Mar 4, 2016 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership
Attendees of the AAHKS First Annual Spring Meeting taking place this month will have the opportunity to get case-related questions answered in an informal setting with faculty and peers over breakfast. The meeting takes place March 31-April 2 in Washington, DC....
Mar 4, 2016 | Committees and Task Forces
The American College of Rheumatologists (ACR), in partnership with AAHKS, is developing a new clinical practice guideline for perioperative management of rheumatic disease medications in total joint arthroplasty of the hip and knee. The guideline will be developed...
Feb 26, 2016 | In Memoriam, In the News
Frank Gunston, MD of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada passed away on February 16, 2016. He is credited with inventing the first artificial knee in 1963. Dr. Gunston worked as an associate of Sir John Charnley, MD through a traveling hip arthroplasty fellowship at...
Feb 26, 2016 | Bundled Payments, Webinars
AAHKS hosted the webinar “Navigating Bundled Payments and CJR in Total Joint Arthroplasty” on February 24, 2016. Jay R. Lieberman, MD served as moderator, and Richard Iorio, MD; Stephen J. Zabinski, MD; and Gabrielle White, RN served as faculty . If you...