Aug 18, 2022 | Annual Meeting, Diversity
Do you know an AAHKS Fellow or Emeritus member actively working to make hip and knee arthroplasty more diverse and accessible to all patients? That includes trying to increase the number of women and/or underrepresented minorities entering the field of hip and knee...
Aug 12, 2022 | AAHKS Amplified, Diversity
Listen to AAHKS Amplified’s most recent podcast on increasing utilization of TJA by Black patients. Obinna O. Adigweme, MD, MS highlights an increasing problem in orthopaedics: the underutilization by Black patients in hip and knee replacements. Although TJA surgeries...
Jul 29, 2022 | Diversity, Membership
Do you know someone who is committed to making hip and knee arthroplasty more diverse and more accessible to all patients? That includes working to increase the number of women and/or underrepresented minorities entering the field of hip and knee arthroplasty and...
Jun 23, 2022 | Co-Branded Meetings, Diversity, Webinars
The American Medical Association (AMA) is hosting a presentation on Wednesday, June 29 at 7:00 pm ET. The presentation is designed to provide knowledge of racism and the ways in which it manifests in medical practice. Learning objectives include describing basic...
Jun 10, 2022 | Committees and Task Forces, Diversity, Education, Women in Arthroplasty
Date: June 22, 2022 Time: 4:00 p.m. Pacific | 5:00 p.m. Mountain | 6:00 p.m. Central | 7:00 p.m. Eastern The AAHKS Women in Arthroplasty Committee (WIA) will be hosting their Summer Virtual Event in June 2022.The committee’s mission is to increase exposure,...
May 27, 2022 | Diversity, Education, Grants
The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced this week that it is now accepting proposals for its new IDEA (Inspiring Diversity, Equity, and Access) Grant Program. Per the AAOS website, the program is intended to provide resources for many types of...
