ASES News - October 2016
President's Update

The 2016 Annual Meeting concluded the presidency of Dr. Jesse Jupiter as leader of our American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons society.  However, Jesse‘s influence will be felt for years to come.  He hosted a strategic planning retreat, during the summer, consulted other societies for advice, and developed an action plan for the future that will keep the ASES moving forward and relevant to not only our members but to society.  The ASES Strategic Plan 2017-2020 is available in members-only section of the ASES website for members to view. Among the many projects are the new member reception, held at the MGH Museum, an appraisal and improvement in member benefits, fellowship recognition, research, and performance outcome projects.

The Annual Meeting, put together by Drs. David Ring and Scott Steinmann, was superb.  Attendance at each session was standing room only.  Dr. Giles Walch presented an amazing Charles Neer lecture detailing the history of the Reverse Shoulder prosthesis and gave a rousing tribute to Dr. Paul Grammont who almost single-handedly revolutionized our treatment of rotator cuff tear arthropathy. Dr. Robert Kaplan gave a wonderful Codman lecture, in the hometown of Dr. Codman, on measurement and improvement in health care.

Jesse’ presidential address was essentially perfect.  The introduction by Dr. David Ring was informative and well done, giving us a peak into what made Jesse the world leader we know and respect so highly.  Jesse’s speech to us was humble, down to earth yet brilliant, just like its author.

Along with approval of 27 new Associate members, 10 members attaining Active status, 9 Corresponding members, and 3 Affiliate members, we also inducted our first class of 117 Candidate members.  Dr. Brad Edwards and the membership committee worked tirelessly and around the clock to get this all done in time for the annual meeting.   

Jesse has really set up our society to succeed going forward as we have many new initiatives.  The ASES Foundation, led by Dr. Jon Ticker, has established a goal of raising 5 million dollars to fund future projects.  The outcome and value committee has completed its work under the guidance of Drs. Bernie Morrey, Larry Higgins, and Rich Hawkins, and will be morphing into a smaller group to work with an AAOS task force establishing performance measures in TSA and RCR. Dr. Jed Kuhn is heading up a new task force that will be working toward a data collection registry that will facilitate the society implementing multi center RCT in the future to obtain non – fragile evidence on shoulder and elbow problems. Drs. Tony Romeo and Leesa Galatz will be implementing new ASES fellowship guidelines along with testing and curricula to facilitate shoulder and elbow education.

Additionally the ASES has entered more strongly into the area of education.  The education committee, under the guidance of Dr. Anand Murthi, has established the first ASES Resident Course to be held in January 2017.  Drs. Paul Sethi and Charlie Getz have put together an amazing course, and industry partners DJO Global, DePuy Synthes, and Exactech have graciously supported the course with sponsorships and sawbones workshops.  Our first Fellows Symposium will also be held in San Diego in 2017 in association with the SDSI (Esch) meeting.  Please encourage your fellows to submit abstracts and try to win one of our 2 awards that will be presented for the first time: The Robert Cofield Award and the Richard Hawkins Award. These will be given to the top clinical and basic science/outcome papers presented during the Friday afternoon ASES fellows session under the direction of Dr. Nik Verma.  A call for abstracts for this meeting will open sometime in November of 2016.

I would like to thank the Executive Committee of the ASES and all the members of this society for affording me this unique opportunity and responsibility to be your President. I would express a special thanks to Jesse for setting us on this wonderful path, and to my many friends in the society who have taught and encouraged me along the way.  We are in a time of transition, but with the help of future leaders like Dr. Tony Romeo and Dr. Frank Cordasco, the ASES Board of Directors, and our JSES Board of Trustees led by Dr. Evan Flatow and Editor in Chief Dr. Bill Mallon, I feel certain we will achieve great progress.

If you need me for anything please email anytime – Fsavoie@tulane.edu.

Lastly, mark your calendars for next year’s meeting October 11-14, 2017, down in New Orleans at the Roosevelt Hotel, one of the grand southern hotels.  October weather in New Orleans is usually wonderful, and the food is the best in the world year round.  I hope to see each and every one of you. 

In conclusion, thank you so much. I am truly honored and humbled to be in this position

Sincerely,

Buddy Savoie
Ray Haddad Professor and Chairman
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Tulane University
ASES President
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!
ASES Committees: Call for Volunteers
Closes on Monday, October 31st
Dear ASES Members

Volunteers are a vital part of the ASES organizational structure as most volunteer work in the society occurs through committees.  The success of the ASES is due largely to volunteer committee members who provide an invaluable service to the society.

This year ASES is issuing a Call for Volunteers to encourage society-wide participation in the many existing projects and new endeavors of our society.  We have member and chair positions available on several committees.  Details on committee mandates, terms and volunteer responsibilities are listed in Committee Structure (Attachment 1).  If you are interested in serving on any of the committees listed below, please fill out an electronic form, upload your CV, brief letter of interest and disclosure form (Attachment 2).  Please submit your applications by October 31, 2016 .

List of Open Committee Positions in 2016-2017

  • Education Committee – 1 member position
  • Exchange Fellowship Committee – chair position, 3 member positions
  • Fellowship Match Committee – 2 member positions
  • Industry Committee – 2 member positions
  • Membership Committee – 1 member position
  • Program Committee, Specialty Day 2018 – 18 member positions
  • Program Committee, Annual Meeting 2017 – 18 member positions
  • Research Committee – 2 member positions
  • Value-based Shoulder Care Committee* – For details, please contact the committee co-chairs Dr. Bernard Morrey at morrey.bernard@mayo.edu or Dr. Laurence Higgins at ldhiggins@partners.org. 
ASES committees play an important role in advancing and promoting education and research in shoulder and elbow care.  I hope that you will consider applying and I thank you in advance for your interest in serving on the ASES Standing Committees. 

Sincerely,
Felix H. Savoie, III, MD
Chair, Committee on Committees
President
ASES 2015 Traveling Fellows - Travel Reports
In 2015, Dr. Bassem Elhassan and Dr. Thomas (Quin) Throckmorton were selected as the ASES 2015 Traveling Fellows as part of the ASES-SECEC Exchange Fellowship Program.  You can find more information about this exhange program on the ASES website: ASES Exchange Fellowship Program

Below, please find links to travel reports from both Dr. Elhassan and Dr. Throckmorton.
Bassem T. Elhassan, MD 
Thomas (Quin) Throckmorton, MD 
Applications Available for the next OREF Resident Research Project Grant Deadline
Beginning this year, OREF's $5k Resident Research Project Grants will have several deadlines.Please apply during the timeframe that most closely aligns with your research rotation in the labs! Note: you may submit only one application per grant year.Applications for the January 2017 deadline are now available! 


For more information, please visit www.oref.org/grants. To apply on proposalCENTRAL, click the button below.

We extend a special thank you to all of the orthopaedic surgeons, other individuals, and orthopaedic organization and industry leaders who make this funding possible through their generous gifts and contributions to OREF. If you would like to support OREF's mission to advance orthopaedics by supporting orthopaedic research, visit www.oref.org/donate.

We look forward to receiving your applications and learning about the exciting research you are proposing! Please share this announcement with all investigators you believe may be interested in these opportunities. Have questions about the OREF grants program? Visit our FAQ page or email the grants team.

Thank you for your interest in OREF!
OREF Grants Team 
Please click on the image below to be taken to the AAOS website for further information on the upcoming OLC course, AAOS/ASES Anatomic and Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: State-of-the-Art.  Course Directors: Joseph A. Abboud, MD, and J. Michael Wiater, MD. 
Please click on the image below to be taken to the AAOS website for further information on the upcoming OLC course, AAOS/ASES Elbow Reconstruction: State-of-the-Art Concepts.  Course Directors: Leesa M. Galatz, MD, and April D. Armstrong, MD, FRCSC. 
 Please click on the image below to be taken to the course website. 
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 The Mission of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons is to support the ethical practice of evidence-based, high quality, cost-effective, shoulder and elbow care.