Annual Meeting
Planning is being led by Program Chair Lukas Nystrom and this year's local host is Alan Blank. The meeting will take place on September 11 – 13, 2024 at the Sheraton Grand Riverwalk Hotel in Chicago, IL.
To help with your planning, please note the following:
- MORI/Young Members Meeting – Wednesday, September 11th from 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm. Separate registration is required – click here to register to attend the MORI meeting. To view the MORI Young Member Meeting agenda, please click here.
- New This Year! Pathways (see details below) – Wednesday, September 11th from 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- MSTS Welcome Reception – Wednesday, September 11th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on the Sheraton Riverwalk alongside the Chicago River (weather permitting)
- MSTS Social Event – A night at the Chicago Field Museum, including dinner. Thursday, September 12th from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Open to all registered attendees. Bus transportation will be provided.
Please note the Annual Meeting is scheduled to adjourn at 4:00 pm on Friday, September 13th.
Click here to view the 2024 Annual Meeting Program Agenda.
Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Meeting
A full day of education has been planned for, and by, nurses and allied health professionals. The Nurse & Allied Health Professionals Symposium will be held on Wednesday, September 11th from 8:15 am to 5:00 pm. MSTS members are asked to share this information with your nurses, NPs, PAs, OT/PT, SW, and Prosthetics and to encourage the allied health professionals on your staff to attend.
Nurses are eligible to receive ANCC contact hours and Physician Associates are eligible to receive AAPA Category 1 CME credit. Please click here to view the Program Agenda and complete details on meeting credit.
Pathways
This year the MSTS is excited to present a new opportunity for thought and discussion: Pathways. The motivation for Pathways is that there are many facets to a career in orthopaedic oncology outside of clinical practice. One avenue that our members often pursue is in a leadership position focusing on education of trainees. This inaugural session will feature a panel of experts who have dedicated a portion of their careers to educating others. The session will be hosted by Izu Ibe and Elyse Brinkmann as part of their “Sarcoma Insights” podcast. We encourage all members to participate and engage in a discussion about career opportunities in education (e.g. program director), tips for obtaining and excelling at educational leadership positions, and stories of educational initiatives that have worked and others that have not. We hope that this session will be popular and useful for those attending and look forward to sessions at future annual meetings that will include topics such as professional leadership and surgical innovation.
Housing is Open at the Sheraton Grand Riverwalk Chicago
The MSTS room block at the Sheraton hotel is SOLD OUT. If you would like to make room reservations at the Sheraton, please call the hotel central reservations line at 888-236-2427 to check availability.
Please note that these rooms will be outside of the MSTS negotiated rate and would be at the standard hotel room rate.
Percutaneous Pelvis Fixation Hands-On Workshop Sold Out!
MSTS is offering, for the first time, a workshop teaching techniques of percutaneous pelvis fixation for bone metastases. Using sawbones and fluoroscopy, attendees will learn options for entry points, anatomical and radiographic landmarks, and c-arm positioning. Learners will work on techniques for balloon kyphoplasty, radiofrequency ablation and cement injection. The workshop will be held at the Sheraton Grand Riverwalk Hotel on Wednesday morning from 8:00 am to 10:00 am.
The registration fee to attend will be $100. Attendance will be limited to 15 participants and will be on a first come basis. The focus of the workshop is to educate fellows and early career surgeons.
Interested in exhbitor and sponsorship opportunities? Exhibit space is sold out!
MSTS is now accepting registration forms for the 2024 Annual Meeting. Complete information can be found in the 2024 Corporate Partner Opportunities brochure.