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ISAKOS is on the MOVE!
I recently had the pleasure to participate in the ISAKOS Committee meetings, held preceding the AAOS Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. These meetings represent one of the few in-person meetings held by the ISAKOS Committees during their two-year committee term. ISAKOS sincerely appreciates the effort of our committee members to attend these meetings and provide their expert input into upcoming ISAKOS Committee Activities.
As you can see from this issue of the ISAKOS Newsletter, our committees are our greatest resource! ISAKOS Committees include more than 240 unique ISAKOS Members from 43 different countries! Under the leadership of ISAKOS President, Dr. Philippe Neyret, the ISAKOS Committees have undergone a reorganization in the last year, including the division and creation of more specific clinical committees. These new committees include Elbow, Wrist & Hand, Hip, Groin & Thigh, Knee: Arthroplasty & Alternatives, Knee: Sports & Preservation, Leg, Ankle & Foot, Scientific, Shoulder and Sports Medicine Committees. These committees are hard at work on behalf of the ISAKOS membership, and have many exciting projects to announce over the coming months. For more on the committee work and their specialties, please see the Current Concepts section of this Newsletter on page 14.
Easily one of the most exciting things to come out of the AAOS Meeting was the successful launch of Journal of ISAKOS! JISAKOS is a new hallmark of our society, helmed by Prof. C. Niek van Dijk. JISAKOS is intended to advance the worldwide dissemination of knowledge and research in orthopaedic sports medicine and traumatology, arthroscopy, knee surgery, and degenerative joint disease, with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of life for our patients. Our goal is to provide an authentically global perspective to orthopaedic surgeons and related professionals; and reflect diverse patient populations, healthcare systems, and clinical preferences.
JISAKOS is a new and exciting member benefit, and will be published bimonthly in print and online. Each issue will include systematic reviews and state-of-the-art articles, dealing primarily with surgical and/or non- surgical interventions in the journal’s key fields of interest, as well as papers called “The Classic” will provide a historical perspective of a major concept or technique. I encourage you to read the first “Classic” focusing on the early work of William Clancy.
With the work of AAOS behind us, ISAKOS and our members can turn our focus to the ISAKOS Congress! The Committees have already contributed greatly to the ISAKOS Congress – more than 125 suggestions were made for Symposia and Instructional Course Lectures for the 2017 ISAKOS Congress! Dr. Julian Feller and Dr.
Stefano Zaffagnini have done a fantastic job developing an exciting scientific program from these suggestions. Have you seen the ISAKOS Congress Call for Abstracts & Preliminary Program yet? It’s available online at www.isakos.com/2017Congress. Seven different abstract based awards are available, as well as three different fellowship opportunities. I encourage you to not delay and submit your ISAKOS Congress abstract before the September 1, 2016 deadline! More information on the 2017 ISAKOS Congress can be found on page 4.
ISAKOS is gearing up for an exciting 2016 and whirlwind 2017–we hope you enjoy the journey and we look forward to seeing you in Shanghai!
Robert G. Marx, MD, MSc, FRCSC UNITED STATES
ISAKOS Newsletter Editor 2015–2017
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