ASES News – January 2021

Cultivating innovation, leadership, and transformation in healthcare.

Innovation is the cornerstone of transformation. The pandemic has caused global personal, social and economic disaster. Healthcare workers and medical scientists have responded by developing treatments and strategies to combat this crisis.

In contrast to the pandemic, shoulder and elbow disorders may not appear to warrant the same sense of urgency. However, they do have significant impact. For example, loss of shoulder or elbow function prevents people from eating, sleeping, and caring for themselves. Without effective treatment, these disorders lead to significant disability. Effective treatment requires innovation and leadership.

The ASES annual meeting unveils cutting edge research in shoulder and elbow surgery. The greatest minds and leaders in the field are brought together to present the latest strategies in orthobiologics, virtual and augmented realities, robotics, medical economics and political advocacy. The meeting is a forum for spirited debate on how these methods transform medical care for shoulder and elbow disorders globally.

Participants are part of a community of peers, thought leaders, and experts dedicated to taking healthcare to new heights. Many have gone on to lead large global societies, healthcare organizations and academic institutions.

Overall, the meeting bridges the gap across medicine, technology, economics and healthcare policy.

Fostering leadership is an ASES core value. During the meeting, ASES leaders mentor younger members and encourage them to actively challenge the scientific presentations and accepted dogma. The aim is to help them think critically and provide them with tools to become future leaders.

We must ask ourselves, how do we, as ASES members, contribute to improving human maladies in a way that is most effective socially and economically?

Solid values, perseverance and resiliency are key. My parents were survivors of the Holocaust. They immigrated to the United States knowing no English. They crafted a life that allowed them to send their three sons to medical school and law school and instill in them the notion of serving others.

Their influence inspired me to become a physician as well as an innovator, with the latter inevitably accompanied by failure and social opposition. Like my family, ASES has provided me with the support necessary for success. This very support encapsulates the feeling that I want the 2021 ASES Annual Meeting to express.

It is my privilege to have the opportunity to serve.

The ASES Annual Meeting Abstract Compendium is now available to all members of the society. The compendium includes over 525 abstracts submitted for the ASES 2020 Annual Meeting this past October, but not included for virtual presentations. This free benefit not only advances the mission and vision of ASES, but it is also directly aligned 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 DJO. The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons gratefully acknowledge DJO 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 with your ASES member credentials. Once the page is accessed, you will find a link to the compendium. After opening the link to the compendium, feel free to download, save, or print the file via icons you will find in the upper right-hand corner of that web-link. The Table of Contents provides a listing of abstracts to assist you in navigating the file.

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