2010 International Congress for Joint Reconstruction (ICJR) Spring Hip and Knee Course

This continuing medical education conference will focus on educating surgeons by featuring case studies, interactive audience discussion, live workshops, and product theaters in addition to traditional didactic lectures.

Founded in 2007, ICJR is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing orthopaedic surgeons with quality education delivered by leaders in orthopaedics. ICJR s mission is to revive and reinvent orthopaedic education, while creating a community of orthopaedic surgeons. To achieve this mission, ICJR delivers education via a multi-channel continuum of learning: ICJR`s annual live spring event brings surgeons together for face-to-face interaction, while its online offerings provide an opportunity for a continual exchange of ideas. ICJR`s founders, led by President & CEO, Dr. Norman Scott and Vice President, Dr. Arlen Hanssen, believe in supporting advances in orthopaedics, which is why all profits are redirected back into the community via philanthropic activities.

PURPOSE
This is a patient-centered conference for orthopaedic reconstructive surgeons, physician assistants (PA) and orthopaedic nurses. Over the course of 2 days, expert faculty will guide orthopaedic surgeons, PAs and nurses through in-depth, pivotal research and effective practices in hip and knee joint reconstruction.

OVERVIEW
The ICJR Spring 2010 meeting will provide surgeons with 2 full days of in-depth and relevant reconstructive surgery information in engaging formats. The program, chaired by Walter B. Beaver Jr., MD and Thomas K. Fehring, MD of the OrthoCarolina Hip & Knee Center will feature up to 20 ICJR faculty-led CME sessions. In between CME sessions, attendees have the opportunity to meet with sales representatives on the exhibit floor.

TARGET AUDIENCE
The program is being marketed to approximately 25,000 orthopaedic surgeons worldwide. We anticipate up to 150 highly active U.S. orthopaedic professionals will participate in this meeting.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Compare and evaluate implant choices for the total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patient based on patient type, design qualities, and reported patient outcomes.
• Assess and evaluate different implant fixation choices for TKA.
• Understand and compare different TKA surgical techniques.
• Consider expert assessment of current TKA strategies.
• Evaluate patient selection criteria for knee revision surgery
• Understand and compare revision surgical techniques and failure mechanisms
• Identify patients who could benefit from hip resurfacing
• Consider expert assessment of bearing surfaces and related controversies
• Compare the surgical options for the difficult THA
• Assess and evaluate the perioperative issues and potential complications associated with THA
• Evaluate the painful failed THA
• Identify different THA surgical techniques
• Identify the options for blood and VTE risk management in the orthopaedic patient.
• Evaluate and compare the different options for wound closure and infection management.
• Review and discuss current options for pain management and other supportive care strategies