Topic: Personalizing hip and knee arthroplasty, the future of joint replacement
Presenter: Dr. Pascal-André Vendittoli
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 29th, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. EST
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the different aspects of personalized joint replacement.
- Understand the benefits of personalizing the arthroplasty care episode for the patient.
- Realize the practice changes required to individualize personalized hip and knee replacement.
Dr. Pascal-André Vendittoli
Pascal-André Vendittoli a founder and past president of the Personalized Arthroplasty Society. He is a professor of surgery and Clinical Researcher in orthopedic surgery at Université de Montréal. He also offers private services at the Duval Clinic. Aiming at offering his patients a normal quality of life and a forgotten joint replacement, he spent the last 25 years trying to find ways to improve his patients results. In recent years, his research work was presented more than 350 times at peer-reviewed congresses, and he was invited on more than 250 occasions as speaker. He published more than 170 scientific articles on hip and knee arthroplasty in peer-reviewed journals. He received multiple distinctive awards for examples, the “John Charnley Award” from the American Hip Society and the “Edward Samson award” form the Canadian Orthopedic Association. As a pioneer, he introduced multiple new implants, enhanced recovery perioperative care protocols and surgical techniques in the orthopedic field.