My own project
Patient Team Education Seminar
An awareness project for patients and interested parties about hip joint disease and modern surgical treatment. An adaptation of the American model to Georgian circumstances.
The idea is simple: a patient who understands what is happening in their joint and what the options are makes a better decision. This seminar is a recurring event, not a one-off.
Programme
What we cover
Four topics, one meeting. The language is plain: the seminar is for patients, not for colleagues.
What happens inside the joint
How cartilage wears away, why pain appears and what the change seen on an X-ray actually means.
What is done before surgery
Weight and loading, physiotherapy, medication and injection therapy: what each one achieves.
When the time for surgery comes
Which signs it is judged by, and why deciding on the X-ray alone is the wrong way round.
What happens after surgery
The stages of recovery, the restrictions, and the signs that mean you should call your surgeon.
Who it is for
Who will find it useful
- Patients who already have a diagnosis of hip arthritis
- Anyone considering surgery who has not yet decided
- Family members helping with the decision
- Patients who have already had surgery and still have questions
The seminar is free and educational. It does not replace an individual consultation and no diagnosis is made there.
Archive
What the seminar looks like
Photographs from a past meeting: the hall, the slides and the questions patients asked.
8 photos
Registration
Register for the next seminar
Leave your number and you will get a text as soon as the date is set. Places are limited. If you would rather call, the phone and WhatsApp are below.
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A confirmation text is on its way. You will get a second one as soon as the date is set, then a reminder three days before and on the morning of the seminar.
