Medical Implants: Life-changing, but do they come with hidden risks?
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Lia Morton from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Marisa Azad. Dr. Azad is a physician-scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and an Assistant Professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at the University of Ottawa. In this episode, Dr. Azad shares her insight and expertise on implant-associated infections (IAIs), notably the challenges of detecting and diagnosing IAIs and emerging diagnostic methods.
Learn more: https://www.ohri.ca/newsroom/story/view/1543?l=en
0:00 | BEaTS and host introduction.
0:38 | Introduction to Implant-Associated Infections (IAIs)
1:40 | Introduction to Dr.Azad.
2:11 | Why is IAI diagnosis so difficult, and what makes it particularly challenging?
3:39 | Implant types that are notably hard to detect.
4:29 | How do biofilms contribute to the formation of IAIs, and what makes them dangerous?
7:41 | Limitations associated with microbiological analyses.
11:09 |Future work and new approaches considered to identify IAIs.
12:59 |The diagnostic methods currently being used in the clinic
14:26 | Farewells and closure.
Soundtrack by The Underground Drive. Song Titled: BEaTS. All rights reserved.
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Lia Morton (Show Host, Content Generation), Julianne Morin (Production, Content Generation), Amal Assebbane (Script, Content Generation), Adjia Seynabou Sy Gueye (Post-Production, Content Generation)
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1. BEaTS and host introduction. (00:00:00)
2. Introduction to Implant-Associated Infections (IAIs) (00:00:38)
3. Introduction to Dr.Azad (00:01:40)
4. Why is IAI diagnosis so difficult, and what makes it particularly challenging? (00:02:11)
5. Implant types that are notably hard to detect (00:03:39)
6. How do biofilms contribute to the formation of IAIs, and what makes them dangerous? (00:04:29)
7. Future work and new approaches considered to identify IAIs (00:11:09)
8. The diagnostic methods currently being used in the clinic (00:12:59)
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