International Affiliate Membership Benefits

Products

• The AAOS catalog includes more than 400 books, monographs, electronic media programs, examination programs, CD-ROMs, DVDs, and patient education brochures on topics pertaining to orthopaedics
• Members receive generous discounts on AAOS products – usually 20% or more!
• International Affiliate Members can view the entire product catalog from any web browser that has Internet access
• Products can be purchased:

1. On-line using a credit card (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX)
2. By telephone at ++847-823-7186 Monday through Friday between 8 AM and 5 PM Central Time
3. By Fax at ++847-823-8025 at any time
4. Via various international distributors

Courses

• AAOS holds over 30 separate continuing medical education courses each year, some in the Orthopaedic Learning Center (a joint venture of the AAOS and Arthroscopy Association of North America) at its suburban Chicago headquarters and others throughout the United States
• Members receive generous discounts on AAOS courses – usually 18%
• The entire course calendar can be viewed on-line at www.aaos.org/courses
• You may register:

1. On-line using a credit card (VISA, MasterCard, AMEX)
2. By telephone at ++847-823-7186 Monday through Friday between 8 AM and 5 PM Central Time

AAOS Annual Meeting

• Each year 13,000 to 15,000 orthopaedic surgeons and allied healthcare professionals attend the AAOS Annual Meeting – it is the largest gathering of orthopaedic surgeons in the world
• International Affiliate Members can attend the AAOS Annual Meeting free of charge if registered in advance - this is a savings of $600 (members who register onsite will be charged an onsite registration fee of $150.)
• Over 180 instructional course lectures on numerous orthopaedic topics are offered at each Annual Meeting. To attend an instructional course you must register and pay the appropriate fee.
• All members (domestic and international) must register for the meeting – special registration for members opens prior to non-members, usually in September/October. Hotel rooms can also be reserved in advance of normal registration.
• The Annual Meeting usually is held in February or March – upcoming meetings include:

• Over 400 exhibitors display their products and services at each meeting – many of these sell products internationally
• Hundreds of poster and scientific exhibits are presented at each meeting; multimedia stations are also showcased
• Annual Meeting information can be found on the AAOS web site – www.aaos.org

Orthopaedic Knowledge Online (OKO)

• Exclusively from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, this 24/7 Internet Web site is your portal to comprehensive, authoritative orthopaedic information on the Internet
• View in-depth articles on orthopaedic topics including patient case studies and treatment options
• Obtain in-depth coverage of surgical and non-surgical treatment procedures
• Watch videos of orthopaedic techniques and listen to audio commentaries
• Search the online educational resources
• Complete a wide variety of continuing medical educational programs
• Available free as a member benefit (a savings of $168 per year) to all International Affiliate Members - just point your web browser to www.aaos.org/oko and log into the system using your last name and password.
• Orthopaedic Knowledge Online (OKO) is constantly being updated, expanded, and improved - it is an excellent resource for rapidly finding state-of-the-art orthopaedic information.
• Included abstracts from seven years of Instructional Course Lectures with the option of purchasing specific articles from the collection

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS)

• Available free as a member benefit to all International Affiliate Members – a savings of $254 per year
• JAAOS is the most widely and intensively read orthopaedic journal in the United States
• JAAOS is currently published monthly – but starting in September 2005, it will be published monthly
• The printed version of the journal is mailed to each International Affiliate Member as each issue becomes available
• The on-line version is available at www.jaaos.org and is free to members with Internet access
• Abstracts are currently available in French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish as well as English. View translated abstracts
• Complete articles are available in Adobe PDF format – members can view articles online or create paper copies on their own printer. Articles since 2000 are also available in HTML.
• Articles and abstracts can be searched online at any time

The AAOS Web Site

International Affiliate Members have access to the public and private (members only) sections of the AAOS web site including:

• My Account - where the following functions are available
• Update your address, phone, fax and E-mail information
• Change your web site password (AAOS highly recommends that you do so)
• Check on the shipping status of any products ordered through the AAOS
• Pay your annual membership dues on line
• Access the private membership directory - a constantly updated online directory of all AAOS members including their E-mail address if known
• Private online discussion groups where you can post questions, make comments, and exchange information with your AAOS peers and colleagues throughout the world.
• The International Activities section includes international courses and exhibits, the international events calendar, scholarship information for AAOS courses, an international orthopaedic society address book, and international distributor information.
• AAOS Annual Meeting information (the next meeting, registration instructions, program information, spouse program, etc.) can be found under the Physician Education tab.
• Official policies of the AAOS - advisory statements, position statements, and code of ethics.
• Your Orthopaedic Connection - the AAOS' patient education web site; many articles are also available in Spanish