Product evaluation and supply chain committees are the gatekeepers of new technologies gaining entrance into hospitals. This surgeon-led session shares ways that multidisciplinary teams weigh evidence-based information on product quality and clinical data, patient safety, revenue enhancements, reimbursement considerations and more.

Orthopedics will see a significant transformation of the operating room, moving from a primarily analog and radiologically based set of imaging modalities to compelling new technologies like augmented reality (AR) that take advantage of rapidly developing computer-generated environments.

The logistical management of medical devices preoperatively, intraoperatively and postoperatively has remained unchanged for decades. Learn how automating these processes produces tremendous value for all stakeholders.

When fully leveraged, additive manufacturing and robotics can produce patient-optimized implants that are precisely inserted. The adoption of these technologies in tandem can lead to personalized joint replacement procedures that achieve clinical benefit, decrease inventory costs and increase surgical efficiencies.

Proponents of hip resurfacing believe the procedure, along with new implant designs and materials, are well suited for the growing number of younger patients in need of hip replacement. Joint replacement surgeon turned industry executive, Sharat Kusuma, M.D., shares how engineering ingenuity has the potential to change the trajectory of hip resurfacing.