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Save the Date for June FOCAL Webinar

Tips for the 1st Year in Practice: How to Build a Practice, What Not to Do & How to Prepare for Boards  June 26, 2023 7:00 p.m. Central | 8:00 p.m. Eastern  Join faculty members Bruce F. Gomberg, MD, Adam Olsen, MD, MS and Keerat Singh, MD for an insightful discussion...

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Congratulations FARE Grant Winners

Two arthroplasty surgeons were announced as the 2023 Spring FARE (Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education) grant recipients during the AAHKS Spring Meeting last week. Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD, from the Cleveland Clinic, received a grant for his research,...

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JOA’s: The Cut ShortCuts Issue

In this episode of JOA’s ShortCuts issue, we summarize and comment on several recent articles from the Journal of Arthroplasty - Optimized Tourniquet Use in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparative, Prospective, and Randomized Study,  Is Cementless Total Knee...

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Missed the Spring Meeting or Need CME?

While the Spring Meeting is not recorded for post-event viewing, recordings of the 2022 AAHKS Annual Meeting general sessions are recorded and offer arthroplasty surgeons a way to earn CME without having to travel. Log onto the AAHKS LEARN educational website to view...

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Arthroplasty Journals Publish Spring Issues

This month’s Journal of Arthroplasty includes updates from the AAHKS education and publications committees, as well as original, peer-reviewed research on sports and other physical activity after knee replacement, examining associations between THA femoral stem...

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Match Day 2023!

Congratulations to all residents who successfully matched into adult reconstruction fellowships! The combined Orthopaedic Fellowship Match took place on April 18. Of the 985 registered applicants, 879 successfully matched into an orthopaedic fellowship program. Within...

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Accepting Nominations Humanitarian Award

Nominate a colleague for the 2023 Lawrence D. Dorr, MD, Humanitarian Award! Founded in honor of legendary Operation Walk founder Lawrence D. Dorr, MD, the Humanitarian Award recognizes AAHKS members who have distinguished themselves by providing humanitarian medical...

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AAHKS Symposium Submission Deadline

Don't miss your opportunity to submit an abstract for consideration for the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting program – submit your Symposium proposal before the May 1 deadline! The AAHKS Program Committee is looking for cutting-edge or controversial topics to be presented as...

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FOCAL & Educational Webinars Next Week

Mark your calendars for two educational webinars for surgeons at all practice levels: April 24, 7:00 p.m. Central: FOCAL Webinar, "Hip-Spine Relationship in THA: DM and Instability," featuring faculty Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, MD, FAAOS, Aaron J. Buckland, MD and Andrew...

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Don’t Miss April’s FOCAL Webinar

Hip-Spine Relationship in THA: DM and Instability  April 24, 2023 7:00 p.m. Central   April’s FOCAL webinar, designed to enhance educational opportunities for arthroplasty surgeons in training, focuses on Hip-Spine Syndrome. Faculty member Jonathan Vigdorchik, MD,...

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Upcoming Online CME Webinar

Complications with the Anterior Approach to Total Hip Arthroplasty: Identification, Prevention and Management Tuesday, April 11 | 8:00 p.m. Eastern / 7:00 p.m. Central  Register for this webinar on complications that may occur with direct anterior THA, including how...

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2023 AAHKS Spring Meeting: Full Program Posted

The full program for the 2023 AAHKS Spring Meeting has been published. Featuring 49 expert faculty members, including 5 international faculty, seven symposia and five small-group breakout sessions, you don’t want to miss this unique educational event. Our hotel block...

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Call for Membership Research Surveys

If you are interested in submitting a research survey to current AAHKS membership, we invite you to share your study with the Research Committee. Survey proposals can be submitted through the AAHKS website. Proposals must include survey investigators, a brief...

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Spring Meeting Symposium Feature

Register for the 2023 AAHKS Spring Meeting and experience six symposia on timely topics, five breakout sessions dedicated to case discussion in small groups with expert faculty, an international session and receptions. This week’s featured symposium, Periprosthetic...

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AAHKS Comments on Prior Authorization Proposed Rule

This week, AAHKS sent comments to CMS regarding its proposed rule on Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes. Our comments include supporting CMS’ proposals to improve the prior authorization process through requiring payers to adopt a...

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AAHKS Board of Directors Meeting

The AAHKS Board of Directors convened this week during the AAOS Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. The Board welcomed two new members, Jamie L. Bellamy, DO, and Matthew P. Abdel, MD, who are beginning their terms as Members-at-Large this week. They also thanked Richard...

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ABOS Changes Policy on Oral Exams

The American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS) announced late last week that it plans to add an alternate oral examination date in 2023 to provide accommodation for examinees dealing with specific life events that make attendance at the July examination dates not...

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Spring Meeting Agenda & Faculty Confirmed

Featuring 7 symposia and 45 top notch hip and knee arthroplasty surgeon Fellows, the preliminary agenda for the 2023 AAHKS Spring Meeting has been published online. Featuring small-group breakout discussions led by expert faculty and case-based learning on the latest...

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Improved AAHKS Member Site Live

Over the last week, the AAHKS Member Portal has been down while staff worked on making critical updates to our membership database. This may have impacted members’ ability to log in, search the member database and other key online functions. The Member Portal is now...

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The YAG Augment: Cemented Stems with Mr. Jonathan Howell and Mr. Matthew Hubble

Mr. Howell and Mr. Hubble join YAG Augment hosts Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum and Dr. Landy to discuss the differences in practice and conferences in the UK and US, as well as their symposium presented at the 2022 AAHKS Annual Meeting, Cemented Femoral Stem Fixation: Back to...

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Reminder: FOCAL Lecture on UKA

New online educational opportunity for arthroplasty surgeons in training! Join FOCAL Co-Chair Vivek M. Shah, MD at 7:00 p.m. Central on January 30, 2023 for the webinar “UKA: Past Present and Future - Expanding Indications?” Dr. Shah, joined by faculty Kevin Fricka,...

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Detailed Instruction for Claiming CME

AAHKS members have the benefit of claiming and maintaining their CME transcript on the AAHKS Member Profile website. If you attended the AAHKS Annual Meeting or other AAHKS meetings and wish to claim CME credits, log in to the AAHKS website and click the “Claim CME...

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