AOFAS on the Same Page: Advocacy for Women in Orthopaedics (Cohosted by Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society)-Program and CME Materials

Program and CME Materials

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The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) is hosting a webinar titled "On the Same Page: Advocacy for Women in Orthopaedics" in collaboration with the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society. The webinar aims to discuss the challenges faced by female orthopaedic surgeons in the workplace and provide practical strategies for advocating for women in the field. The event will include a discussion panel featuring the Boden family of orthopaedic surgeons. The AOFAS Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative is funded by the Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Foundation, with support from a grant by Stryker. The mission of the AOFAS is to improve lives through exceptional orthopaedic foot and ankle care. The target audience for this webinar includes experienced foot and ankle surgeons, generalist orthopaedic surgeons interested in foot and ankle care, post-residency fellows and residents treating foot and ankle problems, and allied health professionals in the field. The webinar is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), with a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ available. Participants are required to participate in the live program, complete an evaluation, and claim CME at the end of the webinar. The AOFAS emphasizes that the material presented in the webinar is for educational purposes only and does not represent the only or necessarily the best methods or procedures for medical situations discussed. The AOFAS also emphasizes that any drug or medical device mentioned in the webinar may not be cleared by the FDA or may be cleared for specific purposes only. Faculty and planners involved in the webinar are required to disclose all financial relationships they have had in the past 24 months with ineligible companies, and all disclosures will be provided in the final program distributed to participants.

Keywords

American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society

webinar

Advocacy for Women in Orthopaedics

Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society

female orthopaedic surgeons

workplace challenges

discussion panel

AOFAS Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative

foot and ankle care

Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education