
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020
Theme of the Day: New Technologies in Primary TKA
4:55 PM - 5:40 PM CST
TG-C, a Potential Novel Disease Modifying Gene and Cell Therapy
Targeting Various Orthopedic Diseases and Degenerative Disorders
TG-C is a cell-mediated gene therapy that is currently under development in the United States for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee, it is an advanced cell therapies targeting various orthopedic diseases and degenerative disorders.
Learning Objectives:
1. Overview of the TG-C.
2. Target indications.
3. Growth Potential
Presenter: Matthew Kiser, MBA
Moderator: Michael A. Mont, MD
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5:40 PM - 6:25 PM CST
Unleashing the Power of ATTUNE®
Presenters: David F. Dalury, MD
Ryan Nunley,
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8:35 PM - 9:20 PM CST
ROSA® Knee – Efficiently Adapting Robotics to Your Surgical Workflow
In this session, a ROSA faculty panel will share their experiences with robotic adoption and highlight several TKA surgical workflow pathways.
1. Gain an understanding of the
application of ROSA
robotics in TKA.
2. Appreciate the benefits of objective
soft tissue data for personalized
approach to TKA.
3. Identify surgical workflow pathways
within ROSA® Knee.
Presenters: Nathan L. Cafferky, MD, FAAOS
Timothy E. Ekpo, DO
Moderator: Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr.,
MD, FACS

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2020
Theme of the Day: Controversies in Primary TKA
5:40 PM - 6:25 PM CST
Leveraging Patient Engagement Technology to Improve Both Patient and Employee Satisfaction
How to leverage a digital patient engagement solution to streamline and enhance the experience while
improving both patient satisfaction and employee satisfaction.
Learning Objectives:
1. Ideas to define and differentiate your
patient experience with helpful
resource and tools that patients
are demanding today.
2. Build on the strategy for patient
engagement that will be sustainable
and produce results.
3. Learn how industry-leading
organizations are using Quil
to improve health outcomes
and operational efficiency.
Presenter: Carina Edwards, CEO of Quil
Leveraging Patient Engagement
Technology to Improve Both
Patient and Employee
Satisfaction
Moderator: Arjun Saxena, MD
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8:35 PM – 9:20 PM CST
Establish New Practice Revenue Streams from Digital Technologies and Connected Patient Experiences
Create new revenue streams through improved outcomes from pre-op, surgery, rehab, and follow-ups with remote monitoring technologies, transitional care and intervention services.
Increase patient follow-ups post-surgery with innovative wear and forget devices that automatically transmit activities of daily living for Care Team review and intervention.
Establish digital contacted experience with patients to drive long term patient engagement and increase revenues.
Learning Objectives:
1. How RPM Technologies can increase
revenue.
2. Digital Connected Experience.
3. Patient engagement and outcomes
analytics.
Presenter: Udaya Devineni, President,
CEO, Ceras Health, Inc.
Moderator: Michael A. Mont, MD
.

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020
Theme of the Day: Outpatient and Short-Stay Surgery in Primary Joint Replacement
5:40 PM - 6:25 PM CST
Cryoanalgesia as Part of a Multimodal Solution to Manage TKA Pain
This session will feature an overview of cryoanalgesia, clinical application and discussion on how the iovera° technology can improve post-surgical recovery.
Learning Objectives:
1. Evolution of cryoanalgesia and the
iovera° Technology.
2. How iovera can decrease opioids
used by patients post-TKA.
3. Clinical outcomes with iovera°.
Presenter: Sean McMillan, DO
Cryoanalgesia as Part of a
Multimodal Solution to
Manage TKA Pain
William M. Mihalko, MD, PhD
Cryoanalgesia as Part of a
Multimodal Solution to
Manage TKA Pain
Moderator: Michael A. Mont, MD

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8:35 PM - 9:20 PM CST
VERASENSE ™ – What Is It and How Do You Use It? Improved Clinical Outcomes, Significant Cost Savings
Discussing VERASENSE Short Term Outcomes from a Randomized Study.
Learning Objectives:
1. Learn How a Balanced Knee Affects
Short-Term Outcome Measurements.
2. Discuss the Adoption of VERASENSE
Technology and Short Term Outcomes.
3. Explore Whether Quantifying Knee
Balance is Cost-Effective.
Presenter: Kenneth A. Gustke, M.D
VERASENSE™ – What Is It and
How Do You Use It?
Alexander Sah, MD
VERASENSE™ Improves Short-Term
Clinical Outcomes
Martin W. Roche, MD
VERASENSE™ Provides Cost
Savings in the 90-day Bundle
Moderator: Michael Conditt, PhD

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020
Themes of the Day: (1) New Technologies in Primary THA
(2) Techniques in Revision THA
7:10 AM - 7:55 AM CST
Optimizing Joint Arthroplasty in the ASC
Are you comfortable performing total hip arthroplasty using the anterior approach, but haven't made the leap to performing them in an outpatient setting? As outpatient total hip procedures become increasingly common, it's important to set yourself up for success when you transition this technique into your ASC. Join Dr. Nicholas Frisch to review his top considerations for introducing the Anterior hip approach into an ASC setting.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand common challenges
associated with introducing the
Anterior Total Hip procedure
into an ASC setting.
2. Understand the value
standardization drives in
maximizing efficiencies in the ASC.
Presenter: Nicholas Frisch, MD
Moderator: Sharon Edwards,
Zimmer Biomet MedEd Manage

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12:05 PM – 12:50 PM CST
Utilizing Technology to Address Pelvic Tilt
Join Dr. DeCook for Opening Remarks Pelvic Tilt Made Simple, followed by introduction to PINNACLE Dual Mobility presented by Dr. Otero then discussion led by Dr. Katah
Learning Objective:
1. Talking through Pelvic Tilt
and how to help address this
problem and also giving a
clinical overview of
modular Dual Mobility.
Presenters: Charles DeCook, MD
Atul Kamath, MD
Jesse Otero, MD
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020
Themes of the Day: (1) Techniques in Revision TKA
(2) Infection in THA and TKA
7:10 AM – 7:55 AM CST
The Use of Technologies for Wound Management Following Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Wound closure techniques for the current times for hips and knees arthroplasty: optimizing post-operative patient care / telemedicine / addressing infections.
Learning Objectives:
1. Differentiative wound closure
techniques for hip and knee
arthroplasty.
2. Optimizing post-operative
patient care.
3. Using telemedicine to your
advantage.
Presenters: Ryan M. Nunley, MD
The Use of Technologies
for Wound Management
Following Hip and Knee
Arthroplasty
Michael A. Mont, MD
The Use of Technologies
for Wound Management
Following Hip and Knee
Arthroplasty
Moderator: Michael A. Mont, MD
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12:05 PM – 12:50 PM CST
Latest Clinical Evidence of Advanced Incision Management in High Risk Arthroplasty Patients
Join Dr. Carlos Higuera and Dr. John Cooper as they present the results of their respective studies which show a reduction of surgical site complications (SSC) and improved functional outcomes in high risk arthroplasty patients who receive closed-incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT).
Learning Objectives:
1. Share how risk-stratification
algorithms help identify patients
at risk for superficial SSCs and
leveraging ciNPT reduces the
risk profile and optimizes
post-operative outcomes.
2. Review the latest clinical evidence
demonstrating significantly lower
90-day SSC rates using ciNPT
vs. standard of care.
3. Engage and interact wit
the primary authors in a live
Q&A discussion on their studies
and findings.
Presenters: Carlos Higuera-Rueda, MD.
Decreased 90-Day Surgical
Site Complication Rates with
Closed Incision Negative
Pressure Therapy after Revision
Knee Arthroplasty: A
Randomized Trial
John Cooper, MD.
A Risk-Stratification Algorithm
to Reduce Superficial Surgical
Site Complications in Primary
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Moderator: Janine Hartfield
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