Volunteer's Note
2012 Young Leaders Applications Now Being Accepted
The Touching Hands Project
JHS iPad App Now Available – Getting Started
ASSH Member Frank McCue, MD Dies
Last Call for Kienböck's Disease Cases
AMA Membership Update
Thank You to AFSH Donors
Volunteer's Note
The Young Leaders Program is aimed at identifying and grooming future leaders for the Hand Society with an eye toward continuing its tradition of excellence and knowledge-based governance.
The program was developed during the presidency of Dennis Phelps, MD and went into effect in 2004. Since then, it has graduated more than 100 ASSH members who have gone on to become members of Council or chairs of committees and task forces. The Current ASSH Treasurer, James Chang, MD, and Council Member at Large A. Bobby Chhabra, MD, are both graduates of the Young Leaders program. In all, Young Leaders alumni have held over 400 ASSH committee positions.
To be considered for participation, one must be an ASSH Active Member of less than eight years or a Candidate Member (dues paying and post-fellowship). Members selected for the 2012 program will participate in an active, ongoing discussion to identify and research key issues in the profession.
The Young Leaders will attend a training session on medical society governance by industry leader Cate Bower, FASAE, CAE, IOM, in December in Chicago. They will also participate in the Council meeting the next day, giving a presentation and making recommendations to Council based on their examination of key issues in the profession.
The Program/Selection Committee is chaired by the Immediate Past ASSH President. Also on the committee are a Council Member at Large and the Chair of the Diversity Committee.
Much of the corporate support for this year’s program has come from Auxilium. Additional support has come from Small Bones Innovation (SBi) and Medartis.
If you are committed to the Hand Society’s mission of advancing upper extremity care and interested in shaping its future, submit an application by August 1.
W. P. Andrew Lee, MD
ASSH President
2012 Young Leaders Applications Now Being Accepted
The ASSH is seeking enthusiastic and dedicated young members interested in increasing their involvement in the Hand Society.
The deadline to
apply for the 2012 Program is August 1. If you have questions, please contact Alexzandra Wallace-Szewka (
awallace@assh.org).
The ASSH gratefully acknowledges
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals for its education grant in support of the 2012 Young Leaders Program.
The Touching Hands Project
Outreach from the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
AFSH is gearing up to kick off a new initiative conceived and directed by Arnold-Peter Weiss, MD, and supported by Council called the Touching Hands Project (THP). The goal of THP, similar to
Operation Smile, is to provide direct healthcare to under-served populations and individuals with special needs.
Ideally, THP will organize and fund short-term missions of hand surgery and hand therapy in the US and abroad to provide practical education of current treatment options for common problems as well as much-needed surgical treatment for local patients.
This effort essentially allows all ASSH members to roll up their sleeves and participate in doing the greater good. Unlike many of our academically focused efforts – which frequently exclude many private practice members in a practical manner – THP is a great opportunity for our nearly 2,000 US-based hand surgeons to improve hand and upper extremity care for our most vulnerable populations.
Active fundraising, in conjunction with organizational aspects of the project, has already started, and we are going to need all the support we can get. Look for more information coming soon.
Elsevier, in conjunction with ASSH, has released the first JHS app for iPad, allowing you to download articles to read, highlight, take notes and even email text or images to yourself or colleagues. To download the JHS app, go to the App Store via your iPad by searching "JHS."
Access to abstract and full-text content is only available to member subscribers and other individual subscribers, so you will need your JHS username and password.
If you are an ASSH member and have been reading the full text of JHS at www.jhandsurg.org through the seamless access provided at www.assh.org, it’s possible you have not registered on the Journal website and claimed your access. We encourage you to do so now, following the instructions below so you can use your username and password to access the JHS iPad app.
Note: You can continue to read full text content at www.jhandsurg.org via the ASSH website as you currently do.
If you have already registered and claimed access to JHS, you have a valid username and password. Please use that when prompted on the JHS iPad app to login as an existing subscriber.
If you have not yet registered and gained access, please follow the directions below:
- Go to the JHS website
- If you are a new user, you will need to register. Enter your email (username) and click Continue (next to Register a New Account).
- On the Register a New Account page, provide a password and all the requested profile information. Select that you have read the terms of use and click Register. On the confirmation page, you can click the link near the bottom of the page, Claim access to full text articles.
Proceed to Step #4 below.
If you have already registered, you can simply login with your username (email) and password and skip to Step #4.)
If you are not sure you have registered, contact Customer Service.
- Next, claim your access. On the Claim Your Online Access page, follow these steps:
- ASSH members, click I receive my subscription through a society membership.
- Select your society name from the list in the dropdown menu.
- Insert your member number and last name. (Forgot your ASSH member number? Visit www.assh.org or call 312.880.1900.)
- Click Continue. On the Online Access Claimed page, you can click the Journal link or Finish; both links will direct you to the journal home page.
Upon returning to the Journal site, you will only need to log in with your username (email) and password to access the full text online. You can also access the full journal content on the JHS iPad app available in the App Store.
ASSH Member Frank McCue, MD Dies
Frank C. McCue III, MD, an internationally recognized orthopedic surgeon and longtime Hand Society member, died Sunday at the age of 82.
Dr. McCue was a pioneer in orthopedic surgery and once considered the leading hand surgeon in the nation, often attracting some of the biggest names in professional sports to his care. Read more.
Last Call for Kienböck's Disease Cases
Does a case of Kienböck’s Disease have you stumped? Submit the case description and images for discussion during the Online Consultation Corner webinar on Monday, July 30.
Cases must be submitted by Monday, July 16, for review by moderator Steven Moran, MD, and consultants Robert Strauch, MD, and Arnold-Peter Weiss, MD.
This ASSH program is FREE for ASSH members. Register for the webinar or learn more about the Online Consultation Corner, hosted by Scott D. Lifchez, MD.
AMA Membership Update
AMA rules stipulate that in order to qualify for a seat in the AMA House of Delegates, 25% of our members must be AMA members. Currently, we are seven members shy of the 25% mark.
Thank you to the ASSH members who notified us this week that they joined or rejoined the AMA since January 1, 2012:
Evan S. Fischer, MD
Richard M. Howell, MD
Patrick T. McCulloch, MD
Adam B. Shafritz, MD
Have you joined or rejoined the AMA since January 1, 2012? Please let us know by contacting
amitchell@assh.org so we can track the progress of your AMA membership. ASSH will reconcile our membership list with the AMA to get credit for our members.
Have your voice heard: Join the AMA.
Morris Button, MD
John V. Ingari, MD
Richard L. Makowiec, MD
William H. Milnor, MD
David B. Siegel, MD
Thank you to the following corporate donor for its generous contribution to the AFSH in support of scholarships for Active Duty Military to attend the ASSH Annual Meeting:
RedMedical, LLC
Did you know you can support the Foundation (AFSH) through automated monthly payments? Visit www.afsh.org/donate to complete an auto-pay form, or contact afsh@assh.org.