Is Advocacy on Your Annual Meeting Agenda?

Kristen Coultas, Stacie Monroe

As you’re planning your schedule to make the most out of your time in Las Vegas at the Annual Meeting, we hope you have advocacy on the agenda. Not only is it an ongoing priority for the Academy, but it’s also the vehicle by which we can positively influence musculoskeletal care to benefit our members and patients.

AAOS Patient Safety Committee Considers Ways to Avoid Harm Through Innovations in Quality and Safety

Recently, members of the AAOS Patient Safety Committee—David C. Ring, MD, PhD, chair; Michael R. Marks, MD, MBA; Dwight W. Burney III, MD; Ramon L. Jimenez, MD; Alan M. Reznik, MD, MBA; Michael S. Pinzur, MD; and Nina R. Lightdale-Miric, MD—participated in a roundtable discussion about innovation in quality and safety. : An evolution in the definition of harm was the catalyst for a discussion of innovation in quality and safety.

AAOS and the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Introduce Musculoskeletal Tumor Registry Pilot

AAOS, in collaboration with the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS), announced the launch of a Musculoskeletal Tumor (MsT) Registry feasibility pilot to begin capturing data on orthopaedic oncology bone tumor procedures in a structured and scalable way. Six major U.S.

Physicians Must Identify Predatory Journals

Eeric Truumees, MD

This editorial concludes a two-part series on open access journals and predatory journals. The first editorial appeared in the January issue of AAOS Now. Over the past several years, the orthopaedic literature has absorbed an avalanche of new journal offerings, many utilizing an online-only, open access format. Many are legitimate and useful scientific vehicles, often sponsored by a major orthopaedic subspecialty organization.

Have You Heard About the New OVT?

Lee E. Rubin, MD, FAAOS, FAAHKS, FAOA

AAOS members have long recognized the Orthopaedic Video Theater (OVT) as the premier destination for viewing high-quality, peer-reviewed educational video content at the AAOS Annual Meeting. Historically, following each meeting, videos have been placed in an online archive that was accessible only to those with paid membership. In 2017, the OVT Committee, in partnership with the AAOS Board of Directors, elected to make the video content free to all orthopaedic residents in training.

Are You Ready to Change Your Practice?

Eugene Pepper Toomey, MD

Are you thinking about tapering back your surgical practice or retiring from surgery altogether? Are you tired of the electronic medical records (EMRs), insurance denials, and constant administrative changes? Do you worry about malpractice exposure, despite practicing a good standard of medicine? Does the adrenaline no longer surge when you are performing emergency cases?