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AANA Committees

The affairs of the Association are managed by a full-time Executive, Edward A Goss, acting under the auspices of the Board of Directors. The Board is comprised of five officers, two past presidents, and six members elected at large who serve staggered three year terms. The affairs of the Board are conducted through a structure of standing committees including:

Archives Committee (Ronald M. Selby, MD)
Bylaws Committee (Denver T. Stanfield, MD)
Committee on Committees (Nicholas A. Sgaglione, MD)
Committee on Health Policy and Practice (Louis F. McIntyre, MD)
Communications Committee (Ronald P. Karzel, MD)
Communities of Practice (Paul E. Caldwell, MD)
Development Committee (Jeffrey S. Abrams, MD)
BOS
Education Committee (Larry D. Field, MD)
Education Overview Committee (F. Alan Barber, MD)
Technology Committee (Keith D. Nord, MD)
Ethics and Standards Committee (Patrick St. Pierre, MD)
Executive Committee (Richard L. Angelo, MD)
Fellowship Committee (Mark H. Getelman, MD)
Finance Committee (Richard L. Angelo, MD)
International (Donald H. Johnson, MD)
Journal Board of Trustees (Walter R. Shelton, MD)
Learning Center Committee (Alan S. Curtis, MD)
Membership Committee (William B. Stetson, MD)
Program Committee (Larry D. Field, MD)
Research Committee (Jonathan B. Ticker, MD)

Committee Responsibilities

Archives Committee:

To achive significant historical events relating to arthroscopic surgery.
To memorialize people who have made major contributions to the field of arthroscopic surgery.
To record and collect through photographic imaging and other artifacts arthroscopic instruments that played a significant role in the development and progression or arthroscopic surgery.

Bylaws Committee:

Annually review and recommend appropriate bylaws amendments to the Board of Directors.

Committee on Committees:

Assist the President in the selection of new committee members.
Review annually the composition and activities of the Association's committees, and report recommendations to the Board of Directors.

Committee on Health Policy and Practice:

Monitor State and Federal health issues affecting the practice of arthroscopic surgery.
Maintain liaison and educate, when appropriate, government and private sector organizations on issues which impact the practice of arthroscopic surgery.
Develop policy recommendations concerning the practice of arthroscopic surgery
Provide information to educate and inform the membership on issues of health policy as they affect the practicing arthroscopic surgeon.
Respond to the membershp inquires regarding CPT coding and practice issues.
Communicate regularly with the President and, as needed, the Board of Directors regarding Committee activities.
Yearly self-assessment of Committee activities.

Communications Committee:

Facilitate the administration of the writing, editing, and dissemination of all Association information.
Responsible for overseeing production of Association newsletter, "Pearls", and brochures.
Facilitate and coordinate all press releases.
Serve as liaison between Association and all auxiliary agencies including the general public.

Development Committee:

Oversee all aspects of fund raising for the Association.
Ensure donor recognition activities are in place and appropriate.
Maintain continued follow-up on the pledges.
Maintain the dialogue both written and oral with our industry partners.
Coordinate with Research Committee the awards or named scholarship(s) (in perpetuity for Smith Nephew and HealthSouth and for 5 years for Wyeth Pharmaceutical).
Provide a report of committee activities to the Bpard of Directors and/or the Executive Committee as appropriate.

BOS:

Facilitate communications between the Association and the Academy and other musculoskeletal specialty societies.
Advise BOS and the Academy regarding issues of concern of our Association.

Education Committee:

To insure the highest level of Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs with detailed curriculum and syllabi for arthroscopic surgeons.
Review the critiques of faculty and curriculum from participants of educational programs for the purpose of improving quality, and communicate these critiques to course faculty.
Interact with the Learning Center Committee and the Program Committee to coordinate educational courses.

Education Overview Committee:

Prepare a plan/mechanism for the enhanced communication among all committees involved in the planning for and implementation of the education activities of AANA.
Solicit input from the Committee on Health Policy and Practice to ensure member issues concerning reimbursement and regulatory impact on practice patterns are heard and understood.
Develop a plan and timetable to increase the role of data collection and needs assessment on a regular basis for all education activities.
Enhance the programs to upgrade information in resident and fellow education.
Explore new education delivery modes so AANA continues on the cutting edge of education presentations.
Create a plan to increase the role of the Technology Committee in the transmission of education programs, content, and evaluation information.
In cooperation with the Committee on Health Policy and Practice represent AANA members in healthcare policy and advocacy by anticipating and influencing changes in healthcare policy.
Remote transmission of an education experience whether surgery, conference, discussion group. The distance learning must be high quality, interactive, and available at multiple sites. It should be considered learning at a remote site.

Technology Committee:

Oversee the development and direction of the Association Web site.
Review content of the Web site.
Remain current on electronic technological advances that would enhance member communication and involvement.
Interface with other committees as necessary.
Report activities to the Board of Directors.
Collect and analyze data which relates to arthroscopic and related surgery.
Analyze complications relating to arthroscopic surgery, and to identify trends that may help decrease these complications.
Collect and analyze data representing the practice profiles of the AANA membershp.
Present data and conclusions along with recommendations of the Board of Directors and, when appropriate, the membership.

Ethics and Standards Committee:

To establish and maintain high standards of excellence with respect to the performance of arthroscopy by members and potential members of AANA.
To establish and maintain high standards of professional ethics with respect to the practice of arthroscopy by members and potential members of AANA.
To improve public perception of the high practice standards and professional ethics to which members of AANA adhere.
To make recommendations and establish advisory guidelines regarding advertising and solicitation practices of members of AANA.
To establish advisory guidelines and recommendations for post-graduate education and continuing medical education in or related to the practice of arthroscopy.

Executive Committee:

Review specific agenda items of the Board of Directors, review management matters, handle emergency matters between Board meetings, and analyze complex issues for the Board.
Responsible for both long and short range planning for the Association.

Fellowshp Committee:

To solicit and review applications for AANA recognized Fellowships.
Further assessment will be achieved by on-site review by members of the AANA Fellowship Committee.
To develop a Certificate of Recognition for Fellows who have completed an AANA recognized Fellowship.
To continue to review and assess the need for further recognition of an AANA Fellowship, such as a Certificate of Qualification.
To assess the need, and develop, if deemed necessary, and examination to assess the adequacy of training of Fellows upon completion of their Fellowship.
To assess the need to develop a Core Basis Science Course for AANA.

Finance Committee:

Prepare for the Board of Directors an annual budget for the Association.
Assess the long range plans of the Association.
Make recommendations to the Board of Directors for investing and managing the assets of the Association.

International Committee

make a recommendation to the AANA President as to the International Visiting Professor for the Annual Meeting.
coordinate the bi-annual AANA/ISAKOS meeting.
consult with the Education Committee to identify the highest rated ICL at the Annual Meeting.
secure the invitation of the top ICL to participate in one international meeting each year.
coordinate special projects at the direction of the President.
provide a report of committee activities to the Board of Directors and/or the Executive Committee as appropriate

Journal Board of Trustees:

Responsible for overall management of Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.
Provide and execute the yearly management overseeing the editorial staff, publisher, and other staff.
Responsible for establishing the annual budget for the Journal.
Act as liaison assuring and maintaining clear communications between the Association's Board of Directors and the Journal.

Learning Center Committee:

Plan, establish, and conduct psychomotor skills arthroscopic courses offered at the AANA/AAOS Learning Center.
Oversee and manage, in conjunction with AAOS, all facets of the Learning Center.
Create and implement a budget for each of the AANA courses offered.
Maintain and enahnce existing and develop new courses appropriate to keep abreast of new surgical techniques.
Interact with the Education and Program Committees to coordinate educational courses.

Membership Committee:

Evaluate completed membership applications and recommend acceptance, deferral, or denial of membership.
Report the recommendations of the Committee regarding membership to the Board of Directors and general membership at the Association's Annual Meeting.
Upon the request of the President, shall make appropriate inquiry into any complaints or changes concerning the Members of Associates and make recommendations consistent with the AANA Bylaws.

Program Committee:

Solicit call for abstracts for the Annual Meeting.
Review, rate, and organize abstracts for the Annual Meeting program.
Select symposium and symposium moderators.
Select meeting moderators and discussors.

Research Committee:

Oversee the research grant evaluation process.
Oversee the Richard O'Connor and Resident/Fellow Essay Awards.
Promote both basic science and clinical research outcomes of AANA research.
Interact with other AANA committees, such as Education, Fellowship, and Program.
Investigate new techniques and state-of-the-art advances in arthroscopic and related surgery.
Interact more closely with the Ameircan Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Council on Research, and promote education and research among other specialty societies.
Provide advices and council to members with prospective research projects.