Orthopedics now has a seat at the highest level of national manufacturing policymaking.
MacMillan Named to Manufacturing Council
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Steve MacMillan, Stryker’s CPCEO (Chairman, President and CEO), has been named to the 2010 federal Manufacturing Council by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke.
Advise on Competitiveness
The Department of Commerce established a 15-member council in 2004 to advise the Commerce Secretary on the competitiveness of the manufacturing sector and government policies and programs affecting American manufacturers. The agency said it recently re-chartered the group to include 25 members from a more diverse cross-section of the country’s industries.
As a country we need to promote job creation in the private sector.” MacMillan said in a prepared statement. “I believe that this council can have a positive impact on policies that will spur greater growth.
The appointees represent a broad cross section of the industry and include steel, textile, superconductor, and solar panel manufacturers both large and small. Their products support a diverse range of industries such as the auto, aerospace, apparel and now, orthopedic devices
The Secretaries of Labor, Energy and Treasury have also been added as ex officio members of the council to better collaborate on cross-cutting issues the council will address.
MacMillan
MacMillan joined Stryker in 2003 as President and Chief Operating Officer, and in 2005 became President and Chief Executive Officer. He recently added the Chairman title. He began his career at Procter & Gamble and later worked for Johnson & Johnson as well as the Pharmacia Corporation, where he was in charge of five global businesses with revenues of more than $2 billion.
The official government announcement described Stryker as a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, with 18, 582 employees. Stryker’s products are marketed globally to hospitals, doctors, and other health care facilities via direct sales personnel and distributors. Stryker’s surgical products include such instruments as drills, saws, rasps, even cement mixers. The company’s Orthopedic Implants category includes artificial joints, spinal rods and screws, artificial vertebral discs, bone cement, and other orthopedic implants and supplies.
Congratulations Mr. Chairman. The industry will be well represented by the dean of orthopedic executives.
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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