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President's Message

Paul D. Sponseller, MD, MBA
SRS President 2019-2020

The 2019 Annual Meeting in Montréal was a success, thanks to Firoz Miyanji’s Program Committee which found a good balance of instructional and scientific content. Thanks also to Burt Yaszay’s Education Committee for a stimulating session on practice improvement. Attendance met expectations, at 1407 attendees.

In Memoriam
2019-2020 Committee Leadership
Ethics Corner
Historian Corner
Awards & Scholarships Committee Update
Fellowship Committee Update
Growing Spine Committee Update
Education Task Force Update
Long Range Planning Committee Update
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2019-2020 Committee Leadership
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Pat on the Back | 2019 Stanley R. Friesen Lecture Video | Douglas C. Burton, MD

The SRS Administrative Offices will be closed December 24, 2019 - January 1, 2020.

In Memoriam

Charles F. Heinig, MD
March 9, 1929 - June 20, 2019

2019-2020 Committee Leadership

Congratulations and a warm welcome to the following SRS members on their appointments as committee chairs for 2019-2020.

Ethics Corner

Robert F. Murphy, MD
Ethics & Professionalism Committee Member

"I'm Ready"

Scenario:
Dr. Jones is an established surgeon at an academic medical center. She has recently hired a new partner, Dr. Smith, who has just finished his fellowship in pediatric orthopaedics at a reputable program known for adequate volume training in spinal deformity. Prior to Dr. Smith’s arrival, Dr. Jones spoke with the fellowship director who assured her that this individual performed quite well and was capable of treating spinal deformity patients.

Historian Corner

George H. Thompson, MD
SRS Historian

There have been several important activities involving the Historical Committee since my last report. Unfortunately most involve the extraordinary number of deaths of our members this year. There have also been noteworthy activities in our archives and the recently completed SRS Traveling Fellowship. These are discussed in greater detail below.

Awards & Scholarships Committee Update

Alpaslan Senkoylu, MD
Awards & Scholarships Committee Chair

The Awards and Scholarship Committee Team had a quite fruitful meeting on 17 September, 2019 during Montréal Annual Meeting. Forty-two of 213 applications were awarded within 2018-2019 term. Within 12 countries, India received the highest number of award recipients.

Fellowship Committee Update

Baron S. Lonner, MD
Fellowship Committee Chair

I am honored to have assumed the Chairmanship of the Fellowship Committee beginning at the Annual Meeting in Montréal, taking the reins from Michelle Caird who did a superb job of steering the committee last term with the help of Alysha Chapman. The state of our Society’s membership is strong. We have 691 Active members, 304 Candidate members, 77 Associate, 287 Emeritus, and 7 Honorary members.

Growing Spine Committee Update

G. Ying Li, MD
Growing Spine Committee Chair

The Growing Spine Committee has been busy since the last newsletter! We had the fantastic opportunity to plan one of the Half-Day Courses, “Growth and Scoliosis,” at this year’s Annual Meeting. Congratulations to the committee’s Past Chair, Peter Sturm, for putting together an outstanding program, and many thanks to the numerous committee members who gave talks and presented cases.

Education Task Force Update

Kenneth MC Cheung, MD
Education Task Force Chair

New this year, we have started chair monitoring and feedback, experienced previous chairs are asked to help to guide new chairs and also provide feedback during the meeting to ensure that courses respond, in real time, to needs of the learners.

Long Range Planning Committee Update

Peter O. Newton, MD
Long Range Planning Committee Chair

The next 4 years of the Annual Meeting locations are confirmed, as listed below. The Annual Meeting locations are chosen so as to balance the venues throughout the world, however the majority of the Annual Meetings will be hosted in North America. The Annual Meeting for 2024 is shaping up to be in Barcelona, Spain.

December 2019

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