Accreditation Statement: The Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:  OTA designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, learners will be able to:

1. Describe rationale for preoperative and intraoperative steps taken to minimize development of wound infection.
2. Define the current role of local drug delivery devices for antibiotic elution.
3. Define the steps necessary to eradicate a postoperative wound infection.
4. Determine the role of antibiotic coated intramedullary nail or plate.

Faculty

 Moderator: Mitchell Bernstein, MD

Speakers:   

• Arun Aneja, MD
  Laurence Dahners, MD
  Michael Sirkin, MD
  Javad Parvizi, MD

Original release date: 3/31/2020

Last review Release Date: 1/10/2022

Expiration date: 1/10/2025

Estimated time to complete activity: 1 hour

Statement of Need/Description/or Summary of Gap Analysis

Postoperative wound infections are costly complications associated with any and all orthopedic surgical procedures.  This webinar will divide infection control into the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care period.  The webinar will be lecture based reviewing why we do certain things, what are the current practices/novelties, and where are we headed.  After the lecture the moderator and faculty will provide case examples that emphasize the key points discussed during the lecture.  The faculty will provide a chronological approach with tip and tricks they utilize to prevent wound infections and infection management in the worst case scenarios.  This will fill knowledge gaps on infection control from explaining principles/advents of past, present, and future.

Instructional Format: Online on-demand webcast consisting of slides and audio.

Method of Participation: There are no fees for members to participate in this activity. Non-members must pay $40. To participate in the activity, physicians will be required to take the following steps:

• Read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures.
• Participate in the activity.
• Complete the activity evaluation.
• Participants who successfully complete the evaluation will receive  AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Disclosures:

The Orthopaedic Trauma Association has implemented a policy to comply with the current Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education requiring mitigation of all conflicts of interest. Faculty declaring a relevant commercial interest must be identified in the activity syllabus and/or program.

In accordance with disclosure policies of OTA and the ACCME, every effort has been made to ensure all CME activities are balanced, independent, objective, and scientifically rigorous. These policies include complying with ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and mitigating all relevant conflicts of interest for all individuals in control of content.  

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated

Arun Aneja, MD (Speaker)

Disclosures: AAOS: Board or committee member

William Obremsky, MD, MPH, FAAOS (Speaker)

Disclosures: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American: Editorial or governing board; Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma: Editorial or governing board; Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Editorial or governing board; Orthopaedic Trauma Association: Board or committee member; Southeastern Fracture Consortium: Board or committee member

Michael S. Sirkin, MD (Speaker)

Disclosures: AO Board of trustees: Board or committee member; AONA Education Committee: Board or committee member; AOTEC: Board or committee member; Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Editorial or governing board; Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeonsjournal of trauma: Editorial or governing board; Orthopaedic Trauma Association: Board or committee member; Osteocentric: IP royalties; Paid consultant; S.E.A.L: IP royalties; S.E.A.L.: Paid consultant; Saunders/Mosby-Elsevier: Publishing royalties, financial or material support

Stephen Kates, MD (Speaker)

Disclosures: AAOS: Board or committee member; American Orthopaedic Association: Board or committee member; Orthopaedic Trauma Association: Board or committee member; Sage Publications: Editorial or governing board; Publishing royalties, financial or material support

Samir Mehta, MD (Planner) 

Amgen Co., Research Support; Medtronic, Research Support; DePuy Synthes, Research Support; Smith & Nephew, Consultant, Presenter, Research Support;

DePuy Synthes, Consultant; Zimmer, Presenter 

Eben A Carroll, MD (Planner) Globus Medical, IP Royalties; Smith & Nephew, Consultant, Presenter, Research Support; DePuy Synthes, Consultant, Speaker, Research Support

Utku Kandemir, MD (Planner) Biomet, Research Support; Stryker, Presenter, Research Support; DePuy Synthes, Research Support

Hassan Mir, MD (Planner) Core Orthopaedics, Stock; Pharmacon Group, Consultant; Smith&Nephew, Consultant; Zimmer, Consultant 

Brian Mullis, MD (Planner)  Zimmer, Consultant, Presenter, Research Support 

David Weiss,MD (Planner)  AAOS: Board or committee member, Globus Medical: Paid consultant, Orthopaedic Trauma Association: Board or committee member Saunders/Mosby- Elsevier: Publishing royalties, financial or material support Synthes: Paid consultant

Sara Arns (Staff)

(This individual reported nothing to disclose);

Sharon Moore (Staff)

(This individual reported nothing to disclose);

Disclaimer: The information in this educational activity is provided for general medical education purposes only and is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a physician relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient's medical condition. The viewpoints expressed in this CME activity are those of the authors/faculty. They do not represent an endorsement by the AOA.  In no event will the AOA be liable for any decision made or action taken in reliance upon the information provided through this CME activity.

Commercial Support: There is no commercial support for this activity