Feb 6, 2015 | Federal Guidelines
After an initiative that Immediate Past President Thomas K. Fehring, MD kicked off this week, new cases have been posted to the AAHKS Case Sharing Network at www.DocSpera.com. Dr. Fehring has lined up more than sixty volunteer leaders in hip and knee arthroplasty to...
Feb 6, 2015 | In the News, Legislation
One of the longest-serving FDA commissioners, Margaret Hamburg, MD, is stepping down after nearly six years on the job. She told Reuters that “her decision was prompted by the heavy demands of the job and the sheer length of time she has held the position.” Dr....
Feb 6, 2015 | AAHKS Business, Corporate Partners
AAHKS Executive Director Mike Zarski, Director of Meetings and Education, Eileen Lusk, and Manager of Corporate Relations, Jean Furlan travelled to Zimmer Inc. in Warsaw, Indiana to meet with George Schwenk, Manager, Convention Services, Jessica Barger, Sr....
Jan 30, 2015 | Advocacy, Legislation, Social Media
AAOS, together with AAHKS and other medical associations and the physician community, is urging Congress to continue the progress already made toward replacing the flawed SGR formula. On February 4, 2015, physician leaders from across the country and from dozens of...
Jan 30, 2015 | Technology, Website
Immediate Past President, Thomas K. Fehring, MD, has called on AAHKS members who are also members of The Hip Society and The Knee Society to serve “on call” for the DocSpera case sharing Web portal. He has assembled 61 volunteers who will be ready to comment on cases...
