American Joint Replacement Registry Informational Session

Moderators: David G. Lewallen, MD and William J. Maloney, MD
Wednesday, March 20, 9:00 – 11:00 AM
McCormick Place, Room S405

This free informational session is intended for orthopaedic surgeons, hospital executives, and nursing staff to learn from and interact with leaders of the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR).

The AJRR was founded in 2009 as a national, independent, not-for-profi t organization. The primary goal of AJRR is to optimize patient outcomes through the collection of Level I Data on all primary and revision total hip and knee replacement procedures. Level I data includes patient, surgeon and hospital identifiers along with procedural and implant information. Findings from Level I registry data have the potential to reduce patient morbidity and mortality; improve patient safety and quality; and provide an early warning system for early implant failure.

Since 2009, significant gains have been made in implementing a U.S. registry. After a pilot program and lessons learned phase, the AJRR is now actively involved in nationwide registry expansion, with dozens of hospitals currently participating. Existing data proves comparable to those of other registries in terms of demographic and procedural frequencies and distributions. Session participants will learn how the AJRR has developed and operates to provide benefits to orthopaedic surgeons and hospitals. AJRR will also be expanding to collect Level II and Level III data in 2013. This informational session is intended for orthopaedic surgeons specializing in joint replacement (but all members are welcome to attend), as well as hospital executives, and nursing/OR staff.

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