Plain-language guides to surgery, and the training behind them.
Informed Surgery publishes free, sourced guides for people facing knee replacement, hip replacement and cranial reconstruction. We also build education for surgical practices and the people who work in the device industry.
Three publications, one standard
Each guide lives on its own site, so you can go straight to the procedure you care about. Every one follows the same sourcing and disclosure rules.
Surgical Device Industry Fundamentals
A practical first course for new reps, clinical specialists and anyone joining a medical device company. It covers how surgery actually runs, how hospitals buy, and how to be useful in the OR without getting in the way.
Module 1 is free. You get a completion certificate at the end. It isn't accredited continuing-education credit.
- The case day, start to finishPre-op to recovery room: who does what, and where you stand.
- Sterile field basicsWhat you can touch, what you can't, and why it matters.
- Talking to the OR teamWhen to speak up, when to stay quiet.
- Getting ready for surgeryGuide
- Questions for your appointmentChecklist
- Insurance and cost worksheetWorksheet
- Your first two weeks homeGuide
Lakeside Orthopaedics is a made-up practice used for this sample.
Your patients, your branding, our guides
We package our hip and knee material under your practice name: a patient landing page, printable prep guides, appointment questions, insurance worksheets and QR cards for the front desk.
Look at the full sampleWho writes this
An independent author with years in surgical medical devices. Not a physician, and we say so on every site.
About usWhere facts come from
Peer-reviewed research, mostly systematic reviews and meta-analyses, plus FDA records and major hospital patient pages.
Editorial standardsHow it's reviewed
Each page shows its last review date. We haven't had physician review yet. We'll name reviewers here when that happens.
Corrections policyPatient updates
New guides and page updates. A few emails a year at most.
Professional updates
Course launches, team pricing and practice packages.
Patient guides
Free, independent guides written for patients and the people helping them. Each one lives on its own site and is updated there, so you always get the current version.
Surgical Device Industry Fundamentals
Built for people in their first year at a medical device company: sales reps, clinical specialists, associates and marketing hires who need to understand the OR and the hospital before they can be useful in either.
What you'll be able to do
- Walk through a surgical case day and know your place in it
- Follow sterile technique well enough to stay out of trouble
- Explain how a hospital decides to buy a new device, including value analysis
- Read the basics of an FDA clearance and talk about it accurately
- Build real working relationships with surgeons and OR staff
Syllabus
Six modules, self-paced. Each module has short readings, a case example and a quick check at the end.
Module 1, lesson 1: The case day, start to finish
Most new reps learn the OR by getting yelled at in it. This lesson gets you ahead of that by walking through one ordinary scheduled case, from the night before to the recovery room.
The day before. Confirm the case is still on the schedule, the implant sizes and instruments are where they need to be, and sterile processing has the trays in time to turn them. Most avoidable delays start here.
Pre-op. The patient is checked in, consented and marked. Anesthesia and nursing do their assessments. This is not your time; stay out of the bay unless you've been asked in.
Time-out. Before incision the whole team stops to confirm patient, procedure and site. Everyone stops talking. That includes you.
The procedure. Your job is to anticipate. Know the steps well enough to have the next size or instrument ready before anyone asks, and keep your voice low.
Close and handoff. Count, close, dressing, transfer. Record implant lot numbers correctly, because the hospital will need them later.
Quick check
During the surgical time-out, the rep should:
For individuals
Self-paced access to all six modules and a completion certificate.
Pricing announced at launch. Waitlist members hear first.
For teams
Seats for a hiring class or a regional team, a progress report for managers and an optional live Q&A session.
Quoted per team. Tell us your team size below.
Join the waitlist
We'll email you when the full course opens. No spam, and you can leave any time.
Instructor: the founder of Informed Surgery, who has worked in surgical medical devices across orthopaedics and reconstruction, covering cases, distributors and hospital value analysis. See About.
Patient education with your name on it
Your patients will search for answers anyway. Give them sourced, plain-language material that matches what your team tells them, branded to your practice and ready to hand out.
What's in the hip and knee package
Inspect the sample
This is the actual package format, shown for a made-up practice. Switch between pieces below.
How it works
- Send us your detailsLogo, colours, phone numbers and any practice-specific instructions.
- We build your sampleA branded landing page and one handout, for you to review before any commitment.
- Your team reviews itYour surgeons approve the practice-specific content. Nothing goes out without that.
- Go livePrint-ready files, QR cards and a hosted page, updated when the evidence changes.
Request a sample for your practice
We're starting with a small group of pilot practices. Tell us a little about yours and we'll build a sample with your branding.
About Informed Surgery
An independent education company. We write the guides we wish patients had before surgery, and the training we wish new industry hires had on day one.
Founder
Informed Surgery was started by an independent author with a professional background in surgical medical devices, including orthopaedics and reconstruction. That background means years in operating rooms, with surgeons and hospital purchasing teams, and a clear view of what patients usually don't get told.
What the founder isn't: a physician, nurse or other licensed clinician. Our guides say this plainly, and they're written to help you talk to your surgeon, not replace them.
Contributors and review
Right now our guides are written and maintained by the founder. They haven't been reviewed by a physician yet.
When clinical reviewers join us, we'll list each one here by name, with their credentials and the pages they reviewed. We won't describe any page as clinically reviewed until that's true.
Editorial standards
How we decide what goes into our guides, where it comes from, and how we fix mistakes. These apply to every Informed Surgery publication.
Last updated November 2026.
Contact
Business inquiries, training questions and corrections all come here.
We can't answer medical questions or give advice about your care. Please ask your surgeon or care team.