PROFESSOR of HAND SURGERY
President:
International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH)
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON
PR 2804247
MP 0136999
Orthopaedic Branch meeting
Medical Research Council
Orthopaedic Branch meeting
ABC Travelling Fellow Symposium
Johnson & Johnson
(Orthopaedic Division Meeting)
Mack Clayton Symposium on Hand Surgery
(North - Duke University Medical Center
(Division : Orthopaedic
Surgery)
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center
(Orthopaedic Surgery :
Hand Meeting)
Alfred B Swanson Symposium on Upper Extremity Surgery
SAOA and NCCC Travelling
Fellowship Study Visit
(Dr Palazzi; Dr Viladot)
SAOA and NCCC Travelling Fellowship Study Visit (Prof G Muhr)
SAOA and NCCC Travelling Fellowship Study Visit (Prof A Narakas)
SAOA and NCCC Travelling Fellowship Study Visit (Prof Mörscher)
Post graduate seminar on Internal fixation and Bone Healing
Department of Surgery Onderstepoort (Prof D Steyn)
3M Orthopaedic Division Meeting
Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department,
Central University Hospital (Prof Penti Rokkanen)
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
University of Pavia (Prof Luciano Ceciliani)
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (No. 1),
Ospedale Civile di Brescia (Prof Motta)
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Centro Especial "Ramon Y Cajal" (Dr Mario Del Campo Martinez)
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Madrid General Hospital (Prof Javier Rodriguez)
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Hospital Infantil Nino Jesus (Dr Thomas Epeldegui)
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery,
St Thomas' Hospital (Dr Reynolds)
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Rotherham District General Hospital
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Kidderminster District General
Hospital
Advanced Course for Orthopaedic Consultants and Senior Registrars.
British Orthopaedic Association
Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
Lincoln County Hospital (Mr M D Smith FRCS)
Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
Worcester Royal Infirmary (Mr J Eckersley)
Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
Princess Elizabeth Orhtop Hosp (Mr Graham Gie & Mr D C Jameson Evans)
Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
Victoria Infirmary (Mr Abrammi and Mr B G Singh)
Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
Addenbrooks Hospital Clinical School (Mr Bernard Meggitt)
Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
Bromley Hospital (Mr Franklin)
Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics
(IFSSH Delegation) (Prof K Kalnberzs)
Hand Surgeons Meeting
Medical Society Building (IFSSH Delegation)
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)
Belgian Orthopaedic Surgeons
Novotel Brussels Airport
Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery
Academic Hospital (Prof Rozing)
Danish Orthopaedic Surgeons
Admiral Hotel Copenhagen
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Opryland Hotel
University of Hong Kong
MB Lee Honorary Lecture
6 – 14 Oct 1996 Visiting Professor
(Prof John Leong)
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Australian Hand Surgery Society,
Registrars Course
Dept of Hand Surgery
Royal North Shore Hospital (Prof Michael Tonkin)
Australian Hand Surgery Society Annual Meeting
Visiting Professor 1998
Western Australia Hand Surgery Society Meeting (Dr Peter Hayes) and
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (Dr Allen Wang)
7th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand Symposium on Nerve Injuries.
Visiting Professor
Hand and Wrist Meeting
Institut Francais de Chirurgie, de la Main Paris (Drs PH Saffar and G Foucher)
General Practitioners Refresher Course
Medical University of Southern Africa
Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand
Visiting Professor
Inaugural lecture of the founding of the Botswana Orthopaedic Association
“The Hand”
“The Brooks Heywood Lecture”
17th Congress of the SA Rheumatism and Arthritis Association
International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT) as well as
International Federation of Societies of Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH) (8th)
Congenital Hand Anomaly Study Group (CHASG) (Dr. G. Foucher).
9th Biennial Congress of the South African Sports Medicine Association
Continuing Medical Training
Seminars on:
- Neuro-vascular examination of the Hand
- Hand Infections
- Hand Injuries
- Common Hand Problems
“Ter waardering van die Hand”
Garsfonteinpark N.G. Kerk
“Complications following Fracture Management”
AO Advanced Hand Course
53rd Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons of East Africa and 7th Scientific Meeting of Surgical Society of Ethiopia (Dr. Asrat Mengiste)
“The Musician and Medical Aspects”
The SA Society of Music Teachers Conference
“Hand Truama”
The South African Sport Medicine Association. (Eastern Province Branch)
(Dr. K von Hagen)
“Infections of the Hand”
3rd Annual Congress of the East, Central and Southern Orthopaedic Association
“Trapezo-Metacarpal Arthroplasty”
9h Congress of International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH)
“Course on Hand Surgery”
AMREF Outreach Program (Dr. Asrad Mengiste)
“Nerve Injuries”
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Registrar Congress
“Algemene Hand Toestande”
Die Afrikaanse Geneeshere-Vereniging
“Neurovaskulêre Ondersoek van die Boonste Ledemaat”
Die Afrikaanse Geneeshere Vereniging
“The Hand”
Department of Anatomy University of Pretoria
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)
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)
1. “Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita – An Overview”
2. “Classification and Evaluation of AMC”
First International Symposium on Arthrogryposis (Dr. Ruth Lester)
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)
“End-to Side Neurorraphy for Digital Nerves”
XIV Congress of FESSH
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)
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)
"In Appreciation of the Hand"
Department of Anatomy, University of 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
1. "Liebenberg Syndrome"
2. "Principles in the Management of Arthrogryposis"
2nd European Symposium on Pediatric Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation
(Prof. Giorgio Pajardi)
"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)