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Content Development Guide – Faculty Briefing

Periprosthetic Joint Infection

1. Title of Training Module / Course:

Surgeons will utilize the 2013 International Consensus Group recommendations to evaluate their clinical practice for infection prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

2. Goal of the Training Module / Course/Unit:

3. Topics Adjacent to Your Topic (if applicable):

(Before)

(After)

No / X / Yes / (If available, content is attached as outlined below)

4. Does content already exist for this topic area?

1 / (PPT, Video, Course Handout, Other)
2 / (PPT, Video, Course Handout, Other)
3 / (PPT, Video, Course Handout, Other)

5. Content/Topic Outline: This list includes the main topics related to the subject of the module.

1 / Prevention: strategies that work (perioperative antibiotics, skin prep, clean room environment, medical optimization
2 / Diagnosis: Challenges of diagnosis (lack of gold standard), definition of PJI, novel techniques for diagnosis of PJI (ELISA, multiplex, PCR for culture negative, and optimization of culture), and Synovasure lab testing options.
3 / Treatment: options available, indications for one stage exchange, deficiencies of current techniques, discussion of novel technologies in development
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6. Learning Objectives: The learning objectives support the topics listed above. All of the content in the module should support one or more of these objectives. In the simplest sense, these objectives represent what the learner should know or be able to do when the training is complete.

By the end of the course, surgeons will be able to:

1 / Evaluate their clinical infection prevention protocols
2 / Assess diagnostic methods for optimized clinical algorithms
3 / Examine their current treatment protocols for optimal patient outcomes
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Presentation

7. Modality and Length: This content item is intended to be a

60

and should take approximately minutes to complete in the course.

8. Scientific and Clinical Research References: These references relate to the topics and objectives above and may be useful in constructing the content. Feel free to use alternative/additional references as well.

1 / Definitions of success and failure in PJI treatment – Practical Management Guide, Rothman Institute
2 / Results on direct exchange for PJI knee infection – Singer, Clin Orthrop Relat Res. 2012
3 / Direct exchange arthroplasty for PJI hip infection – Jackson WO, Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2000;(381):101-5)
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9. Important Presentation Preparation Guidelines: The following presentation guidelines are provided to help you construct your content in the most effective manner possible. They relate primarily to PowerPoint™ or Apple Keynote presentations.

A.  Remember the four key points to a powerful presentation

i.  Visible: make sure the audience can see your presentation from anywhere in the room

ii.  Simple and clear: don’t overdo it

iii. Meaningful: include only relevant content and images that support the learning objectives

iv. Interesting: use imagery and other items to capture audience attention

B.  Estimate 1-2 slides per minute of presentation (e.g., a 10-minute presentation will have 10-20 slides)

C.  Keep your slides clean with as little text as possible – the audience should be listening to you, not reading your slides

i.  An easy way to remember this is the “Rule of 5’s” – try to use no more than 5 lines / bullet points per slide with no more than 5 words per line / bullet

ii.  The other way to make sure you don’t have too much text on your slides is to keep the font size large, at 24-point or higher

iii.  Information should flow top left to bottom right to aid memory -with the top left and bottom right the prime ‘recall real-estate’

D.  Use as many representative images as possible to accommodate different learning preferences

i.  Make sure that the images you use represent the idea you are trying to convey and are immediately understandable – if you need surgical technique or other product images please reach out to your Zimmer Institute contact

ii.  With all radiographs and/or patient images, please ensure there is no identifying patient information (HIPAA)

iii.  Please make sure imagery is not copyrighted (or appropriate permissions are obtained) if used in your presentation

E.  Consistently check to make sure the content aligns with and supports the learning objectives

F.  Please provide detailed speaker notes for each slide so if others need to present the content they have context

G.  Please use the attached Zimmer Institute presentation templates to construct your presentation – This will save both of us significant time on formatting the presentation on the back end.

10. Important Regulatory and Legal Information Related to the Content: This pertains to any specific on label and off label information about the product associated with the content topics, product claims, focus of the materials, and inclusion of economic data.

A.  As you provide your own clinical perspective on the content, be sure to only include what you normally perform in your practice

B.  In order to comply with regulatory requirements, training interactions scheduled by the Zimmer Institute will not communicate any “off-label” use of Zimmer products. Off-label use includes the use of a product outside of the Indications for Use information or contradicting any warnings found in the labeling or any other written material. Two Zimmer devices combined to be used in a manner not recommended by Zimmer is an example of off label use. This is not meant to be an exhaustive definition of off label use. Please keep all off-label references, images, or concepts out of Zimmer Institute content.

C.  The Zimmer Institute does not include marketing-type promotion in its content, such as:

i.  Direct comparisons to competitive products

ii.  Misrepresentations of research concepts and/or data to represent key clinical or scientific aspects of the content

Please do not include any marketing or sales-type references in the content.

D.  The main focus of Zimmer Institute content is the safe and effective use of Zimmer products. Certain efficiencies gained through the use of such products (e.g., decreased procedure time) may decrease the cost to the health care system, including patients, hospitals, surgeons, or payers. References to these economic benefits can be included. However, Zimmer Institute content should not include information regarding the impact of Zimmer technology on particular surgical procedure volumes as they relate to healthcare provider revenues.