In this episode the Augment hosts are joined by Michael Blankstein, MD, MSc, FRCSC to have an open and frank discussion about treating obese total joint arthroplasty patients. The discussion includes Dr. Blankstein’s adjustments to his practice from using hard BMI cut offs to looking at each patient individually and finding the best care for each of them. Dr. Blankstein moderated a symposium, “Go Big or Go Home: Optimizing Outcomes in Obese Patients,” at the 2022 AAHKS Annual Meeting. Read the abstract on page 61 here.

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Jenna A. Bernstein, MD

In this first episode of our third season, the Augment hosts are joined by Diversity Advisory Board (DAB) Co-Chair Muyibat A. Adelani, MD and Women In Arthroplasty (WIA) Vice-Chair Linda I. Suleiman, MD to discuss the importance of working with a coach to help with developing your professional values and goals, as well as understanding how to find your own path in surgical practice and to seek a healthy work-life balance. The discussion includes how a coach will differ from a mentor, how to determine what you might want from a coach and what a coach may expect from you. Dr. Adelani not only utilizes a coach, she has become one herself.

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Jesse Wolfstadt, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Peter Gold, MD
Muyibat A. Adelani, MD
Linda I. Suleiman, MD

Getting involved in social media platforms and how to develop content that works across the different platforms and within the strengths of those platforms. Discussion includes ethical considerations for working in social media and dealing with negative feedback. Dr. Calendine, in his social media work, strives to educate, entertain and encourage his audience.

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Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc

Dr. Abdeen joins YAG Augment hosts Dr. Mildren and Dr. Wolfstadt to talk about her journey from Canada to training in Los Angeles and New York to becoming the chief of the arthroplasty division at Boston Medical Center and developing quality assurance and research initiatives among a very diverse patent population, among other topics.

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Mark E. Mildren, MD

Dr. Kagan and Dr. Mildren join YAG Augment hosts Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum, Dr. Sonn and Dr. Wolfstadt to discuss two of their research papers presented at the 2022 AAHKS Annual Meeting: Paper #33 “Fibromyalgia Increases Post-Operative Healthcare Utilization Following Total Hip Arthroplasty” and Paper #24, “Blame the Opioid not the Spine Surgeon: Dislocation After Total Hip Arthroplasty with Prior Lumbar Surgery”. Search for those abstracts here. The group also discussed getting involved with AAHKS, the YAG and research as new surgeons get into practice.

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Dr. Wyles joins YAG Augment hosts Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum, Dr. Landy and Dr. Mildren to discuss the real, current uses for artificial intelligence in TJA now, including reviewing images, choosing implants, augmenting data registries and more. This symposium was presented at the 2022 AAHKS Annual Meeting, “Advances in Arthroplasty Practice with Artificial Intelligence – The Future is Now” which can be found on page 24 here. Discussion also included the Hip Society/British Hip Society traveling fellowship that Dr. Wyles and Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum completed together.

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Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc

Dr. Young joins YAG Augment hosts Dr. Mildren and Dr. Wolfstadt to discuss patient reported outcomes research he has been involved with, including his paper presented at the 2022 AAHKS Annual Meeting, “The Three Strongest Oxford Knee Score Questions that Predict Subsequent Knee Arthroplasty Revision”, review the abstract, Paper #45 here. Also discussed are the differences between orthopaedic and trauma care in New Zealand, Canada, the US and others.

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Dr. Hamilton joins YAG Augment hosts Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum, Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Sonn to discuss the origins of the FOCAL webinar series, which led to him being awarded the AAHKS Presidential Award by Dr. Bryan Springer during the 2022 AAHKS Annual Meeting, developing the FOCAL fellowship training curriculum and the future of fellowship training.

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Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc

Dr. Springer joins YAG Augment hosts Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum, Dr. Chalmers, Dr. Mildren and Dr. Sonn to talk about his presidential year and the challenges and successes that he has faced, including reviewing and updating the organization strategic plan, added outreach to the mission and fighting for surgeon reimbursement. Dr. Springer also discussed how he first became involved with AAHKS as an annual meeting abstract reviewer, then a committee member and into leadership positions.

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Anna R. Cohen-Rosenblum, MD, MSc

Mr. Howell and Mr. Hubble join YAG Augment hosts Dr. Cohen-Rosenblum and Dr. Landy to discuss the differences in practice and conferences in the UK and US, as well as their symposium presented at the 2022 AAHKS Annual Meeting, Cemented Femoral Stem Fixation: Back to the Future”, the abstract for which can be found on page 30 here.

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