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AAOS Now PodcastConversations about orthopaedic care, innovations, practice, and advocacy Author: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Welcome to the new AAOS Now podcast part of The Bone Beat Orthopaedic Podcast Channel. Each episode offers expert insight and advice to help orthopaedic surgeons stay informed, enhance their practices, and provide the best possible care for their patients. The AAOS Advocacy Podcast has wrapped, but you can still listen to or download past episodes here. The AAOS Now Podcast will also cover orthopaedic advocacy topics in upcoming episodes. Brought to you by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Language: en Genres: Government, Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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The AAOS Patient Engagement Task Force
Episode 2
Tuesday, 17 March, 2026
This episode spotlights the AAOS Patient Engagement Task Force and its efforts to increase patient involvement in and education about orthopaedic care. Host Stuart J. Fischer, MD, FAAOS, welcomed task force co-chairs James W. Barber, MD, FAAOS, and Monica Payares-Lizano, MD, FAAOS, to discuss the creation and structure of the task force and its focus on patient engagement as a key part of the 2024-28 strategic plan. They explain that the task force was designed to promote bi-directional communication between the AAOS Board of Directors and the AAOS councils and committees that are already involved in patient-facing work. Highlighted task force accomplishments include a major revamp of OrthoInfo.org – AAOS’ most comprehensive patient-facing musculoskeletal health resource – to make the website more accessible and easier to navigate, as well as provide the content in multiple languages. Drs. Barber and Payares also talked about patient advocacy and the powerful impact of sharing patient stories with policymakers on Capitol Hill, about other AAOS patient education tools such as CPGs, and about the positive effect of patient engagement on PROMs. Both doctors share perspectives about how they are able to effectively inform and communicate with their unique patient populations, emphasizing the importance of placing patients at the center of orthopaedic care. Host: Stuart J. Fischer, MD, FAAOS, member, AAOS Now Editorial Board, and former Editor-in-Chief of OrthoInfo Guests: Monica Payares-Lizano, MD, FAAOS, pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Phoenix Children’s; Member-at-Large, AAOS Board of Directors; co-chair, Patient Engagement Task Force James W. Barber, MD, FAAOS, orthopaedic surgeon with Southeastern Orthopaedics and Surgery Center; Secretary, AAOS Board of Councilors; co-chair, Patient Engagement Task Force
