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PHOTO COURTESY OF AKRON CHILDREN'S Dr. Kerwyn Jones, Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Pediatric Surgery, Akron Children's Hospital, works with residents during the first Annual Akron Pediatric Orthopedic Resident Review Course held at ABIA. Akron Children's Hospital Partners with ABIA for Orthopedic Resident Review Course O RTHOPEDIST TODD RITZMAN, MD, of Akron Children's Hospital established the first Annual Akron Pediatric Orthopedic Resident Review Course and partnered with The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron (ABIA) to use its state-of-the-art Mock Hospital and BioSkills lab. The course is designed to provide comprehensive and concise educational coverage of the content within the realm of pediatric orthopedics and to provide a hands-on skills lab teaching via both sawbones and cadaver models. With the support from sponsors, such as OrthoPediatrics, Medtronic Spine and Akron Children's Hospital Foundation/Willis and Pat Zeigler Endowment Synthes, the ABIA and Akron Children's Hospital are providing an innovative space for training on current and new techniques. For example, OrthoPediatrics is sponsoring a lab, where Kerwyn Jones, MD, is instructing residents regarding treatment options for ACL injuries in children and adolescents. Other sessions include pediatric trauma; pediatric spine; neuromuscular and tumor; pediatric hip and lower extremity; and pediatric sports, foot and high-yield pearls. Upon completion of the review course, residents will be able to: + Describe the normal growth and development of children and adolescents to enable differentiation between normal and pathological states 12 | Cleveland/Akron/Canton MD NEWS ■ MDNEWS.COM ■ JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2014 + Demonstrate understanding of the recognition, diagnosis, and management of common traumatic, congenital, developmental, and neuromuscular orthopedic pathology in children and adolescents + Demonstrate technical facility of key pediatric orthopedic surgical procedures The Austen BioInnovation Institute in Akron is an exceptional collaboration of Akron Children's Hospital, Akron General Health System, FirstEnergy, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Summa Health System, and The University of Akron. ABIA brings innovative minds together to create economic and personal vitality by inspiring patient-centered discovery and invention. The ABIA partnership accelerates the time from idea to commercialization of new technologies and solutions by bringing together world-class scientists, physicians, engineers, researchers and entrepreneurs in the biomedical product and polymer science industries. ABIA works to secure Ohio's economic future through its patient-centered product innovation, cutting-edge workforce training and inclusionary approach to community health improvement. ■