218 - The Embers that Keep Smoldering: A Case-Based Multidisciplinary Approach to Prosthetic Joint Infections

10/5/2019

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Room: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Ballroom ABC (3rd Floor)

MOC Credit: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CME Credit: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
ACPE Credit: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: 0221-9999-19-410-L01-P

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

describe the accuracy and yield of clinical presentation, blood-tests and synovial fluid-tests in the diagnosis of indolent prosthetic joint infections
identify the high-yield imaging characteristics of prosthetic joint infections and their mimics
discuss the indications for and limitations of surgical management of prosthetic joint infections

Interactive Moderator(s)

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Douglas Osmon, MD

ID consultant
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Steven Schmitt, MD

Staff Physician
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose

Panelist(s)

Sandra Nelson, MD

Director, Musculoskeletal Infectious Disease and OPAT Programs
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Angela Hewlett, MD, MS

Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Disclosure: Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Inc: Research Grant
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Claus Simpfendorfer, MD

Musculoskeletal Radiologist
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
Kenneth Urish, MD, PhD

Director, AAD Group; Assistant Director, Magee Bone and Joint Center; Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery;
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Disclosure: Joint Purification Systems: Research Grant