Highlights from Past BONES Events

BONES 2011 - Cradle to Grave 

Keynote address by Hank Bauer 

Hank Bauer, NFL Superstar, Chargers Most Inspirational Player, and The Voice of the Chargers

Bonafide Orthopaedic Nursing Education Symposium is for all healthcare providers (RN, LVN, NA, OT, PT, MSW, Ortho Techs, Students and Case Managers) working with or interested in care of orthopaedic patients. This fun filled day includes speaker and poster presentations.

Participants will learn current information about:

• The patient experience from the perspective of a pediatric/adolescent patient and his mother
• Nursing Evidence-Based Practice presented by UCLA Dean of Nursing
• Cutting-edge advances in total hip arthroplasty
• General wellness for health care professionals
• Pediatric orthopaedic trauma 

PowerPoint Presentaions:

• Osteoporosis Update
• Osteoporosis Fractures
• Hip Preservation Osteotomy
• Get Hip with the Direct Anterior Approach (1)
• Get Hip with the Direct Anterior Approach (2)
• Managing Pediatric Fractures

Thank You to everyone who participated in the 2011 BONES. It was another huge success!

Click here to see photos of 2011 BONES (coming soon).

Educational Credit

• Provider Approved by California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 55
• 6.6 Contact Hours (Category A 5.8/Category B 0.8)

Be a part of this exciting program!

• Submit a Educational Poster Presentation

Presented by:
Advance for Nurses – Best Nursing Team 2008: UCSD Medical Center BONES Planning Committee

Rosalinda Santos, Patrick Olsen, Marcella Lopez, Myrna Evalle, Carolyn Jones-Cullen, Zenny Aquinde, Beverly Morris, Fely Dela Torre, Josie Tayaba, Edna Tabladillo, Nita Uson, Claire Jenkins

Featured in the San Diego Union Tribune July 9, 2008

BONES 2010 - Shake, Rattle and Role

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Keynote Speaker: 
Bill Walton is an NBA MVP, Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee, sportscaster....
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Participants will learn current information about:

• Experiences of an NBA superstar who suffered for over 30 years with debilitating back and leg pain
• Trauma VTE prophylaxis
• Orthopaedic foot injuries
• Traumatic orthopaedic injuries
• Medical missions to Haiti and treatment of orthopaedic injuries after a natural disaster
• Management of complicated orthopaedic wounds
• Traumatic injuries of the spine

BONES 2009 - The Driving Forces of Orthopaedics

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Keynote Speaker:
Derrike Cope, NASCAR driver and winner of Daytona 500

Participants will learn current information about:

• Experiences of a NASCAR driver and the evolution of safety in the field.
• Mechanisms of injury in a MVA and subsequent treatment.
• Treatment of Complicated Pelvic Fractures.
• Identification and Treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome.
• Identification and treatment of Traumatic Brain Injuries and associated behaviors
• Rehabilitation from Hospital to Home
• Unintended consequences of legislation in infection control.
• Identification, Prevention and Treatment of DVT.

BONES brochure 2009

BONES 2008 - Orthopaedics is a Team Sport

Keynote Speaker:
Hyleas Fountain, Silver Medalist in Heptathlon, 2008 Beijing Olympics

BONES brochure 2008

BONES 2007 - Catch a wave to the Future of Orthopaedics

Keynote Speaker: Marti Emerald

PowerPoint Presentations

• Nursing Implications of Regional Nerve Blocks - Leah Yusi-Yoshisaki, RN BSN
• Operation Iraqi Freedom Medical - LT Davy Jenkins, RN
• Orthopedic Nursing in Angola - Gabriela Riviello, RN MSN, ACNP

Video Presentations

• Nursing Implications with Regional Nerve Blocks - Leah Yusi-Yoshisaki, RN BSN

• BONES brochure 2007

BONES 2006

• BONES brochure 2006

BONES 2005

• BONES brochure 2005