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“HOI REACHES FAR BEYOND ITS WALLS TO IMPROVE MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD, BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY
PATIENT CARE AND VALUE, DRIVING RESEARCH, AND TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS IN ORTHOPEDIC MEDICINE.”
CARLOS PRIETTO, MD; CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER, RESEARCH & EDUCATION, ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION AND PHYSICIAN ALIGNMENT
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CONTINUED
and help decide which studies we will pursue.
We look for ones that allow patient to benefit from the trial, as well as the investigators from this transformational research.
The next major breakthroughs in clinical research are likely to be in regenerative medicine, or tissue engineering. In the next five to 10 years, we will be seeing dramatic new solutions to musculoskeletal problems. We can look forward to growing new cartilage where it is needed; growing bone for a fracture that hasn’t healed; stimulating cell growth that may, for the first time, be able to reverse spinal cord paralysis; and growing tissue that makes tendons and ligaments.
Strong enthusiasm by the medical staff for clinical research enabled Hoag Orthopedics
to add another Clinical Research coordinator
in February 2017, joining Hoag Orthopedics’
two current Clinical Research coordinators working on orthopedic research projects. These professionals are key to advancing our research and innovation. Last year, coordinators assisted the fellows in creating and preparing 11 abstracts that summarized the main points of each study and included methods, results, discussions and conclusions. Coordinators assist in identifying relevant research topics and developing proper study protocols. If a patient qualifies for a study, the coordinator meets with them, goes through the study in detail, gains the subject’s consent, and follows up with the patient to collect data.
Based on a framework completed in 2017, in early 2018 Hoag Orthopedics established a registry to collect data on patients who have had anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, just as we’ve had in joint replacement for 15 years. Over time, we expect the ACL registry data will provide statistical observations and knowledge to improve
care and reduce pain for ACL patients (see page 49). All of our fellows have been helping to build the registry for this common medical procedure.
Dr. Prietto, what other impact does Hoag Orthopedics have?
Along with staying on top of medical progress and training the next generation of surgeons, Hoag Orthopedics keeps HOI intimately connected with the local community and the medical community through our educational outreach.
Our Back to Play program (see page 37) began last year to rave reviews from students, faculty and donors. It is an event we plan to repeat. In 2017 we hosted 140 high school students for this full surgical reenactment. A tremendous Q & A session followed for 45 minutes. It was wonderful exposure to career paths in nursing, physician assistance, radiology technology, anesthesia, operating room roles, physical therapy, and other careers involved in orthopedic patient care.
Monthly medical Grand Rounds, our annual Nursing Symposium and the training of local high school athletic trainers are other ways
we are helping to foster musculoskeletal health and healing.
Dr. Gardner, how else has Hoag Orthopedics evolved this past year?
Last year Dr. James Caillouette, HOI’s chief strategy officer, presented two events on value- based care that were very well received. Our annual Fellowship Research Day on June 30, 2017, when fellows present the research they have worked on all year, was very well attended. We have also launched our own website, at www.hoagorthopedics.org. The site provides
rich content on our research, training and community outreach programs.
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