- Dr. Sam Agnew (Tampa Bay Orthopaedic Spine Institute)
- Dr. M.B. Henley (Harborview Medical Center)
- Dr. James Hughes (University of Mississippi)
- Dr. James Kellam (Carolinas Medical Center)
Guided by host Dr. Sam Agnew, the lecturers discuss the impact of Healthcare reform on Orthopaedic Trauma surgery and its outlook for the future. Dr. Henley, M.D.,M.B.A., presents how changes in reimbursement strategies will impact trauma care delivery in general and for individual patients specifically. Dr. James Hughes, Professor and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Jackson Mississippi follows this with a critical evaluation of the recognition of Trauma surgery among other medical specialties. Dr. James Kellam, Professor of Orthoapedic Surgery at the Carolinas Institute in charlotte, NC, concludes this show with his prognosis of how the AO Foundation, the major global surgical society, will need to develop over the next 50 years to remain relevant.