In-Person Pre-Operative Joint Classes
It’s important that you’re prepared for your surgery and informed about the care you’ll need following your procedure. We offer free in-person total knee and hip replacement preparation classes. We also offer online classes.
During this in-person class, you will learn:
- Important information about your surgery
- What to expect after surgery
- How to fully participate in your recovery
- Equipment you will need
No registration is required for this in-person class. For more information, you can call 919-784-7760.
Class information
No classes are held on New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve.
For more information on the UNC Health Rex joint replacement classes, please send an email to Rexjointclass@unchealth.unc.edu.
Total knee replacement classes
- Schedule: Thursdays 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
- Location: Classes are held in the UNC Rex Hospital Patient Education classroom. Enter through the patient tower entrance and take the first hallway on the right. The classroom is the first room on the right.
- Parking: Parking is available in a parking deck near the front of the main hospital entrance.
Total hip replacement classes
- Schedule: Mondays 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
- Location: Classes are held in the UNC Rex Hospital Patient Education classroom. Enter through the patient tower entrance and take the first hallway on the right. The classroom is the first room on the right.
- Parking: Parking is available in a parking deck near the front of the main hospital entrance.
Total hip and knee replacement classes
This is a combined hip and knee replacement class.
- Schedule: First and third Thursdays of each month, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
- Location: Classes are held at Rex Holly Springs Hospital in the second-floor conference room next to the cafeteria.
- Parking: Parking is available in front of the hospital. Enter through the main entrance.
