Events

Upper Limb Trauma Course

For Core T&O trainees (CT1s and CT2s)

 

Overview

We are pleased to announce that we will be running the Upper Limb Trauma Course again, following its success last year. The course will run over 2 days, and will involve lectures along with cadaveric dissections and sawbone practicals. There will also be a course dinner. It is a fantastic way to see some of the approaches / operations that we are often less familiar with as SHOs.

 

Programme

Thursday, 15th May

1300 Registration (Mr J Mathews)

1320 Welcome and Deltopectoral approach to the shoulder (Mr M Crowther, North Bristol NHS Trust)

1345 Cadaveric dissection: Deltopectoral approach (3 groups of 4 delegates) (Mr M Crowther, North Bristol NHS Trust)

1430 Sawbones practical: Proximal humeral plates (Mr M Crowther, North Bristol NHS Trust)

1515 Tea and Coffee

1545 Approach to the distal radius and wrist (Mr R Bhatia, Bristol Royal Infirmary)

1600 Cadaveric dissection: Approaches to radius/wrist (3 groups of 4 delegates) (Mr R Bhatia, Bristol Royal Infirmary)

1700 Close

1930 Course dinner / drinks

 
Friday, 16th May

0900 Initial management of the dislocated shoulder (Mr I Packham, North Bristol NHS Trust)

0915 Decision making in treatment of wrist fractures (Mr R Amirfeyz, Bristol Royal Infirmary)

0945 Sawbones practical: Distal radial plates (Mr R Amirfeyz, Bristol Royal Infirmary)

1030 Tea and Coffee

1050 Case discussions: Forearm and wrist (Mr R Amirfeyz, Bristol Royal Infirmary)

1130 Overview of scaphoid fractures & carpal injuries (Mr R Amirfeyz, Bristol Royal Infirmary)

1215 Approaches to the Elbow (Mr N Blewitt, North Bristol NHS Trust)

1300 Cadaveric dissection: Approaches to the elbow (3 groups of 4 delegates) (Mr N Blewitt, North Bristol NHS Trust)

1345 Lunch

1430 Case discussions: Proximal humerus/shoulder (Mr M Crowther, North Bristol NHS Trust)

1500 Sawbones practical: Fixation of the olecranon (Mr N Blewitt, North Bristol NHS Trust)

1545 Case discussions: Distal humerus and elbow (Mr N Blewitt, North Bristol NHS Trust)

1625 Paediatric elbow injuries (Mr S Thomas, Bristol Children’s Hospital)

1700 Final questions, feedback and close (Mr J Mathews)

Cost

Whilst similar courses in other centres are very expensive, this course is being heavily subsidised by Stryker, and thus the cost will be £50.

 

Registration/Additional Information

Contact Johnny Mathews at johnny.mathews@nbt.nhs.uk. (Details on where to send cheques will be sent out to confirm registration.)