AAOS’ Response to Medicare Payment Reform Is Nuanced

Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, FAAOS

Editor’s note: This article is part of a yearlong series, Advocacy 201, which focuses on the work of the Advocacy Council to improve the practice of orthopaedic surgery.

Letter to Representatives: AAOS Supports the ‘SAVE’ Act

Editor’s note: The following letter was sent by AAOS leadership to U.S. Representatives Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) and Larry Bucshon, MD (R-Ind.) in response to the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act of 2022.

What Recharges Your Batteries?

Julie Balch Samora, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAOS, FAOA

I recently have spent time considering what outside of medicine makes me happy and recharges my batteries when I’m mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted.

AAHKS President Bryan D. Springer, MD, Reflects on the Association’s Pillars, Looks to the Future

Bryan D. Springer, MD, FAAOS

Editor’s note: This message was originally published in the spring 2022 issue of AAHKS Update, the quarterly newsletter of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS).

RJOS President Mary K. Mulcahey, MD: ‘Be Intentional, Be Visible, and Be Fierce’

Editor’s note: The following article is an abbreviated version of the speech Mary K. Mulcahey, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, the current president of the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS), presented at the RJOS Annual Meeting on March 22 in Chicago.