Athens Workshop for Bone and Joint Infections (PJI/FRI)

Our on-site Workshop for Bone and Joint Infections provide up-to-date information and a practical approach to manage periprosthetic joint infection, osteomyelitis and fracture-related infections successfully. We cover prevention, diagnosis and combined (medical and surgical) treatment, with particular emphasis on the interdisciplinary approach and efficient modern concepts.

The courses are a mix of lectures by expert scientists in the domain, interactive case discussion and Q&A.

Goal

Our goal is to review, update and advance the theoretical and practical knowledge concerning the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of periprosthetic joint infections, osteomyelitis and fracture-related infections.

Structure

Theoretical part
Case discussions
General discussions
Questions & Answers
Meet the experts

Faculty

Professor Andrej Trampuz, MD

Professor for Infectious Diseases and Chair of the Device-Related Infection Management Team at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) and Queensland University of technology (QUT), Australia

Chair of the PRO-IMPLANT Foundation

Professor Panayiotis J. Papagelopoulos, MD, DSc

Professor & Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, Athens University School of Medicine

Associate Professor Cristina Ojeda-Thies, MD

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain

Sebastian Meller, MD

Senior consultant

Head of Hip Endoprosthetics (CVK) and Septic Surgery at the Charité University Medicine Berlin

Stavros Goumenos, MD, PhD

Orthopaedic surgeon, Charité University Medicine Berlin

Target Audience

Attending physicians, advanced fellows, or resident trainees primarily from the disciplines of orthopaedic surgery, traumatology, internal medicine, infectious diseases and microbiology, but also other surgical disciplines, like general surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery and also pharmacy, pathology, radiology, basic sciences (biology, biotechnology, chemistry, material science).

Course Fees

150,00 € (regular)

100,00 € (early bird until 30 days before the event)

Course fee is not subject to taxation according to § 4 Nr. 22a German tax Act, UStG.

Certificate / Credits

Participants will receive a confirmation of attendance (certificate) at the end of the workshop.

Venue

Orthopaedic Research & Education Center “Panayotis N. Soucacos” Attikon University General Hospital
Rimini 1
12462 Athens

Accommodation

All hotel bookings must be arranged by participants themselves.

Dinner Venue

TBA

The dinner is not included in the course fee.

Refund and Cancellation

Confirmation

Workshop registration is not complete until full payment has been received. Successful workshop registration will be confirmed by email.

Refund Policy

Confirmed participants who do not cancel and do not attend are liable for the entire fee unless organizer is notified in advance.

Cancellation

The organizer reserves the right to change the program without prior notice or to cancel the workshop. In the event of cancellation, a full refund will be provided.

Opting In

By registering for the workshop, the participant agrees: to receive PRO-IMPLANT Foundation news and other communication; the organizer has the right and permission to publish, copyright and use pictures or motion pictures with/without voice taken during the workshop in which the participants may be included in whole or in part; the contact information can be shared with other workshop participants.

Contact

Lilith Johannsen
Phone: +49 (0)30 450 652 416
Email: [email protected]