Program Committee

Mission

Develop a strong educational Biennial Congress for the Society, exceeding member expectations and member needs, and contribute to the overall education activities of ISAKOS.

Composition

Chair, Deputy Chair, Chairs and Deputy Chairs of ISAKOS Committees (with the exception of Chairs from Bylaws Committee, Ethics Committee, Finance Committee, Site Selection Committee, & Strategic Planning Committee), staff liaison

Alan Getgood, MD, FRCS(Tr&Orth), DipSEM
Chair, 2023-2025
CANADA

Pietro Simone Randelli, MD, Prof.
Deputy Chair, 2023-2025
ITALY

Nasef Mohamed N. Abdellatif, MD, PhD. EGYPT
Claudia Arias, MD PERU
Olufemi R. Ayeni, MD, PhD, MSc, FRCSC CANADA
Nicolaas C. Budhiparama, MD, PhD (LUMC, NL), PhD (UGM, ID), FICS, Prof. INDONESIA
Emilio Calvo, MD, PhD, MBA SPAIN
Andrea Celli, MD ITALY
Peter Alberto D'Alessandro, MBBS Hons. (UWA) FRACS FAOrthA AUSTRALIA
Pieter D'Hooghe, MD PhD QATAR
Giovanni Di Giacomo, MD ITALY
Margaret W. M. Fok, FRCSEd(Ortho), MBChB HONG KONG
Brett A. Fritsch, MBBS BSc(Med), FRACS, FAOrthA AUSTRALIA
Alberto Gobbi, MD, FRACS ITALY
Benjamin R. Graves, MD UNITED STATES
Michael E. Hantes, MD, PhD, Prof. GREECE
Camilo P. Helito, MD, PhD, Prof BRAZIL
MaCalus V. Hogan, MD, MBA UNITED STATES
Yuichi Hoshino, MD, PhD JAPAN
Magaly Iñiguez, MD CHILE
Vikas Khanduja, MA(Cantab), MBBS, MSc, FRCS, FRCS(Orth), PhD UNITED KINGDOM
Elizaveta Kon, Prof., MD ITALY
Ryosuke Kuroda, MD, PhD JAPAN
Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD UNITED STATES
Sebastien Lustig, MD, PhD FRANCE
Peter James McEwen, MBBS FRACS(Orth) FAOrthA DIpModLang AUSTRALIA
Mary K. Mulcahey, MD UNITED STATES
Toshiyasu Nakamura, MD, PhD JAPAN
Norimasa Nakamura, MD, PhD JAPAN
Andrew James Price, DPhil, FRCS(Orth) UNITED KINGDOM
James R. Robinson, MBBS, MS, FRCS(Tr & Orth) UNITED KINGDOM
Alessandra Amy Elizabeth Ross, MD FRANCE
Adnan Saithna, MD, FRCS UNITED STATES
Fabio Valerio Sciarretta, MD ITALY
Elvire Servien, MD, PhD, Prof. FRANCE
Seth L. Sherman, MD UNITED STATES
Rainer Siebold, Prof. Dr. med. GERMANY
Daniel A. Slullitel, MD, Prof. ARGENTINA
Masato Takao, MD, PhD JAPAN
Maria Tuca, MD CHILE
Andreas Voss, MD GERMANY
Daniel C. Wascher, MD UNITED STATES
Carlos H. Yacuzzi, MD ARGENTINA
Stefano Zaffagnini, MD, Prof. ITALY
Urszula E. Zdanowicz, MD POLAND
Mark G. Clatworthy, FRACS NEW ZEALAND

Charges

The following charges are the 2023 - 2025 committee term.

  • Awards & Fellowships
    • Select the winner for the John J. Joyce Award at the ISAKOS Congress.
  • Congress
    • Achieve growth in three key Congress components – attendance, exhibits, and grants & sponsorships, to increase net income by 25%.
    • Collaborate with Clinical Committee Chairs and Deputy Chairs to develop and implement innovations and new technologies for the Congress
    • Collaborate with Committees, members (through a survey) and others to achieve the mission.
    • Develop a Biennial Congress overview with specific objectives for each phase of the meeting – scientific presentations, Instructional Courses, surgical demonstrations, symposia, scientific exhibits, and other as required.
    • Evaluate and provide recommendations for ISAKOS Congress Concurrent Course options based on educational gaps and regional need.
    • Evaluate the previous Biennial Congress and make recommendations for change to future meetings.
    • Work with staff in the creation of Abstract Categories, and review of abstracts.
    • Work with staff on the structure of the Committee to enhance efficiencies and effectiveness – i.e. specific assignments for sections of the Congress.
  • Strategic Plan
    • Advance the fulfillment/achievement of the ISAKOS Strategic Plan. Consider with all Committee initiatives how projects will assist in the accomplishment of the ISAKOS Strategic Plan.
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