver specimens, animal parts, and fluoroscopy are
probably unaware that the labs fall under no single set of standards,
safety regulations, or certification process.
(read
more online or
download PDF copy).