What You Give—and Gain— Through Humanitarian Outreach

Kaitlyn D’Onofrio

Orthopaedic surgeons have many opportunities to offer their services for domestic and international humanitarian outreach. At the AAOS Fall Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, three speakers shared personal stories about bringing orthopaedic care to underserved communities during a session, titled “Domestic and International Humanitarian Outreach.”

AAOS Develops and Approves Position Statement on Development of Musculoskeletal-based PRO-PMs

Kent Jason Lowry, MD

The AAOS Performance Measurement Committee (PMC) has observed that a dizzying array of patient-reported outcome performance measures (PRO-PMs) related to hip and knee joint replacement care were being developed by other stakeholders.

The Rise of Open Access Journals Is Marred by Predatory Journals

Eeric Truumees, MD

As with patients’ online “research” of their conditions and treatment options, “the rise of predatory journals in [the] internet era gave birth [to] another problem of searching relevant authentic information in a vast sea of heavily contaminated, fake, plagiarized, or manipulated data in the name of biomedical researches,” according to an article by Sharma and Verma.

AAOS Welcomes the Republic of Korea as 2019 Guest Nation

Established in 1956 with just nine physicians, KOA currently has a thriving membership of more than 8,000. Uniting 24 subspecialty societies, it is one of the largest medical associations in the Republic of Korea. KOA supports the orthopaedic profession and patient health through multiple educational avenues. It hosts two annual Congresses in April and October and holds several courses and meetings throughout the year.

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.

Tony Priore Joins AAOS as Chief Marketing Officer

The Academy recently announced Tony Priore as the organization’s new chief marketing officer. Mr. Priore joins AAOS after five years as chief marketing officer at the Residential Real Estate Council (RRC), the largest affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS®. Prior to RRC, Mr. Priore held senior marketing positions at several distinguished organizations, including Leo Burnett, DDB Worldwide, Citibank, and Experian Marketing Services.

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.

Healthcare Profession Mourns the Loss of Long-time Director of NIAMS

Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD

It is with a profoundly heavy heart that I share the sad news that we have lost one of our most beloved leaders at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Stephen I. Katz, MD, PhD, the long-time director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), died on Dec. 20, 2018, after suffering a catastrophic stroke. I am still reeling from this sudden, tragic turn of events.

Take Advantage of Your AAOS Membership Benefits

AAOS provides members with tangible value—providing returns on their membership investment and helping orthopaedic surgeons reach their full potential as clinicians.

Michael F. Schafer, MD, Remembered as a ‘Great Doctor and a Great Human Being’

Terry Stanton

If you want to know the true legacy left by Michael F. Schafer, MD, you need only look to the remembrances posted to his memorial page at www.tributes.com. There are words of admiration and affection from many fellow orthopaedic surgeons who held him in high esteem—as a mentor early in their careers, as a colleague, and as a friend. There are also tributes from others in his professional orbit—nurses, a radiology technician—and from loving friends and family members.

In Memoriam

Sept. 23, 2018 Winston-Salem, N.C. Robert R. Foster, MD April 19, 2018 Sunapee, N.H. John Monteith Gray, MD Jan. 17, 2018 Windsor, Calif. John Emmett Hall, MD March 22, 2018 Brookline, Mass. William T. Johnstone, MD Jan. 9, 2018 Richmond, Va. Edward H. Kelly, MD March 26, 2018 Saint Paul, Minn. Todd Kanghong Kim, MD Dec. 6, 2017 Newport Beach, Calif. Edward Henry Mills, MD Dec. 21, 2017 Bainbridge Island, Wash.