Workshop on Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)

Our on-site workshops on the Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) offer up-to-date information and practical strategies for effectively managing PJI.

We cover all aspects of care, from prevention and diagnosis to comprehensive treatment approaches that integrate both medical and surgical interventions. Emphasizing an interdisciplinary approach, our courses highlight the most efficient and modern concepts in the field. Participants will benefit from a combination of expert-led lectures, interactive case discussions, and hands-on workshops.

The course is applied for approval by the Medical Chamber Berlin, and by Ethical MedTech.

Goal

Our goal is to review, update, and enhance both theoretical and practical knowledge in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of periprosthetic joint infections, with a particular focus on infections affecting the locomotory system.

Structure

Theoretical part
Case discussions
General discussions
Questions & Answers
Meet the experts
Pactical (hands-on) workshops

Invited Speakers

Virginia Dos Santos, MD
Charité University Medicine Berlin, Germany
Stavros Goumenos, MD
Charité University Medicine Berlin, Germany
Svetlana Karbysheva, MD
Charité University Medicine Berlin, Germany
Martina Maritati, PhD
University of Ferrara, Italy
Olga Pidgaiska, MD
Charité University Medicine Berlin, Germany

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

Sebastian Meller, MD

Senior consultant

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

Target Audience

Attending physicians or advanced fellows from the following disciplines: internal medicine, infectious diseases, microbiology, orthopaedic surgery, traumotology, plastic and reconstructive surgery, cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, other surgical disciplines, pharmacy, pathology, radiology, basic sciences (biology, biotechnology, chemistry, material sience). Whenever possible, a complementary team from each institution should attend the workshop, i.e. one from surgical (orthopedic surgery or traumatology) and one from medical field (internal medicine, microbiology, infectious diseases).

Course Fees

520,00 € (regular)

480,00 € (early bird until 30 days before the event)

Course fee covers workshop and the printed version of Pocket Guide on PJI.

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. Applied for accreditation by the Medical Chamber Berlin and for approval by Ethical MedTech. For participants with German EFN numbers: Participants will be asked to hand in their EFN number the beginning of the event. In case of accreditation, participants will receive the CME credits automatically. Participants working in other countries than Germany can seek to obtain equivalent CME credits by submitting the certificate of attendance to their respective medical society.

Venue

Aesculap Akademie
in Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus

Luisenstraße 58/59

10117 Berlin

https://www.langenbeck-virchow-haus.de/de.html

Local Public Transport

Subway:

U6 – “Oranienburger Tor”

U55 – “Hauptbahnhof“

Train:

S1, S2, S25, S5, S7, S75 – “Friedrichstraße“

S5, S7, S75 – “Hauptbahnhof”

Tram:

12, M1, M5 – “Oranienburger Tor”

M5, M8, M10 – “Hauptbahnhof”

Bus:

147, TXL – “Charité – Campus Mitte”

Accommodation

All hotel bookings must be arranged by participants themselves. Participants can book rooms to a special rate in the Adina Hotel Mitte.

Dinner Venue

Ristorante Bonfini
Chausseestr. 15
10115 Berlin
https://www.bonfini.de/
The dinner is not included in the course fee. An extra amount of 30,00 € has to be paid during the workshop.

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]

Testimonial

Professor Olivier Borens, MD
Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland

When Andrej and myself realized in 2009 that only teamwork was leading to successful treatment in orthopaedic infections, it was clear to us, that we had to organize workshops for ID specialists and orthopaedic surgeons. The goal was to bring ID-Ortho “Couples” from the same hospital together in a group learning experience with lots of case discussions and interactive teaching combined with modern diagnostic and treatment concepts. We wanted the surgeon to understand the ID view of the situation and vice versa. Since our first workshop in Lausanne, Switzerland these “happenings” have spread all over the world under the patronage of PRO-IMPLANT and continue to be a huge success. Every time I have had the chance to participate I have learned so much from the faculty but even more from the participants. For physicians of any speciality interested in orthopaedic infections this workshops are a must.
Isabella Nomjuweit, MD
Medical University Graz, Austria

I was pleased to assist the PJI workshop of Dr. Trampuz in December 2019 in Berlin. The workshop consisted of many interesting presentations of Dr. Trampuz himself, but also other experts of the field. Diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms were discussed; with some exciting case-reports. The participants could actively discuss some of their own cases and interchange expert knowledge from different point of views (infectious and surgical ones). The PJI workshop was completed with a fancy dinner in Berlin city. I can only recommend this workshop, which is not only very informative, but also entertaining to take part in.
Assistand Professor Rihard Trebše, MD
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Head of Service for Bone Infections, President European Bone and Joint Infection Society, Ankaran, Slovenia

There is not a lot of strong evidence in the field of PJI. Therefore it is only possible to base the treatment on expert opinion. Proimplant workshop is a one of a kind event. Being several times present as a faculty I realized the importance of a school of thought. The workshop presents a coherent overview of diagnostics and treatment of PJI based as much as possible on evidence and filling the gaps with expert opinions provided by specialists predominantly focused on PJI. It provides knowledge based on the legacy of more than 30 years of research in the field. Every single detail in the process of PJI evaluation and treatment has been challenged multiple times resulting in a very considered presentations. It is certainly a must for everybody involved in PJI to attend it at least once yearly to remain up to date to be able to provide the best for her patients.
Professor Werner Zimmerli, MD
Consultant Clinical Infectious Diseases, Liestal, Switzerland

As a regular speaker at PJI-workshops of the PRO-IMPLANT Foundation, I enjoy the lively discussions as much as the participants do. The format of these workshops is ideal, because participants have many different professions and come from many different countries and even continents. This mixed audience with experience in very different fields guarantees the lack of dogmas and prejudices in the interactions.
Luis Ponce Benavente, PhD student
Arequipa, Perú

The Workshops provide an excellent opportunity to exchange experience from different specialists through the discussion of clinical cases and practical sessions. This is a good example of multidisciplinary medicine, an integrated team approach, which improves not only the patient’s outcome, but also optimizes the team’s performance.