Macclesfield Distal Radius Fracture Course

Category: Training - School of Surgery

Date: June 20th 2014 8:00am until 4:40pm

Location: The Tytherington Club, Dorchester Way, Tytherington, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK10 2JP

Google map
 

Course Content:

A practical course supported by short lectures and discussion groups from an experienced UK and International Faculty. 

Aimed at:

T&O ST3+ trainees who want to further their knowledge and skills in the treatment of wrist fractures.  

Core T&O trainees: Attending this date instead of your ARCP is not an option as per your TPD Miss Langdon

Course Convenors:

Mr M Waseem, Mr J Fischer, Mr R Bassi

Course fee:

£150.00

Programme:

08.00 - 08.30  Registration

08.30 - 08.35  Welcome (Jochen Fischer)

08.35 - 09.05  Initial assessment of patients and decision making (Vijay Bhalaik)

09.05 - 09.25  Surgical approaches: Henry's/Dorsal/Distal ulna (Alf Morris)

09.25 - 09.45  Principles of volar locking plate fixation (Frederik Verstreken)

09.45 - 10.05  Treatment alternatives: K-wires, dorsal plates, ExFix, bridging plates (Neville Thompson)

10.05 - 10.25  Discussion

10.30 - 11.00  Coffee

11.00 - 11.45  Group A: Seminar room 3:  Sawbone workshop 1 (volar plate) (Vijay Bhalaik, Radek Kebrle, Neville Thompson)

                            Group B: Group discussions, 20 mins each

                                   11.00 - 11.20  Imaging: CT & MRI (Naveen Vasireddy)

                                               11.25 - 11.45  Paediatric fractures (Tahir Khan)

11.50 - 12.35  Group B: Sawbone workshop 1 (volar plate) (Vijay Bhalaik, Radek Kebrle, Neville Thompson)

                            Group A: Group discussions, 20 mins each

                                   11.50 - 12.10  Imaging: CT & MRI (Naveen Vasireddy)

                                               12.15 - 12.35  Paediatric fractures (Tahir Khan)

12.35 - 13.15  Lunch

13.15 - 13.55  Group A: Seminar room 3:  Sawbone workshop 2 (dorsal plate) (Tahir Khan, Alf Morris, Frederik Verstreken)

                            Group B: Seminar room 1:  Group discussion, 15 mins each

                                   13.15 - 13.30  Intraarticular fractures (Radek Kebrle)

                                   13.35 - 13.55  Failure of metalwork, infection, malunion (Vijay Bhalaik)

14.00 - 14.40  Group B: Sawbone workshop 2 (intraarticular fracture, dorsal plate) (Tahir Khan, Alf Morris, Frederik Verstreken)

                            Group A: Group discussion, 15 mins each

                                   14.00 - 14.15 Intraarticular fractures (Radek Kebrle)

                                   14.20 - 14.35 Failure of metalwork, infection, malunion (Vijay Bhalaik)

14.40 - 15.00  Coffee

 15.00 - 15.20  Ulnar styloid fracture/DRUJ instability/TFCC tear (Frederik Verstreken)

15.20 - 15.50  Tips & Tricks in volar locking plate fixation (Radek Kebrle)

15.50 - 16.20  My worst wrist fracture case and how I dealt with it (All faculty, 5 mins each)

16.20 - 16.40  Discussion (All faculty)

16.40             Finish

17.30             Faculty Dinner

 For further information contact:

Hayley Cook, hayleycook@nhs.net, 01625 661 315