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New NASS president plans more modern annual meeting, greater global focus
LOS ANGELES — Orthopedic surgeon Jeffrey C. Wang, MD, who was named president of the North American Spine Society during the organization’s annual meeting, here, anticipates changes during his term as president that will result in an improved annual meeting and more international involvement.
“NASS plays an important role in advocacy, education and research, and I am honored to be leading such a vital organization for spine care professionals,” Wang said in a NASS press release. “NASS members can expect some exciting changes, including a re-envisioned annual meeting that will offer relevant, highly topical and comprehensive education for each participant.”
Wang, who is co-director of the University of Southern California Spine Center, told Healio.com/Orthopedics, “I do want to make sure the members, the public, industry, everyone involved in the spine industry or practitioners understand what NASS does.”
In particular, he said, he will strive for “more transparency on what NASS is actually doing for its members.”
Furthermore, Wang said he intends to engage international members of NASS by expanding the education and evidence-based initiatives of the organization. A first step, he told Healio.com/Orthopedics, is making endeavors of the society more relevant and interesting to its members.
“We are going to do this not just domestically in North America, but we are going to do it on an international basis,” Wang said.
“There is much to look forward to in the year ahead,” he said in the press release. – by Susan M. Rapp
Disclosure: Wang reports he is the president of NASS.