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On behalf of the ASES Executive Committee and our National Office, I hope you are having a restful summer and avoiding this heat wave.
On July 21st, the ASES Executive Committee along with Jon Ticker, Bernie Morrey, Evan Flatow, and the ASES National Office staff met in Rosemont for a retreat. The program was facilitated by Jennifer Jones and Amy Sherwood of the AAOS and addressed many of the goals and aspirations of our organization. The discussions were frank and enthusiastic and I look forward to presenting the observations, conclusions, and suggested goals for the next 3-5 years.
Sincerely,
Jesse B. Jupiter, MD, President
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The fellowship process for Orthopedic Surgery in general is undergoing evaluation and change under the leadership of AAOS. Several subspecialties brought concerns about accreditation process by ACGME to the attention of the Board of Specialty Societies. Under the leadership of Gerald Williams as first Vice President in 2015, a Fellowship Accreditation Project Team was assembled to investigate interest level and necessity of an independent AAOS accreditation process for Orthopedic Fellowships. OTA and POSNA have independently initiated their own fellowship recognition processes very successfully. The Project Team recommended that there is interest and further work be done to consider establishing an accreditation or recognition mechanism. This is currently underway and all subspecialties are represented, including Shoulder and Elbow.
Separately, ASES Executive Board has decided to follow the direction of POSNA, OTA ASSH, and AOSSM in establishing criteria for a recognized fellowship. Questionnaires were sent to all Fellowship Directors and, using this information, the ASES Fellowship Committee drafted a proposed set of criteria and outlined an evaluation process. These criteria were submitted to the ASES Executive Committee for further evaluation and discussion. Once the criteria have been approved and adopted, we will be opening up the process to new prospective fellowships, wanting to be in the ASES match.
The match date has been moved to the spring in order to coincide with the dates of the other Orthopedic Subspecialty Match dates. The ASES Executive Committee elected to move the date in the interest of quality and consistency with other subspecialty fellowships. The new date will allow more residents to rotate through Shoulder and Elbow Services at their respective residencies, and hopefully allow a greater number of residents to choose to enter the ASES match. We will be utilizing the San Francisco Match to administer our match going forward. The increasing number of fellowships resulted in a substantial administrative burden for ASES staff, thus utilizing this service will decrease the demand on staff while still allowing ASES to maintain full control of the application and match process.
Leesa M. Galatz, MD
ASES Fellowship Match Committee, Chair
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ASES Committees - How to Get Involved
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Would you like to get involved with ASES? Consider volunteering for one of our committees!
A "Call for Volunteers" will be going out to ASES members soon. Please stay tuned for further information.
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ASES 2016 Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
REGISTRATION OPEN
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Registration is now open for the ASES 2016 Annual Meeting!
All registration information is posted to the ASES website. You will find an option to register online, registration forms for faxing/mailing, event descriptions, travel information, local dining options, and other information about the Boston area. The final details of the program schedule are currently being completed. The program will be posted to the ASES website as soon as it is complete
In addition to the options noted above, a golf outing has been arranged for the afternoon of Friday, October 7th, at the Weston Golf Club.
Please Note
: Spaces for golf will be
very
limited this year.
If you have yet to book your hotel reservations, please see contact information below for the three (3) locations we have available for attendees. When making your reservations, please let them know you are with the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) to receive the ASES room rate. The meeting is being held at the Fairmont Copley Plaza. Rooms in the ASES room block at the Fairmont may no longer be available. Please consider making your reservation at one of the neighboring hotels noted below.
- The Fairmont Copley Plaza: SOLD OUT
- Lenox Hotel (.2 mile from the Fairmont)
1-800-225-7676
$339.00 per night
- Sheraton Boston Hotel (.5 mile from the Fairmont)
1-800-325-3535
$309.00 per night
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Research Capitol Hill Day
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I attended 2016 Research Capitol Hill days as a proud representative of the ASES accompanied by my incredible patient Michael Williams. Michael, CEO and owner of Sign Art company underwent bilateral total shoulder replacements over the past three years. Michael has had multiple orthopaedic surgeries including 6 back surgeries prior to bilateral shoulder replacements. He has been able to return to work as a successful business owner and travels all over the world doing incredible humanitarian work. His story emphasizes the incredible impact orthopaedic surgery can have on our patients, our workforce, and society.
Our 2016 Research Capitol Hill Advocacy Trip begun on Tuesday night with a welcome meet and great for our patient advocates. It was a wonderful opportunity for our diverse orthopaedic patient representatives to meet and share their stories. From the wheelchair bound OI patient to the 18 years old scoliosis, to the senior CEO shoulder patient, we had a vast array of orthopaedic representation. The patient advocates woke up bright and early on Wednesday morning to be briefed and to share patient stories. They then had the opportunity to visit Johns Hopkins University Research Labs and then learn about the NIH. On Thursday we hit the Hill as a team, both surgeons and patients together advocating for orthopaedic research. We visited congressman and senators from our home state of Michigan to advocate for increased NIAMS research. Our platform with ASES was to advocate for arthritis.
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Arthritis limits the activities of approximately 22.7 million adults in the United States each year; medical care and lost wages attributable to musculoskeletal conditions cost Americans an estimated $874 billion annually; and skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis affect more than 12 percent of people worldwide. Since 2003, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget has failed to keep up with inflation, decreasing the purchasing power of the NIH by over 22%, while our global competitors accelerate their research capabilities. Over the past four decades, the average age of a young researcher receiving his or her first NIH grant has increased from 38 to 45. During the same time period, the percentage of research grants with a principal investigator under the age of 36 has declined from 18% to 3%. This trend is devastating to our nation’s young researchers and has contributed to a stagnation in our research workforce. We advocated the Next Generation Researchers Act to build opportunities for new researchers, and invest in the future of research, science, and innovation. In addition, in order to support the existing research efforts and to spur new growth, the AAOS requests that Congress continue to build on this investment with a 5% increase in NIAMS budget funding.
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We ended our day with Republican Congressman Fred Upton with whom I have developed a strong relationship. We were able to meet with him personally and advocate for more research funding locally in Michigan and nationally with increased funding for NIH and NIAMS. Having met with four Congressmen and two Senators’ staff, we had a long but fruitful day on Capitol Hill. Many wonderful memories and a wonderful effort by our patients and the ASES representative team. Ultimately, all our research efforts and funding will go back to improved patients outcomes and surgical advances that will benefit our society. It is with duty and pride we represent ASES and orthopaedic surgeons nationally to continue to advance research and funding to move the field of orthopaedic surgery forward!
Thank you to ASES for sponsoring the doctor/patient team this year.
Vani J. Sabesan, MD, ASES Associate Member
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ASES 2016 Open Symposium
REGISTRATION OPEN
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Registration for the 2016 Open Symposium: Shoulder and Elbow Trauma and Instability is now open!
Also, please feel free to inform your Residents and Fellows of this upcoming meeting by sharing the program schedule:
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ASES will be holding an OLC course for residents in January of 2017. Please inform any residents you may know of this opportunity. You can click on the image below to be taken to the ASES website for further information. Thank you!
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