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AO Davos Courses 2021: flagship event prepares for return to on-site, face-to-face courses
The AO is excitedly preparing to welcome back participants—on-site and face-to-face—for this year's AO Davos Courses.
This year’s hybrid event combines the best in on-site training with additional online learning opportunities over a virtual weekend.
From November 28 to December 10, AO Trauma, AO Spine, AO CMF, AO VET, and AO Recon will offer over 30 innovative and engaging courses.
215,000
Global community
830
Educational events per year
58,000
Educational event participants
9,000
Educational event faculty
Community zones
AO Trauma
AO Trauma creates a dynamic environment fostering change through its state-of-the-art research and education and an interactive community, empowering the next generation of surgeons.
AO Spine
AO Spine is composed of surgeons, researchers, ORP, and health care professionals from all continents providing educational, research, consulting and networking opportunities
AO CMF
AO CMF is a driving force in education and research using modern techniques to achieve successful patient rehabilitation for a global community of surgeons.
AO VET
AO VET's mission is to advance the practice of veterinary surgery to improve patient outcomes by promoting clinical and experimental research, education and development.
AO Recon
AO Recon is a global network of orthopedic surgeons delivering best-in-class education in joint preservation and replacement.
Resources
Whatever your specialist area, the AO's resources offer you valuable support in enhancing your abilities, learning new skills, and responding to changing clinical needs.
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Get the latest on AO research innovation from the AO Research Institute Davos (ARI).
Experts Symposia
Where outstanding minds come together in a robust process to improve available treatments.
AO Spine RECODE DCM
Our study is a consensus process to improve research efficiency in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM)
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AO Davos Courses 2021
Learn from the best-wherever you are in the word. Over 30 courses in trauma, spine, CMF, vet, and recon surgery.
November 28–December 10, 2021
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“Advances in the surgical treatment of trauma have generated the need for more sophisticated RIA instrumentation. The new generation RIA device will allow surgeons to continue to improve outcomes in complex cases where patients require reaming and bone grafting.”
Hans-Christoph Pape, AO Technical Commission member