Bringing Sustainability to Orthopaedics: Greening the Individual and the Clinic

Ian D. Engler, MD; Katherine Velicki, MD; Laura L. Bellaire, MD; Lorraine A.T. Boakye, MD; Jason R. Saleh, MD

2023 was the warmest year on Earth since global records began being tracked in 1850.

Bringing Sustainability to Orthopaedics: Greening the Future of Orthopaedics and Healthcare

Laura L. Bellaire, MD; Caellagh D. Catley, MD; Katherine Velicki, MD; Lorraine A.T. Boakye, MD; Ian D. Engler, MD

The success of society and the orthopaedic specialty depends on how the planet’s limited resources are managed.

Greening the OR through Waste Reduction

Laura L. Bellaire, MD, FAAOS; Allison Mitchell, MD; Brittany N. Garcia, MD; Eitan Melamed, MD; Cassandra L. Thiel, PhD

Knowledge of the environmental and public health impacts associated with current waste-disposal practices is growing.

Surgeons Acknowledge Feelings of Detachment, Fatigue, and Hope about Waste

Hilton P. Gottschalk, MD, FAAOS, FAOA; Verena Schreiber, MD; Laura L. Bellaire, MD, FAAOS; Sonia Chaudhry, MD, FAAOS, FACS

In a 2021 study in the Journal of Climate Change and Health, Hsu et al found that over 24 hours, a total of 255 kilograms of waste was produced in a community emergency department (ED).

Global Shortages in Healthcare Professionals: How Do We Reach Human Resource Sustainability in Our Practices?

Robert M. Orfaly, MD, MBA, FAAOS

The theme of this month’s edition of AAOS Now is environmental sustainability, with several excellent articles to spur individual thought and group discussion on the environmental impact of the decisions we all make in our healthcare systems.

Soup or Syringes?

Stuart A. Green, MD, FAAOS

Editor’s note: The Final Cut is a recurring editorial series written by a member of the AAOS Now Editorial Board.

‘An Unrecognized Problem Cannot Be Addressed’: ICL Offers Strategies to Mitigate Workplace Violence

Cailin Conner

The threat of workplace violence has emerged as a pressing concern in healthcare, demanding collective attention and sparking discourse.

ICD-10-CM Basics for Orthopaedics

Marissa Clemmer, CPC, CCS, CPMA, CPB, CANPC, CPEDC

Here are a few important reasons why diagnosis coding accuracy is crucial to orthopaedic practice:

Infertility: The Hidden Cost of Orthopaedic Training

Margaret Higgins, MD; Michael DeRogatis, MD, MS; Dawn LaPorte, MD, FAAOS

Resident physicians, particularly those specializing in surgery, often find themselves contending with the challenging decision to postpone pregnancy during their critical childbearing years, because those years are spent primarily in medical school and postgraduate training.

Orthopaedic Surgeon Recounts Her Journey with Infertility

Shanjean Lee, MD

My partner, Mikey, and I wanted to start a family but weren’t sure whether we were ready yet. I was 36 years old at the time.

Webinar on Preprocedural Optimization Services Now Available

On April 9, the AAOS Coding, Coverage, & Reimbursement Committee hosted a webinar titled “Preprocedural Optimization Services.”.

Preparing Our Future Workforce: Residents Offer Perspective on Sustainability in Orthopaedic Surgery

Olivia Grothaus, MD; Cameron Wallace, MD; Daniel C. Lewis, MD; Logan E. Radtke, MD

Discussions surrounding climate change and the importance of creating a sustainable future to preserve the health of our patients and communities are becoming commonplace.