Message from the President

This is the first issue of JPOSNA® to contain original scientific research and represents a major milestone for POSNA’s journal. I hope that becomes valued source POSNA members publish disseminate information advance field pediatric orthopaedics. Congratulations Ken Noonan, MD, Lisa DuShane, associate editors, reviewers, all who have helped bring this fruition. Research critical mission POSNA. In fact, it prominent in our statement: “To orthopaedics by promoting education, research, quality care.” Important ways fulfills are through sessions at Annual Meetings, grants awards, mentorship program. As society, more actively involved with than other orthopaedic subspecialties. 2013 Member Needs Assessment Survey, over 70% reported being efforts. 2020 survey, ranked research-related areas as two top four most valuable aspects their membership: opportunities present (3) support efforts (4). addition, #1 aspect (education) includes presentation studies. Approximately half study group nearly 20% received grant. For year’s Meeting Vancouver, 900 abstracts were submitted. The importance reflected budget. 2022, will award nine total $440,000. 12% There substantial return on investment terms funding presenting advancing academic careers, creating material CME meetings, stimulating innovation and, importantly, care. My own journey intimately connected resident 1990s Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Program, saw cartoon New Yorker surgeons operating room tagline: “Let’s just start cutting see what happens.” resonated me was seeing very different treating same clinical problem hospitals Around time, Jack Wennberg Dartmouth pointing out shocking small area variations, David Sackett McMaster advocating evidence-based medicine. motivated pursue an MPH Clinical Epidemiology School Public Health. “Kocher Criteria” differentiate septic arthritis vs. transient synovitis hip actually my thesis 1998. early career mentor came POSNA—Jim Wright Hospital Sick Kids. culminating Angela S.M. Kuo Memorial Award Arthur H. Huene Award. organizational involvement also began member Committee Evidence-Based Practice Committee, eventually leading chair Council. you reflect your journey, or set guide path. helps facilitate grants, development, mentors, additional vehicle publishing—JPOSNA®. Ultimately, focus help fulfill vision: “A world optimal musculoskeletal health children.”