AAOS Now / Issue
Elizabeth Fassbender; Jennifer Hersh
On Sept. 8, 2015, the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on two important proposed rules that address payment policies under Medicare. In both cases, the AAOS recommended significant changes to address concerns by the orthopaedic community about the impact of the proposed rules.
David D. Teuscher, MD
The August issue of AAOS Now included a great spread on the new Orthopaedic Learning Center (OLC, “New OLC Is Better than Ever”). But the pictures don’t do justice to this digital and modular learning platform for the 21st century, in my humble opinion. As its new name—the OLC Education and Conference Center—indicates, the OLC is moving beyond simply “learning.”
Jennie McKee
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Mississippi Gulf Coast, causing massive flooding that destroyed homes and left more than 1,000 people dead. As the storm plunged New Orleans into chaos, orthopaedic surgeons and other medical professionals evacuated patients from the city’s hospitals and provided desperately needed medical care. Later, New Orleans’ orthopaedists rebuilt their personal and professional lives, opting either to stay in the city or begin again somewhere new.
Ted K. Encke, MD July 27, 2015 Fairhope, Pa. James A. Groh, MD Aug. 17, 2015 Sun City Center, Fla. J. Paul Harvey Jr, MD Aug. 12, 2010 Pasadena, Calif. Robert D. Small, MD July 14, 2015 White Plains, N.Y. Irving D. Strouse, MD Jan. 6, 2015 Long Branch, N.J. William A. Teipner, MD Feb. 16, 2015
Richard N. Peterson, JD
AAOS fellows casting ballots were overwhelmingly supportive of the recommendations on all AAOS resolutions and bylaw amendments in 2015. Fellows were asked to vote on six AAOS resolutions being considered under the 5-year review process. They also considered three Association bylaw amendments. At the time of the 2015 balloting, the AAOS had 23,802 active, emeritus, and inactive fellows eligible to vote. Ballots and information on voting were delivered by e-mail, fax, and U.S.
The Aug. 17, 2015, edition of AAOS Headline News Now featured an article from the Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery, the official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, a podiatric society.
Alan S. Hilibrand, MD
I know that I have been guilty—and I think every orthopaedic surgeon I know has also been guilty—of trying to do two things simultaneously. We all have talked on the phone, grabbed a bite to eat, drunk a morning cup of coffee, or engaged in activities other than the task of driving while behind the wheel. It seems harmless enough. These are small distractions, right?
R. Shay Bess, MD, president of the International Spine Study Group Foundation. New officers and board members of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand: Neil F. Jones, MD, president; Ghazi M. Rayan, MD, president-elect; James Chang, MD, vice president; William H. Seitz Jr, MD, immediate past president; Julie E. Adams, MD, and Steven L. Moran, MD, members-at-large; Jeffrey A. Greenberg, MD, MS, practice division director.
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