Interactive Expert Exchanges at EFORT Annual Congress help connect attendees with prominent specialists

Issue: December 2016

During the Interactive Expert Exchanges held at the EFORT Annual Congress, orthopaedic surgeons who are focused on specific procedures or treatments can have in-depth discussions with world-recognized leaders who are passionate about the same topics.

These sessions are restricted to 80 participants each and require an extra registration fee for admission. The goal is to facilitate an open exchange between the audience and faculty on specific topics. The Interactive Expert Exchanges (IEEs) are essentially an informal discussion among a group of fellows who challenge each other to change their position on a topic.

The IEEs are 2 hours long and include 1 hour of presentations and voting, as well as a 1-hour discussion around individual opinions. The general format of the IEEs is as follows:

Part 1/Introduction – Via two initial questions, each faculty member on the presenting panel introduces his or her subtopics and the audience answers all the open questions during a first voting round (10 minutes). Each speaker presents evidence linked to the questions being considered to justify one choice or another. Then the speaker describes his or her preferred indications and/or techniques (four presenters for 10 minutes each).

Part 2/Discussion – In this part of the IEEs, speakers present clinical cases linked to the initial questions and address the problem by directly asking the participants, “What would you do?” Additional input is provided by two invited “provocateurs.” During the discussion period, they elicit controversy from the audience by continuously questioning the position of each speaker (1 hour).

Part 3/Summary – A second voting session is held during the summary portion, which determines possible changes in the medical opinion of the audience. The closing discussion provides a quick analysis of the results from the session (10 minutes).

Take time now to choose to attend an IEE aligned with your medical strengths at the upcoming EFORT Congress in Vienna. The sessions are scheduled for Thursday or Friday morning as follows:

Thursday, 1 June 2017 | 10:15 to 12:30

Fixation and Replacement Options in Femoral Intracapsular Fracture
Trauma Hip and Femur
Organizer: Filippo Randelli (Italy)
The Infected Shoulder Arthroplasty
Shoulder and Upper Arm
Organizer: Nicolas Holzer (Switzerland)
Septic Defects and Nonunions
Musculoskeletal Infections
Organizer: Konstantinos Malizos (Greece)
Osteotomies Around the Ankle
Orthopaedics Foot and Ankle
Organizer: Beat Hintermann (Switzerland)

Friday, 2 June 2017 | 10:15 to 12:30

Revision Hip Arthroplasty
Orthopaedics Pelvis, Hip and Femur
Organizer: George Macheras (Greece)
Humeral Shaft Fractures: Conservative vs. Plate vs. Nail
Trauma Shoulder and Upper Arm
Organizer: Josep María Muñoz Vives (Spain)
Small Implants Update
Orthopaedics Knee and Lower Leg
Organizer: Emmanuel Thienpont (Belgium)
Interdisciplinary Approach to Treat Complex Congenital Limb Deformities
Orthopaedics Pediatric Orthopaedics
Organizer: Ralph Sakkers (Netherlands)

IEEs are paid sessions and preregistration is mandatory. Availability is on a first-come first-serve basis for a maximum of 80 participants per IEE. Furthermore, the IEE sessions may be attended by participants who are already registered for the Congress.

The details about how to sign-up for these sessions can be found at the EFORT registration platform.

Do not miss the opportunity to be an active part of the discussion. Register now to experience a customized, experts’ exchange.

For more information:
EFORT Congress in Vienna | 31 May-2 June 2017
Book your seat now at an Interactive Expert Exchanges session