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2009 Annual Meeting Symposium: The Evolving Orthopaedic Surgeon - Industry Relationship
This symposium explores the current enforcement environment regarding the relationship and potential conflicts of interest between orthopaedic surgeons and industry. The following presentations were made during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon's 2009 Annual Meeting.
By E. Anthony Rankin, MD

By Christopher L. White, JD

Stuart L. Weinstein, MD
In his signed disclosure statement, Dr. Weinstein has disclosed that he receives royalties from Wolters Kluwer Health - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for editing three textbooks.

Crane M. Pomeranz, JD, and Kathleen McDermott, JD

Moderated by: E. Anthony Rankin, MD

Online Seminar - Orthopaedists at Risk: Navigating Industry Relationships
CME Credit Now Available to AAOS Members

This 90-minute free online seminar offers you a comprehensive overview of the SOPs on Orthopaedist-Industry Conflicts of Interest. Critical information about these mandatory SOPs will aid you in navigating relationships with industry that have the potential for conflicts of interest. This interactive course is designed for all orthopaedic surgeons who have an interest in issues concerning the relationship between orthopaedics and industry.

FREE CME: AAOS MEMBERS: Click here to watch the a recording of the November 13, 2007 live online seminar and earn up to 1.5 hours of CME Credit

Non-AAOS members click here to watch the a recording of the November 13, 2007 live online seminar.

Questions Unanswered During the November 13, 2007 Live Online Seminar

NOVEMBER 13, 2007 ONLINE SEMINAR AGENDA
7:00 pm CT Welcome and Introduction
James H. Beaty, MD
President, AAOS

"Be All You Can Be: AAOS Code of Ethics and Opinion on Ethics and Professionalism"
Jeanne DelSignore, MD
Former Chair, AAOS Ethics Committee

"Walking the Line: AAOS Standards of Professionalism"
Murray J. Goodman, MD
Chair, BOC/BOS Professionalism Committee
Member, AAOS Committee on Professionalism (COP)

"We're from the Government and we're here to help you: The Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys and You"
Kathleen (Katie) McDermott, JD
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, LLP
Washington, DC

2008 Annual Meeting Symposium: The Evolving Orthopaedic Surgeon - Industry Relationship
This symposium explores the current enforcement environment regarding the relationship and potential conflicts of interest between orthopaedic surgeons and industry.

The following presentations were made during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon's 2008 Annual Meeting.
By E. Anthony Rankin, MD

By Christopher L. White, JD

By Murray J. Goodman, MD

By James L. Beaty, MD
In his signed disclosure statement, Dr. Beaty has disclosed that he receives Research or institutional support from DePuy, A Johnson & Johnson Company; Smith & Nephew; Synthes

By Stuart L. Weinstein, MD
In his signed disclosure statement, Dr. Weinstein has disclosed that he receives royalties from Wolters Kluwer Health - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for editing three textbooks.

Howard J. Young, JD; and Lewis Morris, JD

Moderated by: E. Anthony Rankin, MD

2007 Annual Meeting Symposium: The Clinician and Industry Relationship: Conflict and Collaboration
There is increasing interest in the interactions between health care companies and health care professionals, including physicians, as evidenced by recent articles in the media and the proliferation of voluntary codes governing these relationships. The relationship between health care companies and health care professionals is critically important and may have significant educational value and improve patient care.

The following presentations* were made during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon's 2007 Annual Meeting.

By Stuart L Weinstein, MD; and Joseph C. McCarthy, MD

By Joseph C McCarthy, MD

By Lawrence D Dorr, MD
In his signed disclosure statement, Dr. Dorr has disclosed that he receives royalties from Zimmer.

By Stuart L Weinstein, MD

By Richard F Kyle, MD
In his signed disclosure statement, Dr. Kyle has disclosed that he receives royalties from Zimmer, Depuy, Smith & Nephew, and Encore.

By Christopher L. White, Esq.
In his signed disclosure statement, Mr. White has disclosed that he is a consultant for or employee of AdvaMed.

(AUDIO NOT AVAILABLE)
By Ned Lipes
In his signed disclosure statement, Mr. Lipes has disclosed that he is a consultant for or employee of Stryker Corporation.

(AUDIO NOT AVAILABLE)
By Kathleen (Katie) McDermott

*Unless indicated, the presenters have signed statements attesting that they have received nothing of value* from and does not own stock (or stock options) in a commercial company or institution related directly or indirectly to the subject of his or her lecture.

Publications
"I'm From the Government, and I'm Here to Help..."
Lewis Morris, JD, chief counsel for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) provides the government's perspective on the evolving situation regarding relationships between orthopaedic surgeons and industry. Mr. Morris focused on the current enforcement environment, potential areas of risk, and compliance resources.


OIG's Morris: An Enforcer's Perspective
By Lewis Morris, JD, Chief Counsel for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
Reprinted from AAOS Now, May 2008

Relationships between physicians and the healthcare industry, including pharmaceutical and device manufacturers and suppliers, are under intense scrutiny. Lewis Morris, JD provides a perspective on this situation.

Read the article from AAOS Now


Ethics, Patient Interest Should Guide Physician, Industry Interactions-I
By Jeanne L. DelSignore, MD, Past Chair, AAOS Ethics Committee and Richard N. Peterson, JD, AAOS General Counsel
Reprinted from AAOS Now Daily, February 14, 2007
This article reviews the AAOS Opinion on Ethics and Professionalism and the then-proposed AAOS Orthopaedist-Industry Standards of Professionalism (SOPs).


Ethics, Patient Interest Should Guide Physician, Industry Interactions-II
By Jeanne L. DelSignore, MD, Past Chair, AAOS Ethics Committee and Richard N. Peterson, JD, AAOS General Counsel
This article was reprinted from AAOS Now Daily, February 15, 2007
This article examines the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) Code of Ethics on Interactions with Health Care Professionals, which went into effect in January 2004. Read this article.