AAOS Members Climb Capitol Hill

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Residents Need to “Practice” Management

S. Terry Canale, MD

Several recent articles and survey reports have noted a paucity of practice management material taught during residency training. Surveys of residents and former residents indicate that the recently trained orthopaedist is ill-prepared to face the business aspects of orthopaedic practice, ranging from contracts with partners or the hospital at the beginning of one’s career to the coverage of the “the tail” of liability insurance at the end of the career. S.

Enhancing the Image of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Lauren P. Riley

Think about every health-related story on bones and joints that you see on television or in magazines, or hear on the radio. Don’t forget public service announcements and ads (PSAs) that appear on television or radio and in airports across the country. These media opportunities help define the image of orthopaedic surgeons in the eyes of patients and the public.

AAOS Fills Key Staff Leadership Positions

Jennie McKee

At the June meeting of the AAOS Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer Karen L. Hackett, FACHE, CAE, introduced two new staff members in key leadership positions—Constance M. Filling, chief education officer, and Deborah Cummins, PhD, director of the AAOS department of research and scientific affairs. Constance M. Filling Ms. Filling has an extensive background in medical education.

In Memoriam

S. Pearce Browning III, MD Jan. 14, 2010 Norwich, Conn. John A. Dolan, MD July 24, 2011 Hilton Head Island, S.C. M. Craig Ferrell, MD May 28, 2012 Franklin, Tenn. John W. Goodfellow, FRCS August 4, 2011 Oxford, U.K. Munir T. Jabbur, MD May 11, 2012 Albany, N.Y. Richard E. King, MD April 12, 2010 Atlanta, Ga. William A. Mahon, MD May 28, 2012 Oswego, N.Y. Lowell F.A. Peterson, MD May 28, 2012 Rochester, Minn. Fred W.

Readers Respond to Painful Hips and IMGs

Dear Dr. Canale I take exception to two of the comments in your editorial, “My New Total Hip Replacement—not MoM” (AAOS Now, May 2012). First is the contention that only through direct experience can we surgeons understand the conditions we treat. We certainly need to have empathy, but our profession demands that we remain aloof and objective as we attempt to understand and manage the myriad problems that confront us.

Nominating Committee Seeks Nominees

Richard N. Peterson, JD

The 2013 AAOS Nominating Committee—Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD, chair, and members John A. Bergfeld, MD; Robert W. Bucholz, MD; James D. Heckman, MD; James H. Herndon, MD; Mark D. Miller, MD; and Augustus A.

OrthoInfo.org: Patients Like It, They Just Don’t Know About It

Chad A. Krueger, MD; Kevin L. Kirk, DO; Daniel J. Stinner, MD

The emergence and accessibility of the Internet during the past 20 years has put vast amounts of medical information at patients’ fingertips. According to the Pew Internet Project, four out of five Internet users looked for health information online in 2011—and two thirds of them were looking for information on a specific condition. Health information is the third most popular online pursuit (following email and online search engine searches).

Improving OrthoInfo.org

Stuart J. Fischer, MD

As the article by Drs. Krueger, Kirk, and Stinner notes, more patients are going online for patient information now than ever before. OrthoInfo.org is the largest source of orthopaedic patient information on the web. It is unique in that it is completely peer reviewed; most articles are written by Academy members and reviewed by a specialty section editor and an associate editor. OrthoInfo.

JAAOS receives ASHPE Gold Award

G. Jake Jaquet

Each year the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) recognizes editorial excellence and achievement in the field of healthcare publishing. Its annual awards completion provides an opportunity for publishers to measure their efforts against the very best the healthcare sector has to offer. Recently, the Journal of the AAOS (JAAOS) received the ASHPE Gold Award as the “Best Peer-Reviewed Journal of 2011.”

Dr. Behrman Takes a Walk on the Wild Side

Jennie McKee

When Michael J. Behrman, MD, is not busy treating the upper extremities of human patients, he turns his attention to the damaged wings, fractured legs, and other injuries of wild and domestic animals. The orthopaedic surgeon and self-described “life-long animal person” cofounded Animal Rescue Team (ART), Inc., a nonprofit rescue, rehabilitation facility, and animal protection service in Solvang, Calif.

International Scholarship Program Expands its Reach

Maureen Leahy

Since its inception in 2001, the AAOS International Surgical Skills Scholarships Program (ISSSP) has been committed to improving the quality of orthopaedic care to patients worldwide through physician education. Now in its second decade, more than 20 ISSSP scholarships are available each year, up from four a year in 2001, and observership programs are offered at 40 sites across the country. To date, more than 68 orthopaedic surgeons from 36 countries have participated in the program.

Pat on the Back...

New officers and board members of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons (ABJS): Edward G. McFarland, MD, president; Miguel A. Ayerza, MD, first vice-president; Charles L. Saltzman, MD, second vice-president; Marlene DeMaio, MD, secretary; R. Lor Randall, MD, FACS, secretary-elect; Xavier A. Duralde, MD, treasurer; Mary I. O’Connor, MD, immediate past president; John H. Healey, MD, FACS, past president; Randall E.