Friday, February 7
Presented by the LearnORS Committee’s Art of Grant Writing Sub-Committee
Friday, February 7
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
North 224
During the in-person Workshop, participants will learn about funding opportunities for research and career development funding mechanisms, meet funding agency representatives, be paired with experienced mentors to go over their proposals and provide valuable feedback on the art of grant writing. The Workshop includes a Specific Page Aims Lab providing participants with the opportunity to prepare and revise a Specific Aims Page, the most important page of the grant application. In addition, a subset of full grants submitted by registrants will be reviewed during a LIVE Mock Study Section. Additional didactics highlight important concepts to supplement information presented in the LearnORS online companion Course. The day ends with a networking reception. Don’t miss out on the networking and mentoring opportunities and the real time feedback you will receive from faculty and funding agency representatives.
Depending on your skill level, we encourage all participants to enroll in the online companion Course either prior to or after attending the in-person Workshop to ensure maximum training value!
All registrants will be invited to submit a Specific Aims Page or full grant proposal for review. Submitting these materials will optimize your Workshop experience! The deadline for submissions was January 7, 2025.
Ticket Required (Please register for this event during your Annual Meeting registration process)
Registration includes light breakfast, lunch, and networking event.
Saturday, February 8
Event Now Closed Due to Max Capacity
ORS Career Development Committee and ORS Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee
Saturday, February 8
11:45 pm – 1:15 pm
North 227
Organizers:
Zhong Alan Li, PhD, Jiao Jiao Li, PhD, Feini (Sylvia) Qu, VMD, PhD and David Jordan, PhD
The purpose of this interactive mentor-mentee luncheon is to offer a platform for senior ORS members to share their life stories – be it their successes or failures – with trainees, including students and postdocs. This session will allow established ORS members to address common questions and concerns from younger researchers in a relaxed, informal setting, allowing participants to engage with faculty who occupy similar roles that they aspire to. The sharing of experiences is expected to serve as a source of inspiration, motivating emerging researchers to become rising stars in the field of orthopaedic research who stand on the shoulders of giants.
Participants will engage with faculty in an informal setting during the lunch period. Faculty will be seated at tables with the trainees and encouraged to discuss their respective career journeys, personal hurdles which had to be overcome and lessons they learned along the way. This interaction is designed to increase the equity in orthopaedic research by giving students and postdocs equal opportunity to hear and learn from leaders in their field. Inclusivity is increased by creating a sense of community amongst faculty and trainees.
Ticket Required
ORS Public Outreach Committee
Saturday, February 8
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
North 222
Organizers:
Jason Chang Marvin, PhD, Erin Mannen, PhD, Bonnie Walton and Sade Clayton, PhD
Government policy decisions on the local, state, and national levels have significant impacts on research funding and patient healthcare. These policies are often made by non-scientist government officials with little input from the scientific community. Therefore, there is a substantial societal need for increased science advocacy to inform governmental decision making. Exacerbating this issue, current scientific training includes little education on tangible, actionable practices for impactful science advocacy.
The purpose of this session is to (1) introduce science advocacy concepts on local, state, and national levels, (2) inform attendees about what policy decisions governments make that impact research funding and patient healthcare, and (3) facilitate attendees’ engagement in advocacy. A specific focus of the session will include the dissemination of actionable steps that can be taken by attendees to increase their advocacy footprint.
Speakers:
Jason Chang Marvin, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Overview of the ORS Public Outreach Committee, How to Get Involved, and Ongoing/Future Advocacy Efforts
Sade Clayton, PhD, Washington University in St Louis
There’s Levels to This: Understanding the Levels of Advocacy Work and How to Effectively Engage with Stakeholders
Mary Bouxsein, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School
Advocacy as Engagement for All: Experiences of the ASBMR
Tamara Alliston, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Advocacy as Engagement for All: Experiences of the ASBMR
ORS Innovation Committee, ORS Women’s Leadership Forum and ORS Spine Section
Saturday, February 8
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
North 227
Organizers:
Neharika Bhadouria, PhD, Gabriela Graziani, PhD, Sarah Greising, PhD and Dino Samartzis, DSc
This Unmet Needs in Orthopaedics session aims to shed light on the critical importance of considering sex-specific factors in orthopedic research and practice, while also advocating for greater gender diversity and inclusion within the field. By addressing the disparities and challenges faced by both female patients and female-identifying professionals, this symposium seeks to foster discussions, share insights, and propose actionable strategies to ensure equitable access to orthopaedic care and opportunities for women in orthopaedics. We also seek to spotlight opportunities and initiatives promoting women’s empowerment and the integration of sex and gender considerations in research, featuring a speaker from the NIH Office of Women’s Affairs. Through collaborative efforts and informed discourse, the symposium endeavors to drive positive change, highlight the opportunities and promote diversity and inclusion within the orthopedic community.
Speakers:
David Thomas, MD, PhD, NIH Office of Research on Woman’s Health
Empowering Excellence: Advancements and Opportunities for Women in Science in National Research Agencies
Lilian Plotkin, PhD, Indiana University
Bridging the Gap: Addressing Unmet Needs in Pre-Clinical Studies of Sex Determinants of Musculoskeletal Health
Leesa Galatz, MD, Mount Sinai Health System
Closing The Divide: Addressing Unmet Needs in Clinical Science for Gender Driven Clinical Science
Lisbet Haglund, PhD, McGill University
Resilience And Triumph: Pioneering Research in The Orthopaedics as a Women Scientist
Michelle Caird, MD, University of Michigan
Advancing Women in Orthopaedic Science and Leadership: More Voices, More Complete Care for Pediatric Patients
Sunday, February 9
ORS Women’s Leadership Forum
Sunday, February 9
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
North 222
Organizers:
Sarah Greising, PhD and Jenny Dorich, PhD
The WHO defines burnout as a “syndrome resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed”. Burnout manifests in numerous ways and impacts our academic and clinical colleagues alike. While compounded by the pandemic, the impacts of burnout stretch far beyond it. The level of burnout in clinical and academic faculty, students and researchers continues to grow. In this session, Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark, author of Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways to Reckoning and Renewal, will provide expert information regarding strategies to alleviate academic burnout and strategies to support career vitality. The session will broadly support ORS members in i) understanding and identifying faculty burnout, ii) building burnout resilience through purpose, compassion, connection, and balance, iii) practicing compassionate leadership to work with burned out faculty and staff, iv) realizing the need to for culture change to mitigate faculty burnout.
Speaker:
Rebecca Pope-Ruark, PhD, ACC
Strategies to Alleviate Academic Burnout and Support Career Vitality
ORS Career Development Committee
Sunday, February, 9
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
North Hall A-C
Organizers:
Sibylle Grad, PhD and Natalia Harasymowicz, PhD
The Postdoctoral Fellow Match Poster Session will showcase posters from senior graduate students and other trainees planning to apply for a postdoctoral fellowship position in the upcoming year. The primary goal of this session is to provide an opportunity for these candidates to showcase their past, present, and future research plans for faculty, T32 directors/members, and others looking for postdoctoral fellows, to facilitate the identification of strong candidates for postdoctoral fellowship positions. By gathering a critical mass of potential candidates, we anticipate an enthusiastic response from faculty that are planning to recruit new postdoctoral fellows. Postdoc candidates will present a poster based on their research performed to date.
ORS Career Development Committee
Sunday, February 9
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
North Hall A-C
Organizers:
Zhong Alan Li, PhD and Jillian Beveridge, PhD
The Future Faculty Poster Session showcases senior post-docs, residents, and fellows planning to apply for their first independent faculty position in the upcoming year. The primary goals of this session are: 1) to provide an opportunity for future faculty members to present the goals of their proposed independent research program by showcasing their past, present, and future research; and 2) to provide an effective means for Department Chairs, search committee chairs/members and senior faculty to identify strong candidates. This session benefits not only the participating senior trainees and recruiting faculty, but also more junior trainees by providing them with an opportunity to observe the process of transition from trainee to faculty. Thus, the Future Faculty Poster Session is an engaging session for all ORS members.
Event Now Closed Due to Max Capacity
ORS Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee
Sunday, February 9
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
North Hall A-C
Organizers:
Feini (Sylvia) Qu, VMD, PhD, Rahul Gawri, MD, PhD, and Ines Reichert, MD, PhD
A networking opportunity for undergraduate students to connect with each other and for faculty looking to recruit graduate students. This networking reception will allow undergraduates with poster presentations to bring their posters to hang up and present at the reception. This reception will give undergraduate students the opportunity to present their work and network with current graduate students and receive critical feedback from their peers and faculty members for future directions of their projects. Light food and beverages will be provided. Faculty member looking to recruit graduate students will have an informal chance to meet these young scientists. Those interested in attending to present their poster or to offer peer mentorship need to register for the reception.
Ticket Required
ORS Women’s Leadership Forum
Sunday, February 9
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
North 229
This is a networking event to follow the WLF session on “Strategies to alleviate academic burnout and support career vitality” to provide a platform for one-on-one interaction between panel speakers, WLF members, and participants. There will also be a facilitated aspect with Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark, author of Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways to Reckoning and Renewal, and speaker of the WLF session. Registration is required.
Ticket Required (Please register for this event during your Annual Meeting registration process)
Monday, February 10
ORS Career Development Committee
Monday, February 10
12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
North 222
Organizers:
Jiao Jiao Li, PhD and Sibylle Grad, PhD
Successful orthopaedic research is transdisciplinary and diverse in terms of researchers’ profiles, nationalities, and geographical location. Investigating complex problems requires strong complementary expertise that can often only be addressed by collaborating globally. International collaborations are very fruitful, if well managed, since they benefit from the synergistic effect of different strengths and availability of resources. Building multidisciplinary, multinational teams that embody the values of diversity and inclusion can be a key step in career building. It is important to navigate the common challenges, most frequently due to distance, as well as differences in regulations, administration, and employment conditions among international institutions. The leaders of large international teams also need to manage possibly competing priorities among groups, diverse needs of team members, and ethical implications to ensure successful project delivery.
The purpose of this session is to highlight the added value of international collaborations in orthopaedic research and in scientific career development, highlighting the possible challenges and presenting possible solutions to enable fruitful collaborations.
Speakers:
Brian Johnstone, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University
So, You Want to Collaborate – Where and When to Start
Christopher Little, DVM, PhD, University of Sydney
The Tyranny of Distance: E-coms are Great but there’s still no Substitute for Face-to-Face Meetings
Marianna Tryfonidou, DVM, PhD, Utrecht University
The iPSpine Chronicles: Where Dreams were Born and Game-Changing Ideas Start to Become Reality
Danny Chan, PhD, University of Hong Kong
Global Synergy Through Cross-Disciplinary and Transnational Collaborative Research
