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Hunter Firment

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VIDEO: Collaboration may be vital to improve outcomes in AI solutions

ORLANDO — In this video from the AIMed24 Annual Meeting, Krista Nelson, director of innovation development at Children’s Mercy Hospital, discusses best practices for collaboration in the AI space across institutions to improve outcomes.“What I am here to do with my PedsMarket hat on is to think about how we keep from duplicating efforts across all these institutions, but at the
22 days ago
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Generative AI chatbot may optimally influence patient behavior

ORLANDO — A generative AI chatbot may be able to optimally influence patient behavior, according to the winning abstract from the 2024 Abstract Competition at the AIMed24 Annual Meeting.“Traditional methods to approach behavioral change in patients nowadays face significant drawbacks and significant challenges in the sense that they do not often account for the complexity and
27 days ago
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‘Thoughtful’ integration of new technology may improve clinician we...

ORLANDO — In a survey from the AMA, 48% of physicians reported experiencing symptoms of burnout in 2023 compared with 53% of physicians in 2022.Despite this improvement, Margaret Lozovatsky, MD, FAMIA, vice president of digital health at the AMA, said, “We have a long way to go. Half of our physicians are reporting that they are struggling, and we are seeing attrition.”
29 days ago
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Proximal femoral replacement may effectively salvage complex revisi...

DALLAS — Data presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting showed proximal femoral replacement may be a reasonable salvage option in complex revision total hip arthroplasty cases.“It is important to try to do everything we can to mitigate the common causes of re-revision in these complex patients,” Brian P. Chalmers, MD, orthopedic surgeon at
about 1 month ago
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VIDEO: AI could be used to ‘integrate everything’ about mental and ...

ORLANDO — In this video from the AIMed24 Annual Meeting, Gabriela Cora, MD, MBA, discusses the intersection of AI and mental health. Cora spoke at the meeting about “how to bring health and wellness together with tech and AI,” she told Healio.
about 1 month ago
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Novel techniques advance periprosthetic fracture care

Reported as the most frequently performed orthopedic procedures in the United States, research has projected an estimated increase in total hip and knee procedures of 176% and 139%, respectively, by 2040.This increased volume of total joint arthroplasties combined with a population that is living longer and more active lives may result “in this perfect storm of having more periprosthetic
about 1 month ago
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VIDEO: Age may affect pulmonary embolism risk in patients with lowe...

In this video from the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting, Thompson Zhuang, MD, MBA, discusses age-related risk factors for pulmonary embolism in patients with lower extremity fractures.“Our main finding was that advanced age is independently associated with a progressive increase in [pulmonary embolism] PE risk despite anticoagulation use in patients with lower extremity
about 1 month ago
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Intraosseous vancomycin may reduce PJI risk in revision TKA

DALLAS — Data presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting showed use of intraosseous vancomycin infusion may reduce periprosthetic joint infection vs. IV vancomycin in revision total knee arthroplasty. Colin A. McNamara, MD, MBA, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and colleagues
about 1 month ago
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists may need to be halted 2 w...

DALLAS — Results presented at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting showed 14 days may be the optimal cutoff time for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists prior to primary hip or knee arthroplasty.“Careful planning and optimization of patients using [glucagon-like peptide-1] GLP-1 receptor agonists is important,” Christopher T. Holland, MD, MS,
about 1 month ago
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American Joint Replacement Registry releases 2024 report on trends ...

The American Joint Replacement Registry released its 2024 report on trends in arthroplasty, according to a presenter at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Annual Meeting.The 11th annual report from the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) was published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons registry program.
about 1 month ago
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Joint preservation forges ahead amid uncertainty

The CDC has estimated that 58.5 million U.S. adults have arthritis, with the number projected to increase to 78 million by 2040.Although end-stage arthritis of the hip and knee is generally treated with total joint replacement, sources who spoke with Healio | Orthopedics Today said, if caught early enough, joint preservation may be an alternative treatment.
2 months ago