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Just say “Yes!”
I attended my first ISAKOS meeting in Montreux, Switzerland in 2001. I had started practice the year before and to my surprise, the late Sandy Kirkley from The Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Center in London, Ontario, Canada contacted me and asked if I would participate in an Instructional Course Lecture on Research Methodology. I knew almost nothing about ISAKOS at the time and it was a long way to go for a ninety minute course, but I knew it was a great opportunity and that the only answer was “Yes!” At that meeting I met Jon Karlsson and Lars Engebretsen, among other internationally renowned surgeons and researchers. My interest in learning more about different approaches to surgery and cultures from around the globe was stimulated. I haven’t missed a meeting since! I will never forget the opportunity that Sandy gave me, and her premature and accidental death is one of the great personal tragedies in sports medicine.
It is an honor for me to follow the great work of Omer Mei-Dan, James Lubowitz and Ron Selby as prior Newsletter Editors. I hope to continue the high quality of this publication and make it interesting, relevant and appealing to ISAKOS members. We will emphasize learning opportunities at courses, review ISAKOS Fellowship training experiences, discuss interesting cases and thought provoking ideas, and also present information on members and countries from around the world.
The 10th Biennial ISAKOS Congress in Lyon may have been the best yet! For more information on the 2015 Biennial Congress, please see page 6 of this Newsletter. An incredible educational experience with the best food in the world in a gorgeous city... what could be better? The only thing I can think of could be Shanghai in 2017. The 11th Biennial Congress promises more great education, evidence based medicine and camaraderie that ISAKOS is known for around the world. For a preview of the 2017 Congress, please see page 19.
If you are thinking of attending, just say “Yes!”
Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCSC New York, New York, USA
ISAKOS Newsletter Editor 2015–2017
EDITOR’S MESSAGE
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