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INDUSTRY SYMPOSIA

Industry Symposium A

Thursday, 8 September 2022, 12:30- 13:30

Room Steiermark

Biofilm formation on implants: Current insights and latest advances
 

Agenda
 

  • Introduction
  • Biofilm - Infection - Antibiotic resistance: The killing triad!
  • Alternative technologies to reduce the impact of the killing triad-Early clinical results
  • Discussion – Question and Answer session
  • End of the session


Speakers

  • Prof. Peter Giannoudis Leeds Teaching Hospital Leeds, United Kingdom
  • Prof. Steffen Ruchholtz Universitätsklinik Giessen-Marburg Marburg, Germany
 
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Industry Symposium B

Thursday, 8 September 2022, 17:35-18:35
 

Plenary Hall, Stefaniensaal
 

DIAGNOSIS OF JOINT INFECTIONS:

A multidisciplinary perspective on a new rapid syndromic multiplex-PCR assay and its theoritical clinical impacts
 

Agenda

  • Biofire® joint infection panel pre-launch evaluation overview.
  • Time to pathogen identification - how does the biofire® joint infection panel compare with our standard methods?
  • How rapid syndromic testing impacts pji treatment? a case series to answer.

 

Speakers

  • Stéphanie Pascual, Global Medical Affairs, bioMérieux, France
  • Dr. Catherine Aldridge, Microbiology Consultant, Newcastle Upon Tyne NHS, United Kingdom
  • Prof. Rihard Trebše, Orthopedic Surgeon, Valdoltra Orthopaedic Hospital, Slovenia
 
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Industry Symposium C

Thursday, 8 September 2022, 17:35–18:35

Room: Saal Steiermark

Proof is in the pudding: Prosthetic Joint Infection Outcome with IV Fosfomycin from the PROOF-study
 

Agenda

  • Introduction and Opening
  • Critical evaluation of current treatment strategies for prosthetic joint infections:

Standardized definition and diagnosis, surgical and antibiotic therapy in daily clinical practice

  • What can we learn from the PROOF-study?
  • Overall discussion and closing remarks

 

Speakers

  • Andrej Trampuz Berlin, Germany
  • Olivier Borens Lausanne, Switzerland

 

 
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Industry Symposium D

Friday, 9 September 2022, 12:35 – 13:35

Plenary Hall: Stefanien Saal

Team-based decision making in bone infections –

Delivering patient-friendly surgery with CERAMENT® G and CERAMENT® V

 

Agenda

  • Welcome and introduction to the Oxford experience
  • 3 Case presentations
  • Panel discussion and questions from the audience
  • Summary and take-home messages

 

Speakers

  • Prof. Martin McNally, Lead Consultant in Limb Reconstruction Surgery, Oxford Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, UK
  • Mr. Jamie Ferguson, Consultant in Limb Reconstruction Surgery and Trauma, Oxford Bone Infection Unit and Oxford Trauma Unit, UK
  • Dr. Bridget Atkins, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Oxford Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, UK
  • Mr. Alex Ramsden, Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Oxford Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, UK

 

Case Presenters

  • Dr. Geertje Govaert, Consultant Trauma Surgeon, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Netherlands
  • Prof. Ricardo Sousa, Orthopaedics Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Portugal
  • Mr. Adrian Kendal, Consultant in Foot & Ankle Surgery, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
 
 
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Industry Symposium E

Friday, 9 September 2022, 12:35 – 13:35

Room: Saal Steiermark


BONE AND SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS STIMULAN® - The importance of addressing infected saft tissue


Speakers

  • Mr. Bilal Jamal, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Glasgow, UK 
  • PD. Dr. Med. Yvonne Achermann, lnfectious Disease Specialist, Spital Zollikerberg, Switzerland
  • Dr. Bianca Price Technical & Clinical Research Manager Biocomposites, UK 

 

 
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