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Fully online AO Davos Courses 2020:
shaping the future of medical education
In a new and completely online format, the AO Davos Courses 2020 continue the AO’s 60-year legacy of shaping the future of medical education. The first-ever completely online AO Davos Courses underscore the AO’s commitment to the health and safety of course participants, faculty, staff, partners, and the Davos community—and allow surgeons to take part in the event from anywhere in the world.
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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.
ARI activity reports
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)
AO Davos Courses 2020
Learn from the best—wherever you are in the world
Revolutionizing medical data collection with AO Global Data
Dedicated to driving research and improving patient outcomes in your field worldwide
“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