The Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
The Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Apr;28(4):802-807. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2018.09.030. Epub 2018 Dec 12.
This study assessed the current political standings and active political engagement of American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) members along with the political process as it relates to health care policy.
This survey study involved 552 ASES members. The survey was open for 2 weeks. Responses were received from 254 of the 552 members (46%), and their answers were analyzed.
Six (2%) of the responding members were solo practitioners, 100 (39%) belonged to a private practice, 106 (42%) were providers at academic institutions or residency training programs, 25 (10%) were employed by a hospital, and 17 (7%) categorized themselves as other. Email was the preferred method of communication. Of all responding members, 110 (43%) stated they had contributed to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Political Advocacy Committee in the last 12 months. Four (10%) of the responding members have a relationship with an elected official, and 220 (87%) would be willing to become a key contact and reach out to a legislator.
Moving forward, this survey can be used to better shape the political advocacy efforts of the ASES and potentially other subspecialty societies. The response that "a high percentage of members would like to be more involved" suggests the need for a program to help further educate and facilitate the membership on political advocacy.
本研究评估了美国肩肘外科医师学会（ASES）成员当前的政治立场和积极的政治参与情况，以及与医疗保健政策相关的政治进程。
这项调查研究涉及 552 名 ASES 成员。调查开放了两周。从 552 名成员中收到了 254 名（46%）的回复，并对他们的回答进行了分析。
6 名（2%）回复的成员是个体经营者，100 名（39%）属于私人诊所，106 名（42%）是学术机构或住院医师培训计划的提供者，25 名（10%）受雇于医院，17 名（7%）将自己归类为其他。电子邮件是首选的沟通方式。在所有回复的成员中，有 110 名（43%）表示他们在过去 12 个月内曾为美国矫形外科学会政治倡导委员会做出过贡献。4 名（10%）回复的成员与当选官员有关系，220 名（87%）愿意成为主要联系人并联系立法者。
展望未来，这项调查可用于更好地塑造 ASES 及其他专科协会的政治倡导工作。“很大比例的成员希望更积极地参与”的回复表明，需要有一个项目来帮助进一步教育和促进会员参与政治倡导。
