Zimmer South Africa Commitment to Continuous Education

Studio 73

Trabecular Metal™ Masterclass

11 April 2007

Zimmer South Africa is committed to enhancing surgeon education.  The Company does this by running leading-edge, international educational programmes where local surgeons are able to meet, interact with and exchange experiences with their international colleagues.

South African surgeons may already be familiar with the Masterclass concept, which enjoyed great success in 2005 and 2006.  They have become a vital part of Zimmer South Africa’s broad education concept and serve to present a very specific product to an exclusive group of surgeons.

This year Zimmer South Africa hosted The Trabecular Metal Masterclass at the very exclusive location “The Venue” at Melrose Arch on the 11th April 2007. 

The Masterclass has provided Orthopaedic Surgeons with a comprehensive understanding of the unique manufacturing technique, the physical and mechanical properties of the Trabecular Metal material, and the design rationale and clinical results for the Trabecular Metal Reconstructive Implants.  There were two international guests at this meeting; Dr. Thomas J. O’Keefe from the USA, Ann Arbor in Michigan who has several years of clinical experience with Trabecular Metal Hip and Knee Implants, and the second guest Dr. Claude Bernard Rieker from Switzerland has over 10 years experience in the Research & Development of Trabecular Metal Implants.

Our Invited South African guests were Dr. Piet Botha, (Chariman) Dr. Micheal Barrow (Guest Speaker) and our panel Dr. Allan van Zyl, Dr. Charl Olivier, Dr. Dick van der Jagt and Dr. Jan Venter. 

Once again Zimmer  received outstanding feedback on a very successful meeting from all  surgeons attending the Masterclass.  With a 98% attendance rate and 97.6% surgeon feedback satisfaction rate, Zimmer has once again raised the level to which educational meetings are set.

The evening was closed  by Steven Orange, Country Manager of Zimmer South Africa thanking everyone involved for their commitment to the quality of the meeting and the outstanding attendance of the surgeons.

Zimmer South Africa would like to thank each and every surgeon for the support throughout the year and we are looking forward to being your host at our next Masterclass in 2008.