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February 2010
AAOS strengthens disclosure policy (includes 18 Disclosures and Conflict of Interest Directives adopted by the AAOS Board of Directors in December 2009)
Richard N. Peterson, AAOS General Counsel
Read the article from AAOS Now

Matters Related to October 8, 2009, Article in the New England Journal of Medicine
October 8, 2009
Accuracy of conflict-of-interest disclosures reported by physicians
Kanu Okike, MD, MPH.; Mininder S. Kocher, MD, MPH; Erin X. Wei, BA; Charles T. Mehlman, DO, MPH, and Mohit Bhandari, MD
Read the article from The New England Journal of Medicine

November 2009
Are orthopaedists trustworthy?
Mary Ann Porucznik, Managing Editor, AAOS Now
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November 2009
Disclosure is "good" for the soul
S. Terry Canale, MD, Editor-in-Chief, AAOS Now
Read the article from AAOS Now

February 4, 2010
Letter (editorial response to October 8, 2009, NEJM article)
Joseph D. Zuckerman, MD, AAOS President
Read the letter from The New England Journal of Medicine

Other Disclosure Articles
April 2007
"I'm from the Government and I'm Here to Help."
Mary Ann Porucznik, Managing Editor, AAOS Now
Read the article from AAOS Now

May 2007
An enforcer's perspective
Lewis Morris, Chief Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General
Read the article from AAOS Now

June 2009
Industry CEOs: Relationships with surgeons are vital
Jake Jaquet, Senior Manager, AAOS Periodicals
Read the article from AAOS Now

September 2009
Transparency: the 'silver bullet' in compliance
Jennie McKee, AAOS Staff Writer
Read the article from AAOS Now