AOSSM Advocacy - AOSSM Annual Meeting 2019

AOSSM Annual Meeting
July, 2019
Boston MA
Presented by
Mary Lloyd Ireland, M.D.
Professor - University of Kentucky
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Lexington, KY
The importance of medical and sports advocacy for athletes at all levels
- Importance of advocacy for AOSSM -
ADVOCATE (noun)
A person who publicly supports or recommend a particular cause or policy
Synonyms
• Champion
• Supporter
• Backer
• Promoter
• Proponent
• Protector
• Patron
• Booster
ADVOCATE (verb)
To Support or argue for... To plead in favor of...
Synonyms
• Prescribe
• Recommend
• Comment
• Advise
• Support
• Back
• Uphold
• Urge
• Promote • Endorse • Sanction
Presidential Address: TOGETHER WE ARE ONE Richard Kyle, MD
Unity
• Education
• Advocacy
• Professionalism
“We Must unite with one voice and communicate our efforts clearly to our members, our patients, and the public”
Presidential Address Together We Are One, Kyle, Richard F. MD - JAAOS - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: May 2006 - Volume 14 - Issue 5 - p 261-264. From the AAOS Leadership
Orthopaedics, Advocacy, Action Seth Leopold MD
Are vulnerable young athletes harmed by sport?
“If they are, as humanitarians, we need to be vocal “first responders” and advocate for different training regimens.”
Orthopaedics, Advocacy, Action - Leopold, Seth S., MD1, a - Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®: April 2013 - Volume 471 - Issue 4 - p 1067-1068 doi: 10.1007/s11999-013-2832-y Editorial
Educate coaches and parents
safesport.org/
Be an Advocate Protect Young Athletes
www.stopsportsinjuries.org
AOSSM Mission sportsmed.org/ - Mission
AAOS Advocacy Page
AAOS Advocacy Page
Be an Advocate!
This is Advocacy
Get involved from the local level to Capitol Hill
This is Advocacy
- by the consummate advocate
Dr. Allen Anderson Testifying before Congress. Result: passage of Sports Medicine Clarity Act.
bit.ly/30f5Tg9
Advocates for athletes at all levels...
Clinics in Sports Medicine:
Ireland ML, “Balancing Life as a Team Physician”
My Ten Commandments
1. Do the Right thing always ‘no exception’
2. It is better to be an advocate than curse
your competition
3. Don’t demand respect from players and
coaches... Earn it
4. Loyalty is the weakest of human values
5. Communicate: Team Physicians must
always be available to athletic training
staff
6. In order to hit the mark, one must aim a
little higher
7. Enjoy your role as team physician
8. Remember the 5 A’s: Availability, Ability,
Affability, Advocacy, and Affiliation
9. Dare to care
10. Don’t forget your family an friends
Professionalism Required to be Sports Medicine Doctor
Do the Right Thing Forever and Always
Thank you!