Page 4 - ISAKOS 2018 Winter Newsletter

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
2 ISAKOS NEWSLETTER 2018: VOLUME I
Greetings from
I am honored to write this editorial for the ISAKOS Newsletter, my second as ISAKOS President. It is truly an amazing, and humbling opportunity to follow in the footsteps of the past presidents, who helped form this society, and made it an international leader in Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. Coming off the heels of the incredibly successful 11TH Biennial Congress in Shanghai, we have many exciting things happening in our society, and our newsletter.
First, Shiyi Chen and his colleagues in Shanghai, as well as Julian Feller and Stefano Zaffagnini should be congratulated on a tremendously successful Biennial Congress. Along with Michele Johnson, and her tremendous staff at the ISAKOS Office, the meeting really became one of the most successful meetings ever. The program was outstanding, and from a cultural and educational perspective, the meeting was unsurpassed.
Bob Marx, Editor of the ISAKOS Newsletter, and the Newsletter Committee have done a fantastic job making this newsletter a major benefit for our society and membership. The information, current concepts, and point-counterpoint are informative at the highest level. The content is first-rate. With each of the committees contributing to the newsletter, the content is of the utmost quality in content and information. The newsletter also provides important information on what is happening with the society and our meetings.
Now, I’d like to update you on what my plans are and where our society is going. Certainly, my aim is to continue the great work of my predecessors, including Philippe Neyret. This includes solidifying the interim meetings with our partner societies, off sequence from our Biennial Congress, as well as the surgical skills courses. This year we are collaborating with AOSSM to provide an International Perspective on Hip Arthroscopy in the Athlete. This course will be held in April at the Orthopaedic Learning Center in Chicago, Illinois. We will also be partnering with AOSSM on their Knee Preservation and Osteotomy course. We are also currently cultivating other partnerships for future courses and meetings—more information will be available on the ISAKOS website.
I am holding bi-monthly calls, alternating with the entire Board and just the executive committee. Also, a few committee chairs are invited each time to give an update on the progress of their committees. The committees should be commended for their outstanding work. David Parker and Jon Karlsson should also be recognized for their efforts acting as liaisons between the Board and committees. We also had an ad hoc committee, consisting of Roland Jakob, Per Renstrom, Barry Teitjens and Chris Harner, create and implement criteria for ISAKOS Honorary Membership.
There are many new things happening with ISAKOS, making these exciting times for our society. Global link is being reviewed in its entirety to determine the quality, breadth and scope of content—assuring only the highest quality content is available to our members. Luigi Pedrizini is leading the charge with all the committees and their chairs participating in the review of content. We believe Global Link is a very valuable benefit for our members; providing access to surgical technique videos/courses, as well as pertinent debates and symposia.