The Augment from the AAHKS YAG

In this episode of the Augment, host Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum is joined by AAHKS Past President Dr. Berry to discuss how he became involved with AAHKS, how you too can get involved, his work as president to manage the rapid growth of the organization and the important areas AAHKS can look to lead in the future. Then hosts Dr. Wolfstadt, Dr. Youngman and Dr. Gold are joined by AAHKS Past President Dr. L...

In this episode of the Augment, hosts Jenna A. Bernstein, MD and David C. Landy, MD, PhD are joined by AAHKS Past Presidents Michael P. Bolognesi, MD and William A. Jiranek, MD to discuss the development of the longitudinal arthritis bundled care model they have developed at Duke University. The program came from their experience in shorter episode-based bundles, and delivers surgical and non-surg...

In this episode of the Augment, host and Past Chair Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum, is joined by 3 of the 4 previous YAG Chairs, Dr. Lange, Dr. Culp and Dr. Frisch to discuss how the YAG was developed and became an official AAHKS committee, the need that it fills for young surgeons and how that has changed over the years. The past chairs share their experiences ensuring the committee survived infancy and now...

In this episode of the Augment, ortho residents Dr. Lex and Dr. Connolly take over to host an AMA with YAG leaders Dr. Wolfstadt and Dr. Mildren. The discussion includes why they went into arthroplasty, what they would do differently in their training and how residents should seek fellowships that are appropriate for them according to education, practice and life wishes. Other topics include point...

In this episode of the Augment, host Dr. Mildren is joined by 2023 Ortho Team Course Chair Dr. Fillingham to discuss the development of the course to help with understanding the principles of joint replacement, what the surgeon is concerned with during the surgery and what the team members can implement in their own practices. They also discuss the evolution of the course and where it can go in th...

In this episode Augment hosts Dr. Chalmers and Dr. King are joined by AAHKS Past President Dr. Iorio to discuss the AAHKS Business Course at the Annual Meeting and the larger business of arthroplasty. The group talks about the evolution of practice models to very large group practices, ASC models, continued recovery from the pandemic and patient care over the last several years. They also discuss...

In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by AAHKS Past President Dr. Parvizi to discuss his work goals and work as AAHKS president during his year, his experience as an immigrant and engaging young surgeons in the association. The hosts are then joined by 2023 Program Chair Dr. Schwarzkopf to discuss the work that goes into building the Annual Meeting including shaping the agenda and reviewing...

In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by AAHKS staff members to discuss their roles in the day-to-day work of the Association and, specifically, the work that goes into hosting the AAHKS Annual Meeting each year. The conversation covers the abstract and symposium submission and review processes, the move to the Gaylord Texan to help the meeting grow, developing the labs and exhibit hall spa...

In this episode, AAOS President Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA joins the Augment hosts to examine value-based care and the program of longitudinal care he developed at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Bozic talks about how parts of the program could be adapted to other practice models and the positive impact on the surgeon and care team. Also discussed are the make-up of the two parts of the AAOS (...

In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Eduardo A. Salvati, MD, for the latest “Legends in Arthroplasty”, to discuss how he came to orthopaedics, and adult reconstruction when working with his farther treating patients with polio in his home country of Argentina. He shares his experiences doing fellowships with other Arthroplasty Legends such as Dr. John Charnley, leading to him staying in...

In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Douglas E. Padgett, MD, for the latest “Legends in Arthroplasty”, to discuss how he came to orthopaedics, and specifically adult reconstruction. He shares his experiences in military medical service and how it informed his non-military practice, learning from and along with other arthroplasty legends, developing new technologies for joint replacement...

In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Christopher Kim, MD, PhD and Sowmya Viswanathan, PhD to discuss the future of regenerative medicine for knee osteoarthritis. Topics include the current state of orthobiologics and injectables for treatment of knee OA, the optimal patient population to receive these treatments and what the future holds for more personalized care. In this episode: Jenn...

In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by AAOS Committee on Professionalism Chair Thomas B. Fleeter, MD to discuss what is involved with being an expert witness in the medical field. Dr. Fleeter also has experience in co-founding a medical liability insurance company in Virginia. Topics include the basics of what is involved with being an expert witness, do’s and don’ts for navigating medico...

In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by AAHKS Advocacy Committee member Stephen M. Engstrom, MD, MBA and AAHKS Health Policy Fellow Christopher Skeehan, MD to discuss the use of Principle Care Management (PCM) CPT codes to capture the pre-optimization work that is done to prepare TJA patients for surgery. Discussion includes the history of PCM codes, how they can be used to capture pre-opt...

In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Nicholas M. Brown, MD and AAHKS Research Committee Member Stephen T. Duncan, MD to discuss recent research around coding issues in TJA. Discussion included Dr. Brown’s recent article, “ Cost Analysis of Conversion Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Multi-Institutional Database Study ” and Dr. Duncan’s article, “ Making Sense of Hip Preservation Procedural Co...

In this episode Augment hosts Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc and Jenna A. Bernstein, MD are joined by YAG Committee Members Peter A. Gold, MD and Connor A. King, MD for a round table discussion on tips, tricks and pitfalls for preparing for the ABOS Part II Examination. Topics include ways to collect and manage preparing your case list, what to do to prepare and what to expect during the exam it...

In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Neil P. Sheth, MD, MBA, who serves as director of global orthopaedics while working with partner organizations to build an orthopaedics center of excellence hospital in Tanzania. The discussion includes how Dr. Sheth became involved with global medical outreach, building sustainable health care systems where they do not exist and the importance of pa...

In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Michael Blankstein, MD, MSc, FRCSC to have an open and frank discussion about treating obese total joint arthroplasty patients. The discussion includes Dr. Blankstein’s adjustments to his practice from using hard BMI cut offs to looking at each patient individually and finding the best care for each of them. Dr. Blankstein moderated a symposium, “Go...

In this first episode of our third season, the Augment hosts are joined by Diversity Advisory Board (DAB) Co-Chair Muyibat A. Adelani, MD and Women In Arthroplasty (WIA) Vice-Chair Linda I. Suleiman, MD to discuss the importance of working with a coach to help with developing your professional values and goals, as well as understanding how to find your own path in surgical practice and to seek a h...

Getting involved in social media platforms and how to develop content that works across the different platforms and within the strengths of those platforms. Discussion includes ethical considerations for working in social media and dealing with negative feedback. Dr. Calendine, in his social media work, strives to educate, entertain and encourage his audience. In this Episode: Anna R. Cohen-Rosenb...

Dr. Abdeen joins YAG Augment hosts Dr. Mildren and Dr. Wolfstadt to talk about her journey from Canada to training in Los Angeles and New York to becoming the chief of the arthroplasty division at Boston Medical Center and developing quality assurance and research initiatives among a very diverse patent population, among other topics. In this episode: Mark E. Mildren, MD Jesse I. Wolfstadt, MD, MS...

Dr. Kagan and Dr. Mildren join YAG Augment hosts Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum, Dr. Sonn and Dr. Wolfstadt to discuss two of their research papers presented at the 2022 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Paper #33 “Fibromyalgia Increases Post-Operative Healthcare Utilization Following Total Hip Arthroplasty” and Paper #24, “Blame the Opioid not the Spine Surgeon: Dislocation After Total Hip Arthroplasty with Prior Lumba...

Dr. Wyles joins YAG Augment hosts Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum, Dr. Landy and Dr. Mildren to discuss the real, current uses for artificial intelligence in TJA now, including reviewing images, choosing implants, augmenting data registries and more. This symposium was presented at the 2022 AAHKS Annual Meeting, “Advances in Arthroplasty Practice with Artificial Intelligence – The Future is Now” which c...

Dr. Young joins YAG Augment hosts Dr. Mildren and Dr. Wolfstadt to discuss patient reported outcomes research he has been involved with, including his paper presented at the 2022 AAHKS Annual Meeting, “The Three Strongest Oxford Knee Score Questions that Predict Subsequent Knee Arthroplasty Revision”, review the abstract, Paper #45 here . Also discussed are the differences between orthopaedic and...

Dr. Hamilton joins YAG Augment hosts Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum, Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Sonn to discuss the origins of the FOCAL webinar series, which led to him being awarded the AAHKS Presidential Award by Dr. Bryan Springer during the 2022 AAHKS Annual Meeting, developing the FOCAL fellowship training curriculum and the future of fellowship training. In this episode: Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc Je...