Learn about the latest technology, techniques, products and hot topics at the industry-led Lunch n’ Learn sessions during the Annual Meeting. Join our industry partners for these FREE non-accredited educational sessions with lunch on June 22-23 at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre.
Open to all Annual Meeting participants*, pre-registration is required through each Lunch and Learn session’s respective links below.
All Lunch n’ Learn sessions are not accredited. Attendees are not eligible to claim CME or MOC credits for participation.
*Some sessions have specific registration demographics and criteria – see details and descriptions before registering.
(Times are in Mountain Time)
Thursday, June 22
How Robotics Changed My Practice in TKA, UKA, and THA
Olufemi Ayeni, MD, PhD, FRCSC
2nd President-Elect, Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA)
Professor and Academic Division Head, Orthopaedic Surgery
McMaster University
McMaster Children’s Hospital, Hamilton, ON
Etienne L. Belzile MD, FRCSC
Associate Professor, Laval University,
Department of Surgery
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
CHU de Québec — Université Laval
Hôpital de l’Enfant Jésus, Québec City, QC
Sanofi is pleased to invite you to an educational event featuring two of Canada’s esteemed orthopaedic surgeons in an exciting debate.
Not attending in person? You are welcome to join through video link. See registration options below.
This talk will summarize the use of MedEnvision drapes and self-retaining retractors in a Canadian operating room environment. The content will demonstrate the integration of the drapes and retractor system into the surgical workflow for total joint arthroplasty and compare the use of the system with a standard of care workflow.
Speaker:
Timothy B. Alton, M.D.
Proliance Orthopedic Associates
Renton, WA
Dr. Timothy Alton is a dual fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon. He completed his first fellowship in fracture surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. He then completed a second fellowship in adult reconstruction, hip and knee replacement where he learned advanced arthroplasty and revision techniques from master surgeons at the Florida Orthopedic Institute in Tampa, FL and the world-renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Dr. Alton specializes in the management of primary and revision hip and knee replacement surgery, infections, and fractures of the upper and lower extremity. He has published in national and international journals, has written multiple book chapters, and presented his research at local, national, and international meetings. Dr. Alton teaches other orthopedic surgeons hip and knee replacement techniques at national courses and has a particular interest in revision surgery. He is also interested in direct anterior total hip replacement surgery and moving joint replacement surgery from the inpatient to outpatient setting. He practices at Proliance Orthopedic Associates in Renton and Covington locations.
Program Objectives:
Review the evolution of evidence and science behind wound and incision management utilizing negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT)
Discuss latest clinical evidence and health economics data of advanced incision management
Learn how to optimize patient recovery and mobility while reviewing recent design improvements in negative pressure therapy
Review recently published meta-analyses data regarding the use of ciNPT, which demonstrates significantly improved patient outcomes
Speakers:
Mark Roberts, MD, FRCSC
Perth and Smiths Falls
Perth, ON
Sebastian Rodriguez-Elizalde, MD, FRCSC
Humber River Hospital
Toronto, ON
Grounded in proven clinical heritage, Zimmer Biomet is reshaping the future of orthopaedic care with cutting edge, integrated technologies, purposefully engineered to deliver data, shared seamlessly across the patient journey.
As the technology continues to advance, robotic-assisted orthopaedic surgery has the potential to transform how surgery is performed.
Join us to learn more about ZBEdge™, Zimmer Biomet’s suite of integrated digital and robotic technologies which are built to unlock data-powered insights across the continuum of care. Surgeon faculty will share their clinical experiences with these advancing technologies and how it is changing the way their care teams engage patients and how connected data can help provide better knowledge for patient care and outcomes.
Moderators: Laurel Collings, MD
Laura Morrison, MD
R3, University of Calgary
Speakers:
Prism Schneider, MD, PhD, FRCSC
University of Calgary
“Research in Orthopaedics”
Marie Gdalevitch, MD, FRCSC
Canadian Limb Lengthening Center
“Private Practice and Community Advocacy in Orthopaedics”
Dominique Rouleau, MD, MSc, FRCSC
l’Université de Montréal
“Entrepreneurship in Orthopaedics”
Participants will be able to network in an informal environment with women residents, fellows and staff across the country, identify avenues to diversify their career in orthopaedic surgery, and discuss strategies to integrate industry, community advocacy and research into their practice.
*This session is by invitation and is intended for trainees (residents or fellows) and early career staff who identify as women.*
