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Australian joint replacement registry reaches milestone in reporting

According to new analysis from the Australian Orthopaedic Association’s Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR) Annual Report, world-class surgeon performance and advancements in surgical techniques have meant that Australians who undergo joint replacement surgery have increasingly better outcomes.
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Dr Simon Longstaff AO on ethics

Earlier this year, in a meeting focused on ethics that AOA and the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) were invited to lead, ASPS asked Simon Longstaff, director of The Ethics Centre, to contribute to the discussion of ethics in the health profession.
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AOA represented on world stage at the 2019 APEC Business Ethics for SMEs Forum

From 9–10 September 2019, AOA CEO Adrian Cosenza and past president Andreas Loefler represented AOA at the APEC Business Ethics for SMEs Forum in Santiago, Chile, in his role as the Australian Ethical Health Alliance (AEHA) Chair.
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2018 ABC Travelling Fellowship

Luke Johnson recounts his experience in the 2018 ABC Travelling Fellowship across North America.
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Choices in research

Prof Peter Choong on the three most important things when thinking about research.
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Through the Looking Glass: A Glimpse into a Career in Orthopaedic Surgery

Catherine McDougall on the OWL workshop that encouraged 48 female medical students, junior doctors and unaccredited registrars to seek a career in orthopaedic surgery. 
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Richard Page on Channel 9 News

Richard Page spoke to Channel 9 about increasing shoulder surgery rates.
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Travelling with the ABC Fellowship

Michael McAuliffe toured hospitals across North America in an exchange of science, culture and philosophy.
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Are you a mentor?

Tim Musgrove on AOA's mentoring initiatives.
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Diversity in healthcare

Why we're still talking about it.
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Interview – Nicholas Jorgensen

"I had an opportunity to go to medical school and took a chance, and haven’t really looked back."
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Interview – Nicole Williams

"I was immediately drawn to this specialty. I could use my medical knowledge to diagnose and develop a plan, then use technical skills to carry out that plan..."
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AOA's research strategy

"Ideally placed at the coalface of activity, surgeons observe the results of their efforts and are, therefore, equally ideally placed to drive changes and innovations that result in better outcomes."
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Ethics and professionalism

"As a mature association, we need to articulate rules by which to live and work as colleagues, for we depend on each other in many ways."
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QLD ASM 2016

See photos from AOA's QLD Branch Annual Scientific Meeting which took place at QT on the Gold Coast from 27–29 May 2016.
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VIC Branch Winter Welcome 2016

AOA's VIC Branch Winter Welcome took place on 5 August 2016. 
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WA Branch ASM 2016

See photos from AOA's WA Branch ASM which took place 19–20 August 2016.
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AOA at OzHarvest

The Australian orthopaedic community has helped raise over $200,000 over the past four years for the OzHarvest cause through AOA CEO Adrian Cosenza's involvement in the CEO Cookoff initiative.