Professionalism, PEDs, and MOC

I would like to call attention to an important injustice occurring as a result of “dirty doctors”—orthopaedic surgeons who provide untruths for the benefit of plaintiffs in legal action. I have been doing medical legal work for several years [and] have been appalled at the number of doctors willing to knowingly provide false information and distort the truth for the plaintiff’s benefit.

Unity Summit succeeds on several levels

Mary Ann Porucznik

“Together, we are one” is truer than ever Four years ago, the first Unity Summit confirmed that the house of orthopaedics was anything but united. Last month in Dallas, however, the second summit found a sea change in the relationships among the AAOS and orthopaedic specialty societies.

Improve your appointment odds

Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD

Suggestions when applying for CAP positions Did you know that the AAOS has more than 400 volunteer positions on Councils/Cabinet, committees, subcommittees, oversight groups, and advisory boards? With that many slots available, the goal of the AAOS leadership is to involve as many members in the governance structure as possible.

A “reality check” from the patient’s perspective

Carolyn Rogers

The AAOS Patient Advisory Board When an AAOS committee needs feedback about a new project for orthopaedic surgeons, an honest critique is never more than a phone call, e-mail, board meeting, or focus group away. But the Academy is also responsible for a growing number of programs directed at orthopaedic patients—a group whose opinions aren’t as easy to ascertain. The solution? The AAOS Patient Advisory Board.

A high-flying hobby

Carolyn Rogers

Idaho orthopaedist is building his dreams—one rivet at a time Thinking about building your own airplane? Prepare to be humbled. “Some people will start this project thinking, ‘Look at me! I’m building an airplane – I’m pretty cool,’” says Paul C. Collins, MD, a full-time orthopaedic surgeon and part-time plane builder from Boise, Idaho. “But the thing you come away with is: ‘What an idiot I am!’” Don’t get the wrong idea. Dr.

AAOS selects new travel management company

Anita Cooper

CorpTrav offers members a range of services If you’re traveling to an Academy-sponsored meeting or course, the AAOS meetings team has some good news for you. Based on an evaluation of current travel management services, the AAOS has selected CorpTrav Management Group as its new travel management provider. AAOS selected CorpTrav for its proven record of quality service, its dedicated agent teams, and its full-service, on-line booking technology.

Online calendar helps keep you on schedule

Susan McSorley

One source for orthopaedic meeting information Each year, orthopaedic societies hold hundreds of meetings, courses, and events—from regular state society meetings to courses jointly sponsored by the AAOS and an orthopaedic specialty society to international gatherings sponsored by multiple orthopaedic societies from around the world.

Pat on the Back

AAOS President Tony Rankin, MD, who received the Axel C. Hansen, MD ’44 Distinguished Physician Award for his continuous leadership and personal commitment to the mission of Meharry Medical College through his exemplary service in the practice of medicine. Constance R. Chu, MD, recently installed as the Albert B. Ferguson Jr., MD, Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Frederick G. Dalzell, MD; Alan S. Hilibrand, MD; Eric L.

Make www.aaos.org your home page

Jim Ogle

Now you can add your personal links The Member Communications Oversight Group recently completed a project that allows any member to add his or her own personal links to the AAOS home page (www.aaos.org). Now there is no reason not to make the AAOS Web site your browser’s default home page. This new feature enables you to view, at a glance, everything that is new at the Academy and, at the same time, to provide visibility and access to all of your favorite external Web sites.

Searching for a common ground

David A. Halsey, MD

David A. Halsey, MD On Sept. 17–18, 2008, representatives from the medical, insurance, and government sectors gathered in Orlando, Fla., to discuss ways to reform the current healthcare system as part of the “America’s Health Care at Risk: Finding a Cure” conference. The program was cosponsored by the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the Alliance of Specialty Medicine, Doctors for Medical Liability Reform, and several other organizations.

Fifty years of SOMOS

LTC Daniel W. White, MD, MC, U.S. Army

Reflecting on the past, looking toward the future Trauma. Infection. Amputation. Reconstruction. For half a century, the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) has served the orthopaedists whose expertise in these topics can mean the difference between life and death for wounded military personnel and civilians.

Don’t miss the SOMOS 50th Annual Meeting in Las Vegas

The SOMOS 50th annual meeting will be held Dec. 8–13, 2008, at Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas. The meeting will be hosted by the National Naval Medical Center, located in Bethesda, Md. The scientific program will include a combat extremity course, sessions on foot/ankle, tumor/infection, physical therapy, adult reconstruction, pediatrics, basic science, spine, and hand. AAOS President and former U.S.

BOC takes advocacy to the grassroots

Timothy Lamar Beck, MD

At the fall meeting of the AAOS Board of Councilors (BOC), chaired by John T. Gill, MD, representatives from across the country gathered in Dallas to share their concerns, expand their knowledge, and explore issues of concern. The meeting immediately followed the 2008 AAOS Unity Summit and was held in conjunction with the Board of Specialty Societies (BOS) meeting.

In Memoriam

Douglas J. Adelmann, MD April 29, 2007 Bozeman, Mont. Brad Terrence Ardell, MD October 2008 Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada Richard L. Beauvais III, MD Dec. 11, 2007 Narragansett, R.I. Richard B. Edwards, MD April 25, 2008 Hugo, Minn. Brian J. Hartigan, MD Sept. 23, 2008 Chicago James Jay Horvath, MD May 7, 2008 Boca Raton, Fla. Edward F. Kickham, MD April 25, 2008 Saginaw, Mich. William S. Lambert, MD June 18, 2008 Wilton, Maine Robert W.

Keep up with the Boneses!

Addy Kujawa

AAOS launches a World Wide Web exercise application on Facebook.com Are you one of the more than 110 million people who visit the Facebook Web site every week? If you’re not, you probably know someone who does…think young, hip, and connected. Social networking through Web sites like Facebook.com is increasingly popular, enabling Web-savvy users to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, share links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.

2009 Playground Sponsors

Platinum DePuy, a Johnson & Johnson Co./DePuy Mitek Stryker Gold Covidien Michigan Orthopaedic Society NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Silver ArthroCare Sports Medicine Foundation for Orthopedic Trauma Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Bronze Canon U.S.A., Inc. Wolters Kluwer Health - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Aesculap, Inc. American Society of Orthopaedic Physician’s Assistants Arthrex Inc.