2020 Annual Meeting in Orlando: Discovery, Diverse Educational Opportunities … and Disney

Kristy L. Weber, MD, FAAOS

Change is happening in the Academy. The Board-approved strategic plan, available at www.aaos.org/strategicplan, requires a new level of focus on metrics and objectives needed to achieve our three strategic goals. You will find aspects of each of the goals actualized at the upcoming AAOS 2020 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla., March 24–28, 2020.

Starting the Diversity Conversation

Lesley J. Anderson, MD, FAAOS

The following letter is in response to the article “Are We Inclusive or Exclusive?” which was written by Julie Balch Samora, MD, PhD, FAAOS, and Lisa Cannada, MD, FAAOS, and published in the October issue of AAOS Now.

Misuse of the Term ‘Violence’

Brian A. Shaw, MD, FAAP, FAAOS

The following letter is in response to the article “A Top-down Approach Is Needed to Address Lateral Violence Among Residents,” which was written by Alan M. Reznik, MD, MBA, FAAOS, and published in the October issue of AAOS Now.

Surgeon Responds to Controversy Surrounding Surgeons for Strays

John Keating, MD, FAAOS

The following letter is in response to feedback John Keating, MD, FAAOS, received from the veterinarian community after the article “Animal Rescue: Orthopaedic Surgeon Helps Stray Animals in Need of Surgical Care” was published in the June issue of AAOS Now. The article described his nonprofit, Surgeons for Strays, which treated injured homeless animals or those in shelters.