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Resident Ask Me Anything with YAG Leaders
In this episode of the Augment, ortho residents Dr. Lex and Dr. Connolly take over to host an AMA with YAG leaders Dr. Wolfstadt and Dr. Mildren. The discussion includes why they went into arthroplasty, what they would do differently in their training and how...
read moreSpring Meeting Featured Symposium
Join your colleagues and experts in arthroplasty at the AAHKS Spring Meeting, May 2-4 in Atlanta, and experience small-group education, five breakout sessions, an international session and collegial receptions. Don't miss Symposium 1, covering “Current Controversies...
read moreCo-Sponsored Webinar on Starting Your Arthroplasty Career
Join AAHKS, the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society (JRGOS) and the American Association of Latin Orthopedic Surgeons (AALOS) on April 24 for the webinar, “Starting Your Arthroplasty Career 101: Best Practices for Fellowship and Beyond.” Special attention will be...
read moreAAHKS Welcomes Physician Team Members
AAHKS recently expanded its Associate Member membership category to include anesthesiologists, internists and any physician who has a clinical role in treating patients undergoing TJA. This means all physicians involved in hip and knee surgical care have access to the...
read moreApril FOCAL Educational Webinar
Kinematic vs. Mechanical Alignment: Current Concepts & Execution Monday, April 29 7 p.m. Central | 8 p.m. Eastern Residents, fellows and new arthroplasty surgeons are welcome to attend this month’s free FOCAL webinar addressing established and emerging research on...
read moreStill Seeking Patient Feedback!
Don’t forget to ask your patients to provide testimonials about their experiences before, during and after hip and knee arthroplasty. The AAHKS Patient and Public Relations Committee has created the Patient Testimonial Portal to collect their stories and demonstrate...
read moreSeeking New AT Deputy Editor Position
AAHKS is seeking a Deputy Editor for Arthroplasty Today (AT), the open-access journal published by Elsevier. The AT Deputy Editor will be a 5-year term, effective January 1, 2025, and will be a senior member of the AT Editorial Board serving under AT’s Editor-in-Chief...
read moreSpring Meeting Featured Symposium
Join your colleagues and experts in arthroplasty at the AAHKS Spring Meeting, May 2-4 in Atlanta, and experience small-group education, five breakout sessions, an international session and collegial receptions. One timely symposium will address MSK Value-Based Care:...
read moreInsight into AAHKS Ortho Team and Resident Courses
In this episode of the YAG Augment, host Mark E. Mildren, MD is joined by Yale A. Fillingham, MD, 2023 Ortho Team Course Chair, to discuss the development of the course to help with understanding the principles of joint replacement, what the surgeon is concerned with...
read moreAnnual Meeting Symposium Submission Deadline
Just a few weeks left to submit innovative, leading-edge and controversial topics in TJA as symposium abstracts for the 2024 AAHKS Annual Meeting, taking place November 7-11 in Dallas. Symposia are hour-long ICL sessions with a moderator and faculty who present their...
read moreMost-Read News Articles in March
See what your fellow arthroplasty surgeons are reading! These were the most popular stories published in the AAHKS Weekly News last month: They’re looking to connect with AAHKS and stay up to date on arthroplasty: links to AAHKS Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook pages...
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The Annual Meeting Ortho Team and Resident Courses
In this episode of the Augment, host Dr. Mildren is joined by 2023 Ortho Team Course Chair Dr. Fillingham to discuss the development of the course to help with understanding the principles of joint replacement, what the surgeon is concerned with during the surgery and...
read moreInterested in Becoming a JOA Reviewer?
Through the AAHKS JOA Reviewer Mentorship Program, you can get trained by the best reviewers on how to properly review a journal article. Open to current adult reconstruction fellows and recent graduates, the JOA Reviewer Mentorship Program pairs each new reviewer...
read moreSupport the OrthoPAC Through the Final Four and Win
The OrthoPAC is holding its first ever Final Four Game. Show off your basketball handicapping skills for a chance to receive a custom branded pair of Air Force Ones. Residents pay $5; Fellows, Fellowship and Candidate Members pay $50. Text shoein to 41444 or click...
read moreCMS Mandatory Inpatient THA/TKA PRO-PMs Coming April 2
Next week, CMS is implementing a mandatory Inpatient Quality Reporting Total Hip and Knee Replacement PROMs Performance Measure (IQR THA/TKA PRO-PM) for THA and TKA. The goal of this measure is to quantify pain and functional improvements with validated PROMs to...
read moreFinal Reminder: Apply for the Fellowship Recognition Program
Be among the first programs to apply for AAHKS Fellowship Recognition by April 1. The Recognition Program defines a common set of standards that participating arthroplasty programs must meet and a formal process for recognizing adherence to such standards. Overseen by...
read moreDon’t Miss This Month’s FOCAL Webinar
Most Common Clinical Complaints – How to Deal with Complaints & When to Be Worried Monday, March 25 7 p.m. Central | 8 p.m. Eastern FOCAL webinars are free, online learning opportunities for arthroplasty surgeons in training. Participate in interactive lectures and...
read moreNewest Amplified Addresses Lemon-Dropped Patients
At the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, Digital Health and Social Media Committee Chair Shaun P. Patel, MD and Member Andrew M. Schwartz, MD sat down with Jeffrey J. Barry, MD to discuss his paper, “Early Clinical Outcomes of ‘Lemon-Dropped’ Complex Primary TJA Patients to...
read moreLast Week to Claim Free British Hip Society Membership
March is the last month to sign up for a free year of membership in the British Hip Society (BHS). AAHKS and BHS agreed to offer FREE reciprocal international membership to AAHKS and BHS members for the 2024 calendar year. Benefits of BHS membership include access to...
read moreSpring Meeting Featured Symposium: Tips and Tricks to Save You During Revision TKAs
This video-based ICL will provide the latest information on managing patients with failed TKAs that require complex exposures, metaphyseal fixation to manage bone loss and improve biologic fixation, intraoperative complication management and extensor mechanism...
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The Business and Advocacy of Arthroplasty with Dr. Iorio and Dr. Courtney
In this episode Augment hosts Dr. Chalmers and Dr. King are joined by AAHKS Past President Dr. Iorio to discuss the AAHKS Business Course at the Annual Meeting and the larger business of arthroplasty. The group talks about the evolution of practice models to very...
read moreAAHKS Co-Hosts International Arthroplasty Conference
AAHKS leaders and staff are in Lima, Peru this week representing the American hip and knee surgery profession at the VIII International Course in Actualization of Hip and Knee Arthroplasty, a co-branded meeting between AAHKS, Mayo Clinic and Clinica San Bernardo....
read moreNew AAHKS Amplified Episode
At the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, Digital Health and Social Media Committee Chair Shaun P. Patel, MD and Vice Chair Dustin J. Schuett, DO talked to Joshua C. Rozell, MD about his research, presented at the podium, regarding the additional surgeon stress for surgeries...
read moreSpring Meeting Featured Symposium on Technology
“Technology- Take It or Leave It!” will explore the growing options for incorporating technology into TJA practices, with surgeons providing personal experiences and case studies on when they choose to employ various robotic or computer-assisted elements. Moderated by...
read moreDon’t Forget to Renew Your AAHKS Membership
Thank you to all AAHKS members who have renewed their membership for 2024. We value your investment in AAHKS and are honored to serve you. It’s not too late to renew! Pay your 2024 dues today to avoid membership termination. Keep your JOA subscription, benefits and...
read moreHealth Care Spending Policies Passes Congress
On March 8, Congress passed a suite of health policies in a federal funding package that averted a partial government shutdown. Included in those policies were several critical Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for which AAHKS has been advocating. As a preface to...
read moreAAHKS Influences Prior Authorization Final Rule
Earlier this year, CMS released the Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes final rule to address certain operational and technical aspects of prior authorization for “Impacted Payers” across Medicare Advantage plans, Medicaid,...
read moreSpring Meeting Symposia Announced
Symposium topics for the 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting have been announced, covering leading-edge techniques in revision, current controversies in joint arthroplasty, orthopaedic value-based care and much more. Hear a fresh perspective on hip and knee replacement at the...
read moreNow Available: Latest YAG Augment with AAHKS Leaders
In this episode of the Augment, Young Arthroplasty Group (YAG) hosts Jenna A. Bernstein, MD, Brian P. Chalmers, MD, Connor A. King, MD and Jesse Wolfstadt, MD, MSc, FRCSC, are joined by Past President Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, 2023 Program Chair Ran Schwarzkopf, MD,...
read moreMost-Read AAHKS News Stories in February
The 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting topped the list as the most-clicked link in February. Spots are filling quickly, and attendance is capped at 250 – so don’t wait to register! Next was the January 30 webinar on using principal care management codes to capture TJA...
read moreNon-Compete Summary Available to Download
AAHKS’s advocacy partner, Epstein Becker & Green PC, has developed a 50 State Non-Compete Survey, which includes a health care-specific supplement. The survey provides a state-by-state summary of the applicable exclusions/restrictions for health care workers. Click...
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AAHKS Annual Meeting and Leadership with Dr. Parvizi, Dr. Schwarzkopf and Dr. Della Valle
In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by AAHKS Past President Dr. Parvizi to discuss his work goals and work as AAHKS president during his year, his experience as an immigrant and engaging young surgeons in the association. The hosts are then joined by 2023...
read moreDon’t Forget to Claim Your Free British Hip Society Membership
March is the last month to sign up for a free year of membership in the British Hip Society (BHS). AAHKS and BHS agreed to offer FREE reciprocal international membership to AAHKS and BHS members for the 2024 calendar year. Benefits of BHS membership include access to...
read moreSpring Meeting International Session Announced
The International Session, “Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Global Perspective,” will be featured at the 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting in Atlanta on Thursday, May 2, from 4:00-5:30 p.m. This session will be a truly global perspective on the practice of adult reconstruction,...
read moreNow Accepting Nominations for 2024 Lawrence D. Dorr, MD, Humanitarian Award
Founded in honor of legendary Operation Walk founder Lawrence D. Dorr, MD, the AAHKS Humanitarian Award recognizes arthroplasty surgeons and other members who have distinguished themselves by providing humanitarian medical services and programs with a significant...
read moreDon’t Forget: CMS Mandatory Inpatient THA/TKA PRO-PMs Coming in April
In less than two months, CMS is implementing a mandatory Inpatient Quality Reporting Total Hip and Knee Replacement PROMs Performance Measure (IQR THA/TKA PRO-PM) for THA and TKA. The goal of this measure is to quantify pain and functional improvements with validated...
read moreThree Reasons to Attend the 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting
It’s different. Not your traditional didactic medical conference, the 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting emphasizes one-on-one interactions in small-group, discussion-based learning – and is eligible for a maximum of 15.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Surgeons love it. “Great...
read moreOnline Learning for Arthroplasty Surgeons in Training
Don’t miss February’s FOCAL webinar, “Periprosthetic Fractures – Hip, Femur and Interprosthetic,” on Monday, February 26, at 7 p.m. Central/8 p.m. Eastern. Internationally recognized surgeon George J. Haidukewych, MD, will moderate discussion with faculty members...
read moreNEW! PCM Webinar Added to Coding Resource Library
CMS recently approved including knee and hip osteoarthritis pre-optimization work under principal care management (PCM) codes. Watch the recent AAHKS webinar to learn how you and your staff can use PCM codes to document pre-opt care and regain value within TJA...
read moreNow Available: Latest YAG Augment Discusses Annual Meeting Logistics
In this episode of the Augment, AAHKS staff members Joshua M. Kerr, Renalin J. Malvar-Ledda, Jeff Mitchell and Sigita Wolfe, MBA join Young Arthroplasty Group (YAG) hosts Jesse Wolfstadt, MD, MSc, FRCSC and Jenna A. Bernstein, MD to discuss their roles in the...
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Putting on the Annual Meeting with AAHKS Staff
In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by AAHKS staff members to discuss their roles in the day-to-day work of the Association and, specifically, the work that goes into hosting the AAHKS Annual Meeting each year. The conversation covers the abstract and...
read moreJames I. Huddleston III, MD, Takes Office as 34th AAHKS President
This week, James I. “Hutch” Huddleston III, MD took office as the 34th President of AAHKS. Dr. Huddleston is the Director of the Adult Reconstruction Division and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Stanford University...
read more33rd President Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS Leads Final Board Meeting
As a participant in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) 2024 Annual Meeting, AAHKS hosted a number of events, including Specialty Day, Friday, February 16. The AAHKS Board of Directors met on Wednesday to review progress on the Fellowship Recognition...
read moreSpecialty Day & AAHKS Reception in San Francisco
AAHKS collaborated with The Hip Society and The Knee Society to present a full day of hip and knee focused educational content for Specialty Day during the AAOS Annual Meeting, with more than 500 arthroplasty surgeons registered to attend. The Journal of Arthroplasty...
read moreAJRR Releases 2023 Annual Report Supplement
The AAOS American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), the official registry of AAHKS, has released its 2023 Annual Report Supplement. In collaboration with the Orthopaedic Data Evaluation Panel (ODEP), the AJRR recently investigated the consistency of hip and knee...
read moreNew Symposium Announced – Secure Your Spot for the 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting
Register for the 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting and experience small-group education, five breakout sessions dedicated to case discussion with expert faculty, an international session and collegial receptions. The newly announced symposium, “Traumaplasty: How to Manage...
read moreNew Amplified Podcast on Diversity Featuring JOA Editor
AAHKS Diversity Advisory Board (DAB) Co-Chair Muyibat A. Adelani, MD, invited the Journal of Arthroplasty (JOA) Editor-in-Chief Michael A. Mont, MD to talk about ways to advance shared goals of promoting diversity and inclusion within orthopaedic surgery. They also...
read moreMost-Read News Articles in January 2024
See what stories were popular with other AAHKS members last month: Registration opening for the 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting. Join your colleagues in Atlanta! The AAHKS Fellowship Education Improvement and Innovation Grant Program, which provides funding to address...
read moreNew Arthroplasty Journal Issues Published
The Journal of Arthroplasty has published the February 2024 issue online, with AAHKS members receiving print copies as well. Issue highlights include initial outcomes from a new type of ceramic head, outcomes and risk factors for re-revision due to trunnion corrosion...
read moreStart-Up Exhibitor Program for 2024 AAHKS Annual Meeting Now Open
An important part of the AAHKS Annual Meeting is bringing new, cutting-edge products, science and services to the exhibit floor for attendees to experience firsthand. Start-up companies often lack the budget needed to afford a booth at the AAHKS Annual Meeting. The...
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The Future of Orthopaedics with AI and Machine Learning
In this episode of the Journal of Arthroplasty’s The Cut, Peter A. Gold, MD spoke with Carl L. Herndon, MD, Prem N. Ramkumar, MD, MBA, Cody C. Wyles, MD and Nicolas S. Piuzzi, MD about AI and machine learning and how this will affect the future of orthopaedics. Our...
read moreCMS Mandatory PROMs Resources for AAHKS Members
After CMS devalued TJA reimbursement in 2019, AAHKS worked diligently with CMS and the RUC to determine how to capture and pay for pre-optimization work by orthopaedic surgeons. In late 2022 CMS approved including knee and hip osteoarthritis pre-optimization work...
read moreNow Available: Latest YAG Augment with AAOS President Dr. Bozic
In this episode of The Augment, AAOS President Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA, joins Young Arthroplasty Group (YAG) hosts Jesse Wolfstadt, MD, MSc, FRCSC and Jenna A. Bernstein, MD to examine value-based care and the program of longitudinal care he developed at the...
read moreAAHKS Calls on Congress to Revise New ASC Price Transparency Rule
Last week AAHKS joined more than a dozen other national medical societies to write the Congressional leadership of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee regarding Section 5 of the “Health Care PRICE Transparency Act 2.0,” (S.3548) which...
read moreClaim Your Free British Hip Society Membership!
AAHKS and the British Hip Society (BHS) have agreed to offer FREE reciprocal international membership to AAHKS and BHS members for the 2024 calendar year. Benefits of BHS membership include access to the members-only video, webinar and educational catalogs as well as...
read moreAAHKS Diversity Mentorship Opportunity
The Diversity Advisory Board (DAB) Mentorship Program recruits and enriches the professional development of young arthroplasty surgeons of color by matching trainees and early practice surgeons with established professional mentors who help support them as they begin...
read morePreliminary Faculty Announced for 2024 Spring Meeting
More than 35 faculty members have been confirmed to lead educational programming at the 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting, May 2-4, 2024, at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead. This unique, case-based learning experience is intentionally capped at 250 attendees to ensure...
read moreDon’t Wait – Apply for Fellowship Grants and Recognition
The AAHKS Fellowship Education Improvement and Innovation Grant Program, presented in partnership with industry supporters Zimmer Biomet, DePuy and Stryker, provides a minimum of $8,000 to qualifying programs to address targeted areas of improvement, such as patient...
read moreLatest Arthroplasty Podcasts on AAHKS Channels
In the latest Augment episode, “arthroplasty legend” Eduardo A. Salvati, MD, joins Young Arthroplasty Group (YAG) hosts Brian P. Chalmers, MD and Peter Gold, MD to discuss his journey to adult reconstruction through working with his father treating patients with polio...
read moreJoin AAHKS at AAOS Annual Meeting
AAHKS is preparing for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) 2024 Annual Meeting in February, with several events in San Francisco! The AAHKS Board of Directors, Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education (FARE) and AAHKS Global Outreach (AAHKS...
read moreTwo Can’t-Miss AAHKS Webinars Next Week!
FOCAL’s “Controversies in Femoral Stem Fixation” webinar for arthroplasty surgeons in training will take place Monday, January 29, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Central. Register here to participate in interactive lectures and case discussions with top adult reconstruction...
read moreThank you for your RSVP! We’ll see you in San Francisco.
All hip and knee surgeons are invited to attend the AAHKS Reception on Thursday, February 15, during the AAOS Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The Reception will be held from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in Moscone West – Room 2008. Join us for drinks and light fare with your...
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The YAG Augment: Legends of Arthroplasty with Eduardo A. Salvati, MD
In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Eduardo A. Salvati, MD, for the latest “Legends in Arthroplasty”, to discuss how he came to orthopaedics, and adult reconstruction when working with his farther treating patients with polio in his home country of...
read moreCongratulations, Arthroplasty Today! Welcome to the Web of Science
Arthroplasty Today has been selected for inclusion in Clarivate’s Web of Science, the world’s most trusted publisher independent global citation database. Being a part of the Web of Science will enhance the journal’s credibility and reputation, making it more...
read moreNow Accepting Applications for Two Important Fellowship Opportunities
The AAHKS Fellowship Education Improvement and Innovation Grant Program, presented in partnership with industry partners Zimmer Biomet, DePuy and Stryker, provides a minimum of $8,000 to qualifying programs to address targeted areas of improvement, such as patient...
read moreAAHKS Joins Call to Congress to Avert Medicare Physician Payment Cuts
This week AAHKS joined 128 other national and state medical societies in writing Congressional leaders “to quickly pass legislation to reverse the 3.37 percent Medicare physician payment cuts that took effect on January 1, 2024.” As further noted, “Physicians are the...
read moreFree Membership Opportunity Extended
AAHKS and the British Hip Society (BHS) have agreed to offer FREE reciprocal international membership to AAHKS and BHS members for the 2024 calendar year. Benefits of BHS membership include access to the members-only video, webinar and educational catalogs as well as...
read moreFellowship Grant & Recognition Program Applications Opening Soon
Applications for both the AAHKS Fellowship Education Improvement and Innovation Program and the AAHKS Fellowship Recognition Program will be opening on January 18. The Fellowship Grant Program provides at least $8,000 to qualifying programs to address targeted areas...
read moreSave the Date for AAHKS CME Webinar
Getting Reimbursed for TJA Pre-Optimization Work with Principal Care Management Code Tuesday, January 30, 2024 5:00 p.m. Pacific | 7:00 p.m. Central | 8:00 p.m. Eastern The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently approved the inclusion of knee...
read moreHear Surgical Technique and Technology Award Winner Discuss Study Findings
AAHKS Digital Health & Social Media Committee Chair Shaun P. Patel, MD and committee member Nathaniel J. Nelms, MD had the pleasure of speaking with the AAHKS Surgical Techniques & Technology Award winner Christopher M. Melnic, MD at the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting. Dr....
read moreSpecialty Day Advance Registration Rates End Today
Looking for more learning opportunities? Attend Specialty Day during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ 2024 Annual Meeting, taking place February 12-16 in San Francisco. The Hip Society (THS), The Knee Society (TKS) and AAHKS are collaborating once again...
read moreSecure Your Spot at 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting
Don’t miss your chance to attend the unique, case-based learning experience at the 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting, taking place May 2-4, 2024, at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead. Capped at 250 attendees, the Spring Meeting is designed to be different from a traditional...
read moreAmplified Episode Explains New Mandatory PRO-PM for TJA
As previously reported, CMS is implementing a mandatory Inpatient Quality Reporting Total Hip and Knee Replacement PROMs Performance Measure (IQR THA/TKA PRO-PM) for THA and TKA this year. The goal of this measure is to quantify pain and functional improvements with...
read moreRegister for First FOCAL Webinar of 2024!
Register today for this month’s FOCAL webinar, “Controversies in Femoral Stem Fixation.” AAHKS Immediate Past President Bryan D. Springer, MD will moderate discussion with faculty members Elizabeth B. Gausden, MD, MPH, Joseph T. Moskal, MD, FACS and Michael P....
read moreRegistration for 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting Now Open
Secure your spot at the 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting, taking place May 2-4, 2024, at the beautiful Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead. A unique learning experience, the Spring Meeting is capped at 250 attendees to provide an intimate, case-based learning experience with...
read moreTop News Articles of 2023
Happy New Year! As we look forward to 2024, we’re also looking back at some of the most popular stories in the AAHKS Weekly News from the previous year. Here are the most-read news articles from 2023: Coming Soon: AAHKS Fellowship Recognition Program. Members were...
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2024 Mandatory PRO-PM For TJA: What You Need to Know
In this episode of Amplified, Dr. Rana hosts Dr. Huddleston and Dr. Sterling to discuss the new mandatory Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Inpatient Quality Reporting Total Hip and Knee Replacement PROMs Performance Measure (IQR THA/TKA PRO-PM) for THA and TKA...
read moreThank You, AAHKS Members!
It’s the last News edition of the year, and there’s no better time to pause and thank all AAHKS members for growing, enriching and strengthening the arthroplasty surgical profession. AAHKS exists because of the outstanding members who improve public health, research...
read moreYear-End Giving? Consider FARE
The Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education, or FARE, facilitates the AAHKS mission to advance patient care through leadership in education. FARE grants of up to $50,000 are given out twice a year, all thanks to donations from the orthopaedic community. As...
read moreRegistration for 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting Now Open
Secure your spot at the 2024 AAHKS Spring Meeting, taking place May 2-4, 2024, at the beautiful Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead. A unique learning experience, the Spring Meeting is capped at 250 attendees to provide an intimate, case-based learning experience with...
read moreAttend Specialty Day at AAOS 2024
Looking for more learning opportunities? Attend Specialty Day during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ 2024 Annual Meeting, taking place February 12-16 in San Francisco. The Hip Society (THS), The Knee Society (TKS) and AAHKS are collaborating once again...
read moreComing Soon: AAHKS Fellowship Recognition Program
In January 2024, AAHKS is launching a new recognition program for adult reconstruction fellowship programs. At the direction of the AAHKS Board of Directors and in alignment with trends in orthopaedic fellowship training, a new process for Adult Reconstruction...
read more2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting CME Course Available on LEARN
If you missed the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting in November, you can still earn up to 20 CME credits by watching recordings on LEARN, the AAHKS online education platform. The 2023 General Session is now available for purchase as an online CME course for arthroplasty...
read moreNow Available: Pre-Optimization Care PCM CPT Coding Primer
The AAHKS Advocacy Committee and Health Policy Fellows have developed a primer to help members navigate utilizing the Principal Care Management (PCM) codes CMS has approved for use in capturing the pre-optimization work you may be doing to take care of your patients....
read moreNew AAHKS Amplified Recording: A Chat with the James A. Rand Young Investigator’s Award Winner
During the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, Digital Health & Social Media Committee Chair Shaun P. Patel, MD and Committee Member Mark Mildren, MD sat down with the 2023 AAHKS James A. Rand Young Investigator’s Award winner Vinay K. Aggarwal, MD to discuss his study. In...
read moreArthroplasty Today Announces Reviewers of the Year at AAHKS Annual Meeting
Congratulations to Elizabeth G. Lieberman, MD and Andrew M. Schwartz, MD, both of whom were recognized as the 2023 Arthroplasty Today “Reviewers of the Year”! Dr. Lieberman and Dr. Schwartz were honored at the Arthroplasty Today editorial board meeting,...
read moreSupport the AAHKS Shop and FARE Together
Looking for a last-minute gift for a special arthroplasty surgeon you know? Visit the AAHKS Online Shop to browse our collection of AAHKS-branded apparel and accessories. With many options in adults, children, the home and practice, the AAHKS Shop has something for...
read more2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting Best Podium Award Announced
AAHKS is pleased to announce that Paper #24, “One Stage versus Two Stage Treatment for Prosthetic Joint Infection: A Prospective, Randomized Trial,” has been named winner of the Best Podium Award for the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, which took place last month in Texas....
read moreCMS Mandatory Inpatient THA/TKA PRO-PMs Coming in 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid will be implementing a mandatory inpatient PROM for THA and TKA next year. The goal of this measure is to quantify pain and functional improvements with validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to improve patient lives....
read moreFOCAL Webinar on Highlights of 2023 Annual Meeting
December 18, 2023 7:00 p.m. Central Time Join 2023 AAHKS Program Chair Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, MSc, and Program Committee members Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, MD, FAAOS (2024 Chair) and Leonard T. Buller, MD (2025 Chair) as they review highlights from this year’s AAHKS...
read moreNew Research Published in AAHKS Journals
The January 2024 issue of the Journal of Arthroplasty has been published online, with physical issues mailing to AAHKS members and subscribers as well. This month includes special sections of articles related to same-day total joint arthroplasty and health policy &...
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JOA: The Cut with Chloe Scott
In this episode of the Journal of Arthroplasty’s ShortCuts podcast episode, Robert E. Howell III, MD and Kevin M. Weisz, MD discuss traumaplasty with Chloe Scott, MD from Edinburgh, Scotland, an expert in the field. They will review Dr. Scott’s recent Journal of...
read moreAAHKS Urges Congress to Avert Medicare Cuts
On November 16, AAHKS joined 120 state and national health care societies in writing Congress urging them to avert all Medicare payment cuts for 2024. The letter states that the “combination of ever-increasing practice costs and long stagnated Medicare payment rates...
read moreMost Popular Stories in the News
See what your fellow surgeons are reading! The top-three most-read stories from AAHKS Weekly News issues in November were: Most-clicked was the Townhall on AAHKS Fellowship Recognition Program video, in which Task Force Chair William G. Hamilton, MD, introduces plans...
read moreNew Episode of AAHKS Amplified
Hear liaisons to the Patient and Public Relations Committee Connor A. King, MD (Young Arthroplasty Group) and Obinna O. Adigweme, MD (Diversity Advisory Board) discuss partial knee arthroplasty with two leaders in the field – Jess H. Lonner, MD and Keith R. Berend,...
read moreMissed Giving Tuesday? Support Your Community Anytime
The orthopaedic community raised donations for FARE, the Foundation for Arthroplasty Research and Education, in honor of “Giving Tuesday” this week. Show your support for FARE by contributing today. Your contribution to FARE helps us to provide innovative research and...
read moreWatch Now: AAHKS Town Hall on Fellowship Recognition
During the 2023 AAHKS Annual Meeting, AAHKS Fellowship Recognition Task Force Chair William G. Hamilton, MD, hosted a Fellowship Town Hall to introduce plans for a new process for Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Recognition over the next three years. The Recognition...
read moreFree BHS Membership for AAHKS Members
AAHKS and the British Hip Society (BHS) have agreed by a memorandum of understanding to offer FREE reciprocal international membership of their societies for the calendar year 2024. Benefits of membership in the BHS include access to the members-only area of its...
read moreCMS Mandatory Inpatient THA/TKA PRO-PMs Coming in 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid will be implementing a mandatory inpatient PROM for THA and TKA next year. The goal of this measure is to quantify pain and functional improvements with validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to improve patient lives....
read moreDiscounted Registration to CCJR
The Hip Society, The Knee Society and other sponsors of the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement (CCJR®) 2023 CME Conference invite AAHKS members to register for the conference, either in-person and virtual, and enjoy a 25% discount off the registration fee! Take...
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