An electronic version of Pocket Guide to Diagnosis & Treatment of PJI is now available also in Chinese.

Very popular PIF Pocket Guide to Diagnosis & Treatment of PJI is now available also as a mobile app for Android and iOS. Since its introduction, the Pocket Guide has become one of the most useful clinical tools.

Dr. Jean Michel Hovsepian, an orthopedic surgeon from Caracas University Hospital, Venezuela, was an ESCMID observer at Charité-University Medicine Berlin.

Vid Di Lenardo, a medical student from Medical Faculty Maribor, Slovenia, performed an Observership at our Center for Septic Surgery at Charité in Berlin.

Dr. Myrla Sajo from St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, USA attended the Workshop on PJI in March 21-22, 2016. She was actively involved in interactive discussions throughout the Workshop and shared her impressions with us:

On May 12-13, 2016 1^st Congress of the ASOCIACION MEDICOS HOSPITAL DEL TRAUMA (ASOMEHT) will take place in Hotel Real Intercontinental, Escazú, Costa Rica.

Žiga Volgemut, a 5^th year medical student from Medical Faculty Maribor, Slovenia, performed an ESCMID Observership at our Center for Septic Surgery at Charité in Berlin.

The Workshop on Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) in March 2016 in Berlin was again a great success!

Take a look at interesting and valuable feedbacks from participants:

Workshop on Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) was a great success. Active involvement of participants provided highly interactive sessions with exchange of experience and strategies regarding PJI. All participants received valuable and useful material, including the newest version of the Pocket Guide to PJI.

On February 22-23, 2016 a Roundtable on Prosthetic Joint Infection took place in FSBI »FCTOE« of the Russian Federation Health Ministry, Barnaul, Russian Federation. PRO-IMPLANT Foundation chairman Dr. Andrej Trampuz and Dr. Nora Renz were invited speakers at this meeting.

Mr. Cheng Li is a visiting scientist from Zhoukou city, Henan province, China, starting a 3-year clinical research fellowship at Charité - University Medicine Berlin.

Following clinical studies to improve diagnostic procedure of prosthetic joint infections were initiated in 2015 at the Charité-University Medicine hospital with support of the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) and the PRO-IMPLANT Foundation (PIF).