ASES News - December 2023
Presidential Message from John (Jed) E. Kuhn, MD
Fellow members of ASES,
I wish you happiness and health during this holiday season and hope you are taking some time to relax as we try to meet our patients’ requests to get everything done before the new year and their deductibles start again! I am happy to report on a few things going on with your society.
Thanks to our members for renewing your 2023 memberships! About 98% of you have submitted your dues, and we are grateful! Dues are the most important source of funds that allow us to provide you with all the fantastic member benefits ASES provides.
The SHED educational platform has some great content from experts within our society who have been submitting original content instructional videos. We will soon have highlights of the Annual Meeting uploaded for those who could not attend, you can review the content and get some CME credit!
The DocMatter platform is growing rapidly. We have seen a significant increase in the number of posts each month and are getting great input on complicated cases from experts around the world! If you have not already downloaded the app and registered, you may want to do so. It is an easy and efficient way to learn.
The ASES has signed a letter of intent to start working with PrecisionOS, a company focused on developing educational content in virtual reality. The ASES Executive Committee, Education Committee, and Technology Committee all feel we need to move into the virtual reality space and are excited to partner with CEO Danny Goel, a member of ASES. We believe this technology will have a tremendous impact on the education of our members and are excited to start working in this space.
The Exchange Fellowship Committee is working on developing an exchange fellowship with the Shoulder and Elbow Society of Australia! We will be hosting an Aussie in 2024 and are looking forward to sending some of our members down under in the near future!
Please remember to register for the ASES Specialty Day on February 16, 2024, at the AAOS meeting in San Francisco. We are joining with AOSSM and have a great program planned!
Preparations are underway for 2024 Shoulder and Elbow Week (May 13-18, 2024) with sites in Asheville NC, Boston MA, Buffalo NY, Denver CO, Lexington KY, Phoenix AZ, Salt Lake City UT, and West Palm Beach FL. These events have been an amazing and incredible way to network with fellow members. You can register on the ASES website! (I will be in Asheville, NC!).
Finally, I wanted to let you know that we are working on our next ASES Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. You will want to save the dates: October 16-19, 2024. We are planning some very special events, including a breakfast for our women shoulder and elbow surgeons! We will also be looking to add more social events for our candidate members to network with past presidents of our society. More details will be coming, but I think you will be as excited as I am!
Happy Holidays and Have a Great New Year!
Jed Kuhn
2023 Annual Meeting Abstract Compendium Now Available
The ASES Annual Meeting Abstract Compendium is now available to all members of the society. The compendium includes over 700 abstracts submitted for the ASES 2023 Annual Meeting this past October, but not selected for a podium or poster presentation. This free benefit not only advances the mission and vision of ASES but also directly aligns with the society’s strategic plan. We hope that you will enjoy having access to the compendium.
This compendium has been made possible by support from Enovis. The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons gratefully acknowledge Enovis in support of this project and in support of the Society and our mission.
The link below will take you to the ASES Member’s Only section where you will be asked to login. Once the page is accessed, you will find a link to the compendium. After opening the link, you may navigate the full document via the Live Table of Contents which provides an alphabetical listing of all abstracts, sorted by subject matter. At any point, you may use the link at the bottom of each page to return to the Table Of Contents. For your convenience, the entire compilation is searchable using standard search functions.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let us know!
Sponsored by:
Now Accepting New and Advancing Members
The application period for membership in 2024 is now open through January 12th, 2024.
Steps for the application process:
- Complete the membership application.
- Reach out to potential sponsors and ask them to complete the sponsorship form on your behalf.
- You will receive a confirmation email from ASES staff once we have received all of your materials, including sponsor forms.
- The Membership Committee begins the review process once the application period closes.
- Applicants will be notified of the results by late June/early July 2024.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with ASES staff at info@ases-assn.org.
For Sponsors: The ASES Office sent you a link to the sponsorship form at the start of the sponsorship period. You can also find the sponsorship form via the members-only section of the website (please note that only Active, Affiliate, and Corresponding members can see the link).
Further details can be found at https://www.ases-assn.org/about-ases/become-an-ases-member/.
Dr. Abboud Requests Your Support During The Opening of ASES Foundation’s 2023 Year-End Appeal
Dear ASES Member:
I am reaching out to you as Chairman of The ASES Foundation as we open our foundation’s 2023 Year-End Appeal. My goal has been to help enable The ASES Foundation’s new mission,
“To develop and provide resources to advance shoulder and elbow care.”
Your giving supports critical foundation programs and research. If you have given in the past, please accept our most sincere thanks for your generosity in supporting our foundation programs including.
- Fellowship Education Grants (25+ Programs & 30+ Fellows)
- DEI Initiatives
- Exchange Fellowship Program
- Mentorship Programs
- National Shoulder and Elbow Week / Local Research Grants
- Multi-Centered Studies
- Trends in Shoulder Arthroplasty Report
- Candidate Research Grants
These programs are impactful, maybe even to you, your residents, or fellows, but they require annual financial support and collective giving from all ASES members. Here are two stories of the impact of The ASES Foundation’s funded Fellowship Exchange Program:
- “The ASES Exchange Fellowship was critical to my future success as a shoulder and elbow surgeon. Those early visits led to long-lasting friendships that have significantly impacted my life and career.” William N. Levine, MD
- “The ability to broaden your perspective and see that people think differently about shoulder and elbow problems, in different parts of the world, was really eye-opening to me.” Thomas (Quin) Throckmorton, MD
I know you support the ASES Foundation and the ASES society in many ways, and I hope you will consider donating and supporting our foundation’s year-end appeal. We would love to be able to boast a 100% participation by all our members. Any donation, $25, $100, $1,000, or more is greatly appreciated.
Whether you’ve already donated or have yet to donate, I hope you will consider supporting the ASES Foundation—the life-line to many ASES programs. You may make single donations or pledges either:
- Online at https://www.ases-assn.org/foundation/donate/
- Mail a check with this linked donation form: PDF or Word
- Considering a Major Gift or Planned Giving? Email Robert Harkey, Sr. Development Coordinator at rharkey@asesfdn.org
Donors are recognized on our website here.
Thank you again for your consideration, and we hope that we can count on your continued generosity going forward.
Sincerely,
Joseph A. Abboud, MD
Chairman, ASES Foundation
Learn more about your ASES Foundation here: www.ases-assn.org/foundation
Clinician Scholar Career Development Program (CSCDP) for Residents and Fellows - New!
The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons is partnering with the Orthopaedic Research Society on the 2024 Clinician Scholar Career Development Program (CSCDP) for residents and fellows. The CSCDP is an annual two-day training workshop for orthopaedic residents in their PGY2-PGY5 years, surgeons in fellowships, and junior faculty (through year three) who have the potential and desire to become orthopaedic clinician scholars. Clinician scholars advance the field of orthopaedics through innovative research and peer-reviewed funding. ASES will sponsor 2 member applicants interested in pursuing this opportunity.
If you are interested in participating, please complete the application form below by March 15th. You can view more details about the program on the ORS website, however, members that wish to be sponsored by ASES must apply through the link below.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CND3MKR
If selected, all program-related expenses, 2-nights hotels, roundtrip economy airfare and all meals will be covered up to a maximum of $2,400 to attend the two-day training workshop.
If you have any questions please contact us via email at info@ases-assn.org.
Advocacy Spotlight
ALERT American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons!
Over the past 20 years, cost of practice rose 40%. Hospital payments increased 65%. Medicare payments to surgeons increased 10%. Regulations ever increase. (See figure below.) Hospitals, Pharmaceuticals, Realtors, The Chamber, and Insurers out lobby/out finance us. Lobbying is money.
Our ASES Political Action Committee is prioritizing these topics during this Congress:
1. Unburdening Medicare Advantage prior authorization (HR4968) 2. Reversing the Affordable Care Act ban on physician owned hospitals (HR2584) 3. Stopping 20 years of automatic annual Medicare cuts to physician payments based on budget neutrality (HR2474)
Please consider being part of the solution by financially supporting your PAC (AAOS PAC). Your Advocacy Committee is committed to molding policy decisions to better our patients, our surgeons, and our specialty and to push back hospital, legal, governmental, and other antagonists. We welcome our members feedback and input. Let us hear from you.
With our thanks,
Happy Holidays to all!
John Moor, MD
There is Still Time to Register for the ASES/AOSSM Joint Specialty Day
Advance Registration Closes on January 12th!
Join us as ASES teams up with the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) to bring you a one-of-a-kind event. This unique two-for-one schedule highlights the best of both worlds in shoulder and elbow surgery and sports medicine.
A DOUBLEHEADER WITH SHOULDER AND ELBOW EXPERTS
AND SPORTS MEDICINE
Morning Sessions: Join ASES for lively debates, discussions, and case presentations covering an array of topics, including Proximal Humerus Fractures, Shoulder Arthroplasty and Elbow.
Late Morning/Afternoon Sessions: AOSSM and ASES unite to bring you combined lectures featuring cutting-edge research from both areas. Gain valuable insights into managing shoulder instability and rotator cuff injuries from the experts
Click the button below to be redirected to the AAOS Annual Meeting Website to register.
See you in San Francisco!
ASES Foundation Store
Show your ASES pride and support the ASES Foundation:
- Top Brands
- Custom Embroideries
- 2 – 4 Weeks Delivery
Shop the ASESF Store here: https://asesf-store.com/
A Great Gift for Your Fellow or Resident!
Show your appreciation to your Fellows and Residents with a gift of E.A. Codman’s
“The Shoulder”.
Get and Give–Net Proceeds are a Donation in Your Name to The ASES Foundation!
In celebration of Ernest Amory Codman’s 150th birthday (December 30, 2019), the ASES Foundation has published a reprint of his 1934 book “The Shoulder: Rupture of the Supraspinatus Tendon and Other Lesions In or About the Sub acromial Bursa”. This classic has been, is now, and will always be a must-read for those individuals who have any interest in the field of shoulder surgery. This edition includes the Foreword by Anthony DePalma, MD; a full index, for the first time, to all of the text (including his Autobiographic Preface and Epilogue); the dedication from ASES Foundation; and a prologue written for this edition by William Mallon, MD.
Note: $425 of the purchase price is recorded as a donation in your name to The ASES Foundation .
Download the ASES Mobile App Today!
The ASES mobile app is now available for download on Apple and Android devices! The app will provide you with another way to access ASES related content and news quickly and easily directly from your phone. Some of the current features include:
- Access all the content that is on the ASES website including the Members Only section in a mobile friendly format
- Pay membership dues
- View and track all upcoming ASES events
- Chat with other ASES members
- Easily view all our media content including the ASES Podcast, Fellows Core Curriculum Series and Virtual Journal Club
- Access to the Neer Circle Consensus Tool on Irreparable Rotator Cuff Tears
- And much more
To download the app you can search “ASES” in either the Apple or Google Play Store.
To log into the app so that you can access all the features you will need your email and member ID number.
Please contact ASES Staff at info@ases-assn.org if you have any questions.
ASES Podcast - New Episodes
Shoulder and Elbow Biomechanics
In this episode host Dr. Peter Chalmers interviews Drs. Glenn Fleisig and Thay Lee about their experience as mechanical engineers collaborating with orthopaedic surgeons.
In this episode guest host Dr. Adam Seidl interviews Drs. Kowalsky, O’Driscoll, and Duralde on their experiences with international mission work.
ASES Grant Opportunities
Each year, the society issues a call for proposals encouraging new investigators to apply for seed and start-up funding for promising shoulder and elbow research projects. Grants of up to $20,000, for work to be performed over 12-24 months, are considered. Only orthopaedic surgeons acting as principal investigators are eligible to apply. All applications are reviewed and graded by the ASES Research Committee.
In an effort to provide research assistance to Candidate members, the ASES will offer an annual grant of $10,000 to the most deserving applicant. This grant was started thanks to the generosity of 4 donors. Dr. Felix Savoie, Dr. Anthony Romeo, Dr. Matthew Ramsey, and Dr. William Levine.
The ASES PJI Grant is designed to provide supplementary funds, or funding for pilot studies which will lead to larger foundation or government grants. The focus can be on any aspect of scientific study that affects the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of shoulder prosthetic joint infection. A grant of up to $10,000, for work to be performed over 12-24 months, will be considered. Only orthopaedic surgeons acting as principal investigators are eligible to apply.
Applications for all 3 grants are due by February 22, 2024. Completed applications should be emailed to ASES at info@ases-assn.org.
We are extremely grateful to all of our members who have supported the Society and Foundation over the past year. Without your hard work and dedication, the successes we have achieved in 2023 would not be possible. In observance of the holidays, the ASES National Office will be closed on Friday, December 22, Monday, December 25, and Monday, January 1.Thank you!
Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful Holiday and a Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
The ASES Executive Committee and Staff
Mark Your Calendars
We are pleased to announce our upcoming ASES educational offerings! Complete details will follow in the new year, but in the interim, please add these important dates to your calendar:
ASES/AOSSM Joint Specialty Day
February 16th, 2024
Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, CA
ASES Fellows’ Day at SDSI
June 14, 2024
Hilton San Diego, San Diego, CA – Call for Abstracts coming in February 2024
ASES 2024 Annual Meeting
October 17-19, 2024
San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio, TX – Call for Abstracts coming in early 2024
ASES 2025 Annual Meeting
October 16-18, 2025
Gaylord Pacific Resort, San Diego, CA
ICSES 2026: Vancouver
September 22-25, 2026
Vancouver, BC
ASES 2027 Annual Meeting
October 13-16, 2027
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD (DC Metro)
OREF News
$150,000+ in Funding Available!
Apply now for biologics and youth sports funding, and support for NIH K Awards
OREF is accepting applications through Feb. 8 for biologic allograft, orthobiologic and youth sports research and supplemental support for NIH K Award recipients, with more than $150,000 available.
More opportunities open January 11. For more information, visit the OREF funding opportunities page.
Shoulder and Elbow Career Opportunities
Advertise on the ASES Website
Space is available on the ASES Career Opportunities pages to advertise open Shoulder and Elbow positions. If you are interested you can download an application on our website.
