AOA's president and CEO were recently invited to present at an APEC forum on ethics.
Ethics and professionalism – the core competencies that form the theme of Dr Andreas Loefler's AOA presidency – are fundamental to what it means to be a good surgeon.
As a result of AOA's ongoing emphasis of the importance of these qualities and its efforts to embed them ever deeper in the educational and professional culture of Australian orthopaedics, and in recognition of its positive engagement with our regional neighbours, Dr Loefler and AOA CEO Adrian Cosenza were asked to lead a session focused on ethics-oriented hypothetical cases at an APEC forum.