The Oxford Bone Infection Unit

4th Annual Oxford Bone Infection Conference (OBIC)

Thursday 3rd & Friday 4th April 2014

Examination Schools, 81 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4AS

Provisional Programme & Call for Abstracts now open

Thursday 3rd April
09.00	Registration & refreshments
09.15	Welcome and introduction	Dr Andrew Woodhouse
Session One	Chair	Mr Martin McNally
09.30	Infection in Orthopaedics. State of the Art Lecture	Professor Geert Walenkamp, Department of Orthopaedics, Academic Hospital Maastricht, Netherlands
10.10	The microbiology of orthopaedic infections	Dr Frederic Laurent, Lyon
10.40	Tea / Coffee
Session Two	Military Trauma Mini-Symposium	Chair: Mr David Stubbs
11.10	Prevention and management of infection	Professor Jason Calhoun, Ohio
11.35	The management of soft tissue injuries	Mr Shehan Hettiaratchy, London
11.55	The microbiology of military injuries	Dr Martin Gill, Birmingham
Session Three	Chair	Mr Alex Ramsden
12.05	Debate: To Vac or not to Vac?	Mr Henk Giele (Oxford) Mr Steve Jeffery (Birmingham)
12.55	Lunch
Session Four	More Microbiology for Orthopaedic Surgeons	Chair: Dr Bridget Atkins
13.55 - 14.20	What should you request from the lab in unusual cases? What is the role of histology in these cases? What about culture negative cases?	Dr Rob Townsend, Sheffield
14.25 - 15.25	Session Five: Case Based Workshops
	1. Update: the International Consensus on Periprosthetic Joint Infection Mr Fares Haddad, Mr Roger Gundle, Mr Adrian Taylor, Dr Tony Berendt
	2. Challenges in infected non-union Mr Martin McNally, Mr Jason Calhoun, Dr Ivor Byren
	3. Optimising microbiological diagnostics Dr Bridget Atkins, Dr Rob Townsend, Dr Frederic Laurent
	4. A virtual ward round on a Bone infection Unit Dr Elham Khatamsaz (Registrar), Mr Alex Ramsden (Plastic Surgery), Mr Andrew Woodhouse (Infectious Diseases), Mr David Stubbs (Orthopaedics)
15.25	Tea / Coffee
15.55 - 16.55	Workshops Repeat
17.00	The Cierny-Mader Lecture To communicate excellence and innovation in the multidisciplinary management of bone and joint infection	Professor Jason Calhoun, Department of Orthopaedics; The Ohio State University Medical Centre
17.40	Close

Social Programme
17.55	Optional “Scenic Stroll” to Drinks Reception	(depart from Examination Schools entrance)
18.30	Drinks Reception	Museum of Natural History
19.30	Conference Dinner Lincoln College	(tickets available to purchase)

17.00 The Cierny-Mader Lecture

To communicate excellence and innovation in the multidisciplinary management of bone and joint infection

Professor Jason Calhoun, Department of Orthopaedics; The Ohio State University Medical Centre

17.40 Close

Social Programme

17.55 Optional “Scenic Stroll” to Drinks Reception

(depart from Examination Schools entrance)

18.30 Drinks Reception – Museum of Natural History

19.30 Conference Dinner Lincoln College (tickets available to purchase)

Friday 4th April

07.30 Registration & breakfast

Session One: Chair: Dr Matt Scarborough

Interactive cases (Oxford presenting with expert panel)

08.00 Case 1

08.20 Case 2

08.40 Case 3

09.00 Free paper session:

10.15 Tea/Coffee

Session Two: Chair: Dr Ivor Byren

10.45 Rapid fire poster presentations

11.15 Mini-symposium: Diabetic foot osteomyelitis Dr Ben Lipsky, Geneva

Dr Javier Aragon Sanchez

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Session Three: Chair: Mr Roger Gundle

12.05 Orthopaedic Infection: the patient experience Professor Stephen George

Southampton

12.35 Lunch

Session Four: Chair: Mr Roger Gundle

13.35 Antibiotics for back pain; background and UK experience Mr Peter Hamlyn, London

14.05 The surgical management of spinal infection Mr Lester Wilson, Stanmore

Session Five: Chair: Professor Ben Lipsky

14.35 Tuberculous musculoskeletal infection Dr Chris Conlon

(Infectious Diseases) Oxford

TBA (Radiology) Oxford

Prof Chris Lavy

(Orthopaedics) Oxford

15.35 Poster and oral prize presentations

Closing remarks

15.45 Coffee & Meeting close

Registration Fees One Day Both Days

Consultant

£120.00

£230.00

Trainee Grade

£65.00

£120.00

Physiotherapists / Nurses

£45.00

£80.00

Conference Dinner (3rd April)

£50.00

Online registration available at www.hartleytaylor.co.uk

For further information or to request a registration form please contact aimee@hartleytaylor.co.uk or telephone 01565 621967

Friday 4th April
07.30	Registration & breakfast
Session One	Chair	Dr Matt Scarborough
	Interactive Cases (Oxford presenting with expert panel)
08.00	Case 1
08.20	Case 2
08.40	Case 3
09.00	Free Paper Session
10.15	Tea / Coffee
Session Two	Chair	Dr Ivor Byren
10.45	Rapid fire poster presentations
11.15	Mini-symposium: Diabetic foot osteomyelitis	Dr Ben Lipsky, Geneva Dr Javier Aragon Sanchez Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Session Three	Chair	Mr Roger Gundle
12.05	Orthopaedic Infection: the patient experience	Professor Stephen George Southampton
12.35	Lunch
Session Four	Chair	Mr Roger Gundle
13.35	Antibiotics for back pain; background and UK experience	Mr Peter Hamlyn, London
14.05	The surgical management of spinal infection	Mr Lester Wilson, Stanmore
Session Five	Chair	Professor Ben Lipsky
14.35	Tuberculous musculoskeletal infection	Dr Chris Conlon (Infectious Diseases) Oxford TBA (Radiology) Oxford Prof Chris Lavy (Orthopaedics) Oxford
15.35	Poster and oral prize presentations Closing remarks
15.45	Coffee & Meeting close

Registration Fees	One Day	Both Days
Consultant	£120.00	£230.00
Trainee Grade	£65.00	£120.00
Physiotherapists / Nurses	£45.00	£80.00
Conference Dinner (3rd April)	£50.00

Online registration available at www.hartleytaylor.co.uk

For further information or to request a registration form please contact aimee@hartleytaylor.co.uk or telephone 01565 621967