Initial Assessment and Management of Select Musculoskeletal Injuries
Frequent musculoskeletal injuries in sports necessitate the team physician's involvement in assessment and management. Title 23, "Initial Assessment and Management of Musculoskeletal Injury," is part of an annual series created by the Team Physician Consensus Conference (TPCC) to enhance athlete care through better understanding and management of these injuries.
AOSSM/APKASS 2023 Traveling Fellows Tour
Experience the 2023 Traveling Fellowship tour with Adam Anz, MD; Jeffrey Macalena, MD; Dustin Richter, MD; and Godfather Darren Johnson, MD. Read the highlights as they travel through South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, and Thailand.
Dean C. Taylor, MD, COL (ret) USA, Assumes Presidency of AOSSM
AOSSM is honored to announce that Dean C. Taylor, MD, COL (ret) USA, has begun his one-year term as president after being installed in the office during the AOSSM 2023 Annual Meeting that recently concluded in Washington, DC.
Protecting Athletes and Team Physicians Who Care for Them Amid Rising Complexity and Liability Risk
This open letter by AOSSM emphasizes the vital role of team physicians in providing medical care to high-level athletes, and the increasing liability risks faced by them due to the inherently higher risk of injury among athletes. The statement calls for subspecialists in sports medicine to work together to preserve the future of the profession and suggests that testimony in support of or critical of medical care should come from a qualified sports medicine physician.
AOSSM Welcomes New Sr. Director of Research and Health Policy
AOSSM is pleased to announce the addition of Lynette Craft, PhD as Senior Director of Research and Health Policy to its professional team. Research and Knowledge Discovery are at the foundation of AOSSM’s mission and vision and serve as cornerstones of the recently approved Strategic Plan.
AOSSM/APKASS 2022 Traveling Fellows Tour
Follow Charles Bush-Joseph, MD; Cassandra Lee, MD; Winston Gwathmey, MD; and Jas Chahal, MD on their tour through Asia. These four orthopaedic professionals travel throughout Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand over the course of three weeks.
Sports Medicine Multicenter Research Grant Recipient
The Sports Medicine Multicenter Research Grant was awarded to Beth E. Shubin Stein, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Shital N. Parikh, MD, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital on Friday, July 15, 2022 for their JUPITER 4.0 project on patella instability, which received a historic $400,000 during the American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs in recognition of the Society’s 50th Anniversary.
AOSSM Announces Mark Miller, MD, as its 2022-2023 President
The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine is honored to announce Mark Miller, MD, as its 2022-2023 President. Miller was installed at the AOSSM 2022 Annual Meeting held July 13-17 in Colorado Springs. Miller is the S. Ward Casscells Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and the division head for Sports Medicine at the University of Virginia.
AOSSM Hosts 2022 Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs
The successful American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine 2022 Annual Meeting drew nearly 2,700 participants to Colorado Springs on July 14-17. Surgeons, physicians and other sports medicine specialists gathered from across the country for top-tier education and networking opportunities.
AOSSM Journals Receive Highest Impact Factors in Organization’s History
AJSM, OJSM, and Sports Health achieved their highest scientific journal Impact Factor (IF) ranking in the history of AOSSM. The IF is used to measure the importance or rank of a journal by calculating the times its articles are cited. Under the 20-year leadership of Bruce Reider, MD, as Executive Editor, the journals have continued to thrive and experience substantial growth year-over-year.
AOSSM/ESSKA 2022 Traveling Fellows Tour
Follow Ned Amendola, MD (Godfather), Mary Mulcahey, MD, Tiger Li, MD, and Brian Waterman, MD on their 2022 adventure through Europe. The four globe-trotters share their stories as they stop in Spain, Luxembourg, Italy, and England.
AOSSM Unveils New Website with Powerful OnePlace™ Search Function
The American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine today unveiled its new website—www.sportsmed.org—a dynamic and modern website experience combining state-of-the-art technology with enhanced functionality that will improve access to sports medicine research and information.
