FOCAL: Fellows Orthopaedic Continued AAHKS Learning

Specifically tailored to Adult Reconstruction Fellows and Senior Residents

FOCAL arose during the COVID-19 pandemic, which significantly impacted the fellowship learning experience in 2020 and beyond. To help address this, AAHKS created the FOCAL Initiative – a free, online, interactive learning experience for arthroplasty surgeons in training.

The FOCAL Committee, led by William G. Hamilton, MD, is dedicated to building on the initiative’s success, enhancing adult reconstruction fellow education and supplementing the overall knowledge of arthroplasty trainees. Through FOCAL’s ongoing relevance and popularity, arthroplasty fellows and senior residents may participate in interactive lectures and case discussions with many of the country’s top adult reconstruction surgeons in live, monthly webinars and via our library of 60+ FOCAL webinar recordings. View recordings here.

Please note: FOCAL Session participation is free, open to all arthroplasty surgeons, and will not award CME.

The FOCAL Committee also created the JOA Reviewer Mentorship Program to attract fellows into the research peer-review process. The program trains residents, fellows and physicians early in practice on how to effectively review a journal article. Participants are matched with a current JOA Elite Reviewer who help them complete their first reviews and answer questions. Apply today.

FOCAL Webinar Schedule: 2023-2024 Academic Year

FOCAL Webinars will take place on the last Monday of each month, unless otherwise noted.


Date	Topic/Register	Faculty
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m. Central Time	*Annual Meeting Highlights/How AM2023 Changed My Practice* Agenda: TBA Register here	Moderator: Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, MSc, 2023 Program Chair Faculty: Leonard T. Buller, MD, and Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, MD, FAAOS
January 29, 2024 7:00 p.m. Central Time	Controversies in Femoral Stem Fixation Agenda: 1. Introduction & Scope of the Problem (Dr. Springer) 2. Cementless Fixation for the Geriatric Hip Fractures: Why and How (Dr. Gausden) 3. Cemented Stem Fixation: Who Benefits and Why (Dr. Moskal) 4. Cementless Fixation in Elective THA: What Does the Data Show (Dr. Bolognesi) 5. Discussion Register here	Moderator: Bryan D. Springer, MD Faculty: Elizabeth B. Gausden, MD, MPH Joseph T. Moskal, MD, FACS Michael P. Bolognesi, MD
February 26, 2024 7:00 p.m. Central Time	*Periprosthetic Fractures – Hip/Femur/Interprosthetic* Agenda: TBA Register here	Moderator: George J. Haidukewych, MD Faculty: Jesse I. Wolfstadt, MD Richard S. Yoon, MD
March 25, 2024 7:00 p.m. Central Time	Most Common Clinical Complaints – How to Deal with Complaints & When to Be Worried Agenda: TBA Register here	Faculty: Jenna A. Bernstein, MD Katharine D. Harper, MD, FRCSC David C. Landy, MD, PhD Thomas G. Myers, MD
April 29, 2024 7:00 p.m. Central Time	Kinematic vs. Mechanical Alignment: Current Concepts & Execution Agenda: TBA Register here	Faculty: Leonard T. Buller, MD Gavin W. Clark, MD, FRACS Stephen M. Engstrom, MD Michael D. Hellman, MD
May 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m. Central Time	Prevention of and Dealing with Lawsuits Agenda: TBA Register here	Faculty: Eric M. Cohen, MD Craig J. McAsey, MD James Bream, JD
June 24, 2024 7:00 p.m. Central Time	*Workplace Hazards* Agenda: 1. MSK injury in TJA 2. Noxious exposures in TJA (noise, cement, smoke, radiology) 3. Stress/burnout 4. Discussion Register here	Moderator: Antonia R. Chen, MD, MBA Faculty: Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc Claudette M. Lajam, MD Muyibat A. Adelani, MD
July 2024	No webinar this month	NA