The Augment from the AAHKS YAG American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons

In this episode of the Augment, hosts Jenna A. Bernstein, MD and David C. Landy, MD, PhD are joined by AAHKS Past Presidents Michael P. Bolognesi, MD and William A. Jiranek, MD to discuss the development of the longitudinal arthritis bundled care model they have developed at Duke University. The program came from their experience in shorter episode-based bundles, and delivers surgical and non-surgical care for a year or as many as five years. The patients’ care in this bundle is managed by physical therapists overseeing all aspects of arthritis care and works on determining whether a patient is in need of surgery or not. Listen to learn more about the program!

In this episode:

Jenna A. Bernstein, MD

David C. Landy, MD, PhD

Michael P. Bolognesi, MD

William A. Jiranek, MD

In this episode of the Augment, host and Past Chair Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum, is joined by 3 of the 4 previous YAG Chairs, Dr. Lange, Dr. Culp and Dr. Frisch to discuss how the YAG was developed and became an official AAHKS committee, the need that it fills for young surgeons and how that has changed over the years. The past chairs share their experiences ensuring the committee survived infancy and now thrives with more than 900 members. Discussion includes how YAG can be a springboard to other AAHKS committees and appointments and engaging fellow members. They also provide tips for young surgeons to navigate getting into volunteer and arthroplasty practice opportunities.

In this episode:

Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc

Jeffrey K. Lange, MD

Brian M. Culp, MD

Nicholas B. Frisch, MD, MBA

In this episode of the Augment, ortho residents Dr. Lex and Dr. Connolly take over to host an AMA with YAG leaders Dr. Wolfstadt and Dr. Mildren. The discussion includes why they went into arthroplasty, what they would do differently in their training and how residents should seek fellowships that are appropriate for them according to education, practice and life wishes. Other topics include points for going into practice: getting involved with industry for the right reasons, work/life balance, graduated autonomy in training, finding the right practice, dealing with complications early on and much more.

In this episode:

Jesse I. Wolfstadt, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Mark E. Mildren, MD

Patrick Connolly, MD

Johnathan R. Lex, MD

In this episode of the Augment, host Dr. Mildren is joined by 2023 Ortho Team Course Chair Dr. Fillingham to discuss the development of the course to help with understanding the principles of joint replacement, what the surgeon is concerned with during the surgery and what the team members can implement in their own practices. They also discuss the evolution of the course and where it can go in the future to provide continued education to the entire adult reconstruction team. Then Augment hosts Dr. Lex and Dr. Manjunath are joined by 2023 Resident Course Chair Dr. Shippee Wallace, 2023 Resident Course Co-Chair Dr. Heckmann and 2023 Resident Lab Course Chair Dr. Buller. The Resident Course discussion includes emphasizing the importance of learning the basic skills of arthroplasty, getting to work with leaders in the field, what they would like to see for the course in the future and much more.

In this episode:

Mark E. Mildren, MD

Johnathan R. Lex, MD

Amit K. Manjunath, MD

Leonard T. Buller, MD

Yale A. Fillingham, MD

Nathanael D. Heckmann, MD

Sara J. Shippee Wallace, MD, MPH

In this episode Augment hosts Dr. Chalmers and Dr. King are joined by AAHKS Past President Dr. Iorio to discuss the AAHKS Business Course at the Annual Meeting and the larger business of arthroplasty. The group talks about the evolution of practice models to very large group practices, ASC models, continued recovery from the pandemic and patient care over the last several years. They also discuss early career practice changes and why so many surgeons find new jobs in their first 5-10 years in practice and the future of bundled care. Hosts Dr. Chalmers and Dr. Landy are then joined by AAHKS Advocacy Committee Vice Chair Dr. Courtney to discuss the Health Policy Fellowship, getting involved in arthroplasty advocacy at the state and federal levels, Medicare payment reform and AAHKS Unity Day.

In this episode:

Brian P. Chalmers, MD

Connor A. King, MD

David C. Landy, MD, PhD

Richard Iorio, MD

P. Maxwell Courtney, MD

In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by AAHKS Past President Dr. Parvizi to discuss his work goals and work as AAHKS president during his year, his experience as an immigrant and engaging young surgeons in the association. The hosts are then joined by 2023 Program Chair Dr. Schwarzkopf to discuss the work that goes into building the Annual Meeting including shaping the agenda and reviewing & selecting abstract submissions. Finally, Past President Dr. Della Valle joins the podcast to discuss being a mentor including his part in helping develop the Women In Arthroplasty Committee and bringing female residents and fellows to his institution, the importance of research to improve patient care and finding work/life balance.

In this episode:

Jenna A. Bernstein, MD

Brian P. Chalmers, MD

Connor A. King, MD

Jesse Wolfstadt, MD, MSc, FRCSC

Craig J. Della Valle, MD

Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS

Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, MSc