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EFORT Annual Congress in Barcelona to focus on innovation, new technologies
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In the past 4 years, each of our annual congresses featured a specific main theme that was reflected in our scientific program and was used to guide presenters’ concluding remarks in all planned sessions.
For our upcoming 19th EFORT Congress the topic “Innovation and New Technologies” has been chosen as the main theme because it will help highlight a broad palette of prominent topics: new techniques in diagnostics and tissue regeneration; advanced technologies in biomaterials and implants; minimally invasive surgery; robotics and computer-assisted surgery; the use of 3-D printing; telemedicine; innovative rehabilitation programs; and patient-specific treatments.
The influence of new technologies applies in a general way to every aspect of our daily lives and, more specifically, engenders a rapid evolution of modern health sciences and medical practice. Indeed, innovation constantly brings more possibilities to practitioners and thus, enhances their ability to help patients. As most of the technologies currently used in the orthopedics and traumatology (O&T) field were not available until recently, the use of novel drugs and operative techniques has increased the expertise of O&T surgeons in recent years.
Physicians and experts from the medical industry often state that most of the innovative ideas in implant design originate from Europe, emphasizing EFORT’s mission to deliver high-quality education and training within its member societies. Indeed, standardization in the use of new medical technologies will no doubt strongly contribute to improve the health care systems in all European countries facing sustainability problems linked to demographic and economic challenges.
Moreover, while these new technologies are increasing the accuracy of diagnosis and the success of numerous treatments, mastering the manipulation of complicated devices brings additional challenges to the users. Favoring the use of advanced simulators and virtual learning techniques will ensure a safer and more efficient application of new methods of treatment.
Several of the scheduled sessions for the 2018 EFORT Congress put forward crucial topics linked to innovation and new technologies to fundamentally enhance the current knowledge in diverse areas:
- 3-D Printing and Patient Specific Treatment: Knee Replacement & Osteotomy
Orthopedics - Knee & Lower Leg
Instructional Lecture – Speaker: Justin Cobb (United Kingdom)
- Animal Models in Orthopaedic Research
General Topics - Basic Sciences
Instructional Lecture – Speaker: Volkan Oztuna (Turkey)
- Bearing Surfaces in Primary THA
Orthopedics - Pelvis, Hip & Femur
Instructional Lecture – Speaker: Luigi Zagra (Italy)
- Bioceramics And Bone Healing
General Topics – Biomechanics
Instructional Lecture – Speaker: Maria Pau Ginebra (Spain)
- CAS and Other Innovative Techniques for Complex Spine Deformity Correction
Orthopedics – Spine
Symposium – Organizer: Janez Mohar (Slovenia)
- Clinical Research on Cell Therapy
General Topics - Basic Sciences
Symposium – Organizer: Enrique Gomez Barrena (Spain)
- Controversies in Pediatric Orthopedics: Long-Term Results vs. Innovative Treatments
Orthopedics – Pediatrics
Symposium – Organizer: Jaroslaw Czubak (Poland)
- Frozen Shoulder: New Strategies for Treatment
Orthopedics - Shoulder & Upper Arm
Symposium – Organizer: Ata Can Atalar (Turkey)
- Microsurgical Approach in Complex Traumas of the Lower Leg
Trauma - Knee & Lower Leg Trauma
Instructional Lecture – Speaker: Alexandru Georgescu (Romania)
- Minimally Invasive or Open Surgical Treatment of Bone Metastases
Orthopedics - Musculoskeletal Tumors
Symposium – Organizer: Andrea Piccioli (Italy)
- Minimally Invasive Treatment of Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures
Trauma - Spine Trauma
Symposium – Organizer: Thomas Blattert (Germany)
- Modern Treatment of Meniscal Tears
Trauma - Knee & Lower Leg Trauma
Instructional Lecture – Speaker: Mahmut Nedim Doral (Turkey)
- Modularity in Orthopaedic Implants
General Topics - Implants, Biomaterials & Registry Study
Instructional Lecture – Speaker: Michael M. Morlock (Germany)
- New Advances in Intraoperative Imaging in Trauma
General Topics – Methodology
Instructional Lecture – Speaker: Florian Gebhard (Germany)
- New Technique: Weight Bearing CT Scan in the Foot and Ankle
Orthopedics - Foot & Ankle
Instructional Lecture – Speaker: François Lintz (France)
- New Technologies: Elbow Arthroplasty in Younger Patients
Orthopedics - Elbow & Forearm
Instructional Lecture – Speaker: Adam Watts (United Kingdom)
- New Technology: Platform Systems in Proximal Humerus Fracture Management
Shoulder & Upper Arm Trauma
Debate Forum – Organizer: Falk Reuther (Germany)
- New Trends in Management of Diabetic Foot
Orthopedics - Foot & Ankle
Instructional Lecture – Speaker: Onder Kilicoglu (Turkey)
- Recent Advances in Orthopedic Oncology
Orthopedics - Musculoskeletal Tumors
Symposium – Organizer: Pietro Ruggieri (Italy)
- Strategy When Selecting Implant in Primary Total Hip Replacement in 2018
Orthopedics - Pelvis, Hip & Femur
Instructional Lecture – Speaker: Per Kjaersgaard-Andersen (Denmark)
- Virtual Learning Environments in Orthopedics and Trauma
General Topics – Education
Symposium – Organizer: Elke Viehweger (France)
EFORT is convinced that “Innovation and New Technologies” is a theme perfectly aligned with the EFORT’s mission, which can bridge important components within members of the O&T community, as well as within the scientific program itself, leading to long-term delivery of better health care and improvement in people’s quality of life.
- For more information:
- 19th EFORT Congress in Barcelona | 30 May-1 June 2018
- 19th EFORT Congress Main Theme: Innovation & New Technologies