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POSNA Annual Meeting in Full Swing in Vancouver

May 13, 2022

POSNA Began Wednesday, May 11, Energized Crowd.

Photos from the POSNA (Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America) 2022 President's Reception at the Bill Reid Art Gallery on May 11 (click to enlarge).

"I am amazed by the culture of POSNA—collaboration, friendship, science, and education. These values are reflected in the Annual Meeting, which is an opportunity to come together as colleagues and friends, to discuss research and ideas in pediatric orthopaedics." Mininder Kocher, MD, MPH; POSNA President

POSNA Meeting 2022

21–22 POSNA Board of Directors (19 Attendings)(inset photo left); View from inside the Art Gallery (inset photo right); Presidential Line (5 Attendings)(separate photo)

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