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Enabling Technology in Orthopedics Course

Join us in Bern, Switzerland at sitem-insel

Thursday, February 6th and
Friday, February 7th, 2025

The Mizuho OSI Orthopedic Education Course is a two-day lab that provides surgeons with the hands-on experience and knowledge they need to effectively use the Hana® Orthopedic Surgery Table. The course will be led by experienced orthopedic surgeons who have integrated Mizuho OSI specialty orthopedic surgical tables into their practices.

Mizuho OSI LatAm Hana Orthopedic Course

Ideal Participants

The course targets surgeons with experience in orthopedic surgery who are interested in the Mizuho OSI Hana Orthopedic Surgery Table.

Course Format

The course will be a two-day training dedicated to providing comprehensive insight into Mizuho OSI’s Hana Orthopedic Surgery Table. Following an introductory lecture, participants will engage in hands-on demonstrations of diverse surgical techniques. Our experts will showcase Hana’s features and benefits, emphasizing their role in improving patient outcomes.

Travel/Accommodations

Flights and hotel accommodations of participating surgeons will be the responsibility of the distributor or attendee.
 
Mizuho OSI will cover the expenses of the training course organization and course meals.
 

Preferred Hotel
Hotel information will be provided closer to the event date.

Course Details

7:30 – 8:00 Registration and Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00

Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty

Welcome & Didactic Presentation

  • Course and Faculty Introductions
  • Hana Benefits
  • Why Direct Anterior Approach & Hana
  • Performing Direct Anterior Approach using Hana
9:00 – 9:30 Coffee Break
10:00 – 12:00

Direct Anterior Approach Surgical Demonstration

  • Patient Positioning (Live Volunteer)
  • Draping options
  • Direct Anterior Approach Technique
12:00 – 13:00

Lunch + Discussion

  • Discuss cases provided prior to event for review
  • Hana Benefits during Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty
13:00 – 15:00

Lab Continued

  • Revision Capability
  • Hemi-Arthroplasty (Bi-Polar)
  • “What if” I fracture the femur – now what?
15:15 – 16:00 Course Review / Wrap-up
16:00 Adjourn

*Schedule subject to change.

7:30 – 8:00 Breakfast and Registration
8:00 – 9:00

Hana Table Demonstration

  • Patient Positioning
  • Imaging Tips
  • Surgical Setups
9:00 – 9:30 Coffee Break
10:00 – 12:00

Femoral Fractures on Hana

Fracture Surgical Demonstration

  • Patient Positioning (Live Volunteer)
  • Draping options

Highlight Various Femoral Fractures

  • Femoral Neck Fractures
  • Inter-Troch
  • Peri-Prosthetic
  • Sub-Troch Fx
  • Femoral Diaphysis (Shaft Fxs)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch + Course Review/Wrap-up
13:00 Adjourn

*Schedule subject to change.

Course Lab Location

sitem-insel
Freiburgstrasse 3
3010 Bern, Switzerland

Faculty

Dr. Charles Lawrie, Orthopedic Surgeon, Miami, FL, USA
Dr. Joseph Schwab, Orthopedic Surgeon, Fribourg, Switzerland

Joseph Schwab, MD

Joseph Schwab, MD headshot

Joseph Schwab, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, is an internationally recognized leader in hip surgery and orthopedic research. His clinical expertise is in hip preservation and reconstruction, and he is internationally known for his educational efforts with anterior approach total hip replacement. Dr. Schwab currently directs research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland and is the 2025 Anterior Hip Foundation (AHF) president.

Charles M. Lawrie, MD

Dr Charles Lawrie Headshot

Charles Lawrie, M.D., is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon at Baptist Health Orthopedic Care. Dr. Lawrie specializes in adult hip and knee joint replacement surgery, including hip resurfacing, anterior approach hip replacement, robotic-assisted partial and total knee replacement, and revision joint replacement. Dr. Lawrie is actively involved in designing and developing technology and implants for hip and knee replacement. He also focuses on clinical research and training fellows. Together, Dr. Lawrie and his patients develop a tailored solution to their unique problems and situations to help them achieve their goals for recovery. He is fluent in English and Spanish.

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