All about Orthopaedics and Politics

Arielle Broussard; Brittany Starr

During the annual Donor Appreciation Luncheon at the AAOS 2022 Annual Meeting, members of the Orthopaedic Political Action Committee (OrthoPAC) received an update on the PAC’s financial standing and activities during the 2022 election cycle, as well as an analysis of the upcoming midterm elections from Charlie Cook, political analyst and founder of Cook Political Report.

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act Protects Physicians, Expands Mental Health Support

Cavan Jones

In the United States, a doctor commits suicide every day—the highest rate among any profession and double that of the general population.

The AAOS Medical Liability Committee

Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, FAAOS

In 2006, I was an AAOS Leadership Fellow attending the National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. David Halsey, MD, FAAOS, was chair of the AAOS Council on Advocacy at that time, and I was awed by the tremendous impact that the Council’s work had on our ability to practice our art.