Agenda
Three days at the Bellagio, January 14–16, 2027. Highlighted blocks are hands-on sessions with live models and one ultrasound machine for every two to three attendees.
Agenda subject to change. Room assignments will be posted closer to the course.
Thursday, January 14 · 7:30a – 4:30p
Clinical orthobiologics, complementary modalities, and FDA regulatory updates
7:30a · Registration and breakfast
8:15a
Course welcome and introduction
Don Buford, MD, RMSK; Ben DuBois, MD
8:20a
Platelet rich plasma and bone marrow use in orthopedics: science, clinical pearls, dosing, outcomes
Don Buford, MD
9:40a
Subchondral injections for bone marrow lesions
Pending
10:00a
Evidence based MFAT (adipose) use in orthopedics
Pending
10:20a
PRP, bone marrow, and adipose — questions and answers
Faculty
10:30a · Coffee break
10:45a
State stem cell law updates and FDA regulatory compliance for physicians
Scott Bruder, MD, PhD
11:00a
Orthobiologics Case Studies
Pending
11:40a
Regulatory, AI, and business — questions and answers
Faculty
11:50a · Sponsored lunch (non-CME)
12:00p
Transform your practice with orthobiologics
Matthew Gillogly · non-CME
1:30p
Hands-on
Live demonstrations — BMAC, PRP, and PRP/EXOCUBE
Faculty · 3 hours
Friday, January 15 · 7:00a – 5:00p
Ultrasound basics and upper extremity
7:00a · Registration and breakfast
7:45a
Day’s review, ultrasound basics, and intro to the 13-point shoulder exam
Don Buford, MD, RMSK
8:30a
Basic MSK ultrasound of the rotator cuff
Ben DuBois, MD
9:00a
Ultrasound guided shoulder procedures
Ben DuBois, MD
9:30a
Ultrasound guided shoulder procedures — supplies, shortcuts, and tips
Don Buford, MD
9:55a
Shoulder ultrasound questions and answers
Ben DuBois, MD; Don Buford, MD
10:00a · Break
10:10a
Ultrasound of the elbow
pending
10:40a
MSK ultrasound of the wrist and hand
pending
11:15a
Ask us anything
All faculty
11:30a
MLS laser demonstration
Don Buford, MD
12:00p · Lunch
1:30p
Hands-on
Hands-on upper extremity ultrasound training
Live models · 3.5 hours
Saturday, January 16 · 7:30a – 4:30p
Practical MSK ultrasound of the spine, pelvis, and lower extremity
7:30a · Breakfast
8:00a
Live demo
8:30a
MSK ultrasound of the knee
Pending
9:00a
MSK ultrasound of the hip and pelvis — hip joint, gluteus tendons, piriformis, SI joint
Pending
9:30a
MSK ultrasound of the foot and ankle
Don Buford, MD
10:15a
Ultrasound pearls for the lumbar spine
Pending
10:45a · Break
11:15a
Basic MSK ultrasound coding and reimbursement, with Q&A
Don Buford, MD
11:45a
Ask us anything
All faculty
12:00p · Lunch
1:00p
Hands-on
Live model hands-on lower extremity scanning
Live models · 3.5 hours