ESCMID eAcademy

The challenge of persistent biofilm-related bone and joint infections
This live event was hosted on May 29, 2022 at 01:30 PM - 03:15 PM CEST.
​If you are unable to attend the live event, an on-demand version will be available in the following days after the end of this event.

Programme
Treatment of spine infections
13:30 – 13:50 Treatment of spine infections – surgeon’s perspective - Martin Nikolaus Stienen
13:50 – 14:10 Medical and surgical management of TB of the Spine - The East London experience - Alexander Montgomery
14:10 – 14:30  Experiences in Brucella associated spine infections - Efthymia Giannitsioti 
14:30 –14:50 Discussion & Quiz - Andrej Trampuz, Tobias Kramer 
14:50 – 15:15 Closing remarks  - Yvonne Achermann, Tom Coenye, Michael Leunig 

Course Objectives
The education course will focus on understanding the challenges associated with persisting biofilm-related bone and joint infections in daily practise. Attendees will obtain new insights in the pathogenesis of these infections from basic researchers, as well as new clinical knowledge on how to best prevent, diagnose, and treat these infections. Lectures will focus on surgical interventions, as well as local and systemic antibiotic therapy, and other innovative treatment modalities in bone
and joint infections with focus on periprosthetic joint infections. After each session, ample time for discussion will be allotted and each topic will be closed with a quiz.





Target Audience
Infectious diseases specialists, orthopaedic or plastic surgeons, and microbiologists with interest in bone and joint infections.

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