AO Hospital Based Seminars
Advancing trusted learning programs for healthcare professionals
Hospital Based Seminars (HBS) are interactive, case-based educational activities designed to bring high-quality learning directly to healthcare institutions. Developed by AO Latin America, these seminars combine pre-event preparation, real-world clinical cases, group discussions, and expert-led reviews to create an engaging and practical learning experience.
These free-of-charge seminars are structured around a focused 4-hour format, encouraging active participation, peer learning, and evidence-based decision-making in a collaborative environment. As AO Faculty (FEP trained only), you can easily access it online through the dashboard to efficiently organize training events at your workplace for your hospital surgical staff, on a date and time of your choice.
Key objectives
The HBS initiative aims to:
- Deliver high-quality, case-based medical education
- Support professional development within the AO community
- Promote evidence-based clinical decision making
- Foster collaboration among hospitals and healthcare professionals
- Expand access to educational opportunities across the region
- Maintain consistent scientific and educational standards
Interested in running your own Hospital Based Seminar?
What do Hospital Based Seminars offer?
Exclusive access for AO Faculty
(FEP trained)
Free-of-charge
Flexible delivery at your hospital (1–4 hours sessions), on your schedule
Customize sessions tailored to the needs of your team
Clinical cases and mini lectures—ready to teach, built to save your time
Currently, event packages for seven training modules are available in the dashboard:
- Deformity
- Degeneration
- Infection
- Trauma
- Oncology
- Spinal fragility
- Research
Besides content access, the platform provides everything for conveniently organizing the event at your hospital, from event registration, participant management, and pre- and post-event assessments, to issuing certificates of attendance.
The highly interactive modules enable AO Trauma faculty to successfully teach their hospital teams and meet their learning needs.
Each module includes:
- A pre-event assessment to identify the team’s educational needs
- Prereading material
- Didactic lectures
- Clinical case discussions
- Group discussions
- Post-event assessment and event reports to analyze the team's increase in knowledge
Upon completion of the pre- and post-event online assessments, participants receive certificates of attendance.
(Open to AO Spine faculty members only)
Getting started is easy:
- Choose a module
- Set up your event
- Share the registration link
- Download your materials
Make the most of your event—register your module to get:
- Pre- and post-event assessments
- Event reports
- Attendance certificates
Task Force
The AO Hospital Based Seminar program is initiated by Task Force Leader Luiz Gustavo Dal’Oglio da Rocha (Brazil), Francisto Sanchez (Mexico), Mathías Petracchi (Argentina), and Alexandre Jaccard (Brazil).
Luiz Gustavo Dal’Oglio da Rocha
Brazil
Francisco Sanchez
Mexico
Matías Petracchi
Argentina
Alexandre Jaccard
Brazil
“AO Hospital Based Seminars bring AO education where it matters most—into everyday clinical practice—empowering faculty and engaging entire teams to learn, collaborate, and translate knowledge into better patient care.”
Luiz Gustavo Dal’Oglio da Rocha
AO Spine Latin America Chairperson and Hospital-based Seminar Portfolio Leader
We are happy to answer your questions and provide you with additional information.
Contact us at education.latam@aofoundation.org.