-- Boomeritis
-- Hip resurfacing
-- Joint replacement
-- Lawnmower safety tips
-- War and/or military-related body injuries
-- Wheeled-shoe safety tips
-- MORE-so, anything related to bones, joints or muscles??
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has opened the call for
submissions to its 2008 MORE Awards, the third-annual awards program to
recognize excellence in reporting accurate musculoskeletal health and
issues and encouraging healthy behaviors in the care of bones, joints and
muscles. The AAOS invites journalists to join the distinguished group of
the "best reporters" in the health care arena.
MORE Awards will be given to media in the following categories:
-- National Consumer Print Journalism : newspapers, magazines, Internet
-- Local Consumer Print Journalism: newspapers, magazine, Internet
-- National Broadcast Journalism: television, radio
-- Local Broadcast Journalism: television, radio
The entry deadline is Wednesday, October 31, 2007. Entries must have been
published or broadcast between October 1, 2006 and October 1, 2007. The rules and
entry form -- open to all journalists, freelance writers and editors in
print or broadcast media -- are accessible at www.aaos.org/moreawards.
"Educating the public and patients is an important component of the AAOS'
mission and the MORE Awards are designed to recognize journalists whose
work helps accomplish this," explained James H. Beaty, MD, president of
AAOS. "The MORE Awards were created to recognize the members of the media
who -- by virtue of their ability to ask the right questions and connect
all the answers in a concise educational package -- place
orthopaedic-related issues and medical advancements in the spotlight."
Winners of the MORE Awards will be presented Friday May 2, 2008 at the
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' National Orthopaedic Leadership
Conference in Washington, DC.
The 2007
MORE Awards were given to Newsweek, ABC News, US News and World Report,
AARP, among many others.
About
AAOS
Contact Information: For more information, contact: Lauren Pearson 847-384-4031 Catherine Dolf 847-384-4034