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Enhancing Patient Outcomes in THA and TKA: Successes of a Multidisciplinary Surgical Incision Bundle from Oxford University Hospital
Speaker: Abtin Alvand
Session Overview: Join us as Mr. Abtin Alvand presents the outcomes from Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) and Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). This session will delve into the successes of a multidisciplinary surgical incision bundle implemented at Oxford University Hospital, showcasing how these innovative practices have significantly enhanced patient outcomes.
Why Attend?
- Expert Insights: Gain valuable knowledge from a leading expert in the field.
- Best Practices: Discover the latest advancements in surgical incision management.
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Abtin Alvand is a Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC) in Oxford. He is one of the highest volume revision knee surgeons in England based on the National Joint Registry. He graduated from University of London and completed his higher surgical training in Trauma and Orthopaedics on the Oxford programme. He also completed a PhD (DPhil) at the University of Oxford which was titled “Improving Surgical Learning and Performance at Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty”.
Abtin was appointed as NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at the University of Oxford in 2015, and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in 2017. He undertook post-CCT fellowships focusing on complex hip and knee surgery in Oxford (NOC) and Stanmore (Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital). He was European Bone & Joint Infection Society (EBJIS) Travelling Fellow in 2017 and also completed a fellowship focusing on peri-prosthetic joint infection at the Rothman Institute (Philadelphia, USA). He is a member of the Bone and Joint Infection Registry (BAJIR) steering committee as well as the Executive Committee member for the 2025 International Consensus Meeting for Prosthetic Joint Infection. Abtin's clinical and research interests focus on peri-prosthetic joint infection and revision knee arthroplasty.