July 9th, 2010
One Question - Results From Last Week's Poll
Young Members Needed for the 2010 ASSH Young Leaders Program
AFSH Application for Vice Chair - Now Available
Thank You to AFSH Donors
Health Volunteers Overseas
HHS Launches Web Portal to Help Consumers Buy Health Insurance - From AMA
Resident Work Hours, Supervision Face New Round of Restrictions - From AMA
One Question - Results From Last Week's Poll
Last week, we asked for your opinions on possible Hand Society mobile device applications. View the results of the poll.
Young Members Needed for the 2010 ASSH Young Leaders Program
The Young Leaders Program is a leadership development program for young members interested in becoming more involved in the Hand Society and dedicated to the future of hand surgery. For more information about the program, visit our website or fill out the Online Application.
The deadline for applications is August 16th. Questions should be sent to Alexzandra Wallace at awallace@assh.org.
AFSH Application for Vice Chair - Now Available
Deadline for applications is August 16, 2010
The role of the Foundation is vital to the future of the field of upper extremity surgery. The AFSH supplies funding necessary for the vital research and education projects that may lead to the next groundbreaking innovation in surgery and treatment. Filling these positions with well qualified people is fundamental to continuing to realize the full potential of our research agenda set in motion to helping foster innovation in our field.
The Vice-Chair is charged with fulfilling the Chair duties (principal executive officer of the Foundation who develops the long-term strategic goals and objectives and generally supervises and controls its affairs) when the Chair is unavailable. This position carries a two year term and the Vice Chair shall succeed to the office of Chair at the end of the current Chair's term.
Please complete the online application and email your electronic CV to Alexzandra Wallace at awallace@assh.org at the ASSH Central Office by August 16, 2010.
Thank You to AFSH Donors
The American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand wishes to thank the following donors for their recent contributions:
Barry S. Callahan, MD
Gregory M. Alberton, MD
Learn more about the AFSH.
Health Volunteers Overseas
HVO Volunteer Opportunities - for a complete list, please visit www.hvousa.org or call 202-296-0928.
Hand Surgery
A hand surgeon is needed for team going to Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras for one week (October 25 - 30, 2010). For more information, please contact the program department. Please contact a.moody@hvousa.org for more information.
Hand Therapy
Certified Hand Therapists are needed for one week assignments in Nicaragua. Teams of 2 hand therapists and 2 hand surgeons are sent four times per year. The assignments available are September 26 - October 2, 2010 and January 23 - 29, 2010. PT and OT volunteers recruited. Please contact a.pinner@hvousa.org if you are interested.
Orthopaedics
Orthopaedic surgeons are needed in Fall 2010 in South Africa and Uganda for one month assignments.
Orthopaedic surgeons, including final year residents, are needed in Malawi for one month assignments. Please contact a.moody@hvousa.org to learn more.
If you are interested in participating in these assignments, check out the volunteer housing at different sites.
HHS Launches Web Portal to Help Consumers Buy Health Insurance - From AMA
On July 1, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius unveiled the government's new website aimed at helping uninsured consumers find and buy insurance. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act required HHS to set up HealthCare.gov. Sebelius called the site a "one-stop, easy-to-use resource where American consumers can see all their health care options in one place." The site also includes information about the health system reform law. Go to the portal.
Resident Work Hours, Supervision Face New Round of Restrictions - From AMA
In 2003, resident workweeks were limited to 80 hours to improve patient safety and end the 120-hour workweeks common during training. Seven years later, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has proposed more changes that call for increased supervision of physicians-in-training, tighter limits on moonlighting and reduced work hours for first-year residents.
The goal is to reduce medical errors, ensure patient safety and improve quality of care, said Thomas Nasca, MD, ACGME chief executive officer.
"We realize that patient safety is about more than resident duty hours," Dr. Nasca said. "These standards were written specifically to place the patient at the center, not the resident."
If approved, the revisions, published online June 23 in the New England Journal of Medicine, would take effect in July 2011. The workweek maximum would remain at 80 hours. Read more about the changes.