Notices
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## Urogynecology

The ninth annual course on urogynecology and disorders of the female pelvic floor, sponsored by the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, will be held Apr. 6 to 8, 2000, at the Royal Palms Hotel & Casitas, 5200 East Camelback Rd., Phoenix, Ariz. The course director is Dr. Jeffrey L. Cornella. The course will provide an understanding of the anatomy and pathophysiology of the pelvic floor essential for the prudent treatment of associated disorders. Credits: AMA Category I and ACOG. For further information contact Maree Stone, CME Department, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, 13400 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale AZ 85259; tel 480 301-7564, fax 480 301-8323.

## Foot and ankle symposium

The Fourth Biennial Foot & Ankle Symposium, sponsored by the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, will be held on Apr. 8 and 9, 2000, at the Medical Sciences Building, Auditorium, University of Toronto, 1 King’s College Circle, Toronto. Credits: MOCOMP, Type II, AMA Category I. For further information contact Continuing Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Rm. 121, 150 College St., Toronto ON M5S 3E2; tel 416 978-2719, fax 416 971-2200, a.lind{at}utoronto.ca

## SPORC 2000

The 13th Ste. Justine Paediatric Orthopaedic Review Course, organized by L’hôpital Sainte-Justine, the Shriner’s Hospital and the Montreal Children’s Hospital, will be held from Apr. 12 to 14, 2000, at the Hôtel du Parc, Montreal, Que. For further information contact Dr. Hubert Labelle, Chairman, SPORC 2000, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, 3175 Côte Sainte-Catherine, Montréal (Québec) H3T 1C5; tel 514 345-4876, fax 514 345-4755.

## Canadian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

The annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery will be held at the Sheraton Centre, Toronto from Apr. 14 to 16, 2000. For further information contact The Canadian Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Ste. 110, 1565 Carling Ave., Ottawa ON K1Z 8R1; tel/fax 613 822-6582, cscrs{at}netcom.ca

## World congress of pediatric thoracic disciplines

The first world congress on pediatric thoracic disciplines will be held from Apr. 20 to 22, 2000, in Izmir, Turkey. Information on the congress can be obtained on the Internet at **[www.med.ege.edu.tr/pedsurg/congress.htm](http://www.med.ege.edu.tr/pedsurg/congress.htm)** or contact Professor Oktay Mutaf, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Bornova 35100, Izmir, Turkey; fax 90 232 375 12 88, omutaf{at}med.ege.edu.tr

## Update in general surgery

The Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto will be presenting a course entitled “Update in General Surgery 2000” from Apr. 27 to 29, 2000, at the Sutton Place Hotel, Toronto. Credits: MOCOMP and AMA Category I. For registration information contact Continuing Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Rm. 121, 150 College St., Toronto ON M5S 1A8; tel 978-2719, fax 416 971-2200, adriana.migliarisi{at}utoronto.ca

## American Society for Surgery of the Hand — call for abstracts

The American Society for Surgery of the Hand is now accepting abstracts for the Adrian E. Flatt Residents and Fellows Conference to be held in conjunction with its annual meeting “Overcoming Adversity: Hand Surgeons Shaping the 21st Century” from Oct. 5 to 7, 2000, in Seattle, Wash. The deadline for submissions is Mar. 15, 2000. The Call for Abstracts is available on-line at [www.handsurg.org](http://www.handsurg.org) or by calling Ryan Kelly at 857 384-8300, ext. 112.