Industry Sponsored Symposia
Thursday, 11 September
Industry Symposium A
Time: 12:50-13:50
Room: Sala Europa
Multimodal Approach to Periprosthetic Joint Infections
Agenda
Overview of current guidelines in managing PJI with specific focus on surgical irrigation (Dr. Tiziana Ascione)
PREVENTIA® Surgical Irrigation: from R&D to clinical practice (Thomas Haeni)
Clinical reflections on PREVENTIA® Surgical Irrigation: my experience (Dr. Bruno Violante)
Procedure pack in orthopedic environment: does it have an impact on efficiency and infection? (Dr. Michele D’Amato)
Moderator
- Univ. Prof. Pierluigi Viale, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliere Universitaria Bologna, Italy
Speakers
- Dr. Tiziana Ascione, AORN A. CARDARELLI Naples, Italy
- Dr. Michele D’Amato, IFCA – ISTITUTO FIORENTINO Florence, Italy
- Thomas Haeni, PAUL HARTMANN AG, Germany
- Dr. Bruno Violante, Isola Tiberina Hospital, Gemelli Hospital Rome, Italy
Industry Symposium B
Time: 12:50-13:50
Room: Sala Italia
PerOssal®: Raising the Standards in Complex Infection Management
Agenda
- PerOssal Introduction
- Bone Integration / Bone Resorption
- Chronic Osteomyelitis
- Spondylodiscitis
- Clinical Cases
Chair
- Univ.-Professor Dr. med. Dr. h. c. Christian Heiß, University Hospital Giessen, Germany
Speakers
- Univ.-Professor Dr. Dr. Volker Alt, University Hospital Regensburg, Germany
- Prof. Dr. med. Michael Rauschmann, Sana Clinic, Offenbach, Germany
- Prof. Dr. med. Markus Rupp, University Hospital Giessen, Germany
- Dr. Andrea Sambri, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliere Universitaria Bologna, Italy
- Stefan Deusser, OSARTIS GmbH Muenster, Germany
Industry Symposium C
Time: 17:35-18:35
Room: Sala Europa
The proof is in the pudding: Factors for improved patient outcomes in prosthetic infections from the PROOF study
Agenda
- Outcomes from the PROOF study
- Panel discussion: Factors for improved patient outcomes in prosthetic infections from the PROOF study
- Overall discussion and closing remarks
Speakers
- Andrej Trampuz, Queensland University, Brisbane
- Martin Clauss, University of Basel, Switzerland
- Sara Tedeschi, University of Bologna , Italy
Industry Symposium D
Time: 17:35-18:35
Room: Sala Italia
Stronger together – what can we expect from dual antibiotic-loaded bone cements in the prevention and management of Periprosthetic Joint Infections?
Agenda
- Principles of dual antibiotic-loaded bone cement from a microbiological perspective (C. Berberich)
- The use of antibiotic-loaded bone cement with Gentamicin + Vancomycin for prevention of superinfection in complex knee arthroplasty revision (S. Lustig)
- Dual antibiotic-loaded bone cement in fragile patients with neck of femur fracture (D. Pérez-Prieto)
Speakers
- Christof Berberich, Heraeus Medical, Wehrheim, Germany
- Daniel Pérez Prieto, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
- Irene Sigmund (Moderation), Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Sébastien Lustig, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon University Hospital, France
Friday, 12 September
Industry Symposium E
Time: 12:50-13:50
Room: Sala Europa
Patient-friendly Surgery – CERAMENT® G and CERAMENT® V
Agenda
- Welcome & Introduction
- Patient-friendly Surgery; SOLARIO & CERAMENT G and CERAMENT V
- CERAMENT in the Developing World: Early Results from 100 Cases of FRI and Chronic Osteomyelitis
- CERAMENT G – Enabling shorter hospital stay in Bone Infection Management
- An Italian Trauma Centre’s Experience with CERAMENT
- Q&A
- Summary and Key Takeaways
Chair
- Prof. Ricardo Sousa, Specialist in Knee Injuries and Bone and Joint Infections, Department of Orthopedics and Porto Bone and Joint Infection Group (GRIP) – ULS Hospital Santo António and Hospital Lusíadas (Porto)
Speakers
- Prof. Martin McNally, Honorary Consultant in Limb Reconstruction Surgery, Oxford Bone Infection Unit, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Prof. Nando Ferreira, Limb Reconstruction Specialist, Head of the Tumour, Sepsis and Reconstruction unit at the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at
Stellenbosch University, South Africa - Ass. Prof. Paul Matuszewski, Specialist in Trauma Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
and Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, KY, United States - Dr. Domenico Tigani, Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Head of
the Complex Operative Unit of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy
Industry Symposium F
Time: 12:50-13:50
Room: Sala Italia
From diabetic foot osteomyelitis to peri-prosthetic joint infection: what are the most appropriate treatment strategies?
Agenda
- Results of the first double-blind RCT in diabetic foot osteomyelitis
- New recommendations on local antibiotic administration: what changes after the 2025 Consensus Meeting?
- The role of local antimicrobials and bacteriophages in DFI
Moderators
- Dr. Massimiliano De Paolis
- Professor Pierluigi Viale
Speakers
- Dr. Antonia Scobie
- Dr. Matteo Monami
- Professor Pier Francesco Indelli