Jul 29, 2016 | AAHKS Business
AAHKS signed on to a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs along with the American Medical Association and other medical societies that opposes the Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) Proposed Rule which, if finalized, would permit all VHA-employed...
Jul 22, 2016 | AAHKS Business, AAHKS Leadership
The Annual AAHKS Board of Directors Retreat begins today and continues through Saturday in Rosemont, Ill. Board members and Committee Chairs will meet on effective leadership, review the results of a member needs assessment and define the role of AAHKS in enabling all...
Jul 15, 2016 | AAHKS Business
Paul Jepson Hughes, Honorary Curator of the John Charnley Trust, has contacted AAHKS with a request that we reach out to members to assist him with a memory book in honor of the trust’s namesake. Professor Sir John Charnley, considered the father of total hip...
Jul 15, 2016 | AAHKS Business, International
AAHKS is partnering with several international orthopaedic organizations to host co-branded meetings in the coming months in South America, Asia and Europe. Visit our international calendar of events for more information. 12th Latin American Meeting of Hip and Knee...
Jun 16, 2016 | AAHKS Business, Advocacy
At its annual House of Delegates meeting this week, the American Medical Association (AMA) installed Andrew W. Gurman, MD as president. Dr. Gurman is a hand surgeon from Hollidaysburg, Pa. “As the first hand surgeon and only the second orthopaedic surgeon to serve as...
Jun 10, 2016 | AAHKS Business
This week AAHKS welcomed Renalin Malvar-Ledda to our staff in the position of Director of Operations. Renalin will be supporting the activities of the President, Executive Director, and Board, serving as the initial point of contact for members and handling project...
