September, 2015

Register Today for Periprosthetic Fractures Webinar

Sep 25, 2015 | Education, Technology, Webinars, Website

AAHKS is holding a webinar for AAHKS members, “Periprosthetic Fractures following Hip and Knee Arthroplasty” on Monday, October 5, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. (Central). Faculty are: Craig J. Della Valle, MD, George J. Haidukewych, MD, Frank Liporace, MD and John Callaghan, MD....

Report Issued Following PRO Summit

Sep 25, 2015 | Medicare

AAHKS has released a detailed report of the AAHKS Quality and Patient Safety Summit on Total Joint Arthroplasty that it hosted in Baltimore on August 31, 2015. The report details the recommendations made by the attendees to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Is the MOC 10-year Exam on its Way Out?

Sep 25, 2015 | Education

Medscape Orthopedics reported that the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) has announced that it will consider replacing its 10-year maintenance of certification (MOC) exam with shorter, more frequent testing that physicians could take at home or in the office....

Women in Orthopaedics Study Shows Athletics as Pathway to Specialty

Sep 25, 2015 | Research

A study published as a Guest Editorial in Healio’s Orthopedics, “Barriers to Women Entering Field of Orthopedic Surgery” by Emily K. Miller, BA and Dawn M. LaPorte, MD examined data from a survey of 777 members of the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society and oral history...

Psoriatic Arthritis No Effect on Hip Replacement Outcome