Wall Street Journal’s SmartMoney Interviews FARM Founder

On Monday (August 20, 2012), the WSJ’s SmartMoney published a story titled Higher Taxes for Hip Replacements, for which FARM founder, Richard Warner, was interviewed. Warner, a double hip implant recipient himself, was quoted regarding his absolute belief in joint replacement surgery as a life changing procedure – even in the face of potential tax-related cost increases. Read the full story >

HealthLine Names BoneSmart.org “Best of the Web”

Earlier this month FARM’s patient outreach website, BoneSmart.org, received yet another bit of recognition – this time from one of the web’s largest medical publishers (HealthLine.com) – which named the site one of the Top 11 Best Total Knee Replacement Blogs. We are grateful for the recognition, and proud to say BoneSmart® has experienced seven straight years of growth. Millions of visitors each year help nurture the web’s most active joint replacement patient forum (with a current archive of more than 300,000 patient “posts”). See the award >

May 19 – 20, 2012
The ARIA at CityCenter
Las Vegas, Nevada

REGISTER  NOW          EVENT BROCHURE

This educational Symposium will provide a conduit to bring together the latest research studies, and the most up to date clinical results in the field of advanced bearings for Total Joint Replacement.

Topics

• Basic Science & Wear Assessment
• Bearing Surface Options: THA & TKA
• Failures of TJA
• Bearing Surface Problems: Challenge the Experts
• Patient Activity & Bearing Surfaces
• Clinical Outcomes

The event will focus on presenting the clinical results of existing technology in total joint replacement techniques used around the world, and will present the audience with promising new technologies currently being developed.

Registration
Pre-registration: USD 295.00
On-site: USD 395.00
Residents: USD 50.00

Dr. Harry Rubash

Dr. Harry E. Rubash, prominent orthopedic surgeon, researcher, and educator, was recently welcomed as the newest member of the notable 11-person board of directors for The Foundation for the Advancement in Research in Medicine (FARM) (http://farmortho.org) – a 501c(3) non-profit organization with a stated mission of “improving the lives of people with orthopedic disabilities.”

Currently the Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at MGH and the Edith M. Ashley Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Rubash brings deep orthopedic expertise, industry knowledge, and a stellar professional reputation as a hip and knee replacement specialist.

According to FARM founder, Richard Warner, as the joint replacement market grows so will the need – among surgeons and prospective patients – for current and unbiased information about advances in hip and knee replacement. Says Warner, “The Foundation’s Board of Directors is its greatest asset in raising awareness about enhanced material research, so we are extremely grateful and enthusiastic about having Dr. Rubash contribute his considerable expertise and join us in pursuit of this mission.”

Dr. Rubash’s full bio can be viewed online at http://farmortho.org/bod/rubash.htm

FARM Orthopedics Founder and CEO Richard Warner has been invited to speak. FARM Board of Directors B. Sonny Bal, MD, Rocco Pitto, MD and James M. Buchanan, FRCS will also be attending.

ISTA is a non-profit public benefit corporation and its goal is to promote public awareness, education and research in arthroplasty.

http://farmortho.org/wp-content/uploads/audio/020708.mp3

Venue:
Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

Date / Time:
Friday, 25 March 2005, 17:40 to 20:00

OVERVIEW
Revision total hip replacement is a challenging surgery requiring sound biological strategies for bone stock defect management and dedicated implants for stable fixation. This masters in revision surgery of the femoral component addresses the upside and downside potential for bone grafting techniques, proximal and distal fixation revision components, and highlights the design and operative choices in revision total hip replacement

OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, participants should have a better understanding of:

• The basic science of bone regeneration
• Benefits of using bone grafts/current design revision stems
• Technical ups and downs
• The current knowledge of clinical outcomes

Continuous Professional Development accreditation of NZOA (pending)

Organiser:
Rocco P. Pitto, MD, PhD

Faculty:
Hugh Blackley (Auckland)
Jillian Cornish (Auckland)
Jonathan Garino (Philadelphia)
Geoff Horne (Wellington)
Rocco Pitto (Auckland)
Michael Ries (San Francisco)

With the endorsement of:
The Foundation for the Advancement in Research in Medicine, Inc (FARM)
The Auckland Orthopaedic society

Contact:
Telephone: #64 9 2760044 (ext. 7666)
Facsimile: #64 9 276 0066
CLove@middlemore.co.nz