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Q:Could you briefly explain your role, involvement and experience with regards to this conference?
Mahsa Avadi (MA): I am a Product Development Engineer at DePuy Synthes and part of the Engineering the Knee conference organising committee, which I will also be co-chairing.
Q: What are the main challenges facing the industry at the moment and what are the most common issues you hear from colleagues?
MA: Improving knee treatment experience for patients and surgeons. This includes increasing the efficiency of OR, creating innovative surgical techniques and instrumentation and adapting products to ever changing patient demographics – which all in turn result in better satisfaction rates for patients and surgeons.
Q: What key topics are you excited to speak about?
MA: I am excited to discuss how modelling methods have evolved and adapted for the knee joint.
Q: Is there anything you have seen recently in the news that will be covered in the programme?
MA: There is big impact of Brexit and Medical Device Regulations on innovation and ensuring patient needs are met. Dr Keith Tucker’s keynote will focus on this topic and I am certain will also start an interesting debate.
Q: Who else are you most interested in hearing from on the conference programme?<
MA: I am looking forward to Professor Cobb’s keynote on patient specific surgery as it’s an ever-changing area and I would like to hear more about the latest insights.
Q: Why is it important for engineers and clinicians to join this conference?
MA: This conference includes a great list of speakers from all aspects of orthopaedic research, including academia, clinicians and industry. It will provide an opportunity for all of these groups to debate and innovate on topics important to knee treatment and therapy.
Q: What developments are you most interested in for the future and why?
MA: I am interested in digital solutions being applied to knee arthroplasty on a larger scale, not only in use of robotics, but also in use of advanced imaging, big data and the Internet of Things being more widely used in the treatment of knee disease. For this to happen, industry, academia and clinicians need to collaborate in a fast changing environment to make sure these solutions available to patients and to improve patient satisfaction.
Want to hear more?
Orthopaedic innovation requires close collaboration between clinicians and engineers. The Engineering the Knee conference will feature speakers from all aspects of orthopaedic research, including academia, clinicians and industry to address the latest innovations in knee treatment and therapy. Over two days, the unique mix of sessions will serve as a platform for the future development of early and late-stage interventions in the knee. To book your place, please visit www.imeche.org/knee