Instructional Courses

(Attended, Organized and/or Participated)

1. "AO Instructional Course"

(SAOA) 3 - 8 August 1981 JOHANNESBURG

2. "Biomechanical Instructional Course"

(SAOA) 27 - 29 September 1982 BLOEMFONTEIN

3. "Hand Surgery Instructional Course"

(SASSH) 21 - 23 April 1983 TYGERBERG, STELLENBOSCH

4. "Microsurgery"

1 July - 31 December 1983 Duke University Medical Centre DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA U S A

5. "S A O A  Spinal Instructional Course"

(SAOA) 17 - 19 May 1984 PRETORIA

6. "S A O A Advanced Course on Fracture Management"

8 - 11 May 1985 CAPE TOWN

7. "Basic and Applied Course in Microsurgery"

3 - 14 March 1986 TYGERBERG, STELLENBOSCH

8. "Upper Extremity Trauma"

(AAOS Course no 595)

14 - 16 May 1987 NEW ORLEANS, LA U.S.A

9. Refresher Course in Hand Surgery

(Organiser and Participant) (SASSH)

3 - 5 March 1988 MEDUNSA, Pretoria.

10. Refresher Course in Hand Surgery

(Participant) (SASSH)

13-14 March 1989 CAPE TOWN

11. Refresher Course in Hand Surgery

(Participant) (SASSH)

26-27 March 1990 JOHANNESBURG

12. Refresher Course in Hand Surgery Techniques

(Organizer and Participant) (SASSH)

2 - 3 April 1991 PRETORIA

13. "Refresher Course in Rheumatoid Arthritis"

(Participant) (SASSH)

21 - 24 April 1992 DURBAN

14. "Advances in the Biomechanics of the Hand and Wrist"

NATO Advanced Research Workshop

22 - 23 May 1992 Brussells, Belgium

15. "Instructional Course in Shoulder Surgery".

SA Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Society.

4 - 5 September 1993 Bloemfontein, South Africa

16. “Refresher Course in Hand Surgery”

(Participant) (SASSH)

13 – 14 March 1995 Cape Town

17. “Arthritis Symposium”

6 May 1995 Pretoria

18. “Refresher Course in Digital Balance”

(Participant) (SASSH)

21 – 22 April 1996 Bloemfontein

19. “Refresher Course in Hand Trauma”

(Participant) (SASSH)

3–4 March 1997 Cape Town

20. “Registrar Course in Hand Surgery”

(Participant) (SASSH)

28-29 February 1998 Melbourne, Australia

21. “Refresher Course in Neurology of the Upper Limb: Pain Palsy and Reconstruction”

(Participant) (SASSH)

13 – 14 April 1999 Durban

22. “Hand and Wrist Course”

(Participant) (SASSH)

4 March 2000 Johannesburg

23. “Refresher Course On Arthritis and Associated Conditions”

(Participant) (SASSH)

19 – 20 March 2000 Cape Town

24. “Refresher Course on Infections, Tumours and Rehabilitation”

(Participant) (SASSH)

4-5 March 2001 Johannesburg (Caesars)

25. “Instructional Course (SAOA)

(Participant) 8-9 March 2001 Medunsa Pretoria

26. “Hand Therapy Course Lectures”:

(Lecturer) - Neurovascular examination of the Hand - Management of Hand Injuries - Hand Infections - Tendon Transfers in the Upper Limb - X-rays and the Hand - Osteo-arthritis of the 1st Carpo-metacarpal joint University of Pretoria

13 February and 19 September 2001

27. AO Advanced Hand Course

(Participant, Moderator, Instructor)

6-9 March 2002 Pretoria (Sheraton Hotel)

28. Refresher Course on “The Injured Hand” (Participant) (SASSH)

10-11 March 2002 Pretoria (University of Pretoria)

29. Instructional Course (SASSH)

(Presenter and Moderator) “Work Related Disorders of the Upper Limb”

1 September 2002 Bloemfontein

30. Refresher Course on “Anatomy, Congenital Deformities and Microsurgery”(SASSH)

(Participant and Moderator) “Radial Club Hand”

21-22 March 2003 Johannesburg (Indaba Hotel)

31. Refresher Course on “Neurology of the Upper Limb” (SASSH)

(Presenter, Panelist and Moderator) “Management of Tetraplegia, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke Patients”

5-6 March 2004 Durban (Elangeni Hotel)

32. Instructional Course. Federation of the European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH)

“Tumors of the Hand”

13 June 2004 Budapest, Hungary

33. Refresher Course on “Tumours, Infection, Congenital Deformities and Rehabilitation” “SASSH”

(Presenter and Moderator) “MAI Synovitis”

25-27 February 2005 Goudini Spa, Woucester, Cape

34. Refresher Course on “Trauma” “SASSH”

(Presenter and Moderator) “Swanneck and Boutonniere deformities”

24-26 February 2006 Ilanga Estate, Bloemfontein

35. Refresher Course on “Arthritis” “SASSH”

(Organiser, Presenter and Moderator) “The MIRA Prostesis” “The STT OA” (read by Dr. J van der Westhuizen) “The Trapezio-Metacarpal OA”

16-18 February 2007 Kiewietskroon, Pretoria

36. Refresher Course on” Trauma and Disorders of the Wrist” “SASSH”

(Presenter and Moderator) “Classification of Wrist Instability”

22-24 February 2008 Boardwalk Conference Centre, Port Elizabeth

37. Refresher Course on “ Anatomy, Microvascular Surgery, Congenital Differences, Ethics and Cerebral Palsy” “SASSH”

(Presenter) “ Radial Club Hand :Centralisation – How do I do it”

21-22 February 2009 Elangeni Hotel, Durban

 38. REFRESHER COURSE ON "NERVE,PAIN,BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURIES,SUDECK'S AND      TENDON TRANSFERS" "SASSH"

(Presenter and Moderator) "Latissimus Dorsi Transfer for Elbow Flexorplasty" and "Assessment and Management of the Tetraplegic Upper Limb"

27-28 February 2010, The Town House Hotel, Cape Town

39.REFRESHER COURSE ON "INFECTION, TUMOURS, AMPUTATIONS and REHABILITATION" "SASSH"

(Presenter and Moderator)  " Human Bites"

25-27 February 2011, Ilanga Estate , Bloemfontein

40.REFRESHER COURSE ON "TRAUMA AND SPORT RELATED UPPER LIMB INJURIES" "SASSH"

(Presenter) "Radial Head Fractures and Essex Lopresti Injuries"

24-26 February 2012, CSIR, Pretoria

41. REFRESHER COURSE ON "THE WRIST" "SASSH"

(Moderator)

22-23 February 2014, Hemmingway Hotel, East London

42. REFRESHER COURSE ON "ANATOMY, BIOMECHANICS, CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES, CP, STROKE, TETRAPLEGIA AND TENDON TRANSFER"

(Presenter) 1."A Case for a new Congenital Anomalies Classification"

                     2. "Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita"

21-22 February 2015, Protea Hotel, O.R.Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg