Module 8: Infections and Inflammation

Module 8: Infections and Inflammation is organized by eccElearning.

Duration: 4 Months Access - expandable to 24 Months with subsequent Module purchases

Description:
This Module addresses the different pathologies which can be encountered in infection and inflammation of the spine. Infections are categorized by the differentiating criteria of specific (tuberculosis) and non-specific infections. Indications for the different treatment modalities are discussed and the interdisciplinary character of this pathology is emphasized. A clear differentiation is made between the treatment of osteomyelitis of the spine and the epidural abscess.

Inflammatory disorders, specifically rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, are presented with a focus on early rheumatological diagnosis and pharmacological treatment. The fully-fledged deformity in late-stage ankylosing spondylitis is alluded to but is dealt with more comprehensively in Module 4, Adult Deformity.

Learning Objectives:
• Understand the biology and pathophysiology of inflammatory and infectious conditions of the spinal column.
• Enable appropriate etiology-based imagining and laboratory work- to establish a case-based differential diagnosis.
• Formulate appropriate evidence based medical and surgical management strategies for inflammatory and infectious disorders of the spinal column, including indications and techniques for urgent surgical intervention.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.