Dec 2, 2016 | Advocacy, Legislation
Following breakthroughs in bipartisan negotiations after the election, the 21st Century Cures Act is on a path toward passage. This long discussed legislation would inject billions in new funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and reform the drug and...
Dec 2, 2016 | In the News
After this week’s nomination of Representative Tom Price (R-GA), an orthopaedic surgeon and AAHKS member, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), AAHKS, AAOS and AMA released statements in support of the nomination. “We believe the President’s Cabinet and...
Dec 2, 2016 | Annual Meeting
If you attended the 2016 AAHKS Annual Meeting, and wish to claim CME credits, here’s how: Log in to the AAHKS website. Click the “Claim CME Credit” link in the My AAHKS menu Click “Edit” in the first column; a new window will open. Click the Save button. You can print...
Dec 2, 2016 | AAHKS Business, Advocacy
Edward C. Tanner, MD represented AAHKS at the AMA House of Delegates during their Interim Meeting in Orlando, Fla. last month. AMA President Andrew W. Gurman, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon from Pennsylvania, addressed the Orthopaedic Section Council about the recent...
