October 2001 / octobre 2001

Can J Surg 2001;44(5)

Cover: The cover shows the mechanism of spinal trauma in adolescents resulting from seat-belt injury in motor vehicle accidents. Flexion-distraction injuries to the spine secondary to high-riding lap belts are more common in the thinner adolescent than in the adult because the fulcrum for the flexion moment is closer to the spinal column. (see article on page 337).

Interactive surgery symposium The Mayo Clinic Interactive Surgery Symposium will be held from Feb.  24 to Mar.  1, 2002. This course is sponsored by the Mayo Clinic Scottsdale and will be held at the Marriott's Renaissance Wailea Beach Resort, 3550 Wailea Alanui Dr., Wailea, Maui, HI. The course directors are Drs. William Stone and John Donohue. Credit: 26.5 hours in AMA Category 1. The registration fee for the course is US$895. For further information contact Sarah Dorste, Mayo School of CME, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, 13400 East Shea Blvd., Scottsdale AZ 85259; tel 480 301-4661, fax 480 301-8323. Foot and ankle symposium Continuing Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, will host the Fifth Biennial Foot & Ankle Symposium to be held on Apr. 20 and 21, 2002, in the Medical Sciences Building ­ Auditorium, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto. Credits: Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada, Maintenance of Certification Program and Category 1 of the Physician's Recognition Award of the AMA. For further information contact Continuing Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ste. 650, 500 University Ave., Toronto ON M5G 1V7; tel 416 978-2719, fax 416 971-2200, ce.med@utoronto.ca, www.cme.utoronto.ca

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