First-ever In-District Advocacy Event Focuses on Four Key Areas

Catherine Hayes

During the month of August, orthopaedic surgeons across the country met either virtually or in person with their members of Congress to advocate for pressing issues that affect their practices and patients.

Academy Encourages Members to Continue Advocacy Efforts

Kerri Fitzgeral

The August In-District Advocacy Event offered AAOS members opportunities to engage with their members of Congress across the nation to discuss topics of importance to the orthopaedic community.

AAOS Now Editorial Board Continues to Enhance Magazine

Julie Balch Samora, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAOS; Eeric Truumees, MD, FAAOS

AAOS Now is the Academy’s primary member communications vehicle and the No. 1 nonpeer-reviewed print magazine in the entire orthopaedics market.

New AAOS CPG Addresses Metastatic Disease of Femur

Terry Stanton

In June, the Academy Board of Directors approved an AAOS endorsement of a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) on the Treatment of Metastatic Carcinoma and Myeloma of the Femur.

AAOS Unveils Leadership Institute

Terry Stanton

The Academy is launching a new program available to all AAOS members that will provide leadership education, mentoring, and networking opportunities to those seeking to acquire and refine the skills needed to progress and succeed as a volunteer leader at AAOS.

JAAOS® Launches New Initiatives to Enhance Reader Experience

Kate Youdell

Within the past year, the Journal of the AAOS (JAAOS) ® staff and volunteers have been hard at work creating and coordinating content to enhance the user experience and improve the quality and content of the journal.