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Surgeon - Industry Relationships
The Position of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
Please Read
Medicare Part B: Physician Participation Options
We are pleased to report that this article by the AAHKS Health Policy Fellow, Sanaz Hariri, MD,
and co-authored by Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA, Mary I. O’Connor, MD and Harry E. Rubash, MD,
has been published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. JBJS subscribers can log on
and Read the Article.
Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA testified on behalf of AAOS/AAHKS
before the Senate Committee on Aging about direct to consumer advertising of medical devices.
To read Dr. Bozic’s testimony, click
here
AAHKS Bylaws Vote
AAHKS Members will vote on extensive bylaws revisions at the annual meeting, to make your association more responsive and flexible. Please click
here to read the changes.
Durom cup pulled from market in wake of complaints.
According to the New York Times, sales of the Durom cup—an artificial hip component manufactured by Zimmer, Inc. (Warsaw, Ind.)—will be voluntarily suspended by the company in response to complaints by physicians that the device has a high failure rate. The cup has been implanted in more than 12,000 patients since 2006, and company data suggests that hundreds of those patients may need to have the component replaced in coming years. An investigation by the manufacturer determined that the product was not defective, but did note that even some experienced surgeons found it difficult to implant. The company plans to resume sales of the device after implementing a specialized training program for physicians. Reprinted with permission from AAOS Headline News Now, 7/25/2008. Read more(registration required)
Zimmer letter to surgeons
Zimmer background information
2nd Annual Contemporary Issues in Partial Knee Arthroplasty
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital
New Albany, Ohio, Sept 5-6, 2008. Up to 16.5 CME credits. Co-Chairs:Keith R. Berend, MD, Fred Cushner, MD and Adolph V. Lombardi Jr., MD, FACS
For registration information click here
John N. Insall Travelling Fellowship Program
By this fall, 28 Fellows will have completed a one month program, visiting approximately 13 sites throughout the United States each year. Application deadline: October 1, 2008.
Click here for more information
AAHKS Members: A link to the letter "Implant Performance Observations by Members" is posted on the "Members Only" section of the AAHKS website.
Click here to log in.
May 9, 2008 Article: Increased Risks For Infection And Dislocation Faced By Obese Patients Following Revision Hip Replacement Surgery. Read here
AARP Policy & Research Update May 1, 2008
AAOS OKO:Surgical Exposures in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty by Jonathan Lam, MD, PhD; Michael Ries, MD; Thomas Parker Vail, MD; Robert Bourne, MD; Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA
Periprosthetic Fractures About the Knee Javad Parvizi, MD, Faculty Chair
2008 Symposium: The Evolving Orthopaedic Surgeon - Industry Relationship (requires AAOS log-in)
Time Magazine reported on AAHKS/AAOS News Briefing on Workforce Issues: Click here
United Press International Wire Service also picked up this story: Click here
A Technology Assessment on Gender Specific Knee Replacement is now available on the AAOS website.Click here to read and evaluate this topic.
Join the Arthritis Foundation's Virtual Advocacy Summit. Send your message to Congress to do more for patients with arthritis.
Looking for a Joint Replacement Specialist?
Click here to find a Board-certified surgeon in your area.
Click here to view the AAOS Relationships with Industry Website resources.
AAOS Clinical Guidelines on "Prevention of Symptomatic Pulmonary Embolism (PE) in Patients Undergoing Total Hip or Total Knee Arthroplasty"
AAHKS Position Statement on
Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) For Total Hip and Knee Replacement: What Patients Should Consider
Patients: click here for Joint Replacement News and links
Click here for the latest bones/orthopaedics news and articles published daily from Medical News Today.
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New! Direct link to the OrthoPAC website
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Advances in Arthroplasty
AAHKS
18th Annual Meeting
November 7 - 9, 2008
Hyatt Regency DFW,
Dallas, TX
Preliminary Program
Changing
Lives,
Moving
Forward
It’s
on
DVD!:
AAHKS
Documentary
on
Hip
and
Knee
Replacement
Surgery
Now
Available
in
New
Format
In
an effort
to reach
new audiences
about
the benefits
of total
joint
replacement,
the American
Association
of Hip
and Knee
Surgeons
(AAHKS)
is offering “Total
Joint
Replacement:
A Patient’s
Perspective” in
DVD format.
The film
follows
four
patients
and their
families
facing
the need
for hip
or knee
replacement
surgery. Click
here to
learn
more
about
the documentary
and how
to order
a DVD.
You
can view
the documentary
online
around
the clock
and at
no charge
by clicking
on
http://or-live.com/aahks/aahks_small.ram or
the OR-Live logo
below. Once on
the site, scroll
down the page to
find the AAHKS
logo.
You will
need RealPlayer
to view
this video.
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Established
in 1991, the
mission of the American
Association of
Hip and Knee
Surgeons (AAHKS) is
to provide leadership
in advocacy,
education and
research to achieve
excellence in
hip and knee
patient care.
The AAHKS Annual
Meeting (held
in the fall)
addresses a broad
array of scientific
topics, such
as implant design,
results, surgical
techniques and
complications
of primary and
revision TJA,
as well as the
latest information
available on
socioeconomic
issues affecting
your specialty.
The
AAHKS is comprised
of over 1,100
board-certified
or board-eligible
orthopaedic surgeons
in the United
States and Canada
who devote at
least 50% of
their practice
to hip and knee
arthroplasty.
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