Recognizing Physician Burnout and Incorporating Joy into Practice

Kerri Fitzgerald

Changes in health care have increased physician burnout. When physician well-being is suboptimal, patient care can suffer. During a symposium, titled “Professional Well-being and Burn-out” at the AAOS Fall Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, two speakers provided insights to improve work environments, reengage physicians, and promote the highest levels of patient care. Ramon Jimenez, MD, a senior consultant in an orthopaedic and occupational medical group in Monterey, Calif.

ABOS Launches Web-based ‘Open Book’ MOC Pathway

Terry Stanton

With the new year comes the implementation of the new Knowledge Assessment pathway in Maintenance of Certification (MOC) from the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS). The Web-based Longitudinal Assessment (ABOS WLA) program allows currently ABOS Board-Certified orthopaedic surgeons (Diplomates) to pursue and fulfill MOC Part III requirements through completion of a single annual assessment using a web-based interface to answer questions on a computer or laptop.

Advance Your Career with Exceptional Learning Opportunities at the AAOS 2019 Annual Meeting

Strengthen your professional skills and competencies with the following Career Development Courses: Tuesday, March 12, 8–9 a.m. James J. McCarthy, MD Theodore W. Parsons, III, MD David L. Skaggs, MD Moderator: James H. Beaty, MD The Aging Surgeon Tuesday, March 12, 9:30–10:30 a.m. Ralph B. Blasier, MD Moderator: R. Dale Blasier, MD Leadership at Every Level: Principles and Practice Tuesday, March 12, 11 a.m.– 12 p.m. Daniel J. Berry, MD Thomas K. Fehring, MD Joshua J.

Nearly 265 Hours of CME Content Coming Soon via the Academy’s Orthopaedic Video Theater

The longstanding Orthopaedic Video Theater (OVT) Plus collection on video.aaos.org soon will include more than 800 orthopaedic surgical technique videos—all from renowned experts and innovators around the globe. OVT’s library of peer-reviewed, high-quality, balanced video presentations features topics from across the orthopaedic landscape from anatomy and arthroscopy to cutting-edge techniques. Now, more than 300 OVT Plus videos will include continuing medical education (CME) opportunities.