Public Relations

The Department of Public Relations offers many resources to help ensure that your local outreach activities are effective. Consider the Public Relations Department as your resource when you develop or implement public relations programs. To reach us, email publicrelations@aaos.org.

Media

• 2009 Annual Meeting Online Press Kit
  Media access to all clinical press releases, abstracts, highlights and hot topics, media briefing schedule and presenter biographies and photos for the 2009 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas are available now.

Academy Members

• Public Relations Resources
• Media Relations Resources
• Public Relations and Media Relations Manual
• Sign-up and Become an AAOS Media Spokesperson
• Volunteer to Help Build a Playground
• FREE RESOURCES -- Enhancing the Image of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Promoting your practice and your profession through public relations.
  Free resources for orthopaedic surgeons.

Other Visitors

• Osteoporosis Portal – Everything You Wanted to Know
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• Patient Safety
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• Visit Your Orthopaedic Connection
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• Save Your Knees
  The Web portal is a comprehensive, interactive site focused exclusively on the knees: how to keep knees healthy, recommended exercises, common knee problems, injury prevention tips, surgical and nonsurgical treatment options, and much more.
• Safe Accessible Playgrounds
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Media

• 2009 Annual Meeting Online Press Kit
• Media Resources