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SCOA Accepting Abstracts for 2009 Annual Meeting - Deadline March 1st

The South Carolina Orthopaedic Association is now accepting abstract submissions and Resident Research Competition submissions for the 2009 SCOA Annual Meeting.  The 2009 Annual Meeting is taking place August 6-8, 2009 at The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island.  All of the information you will need to secure your participation has been added to the SCOA Blog.

All abstracts and Resident Competition papers must be submitted by March 1, 2009 to be considered by the Program Committee.  Instructions for regular abstract submissions and the 2009 Resident Research Competition are included on the SCOA website.   In addition to the abstract information, all submissions should be accompanied by a completed AAOS Financial Disclosure Form and an AAOS FDA Disclosure Form.  

Completed applications can be mailed or emailed to the SCOA office:  SCOA, 17503 Mallard Court, Lutz, FL 33559 or scoa@cobbemanagement.com.  

Download CallforAbstracts 2009 Application form

Download 2009 AAOS Financial Disclosure SCOA

Download 2009 AAOS FDA disclosure SCOA

Medicaid Announces Service Reductions Due to Budget Cuts

Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services distributed a memo to Medicaid participating physicians in South Carolina concerning a number of reductions in Medicaid benefits due to cuts in the State Budget.  The memo that was distributed has been added to the SCOA Blog.  You may want to review the list of cuts so you are aware of any coverage issues that may impact your patients who are on Medicaid.

Download Medcaid Changes Bulletin