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In her Presidential Address at the AOTA INSPIRE 2023 Annual Conference & Expo in Kansas City, Missouri, American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) President Alyson Stover shared her experiences traveling in 2022 to different state conferences and occupational therapy events. She described how the incredible people she met on her cross-country journey helped her to find "connections, renewal, and inspiration" and reinspired her passion for expanding her understanding of occupational therapy. During her address, Alyson Stover invited people who are a part of her cross-country occupational therapy community to share their own experiences with the conference audience.
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Terapia Ocupacional , Femenino , Humanos , Estados Unidos , Congresos como Asunto , Sociedades Médicas/organización & administraciónRESUMEN
The New England Neurosurgical Society (NENS) was founded in 1951 under the leadership of its first President (Dr. William Beecher Scoville) and Secretary-Treasurer (Dr. Henry Thomas Ballantine). The purpose of creating the NENS was to unite local neurosurgeons in the New England area; it was one of the first regional neurosurgical societies in America. Although regional neurosurgical societies are important supplements to national organizations, they have often been overshadowed in the available literature. Now in its 70th year, the NENS continues to serve as a platform to represent the needs of New England neurosurgeons, foster connections and networks with colleagues, and provide research and educational opportunities for trainees. Additionally, regional societies enable discussion of issues uniquely relevant to the region, improve referral patterns, and allow for easier attendance with geographic proximity. In this paper, the authors describe the history of the NENS and provide a roadmap for its future. The first section portrays the founders who led the first meetings and establishment of the NENS. The second section describes the early years of the NENS and profiles key leaders. The third section discusses subsequent neurosurgeons who steered the NENS and partnerships with other societies. In the fourth section, the modern era of the NENS and its current activities are highlighted.
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Neurocirugia , Sociedades Médicas , Humanos , Liderazgo , Neurocirujanos , Neurocirugia/historia , New England , Derivación y Consulta , Sociedades Médicas/historia , Sociedades Médicas/organización & administración , Historia del Siglo XX , Historia del Siglo XXIRESUMEN
After 25 years of service to the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), Ms Karen Greenwood, the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, is leaving the organization. In this perspective, we reflect on her accomplishments and her effect on the organization and the field of informatics nationally and globally. We also express our appreciation and gratitude for Ms Greenwood's role at AMIA.
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Informática Médica , Sociedades Médicas , Personal Administrativo/historia , Historia del Siglo XX , Historia del Siglo XXI , Informática Médica/historia , Sociedades Médicas/historia , Sociedades Médicas/organización & administración , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: The demographics of plastic surgeons and plastic surgery trainees are changing, reflecting an increase in the diversity of medical school graduates. The authors investigated the gender diversity of speakers at several plastic surgery conferences and evaluated temporal trends over a 10-year period. METHODS: The following societies' conferences and years were included based on the conference agendas available for review: American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery Research Council, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons, and American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery. Differences in the average amount of time spoken were analyzed using an independent one-tailed t test. RESULTS: The number of female speakers and the time allotted to speak increased for all conferences. There was not a consistent difference in the amount of time individual men and women were allotted to speak. Across the five conferences, there was no consistent relationship found between years since board certification and female participation in conference. Gender diversity among speakers at plastic surgery conferences has not kept pace with the increase in female plastic surgery trainees because those who are selected to speak are overwhelmingly men. The hypothesis that a paucity of female speakers reflects the relatively shorter duration of career experience of female plastic surgeons was not supported by these findings. CONCLUSION: It is imperative that conferences increase the participation of women and strive toward more accurately reflecting the burgeoning role that female surgeons have in the field at present and will have in the future.
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Congresos como Asunto/tendencias , Equidad de Género/tendencias , Liderazgo , Médicos Mujeres/tendencias , Sociedades Médicas/tendencias , Cirujanos/tendencias , Cirugía Plástica/tendencias , Congresos como Asunto/organización & administración , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Médicos Mujeres/organización & administración , Sexismo/tendencias , Sociedades Médicas/organización & administración , Cirujanos/organización & administración , Cirugía Plástica/organización & administración , Estados UnidosAsunto(s)
Tracto Gastrointestinal/fisiopatología , Células del Estroma/fisiología , Tracto Gastrointestinal/fisiología , Humanos , Inhibidores de Puntos de Control Inmunológico/farmacología , Inhibidores de Puntos de Control Inmunológico/uso terapéutico , Sociedades Médicas/organización & administración , Sociedades Médicas/estadística & datos numéricos , Células del Estroma/enzimología , Células del Estroma/patología , Cicatrización de Heridas/efectos de los fármacosAsunto(s)
Neoplasias Gastrointestinales/prevención & control , Oncología Médica/organización & administración , Neoplasias del Recto/patología , Sociedades Médicas/organización & administración , Ensayos Clínicos como Asunto , Neoplasias Gastrointestinales/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Gastrointestinales/epidemiología , Humanos , Terapia Neoadyuvante/métodos , Estadificación de Neoplasias/métodos , Pautas de la Práctica en Medicina , Pronóstico , Calidad de Vida , Neoplasias del Recto/terapia , Estados UnidosAsunto(s)
Distinciones y Premios , Médicos Mujeres , Cirujanos , Logro , Endocrinología/educación , Endocrinología/organización & administración , Femenino , Humanos , Mentores , Sociedades Médicas/organización & administración , Especialidades Quirúrgicas/educación , Especialidades Quirúrgicas/organización & administración , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
This committee opinion provides practitioners with suggestions for optimizing the likelihood of achieving pregnancy in couples or individuals attempting conception who have no evidence of infertility. This document replaces the document of the same name previously published in 2013 (Fertil Steril 2013;100:631-7).
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Consejo Dirigido/normas , Fertilidad/fisiología , Infertilidad/terapia , Técnicas Reproductivas Asistidas , Adulto , Consejo Dirigido/métodos , Endocrinólogos/organización & administración , Endocrinólogos/normas , Conducta Alimentaria/fisiología , Femenino , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Embarazo , Medicina Reproductiva/organización & administración , Medicina Reproductiva/normas , Técnicas Reproductivas Asistidas/normas , Técnicas Reproductivas Asistidas/tendencias , Conducta de Reducción del Riesgo , Sociedades Médicas/organización & administración , Sociedades Médicas/normas , Estados UnidosAsunto(s)
Asiático/estadística & datos numéricos , Docentes Médicos/estadística & datos numéricos , Grupos Minoritarios/estadística & datos numéricos , Nativos de Hawái y Otras Islas del Pacífico/estadística & datos numéricos , Especialidades Quirúrgicas/estadística & datos numéricos , Diversidad Cultural , Docentes Médicos/organización & administración , Humanos , Sociedades Médicas/organización & administración , Sociedades Médicas/estadística & datos numéricos , Especialidades Quirúrgicas/organización & administración , Estudiantes de Medicina/estadística & datos numéricos , Cirujanos/organización & administración , Cirujanos/estadística & datos numéricos , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
We aimed to analyze the representativeness of women surgeons in academic and leadership positions in Brazil. We investigated women representativeness across surgical departments of 25 Brazilian universities (2020); across boards of 10 Brazilian surgical societies (2020), and, as speakers, in 281 surgical events (Jan-2014 to Dec-2020). From 383 individuals in university departments, 43 (11.2 %) were women (p < 0.001). Only three universities had women as department chairs. From 163 positions in surgical societies, only 14 positions (8.6 %) were held by women (p < 0.001). The underrepresentation is worse in prestigious positions (presidency and vice-presidency), in which only 1 (5 %) were women. In 281 surgical events, there were 6686 speakers, of which only 886 (13.3 %) of these were women (p < 0.001). Further studies are needed to elucidate the possible causes for the gender gap in these scenarios in Brazil, so as to implement effective strategies to improve gender representativeness in surgery in the country.