Implant infections: focus on prosthetic joint and fracture-related infections

Event Description

This two-day postgraduate course focuses on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of implant-associated infections, with a special emphasis on Prosthetic Joint Infections (PJI) and Fracture-Related Infections (FRI). Participants will gain a multidisciplinary perspective, combining expertise from infectious diseases, microbiology, and orthopaedic surgery. The program integrates lectures, panel discussions, case-based learning, debates, and interactive polls to foster practical decision-making skills relevant to high-resource and low- to middle-income settings.

Intended audience: 

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Objectives:

• Describe the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and classification systems for PJI and FRI.
• Apply current diagnostic criteria, including microbiological, histopathological, and imaging modalities.
• Select optimal surgical and antimicrobial strategies tailored to patient and infection characteristics.
• Interpret complex and culture-negative cases using a structured diagnostic approach.
• Recognise common pitfalls in diagnosis and treatment and implement strategies to avoid them.
• Engage in interdisciplinary management and decision-making for implant infections.

Course coordinator:

Deepak Kumar, Jodhpur, India
Akshatha Ravindra, Manipal, India

Organisers: 

ESGIAI – Implant-associated infections
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur, India

Accreditation:

ESCMID office will apply for EACCME accreditation. 
Each participant can only receive the number of credits according to actual participation in the event and upon completion of the feedback survey.

Certification:

Course organisers will monitor attendance. Only participants attending sessions will be able to receive the certification.

Do not miss the opportunity to update your knowledge with an extensive network of experts in the field, and register now!
 

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Duration: 2 days