Invitation Lectures

18 May 1983 - Port Elizabeth

Orthopaedic Branch meeting

19 May 1983 - Pretoria

Medical Research Council

20 May 1983 - Durban

Orthopaedic Branch meeting

3 June 1983 - Pretoria

ABC Travelling Fellow Symposium

21 June 1983 - New Brunswick, New Jersey, U S A

Johnson & Johnson
(Orthopaedic Division Meeting)

28 July 1983 - Vail, Colorado, U S A

Mack Clayton Symposium on Hand Surgery

14 November 1983 - Durham, Carolina, U S A

(North - Duke University Medical Center
(Division : Orthopaedic Surgery)

16 December 1983- New York, N Y, U S A

Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
(Orthopaedic Surgery : Hand Meeting)

6 January 1984 - Denver, Colorado, U S A

Alfred B Swanson Symposium on Upper Extremity Surgery

26 August 1985- Barcelona, Spain

SAOA and NCCC Travelling Fellowship Study Visit
(Dr Palazzi; Dr Viladot)

13 September 1985- Bochum, West-Germany

SAOA and NCCC Travelling Fellowship Study Visit (Prof G Muhr)

23 September 1985- Lusanne, Switzerland

SAOA and NCCC Travelling Fellowship Study Visit (Prof A Narakas)

26 September 1985- Basel, Switzerland

SAOA and NCCC Travelling Fellowship Study Visit (Prof Mörscher)

10 September 1986 - Pretoria

Post graduate seminar on Internal fixation and Bone Healing

Department of Surgery Onderstepoort (Prof D Steyn)

8 September 1987- Cape Town

3M Orthopaedic Division Meeting

11 May 1988 - Helsinki, Finland

Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department,

Central University Hospital (Prof Penti Rokkanen)

21 April 1989 - New Port, Wales, U.K.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital

1 October 1990- Pavia, Italy

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,

University of Pavia (Prof Luciano Ceciliani)

2 October 1990- Brescia, Italy

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (No. 1),

Ospedale Civile di Brescia (Prof Motta)

3 October 1990- Madrid, Spain

Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery,

Centro Especial "Ramon Y Cajal" (Dr Mario Del Campo Martinez)

4 October 1990- Madrid, Spain

Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Madrid General Hospital (Prof Javier Rodriguez)

5 October 1990- Madrid, Spain

Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery,

Hospital Infantil Nino Jesus (Dr Thomas Epeldegui)

10 October 1990- London, UK

Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery,

St Thomas' Hospital (Dr Reynolds)

11 October 1990 - Rotherham, UK

Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery,

Rotherham District General Hospital

12 October 1990- Kidderminster, UK

Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Kidderminster District General Hospital

25 February 1991- Birmingham, UK

Advanced Course for Orthopaedic Consultants and Senior Registrars.

British Orthopaedic Association

19 May 1992- Lincoln, UK

Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery

Lincoln County Hospital (Mr M D Smith FRCS)

11 May 1993 - Worcester, UK

Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery

Worcester Royal Infirmary (Mr J Eckersley)

11 May 1993 - Exeter, UK

Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery

Princess Elizabeth Orhtop Hosp (Mr Graham Gie & Mr D C Jameson Evans)

12 May 1993 - Glasgow, UK

Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery

Victoria Infirmary (Mr Abrammi and Mr B G Singh)

13 May 1993 - Cambridge, UK

Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery

Addenbrooks Hospital Clinical School (Mr Bernard Meggitt)

14 May 1993 - Bromley, UK

Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery

Bromley Hospital (Mr Franklin)

17 May 1993 - Riga, Latvia

Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics

(IFSSH Delegation) (Prof K Kalnberzs)

26 May 1993 - Praque, Czech Republic

Hand Surgeons Meeting

Medical Society Building (IFSSH Delegation)

4-26 June 1994 - Los Angeles, USA

Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery Service and Southern California Hand Surgery Society University of Southern California And Los Angeles County Hospital (Visiting Professor) (Prof M Patzakis)

25 Oct 1994 - Brussels, Belgium

Belgian Orthopaedic Surgeons

Novotel Brussels Airport

26 Oct 1994 - Leiden, Netherlands

Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery

Academic Hospital (Prof Rozing)

27 Oct 1994 - Copenhagen, Denmark

Danish Orthopaedic Surgeons

Admiral Hotel Copenhagen

1 Oct 1996 - Nashville, Tennesee, USA

American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Opryland Hotel

8 Oct 1996 - Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

MB Lee Honorary Lecture

6 – 14 Oct 1996 Visiting Professor

(Prof John Leong)

9 June 1997 - Ottignies, Belgium

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

28 - 29 Feb 1998 - Melbourne, Australia

Australian Hand Surgery Society,

Registrars Course

1 March 1998 - Sydney Australia

Dept of Hand Surgery

Royal North Shore Hospital (Prof Michael Tonkin)

5 - 10 March 1998 - Freycinett National Park, Tasmania

Australian Hand Surgery Society Annual Meeting

Visiting Professor 1998

12-13 March 1998 - Perth, Australia

Western Australia Hand Surgery Society Meeting (Dr Peter Hayes) and

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (Dr Allen Wang)

25 May 1998 - Vancouver, Canada

7th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand Symposium on Nerve Injuries.

3 – 14 March 1999- Ho-Chi Ming City,  Hue City and Hanoi, Vietnam

Visiting Professor

1 – 7 April 1999- Reunion and Mauritius Islands

Hand and Wrist Meeting

Institut Francais de Chirurgie, de la Main Paris (Drs PH Saffar and G Foucher)

8 September 1999- MEDUNSA, Pretoria

General Practitioners Refresher Course

Medical University of Southern Africa

21-26 November 1999- Seoul, Korea

Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand

Visiting Professor

18-20 October 2000- Francistown, Botswana

Inaugural lecture of the founding of the Botswana Orthopaedic Association

31 March –2 April 2001- Pretoria

“The Hand”

“The Brooks Heywood Lecture”

17th Congress of the SA Rheumatism and Arthritis Association

10-14 June 2001- Istanbul, Turkey

International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT) as well as

International Federation of Societies of Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) (8th)

18-19 June 2001- Strasbourg, France

Congenital Hand Anomaly Study Group (CHASG) (Dr. G. Foucher).

6-8 Sep. 2001-Johannesburg, South Africa

9th Biennial Congress of the South African Sports Medicine Association

21 July 2001- kopanong, benoni ; 18 August 2001-Port Elizabeth

; 15 September 2001-kopanong, Benoni;

13 october 2001-Cape Town

Continuing Medical Training Seminars on:
- Neuro-vascular examination of the Hand
- Hand Infections
- Hand Injuries
- Common Hand Problems

3 March 2002- Pretoria

“Ter waardering van die Hand”

Garsfonteinpark N.G. Kerk

6-9 March 2002- Pretoria

“Complications following Fracture Management”

AO Advanced Hand Course

2-6 December 2002- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

53rd Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons of East Africa and 7th Scientific Meeting of Surgical Society of Ethiopia (Dr. Asrat Mengiste)

29 March 2003- Pretoria

“The Musician and Medical Aspects”

The SA Society of Music Teachers Conference

5 November 2003- Port Elizabeth

“Hand Truama”

The South African Sport Medicine Association. (Eastern Province Branch)

(Dr. K von Hagen)

2 December 2003- Kampala, Uganda

“Infections of the Hand”

3rd Annual Congress of the East, Central and Southern Orthopaedic Association

16 June 2004- Budapest, Hungary

“Trapezo-Metacarpal Arthroplasty”

9h Congress of International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH)

23-23 June 2004- Moshi, Tanzania

“Course on Hand Surgery”

AMREF Outreach Program (Dr. Asrad Mengiste)

23 July 2004- Escom Centre,  Midrand, South Africa

“Nerve Injuries”

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Registrar Congress

4 September 2004- Pretoria

“Algemene Hand Toestande”

Die Afrikaanse Geneeshere-Vereniging

11 March 2005- TLU-SA Building, Pretoria

“Neurovaskulêre Ondersoek van die Boonste Ledemaat”

Die Afrikaanse Geneeshere Vereniging

15 April 2005- BMW Building,  Pretoria

“The Hand”

Department of Anatomy University of Pretoria

21-23 Oct 2005- Botucatu, Brazil

1. “Experimental Experience on End-to-Side Nerve Suture”
2. “Clinical Experience on End-to-Side Nerve Suture”
3. “Questions and the Future on End-to-Side Nerve Suture”

9th International Microsurgery Symposium

(Prof. Fausto Viterbo) (Prof. Barbara Lutz)

11-16 March 2007- Sydney, Australia

1. “The Trapezio-Metacarpal Joint Osteo-Arthritis”
2. “Osteo-Arthritis of the scapho-trapezio-trapezoid (STT) joint”

          (Paper read by: Dr J van der Westhuizen)

10th Congress: International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH)

20–21 Sept 2007- Birmingham, UK

1. “Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita – An Overview”
2. “Classification and Evaluation of AMC”

First International Symposium on Arthrogryposis (Dr. Ruth Lester)

28-29 Nov 2008- Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy

1. “AMC Classification and Evaluation”
2. “The Elbow- Surgery in AMC”
3. “The Wrist- Surgery in AMC”

Congress: ‘Arthrogryposis Today: an almost mandatory multidisciplinary approach’

(Dr. Antonio Landi)

3-6 June 2009- Poznan, Poland

“End-to Side Neurorraphy for Digital Nerves”

XIV Congress of FESSH

10-12 September 2009-hamburg,germany

1."Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita:

    -Functional Classification and the AMC Discogram"

2."Treatment Principles of AMC"

8th World Symposium on Congenital Malformations of the Hand and Upper Limb

Bucerius Law School, Hamburg. (Prof. Rolf Habenicht)

28-30 October 2009-Luxor,Egypt

1."In Appreciation of the Hand'

     -The development of the Human Hand and it's significance in Society"

2."Radial Club Hand-How I Do It"

3."End-to-Side Nerve Suture-Experimental and Clinical Experience"

4."Functional Wrist Fusion"

5."Wrist Instabilities-Understanding the Basics"

Annual International Instructional Course in Hand Surgery

Luxor International Hospital. ( Prof. Sobhi Hweidi)

15 APRIL 2010-BMW Building,PRETORIA

"In Appreciation of the Hand"

Department of Anatomy, University of Pretoria

10 SEPTEMBER 2010-TLU-SA Building, Pretoria

1."Tennis elbow-Lateral Epicondylitis"

2."Osteo-arthitis of the first Carpo-Metacarpal Joint"

3."Dupuytren's Contracture"

Afrikaanse Geneeshere-Vereniging Kursus

1November 2010-Seoul,Korea

 

 "Trapezium-Metacarpal I Osteoarthritis"

Plenary Lecture

11th Congress , International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand

 

27-28 January 2011-  Milano, Italy

1. "Liebenberg Syndrome"

2. "Principles in the Management of Arthrogryposis"

2nd European Symposium on Pediatric Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation

(Prof. Giorgio Pajardi)

 

10-12 February 2011- Centurion, Pretoria, RSA

"Digital Balance"

South African  Orthopaedic Registrar's Congress 2011

 

15-16 SEPTEMBER 2011 - ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA

Lectures:  " Surgery for Tennis Elbow"

                   "Features of the surgical technique of End-to-Side Nerve Suture"

                   "Surgical treatment of patients with Essex-Lopresti injuries"

Surgical Workshop: "End - to - side nerve suture"                              "Tennis elbow"

                                  

(ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE of ST. PETERSBURG)

(Prof. J Kocsis and Prof. Igor Golubev)

 

1 OCTOBER 2011 - UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

" Hand Infections"

Surgery: Symposium (15th)

(Convener: Prof. C J Mieny)

 

28 FEBRUARY2012 - UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

"How to Publish an Article"

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

(Convener : Prof. R P Grabe)

 

13 APRIL 2012 - UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

"Appreciating the Hand"

Department of Anatomy

 

14-16 SEPTEMBER 2012 - HAJDUSZOBOSZLO, HUNGARY

Lectures: "Arthroplasty of the First Carpo-Metacarpal Joint"

                  "First Steps in Congenital Hand Surgery"

Cadaver Workshop: "Surgical Management of the Trapezium-Metacarpal 1 Joint"

(EASTERN EUROPEAN COURSE ON HAND SURGERY)

(Prof. Zsolt Szabo)

 

4-8 MARCH 2013- NEW DEHI, INDIA

Master Class:"How I Treat Tennis Elbow"

12th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand.

 

12 APRIL 2014 - UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

"The Hand"

Department of Anatomy

 

13 MAY 2015 - ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS

"Evaluating Function in the Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Patient"

World Congenital Hand Symposium on Congenital Malformations of the Hand and Upper Limb

(Prof Stevan Hovius and Dr Christianne van Nieuwenhoven)

 

21 MAY 2015 - UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

"Application of the Upper Limb Anatomy in practice"

Department of Anatomy

 

28-30 AUGUST 2015 - 46TH CONGRESS OF SASSH

(SOUTH AFRICAN SOCIETY FOR SURGERY OF THE HAND)

Ethics Lecture: "Perspectives on the Hand: knowledge, respect and ethical behavior"

Champagne Sports Resort, Drakensberg, South Africa

 

21 NOVEMBER 2015 - SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA

(Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand) (KSSH)

Keynote Lecture:

"Osteo-arthritis of the first Carpo-Metacarpal Joint:

             Keeping a Common Problem Simple"

Annual Congress of the KSSH 2015

(Prof Goo Hyun Baek)

 

22 APRIL 2016 - UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

" The development and functioning of the Hand"

Department of Anatomy

(Prof. M C Bosman)

 

6 APRIL 2017 - UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

"Application of the Upper Limb Anatomy in Clinical Practice"

Department of Anatomy

(Prof. M C Bosman)

 

2 OCTOBER 2017 - UNISA (UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA)

"The Musician and Medically Related Conditions"

National Performing Arts Health Symposium (Pretoria)

South African Performing Arts Health Association (SAPAHA)

Directorate Music

(Prof. Karendra Devroop)

 

16 FEBRUARY 2018 -IRENE COUNTRY LODGE (PRETORIA)

"An Approach to Congenital Deformities of the Upper Limb"

South African Orthopaedic Registrars Congress 2018

(Dr. Graeme Davis - Organiser)

 

20 FEBRUARY 2018 - UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

"The Musician and General Medical Conditions"

Department of Music

Seminar Series 2018

(Prof. Alexander Johnson)

25 FEBRUARY 2019 - IRENE COUNTRY LODGE (PRETORIA)

"Trapeziectomy for OA of the first carpo-metacarpal joint"

South African Society for Surgery of the Hand Refresher Course

(Dr. Grant Biddulph)