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AO Recon NA Course - Principles of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

October 4, 2024 - October 5, 2024
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

This course is modular in structure and highly interactive.  Short, evidenced-based lectures cover the key information required.  Moderated case discussions in small groups will expand on each topic and help participants to develop decision-making and surgical management skills.  Participants will perform hands-on practical exercises including templating and planning exercises.  Participants will share their experience with faculty and peers.

All factors related to achieving the best possible outcomes in primary arthroplasty will be covered.

Target Participants

This course is targeted at second, third and fourth year orthopedic surgery residents.

Tuition:
Level Name: Participant-Recon
Pricing Tier: Resident
Tuition: $300.00

Level Name: Participant-Recon
Pricing Tier: Attending
Tuition: $300.00

Course Prerequisite(s):
No Prerequisites

Questions:
Email Member Relations
Phone Number: 610-695-2459

Language(s):
English
Professional Level Prerequisite(s):
  • Residency Year 1
  • Residency Year 2
  • Residency Year 3
  • Residency Year 4
  • Residency Year 5
  • Residency Year 6
  • Residency Year 7
  • Residency Year 8
  • Fellow
  • Practicing

Continuing Education Credit: 15.00

AO North America is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

Designation Statement - AO North America designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Continuing Medical Education (CME) mission of AO North America (AONA®) is to provide comprehensive multidisciplinary needs based education to surgeons, fellows, and residents in the specialties of orthopedic, hand, craniomaxillofacial, spine, neurosurgery, and veterinary surgery in the areas of trauma (i.e.), operative reduction and fixation), degenerative disorders, deformities, tumors, and reconstruction.

Expected results of AONA's CME activities for surgeons, fellows, and residents are to:
• Increase their knowledge base and surgical skill level
• Improve competence by applying advances of knowledge in patient care in the areas of trauma, degenerative disorders, deformities, tumors, and reconstructive surgical techniques
• Address practice performance gaps by improving management of aspects of traumatic injuries and musculoskeletal disorders (i.e., pre-operative planning to post-operative care)

Upon completion, participants should be able to:
  • Identify patient’s reconstructive surgery needs
  • Adopt a patient-centered approach
  • Anticipate, recognize, and stratify potential complications
  • Describe and discuss safe and effective procedures for primary arthroplasty
  • Discuss the management of early and late problems or complications
  • Communicate and facilitate a multidisciplinary team-based approach
  • Apply best practice to optimize and document patient outcomes
Friday, October 04, 2024 - 06:30 - 17:15
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Registration and breakfast
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Welcome and introduction
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Module 1: Perioperative Management of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
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Summary: Optimizing the patient journey
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Preventing infection in joint replacement
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Questions and answers
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Small group discussion 1: Assessment and decision making
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Closing of module: take-home messages
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Module 2: Performing Total Hip Arthroplasty
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Key steps in planning THA
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Overview of surgical approaches for THA
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Questions and answers
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Coffee break
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Cementless fixation of the cup and the stem
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Questions and answers
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Bearing choice in THA
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Intraoperative challenges and complications
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Preventing dislocation in THA
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Questions and answers
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Small group discussion 2: Total hip arthroplasty - surgical approaches, preventing dislocation, and fixation
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Lunch break
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Skills Lab HIP: session 1
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Group A: Templating and Small Group Discussion: Templating a THA - 60 min; Small group discussion 3; Total hip arthroplasty-intraoperative challenges and complications - 60 min
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Group B: AO Recon Skills Stations: Reaming the acetabulum and inserting a cup - 30 min; Preparing the femur and inserting a stem - 30 min; Safe zones for screw insertion - 30 min; Meet the Experts - 30 min
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Coffee break
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Skills Lab HIP: session 2
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Group B: Templating and Small Group Discussion: Templating a THA - 60 min; Small group discussion 3; Total hip arthroplasty-intraoperative challenges and complications - 60 min
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Group A: AO Recon Skills Stations: Reaming the acetabulum and inserting a cup - 30 min; Preparing the femur and inserting a stem - 30 min; Safe zones for screw insertion - 30 min; Meet the Experts - 30 min
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Closing of module: Take-home messages
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Saturday, October 05, 2024 - 06:30 - 14:05
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Module 3: Performing Total Knee Arthroplasty
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Key steps in TKA and overview of surgical approaches for TKA
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Limb alignment and kinematics
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The role of the PCL in TKA
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Bone cuts in TKA
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Questions and answers
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Balancing the varus knee and fixed flexion contracture
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Balancing the valgus knee
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Patellofemoral resurfacing and tracking
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Fixation options in knee replacement
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Questions and answers
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Coffee break
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Small Group Discussion 4: How to do a TKR - valgus, varus, kinematic alignment
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Skills Lab KNEE: Session 1
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Group A: Meet the Experts and Small Group Discussions: Meet the Experts – 60 min; Small group discussion 5; Total knee arthroplasty-intraoperative challenges and complications - 60 min
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Group B: AO Recon Skills Stations: Planning a TKA – 30 min; Alignment for a tibial cut – 30 min; Performing a tibial cut – 30 min; Cementing – 30 min
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Lunch break
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Skills Lab KNEE: Session 2
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Group B: Meet the Experts and Small Group Discussions: Meet the Experts – 60 min; Small group discussion 5; Total knee arthroplasty-intraoperative challenges and complications - 60 min
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Group A: AO Recon Skills Stations: Planning a TKA – 30 min; Alignment for a tibial cut – 30 min; Performing a tibial cut – 30 min; Cementing – 30 min
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Q&A - questions not covered by the course
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Closing of module and course: Take-home messages
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Faculty Disclosure:

It is the policy of AO North America to abide by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education Standards for Commercial Support. Standard 2: “Disclosures Relevant to Potential Commercial Bias and Relevant Financial Relationships of Those with Control over CME Content,” requires all planners, including course directors, chairs, and faculty, involved in the development of CME content to disclose their relevant financial relationships prior to participating in the activity. Relevant financial relationships will be disclosed to the activity audience. The intent of the disclosure is not to prevent a faculty with a relevant financial or other relationship from teaching, but to provide participants with information that might be of importance to their evaluation of content. All potential conflicts of interest have been resolved prior to the commencement of this activity.


Off-Label / Experimental Discussions:

Some medical devices used for teaching purposes and/or discussed in AO North America’s educational activities may have been cleared by the FDA for specific uses only or may not yet be approved for any purpose. Faculty may discuss off-label, investigational, or experimental uses of products/devices in CME certified educational activities. Faculty have been advised that all recommendations involving clinical medicine in this CME activity are based on evidence that is accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and contraindications in the care of patients.

All scientific research referred to, reported or used in this CME activity in support or justification of a patient care recommendation conforms to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection and analysis.


Disclaimer:

AONA does not endorse nor promote the use of any product/device of commercial entities.  Equipment used in this course is for teaching purposes only with the intent to enhance the learning experience.

The opinions or views expressed in this live continuing medical education activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or recommendations of AO North America or any commercial supporter. The certificate provided pertains only to the participants’ completion of the course.


Conflict of Interest Resolution Statement:
When individuals in a position to control or influence the development of the content have reported financial relationships with one or more commercial interests, AO North America utilizes a process to identify and resolve potential conflicts to ensure that the content presented is free of commercial bias.

Liability Statement:
AO North America faculty and staff assume no personal liability for the techniques or the use of any equipment and accessories used for teaching purposes in the laboratory. The certificate provided pertains only to the participants’ completion of the course and does not, in any way, attest to the proficiency of the participants’ clinical experience.


In-Kind Support
AO North America gratefully acknowledges in-kind support for equipment and technical staff from J&JMedTech.

Educational Grant
AO North America gratefully acknowledges funding for its education activities from the AO Foundation.  The AO Foundation receives funding for education from Synthes GmbH.