AO Access to success

Hosts Matthew Allen and Pedro Jorba speak with Claudia Arroyo about the future of science eduction and specifically, how using virtual reality in training could lead to a more inclusive environment.

The importance of partnerships: How to model change challenging the status quo: from pipeline programs to cultural differences to selection of leaders. 

Marinis Pirpiris and Lynette Spalding speak to internationally recognized spine surgeon, educator and researcher Prof. Jeff Wang about inclusion and transformative leadership.

How can you be a more inclusive leader; a better mentor and ally? Listen and learn with Brad Johnson and David Smith, authors of "Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women" and "Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace".

The AO Access Steering Committee - Robert McGuire, Amy Kapatkin , Jaime Quintero and Urs Rüetschi share the strategy of AO Access and the framework used to create culture change in AO.

Health disparities and more specifically gender inequity and racial inequities are rooted in the execution of medical care (operative and/or post-operative). Listen to Elizabeth Lord dispel the notion that achieving equity or eliminating disparities is solely in the interests of those who are on the losing end today.

Dr Erica Taylor, founder and CEO of the Orthopaedic Diversity Leadership Consortium (ODLC) discusses the need for creating strategies for sustainable change, leadership development and diversity & inclusion initiatives.

Learn from AO President Professor Florian Gebhard about the impact of AI and machine learning and how AI can help us understand unconscious biases to create an AO with equal opportunities for all our members to access upskilling and leadership opportunities.

The term unconscious bias (UB), also called implicit bias, refers to the feelings and attitudes we have but are not aware off toward certain people or groups. While UB is not intentional and is not the result of any malicious intent, it can lead us to judge, show prejudice, or stereotype people without realizing it.

Hear Rustin Moore share his thoughts and experiences about different leadership styles and characteristics and whether they can and should be altered. Do you think people have innate or learnt approaches and leadership styles? Can you morph from situation to another depending on context?