Learn like you were there!

Take a front-row virtual seat at this Academy skills course recorded virtually in November 2024: AAOS Course OnDemand: AAOS & MSIS Present: Orthopedic Infectious Diseases.

Course Directors: Jenny R. Aronson, MD, Robert O’Toole, MD, and William Obremskey, MD

This OnDemand video program brings the finished event to you as faculty present best practices structured into several focused modules, beginning with an introduction to musculoskeletal infections, discussing current challenges with diagnosis, prevention, and treatments, to fractures and complications. Listen to the lectures while watching their presentation slides, including patient cases and related surgical video demonstrations. Content is segmented by topic, so you can pick up where you left off or select lectures you prefer to watch - across your devices.  

This Courses OnDemand program features over 12 lectures from distinguished faculty covering:

• Work up, principles, and technical pearls
• Prevention
• Implant related infections
• Diabetic foot
• Septic arthritis
• Imaging
• Antibiotic management
• Immunocompromised hosts
• Future directions 
   

This convenient, self-directed course gives you the flexibility to engage with trusted AAOS course content, online at your convenience.

Attended the live course? Enjoy special discounted pricing and supplement your notes, review lectures for improved retention and recall, and earn CME – again! Call AAOS Customer Service at 800.626.6726 to claim your discounted attendee rate! Outside U.S. dial 1.847.823.7186. 
 

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, learners should be able to:

1. Understand the pathophysiology of musculoskeletal infections, including the pathogenesis, host immune response, and the impact of biofilm formation on infection persistence.

2. Learn evidence-based approaches to diagnosing musculoskeletal infections, including clinical evaluation, laboratory tests, imaging modalities, and the role of biopsy and culture techniques in confirming diagnosis.

3. Explore current treatment strategies for musculoskeletal infections, including antimicrobial therapy, surgical interventions such as debridement and implant removal, and the use of local antibiotic delivery systems and adjuvant therapies to optimize outcomes.

4. Develop proficiency in managing complications and challenges associated with musculoskeletal infections, as well as strategies for preventing recurrence and optimizing patient outcomes through interdisciplinary collaboration and patient-centered care.

Currently this Course OnDemand is available for Pre-Order. Content for this course will become available on January 15, 2025. All content will be available through January 15, 2027.  

AAOS designates this activity for 8 AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credits™.