MANCHESTER HAND & WRIST TRAUMA COURSE
Cadaveric Practical Hand and wrist Trauma Approaches and Fixation
Saturday 9th March 2024
Manchester Surgical Skills & Simulation Centre Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PT United Kingdom
Saturday 9th March 2024
Welcome to Manchester Hand and wrist Trauma course
This is a cadaveric course for Plastic and Orthopaedic hand surgeons, trainees, fellows and SAS
OVERVIEW:
This course is suitable for trainees in plastic and orthopaedic surgery from core training to senior fellow level with an interest in hand surgery.
A high faculty and a hand and upper limb per delegates ration, with 6 hours of guided dissection and operative techniques tailored to your seniority and specialty will allow maximum learning experience.
Prior to the course you will be matched with one of our experienced faculty and your programme will be designed to meet your learning needs.
The following elements may be covered during the day:
• Surgical anatomy of the hand, wrist and upper limb
• Soft tissue management including local flaps for fingers, thumb, palm and dorsum
• Repair of flexor and extensor tendons in finger, palm and forearm
• Fracture fixation of phalanges, metacarpus and carpus
• Small joint arthroplasty for PIP joint and thumb (TBC)
• Tendon transfers for common peripheral nerve palsies
• Decompression for common pressure palsies
• Nerve exploration and transfers for peripheral nerve palsies and brachial plexus injuries
The faculty are all experienced Hand and wrist surgeons, and the high faculty to participant ratio will ensure maximal hands-on experience.
Suitability
ST1-ST8, clinical Fellows, seniors Fellows, SAS, Consultants
This course is supported by Stryker and DePuy-Synthes and Orthocycle charity , which recycles medical devices for less economically advantaged countries.
Notes
Attendees will need to bring hospital identification for admission.
No cameras or telephones are allowed in the cadaveric lab.
Course fee : £350
If you would like to be added to waiting list or apply for observer please contact us
COURSE FACULTY
Course Convenor
James Bedford
James Bedford is Specialty Lead Consultant for Burns & Plastic Surgery at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. He joined the department in 2018 following training in plastic and hand surgery in the North West, followed by a National Advanced Training Fellowship in Hand Surgery in Leeds. His special interests are in children’s hand surgery and nerve surgery including brachial plexus injury and spasticity. Mr Bedford enjoyes collaborating with surgeons in diverse specialties including orthopaedics, neurosurgery, general surgery and cardiothoracics for patients who require complex soft tissue reconstruction.
Faculty
Christopher Duff
Mr Duff is a Consultant in Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery at at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. He has interests in hand and upper limb surgery with a particular emphasis on major nerve disease and injury and neurofibromatosis (type 1) surgery. He has experience with common hand conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, myxoid or ganglion cysts, trigger finger, Dupuytren’s disease, trauma and arthritis in the hand. Mr Duff is the Regional Training Programme Director for the Plastic Surgery Specialty Trainees under Health Education North West (HENW).
Faculty
Kaushik Chakrabarty
Mr Chakrabarty is a Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgeon at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Having gained experience as a registrar in orthopaedic surgery, undertaking a 2-year period of research at the University of Sheffield, obtaining my He completed an MD in skin composite development. He trained in the North West in hand surgery, and in Toronto at the Hospital for Sick Children in Paediatric plastic surgery including facial re-animation and microsurgery. He worked as a Consultant in plastic surgery for almost 5 years in London, before returning to the North West in 2012.
Faculty
Anuj Mishra
Mr Mishra is a Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgeon at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. He studied at medical school in Delhi University and went on to complete his Masters in Surgery and Plastic Surgery. After his initial training in the prestigious plastic surgery units in Chelmsford and Swansea, he was appointed to the Mersey Plastic Surgery Registrar Training scheme. He completed fellowship training in Liverpool and Birmingham where he successfully undertook his British and European Hand Diploma exams in 2013. He then went on to develop his specialist interest in peripheral nerve surgery and refine his skills in major trauma management and microsurgical reconstruction.
Faculty
Vijay Bhalaik
Mr Bhalaik is a Consultant Hand and Upper Limb Surgeon in Merseyside. He treats all aspects of traumatic and complex hand and upper limb injuries.. He was awarded “Trainer of the Year” in 2012 for his contribution to orthopaedic training. He is a member of the faculty for AO Courses, tutor for the Royal College of Surgeons and is the Associate Head of School of Surgery, NHS England. He was the Training Programme Director for Orthopaedics for Health Education England North West. He is an examiner for the Intercollegiate Board and is a member of the BSSH Education Committee and was a member of the BSSH Instructional Course Committee.
Faculty
David Bell
David Bell is a hand plastic and reconstructive surgeon based in Whiston hospital, Merseyside since 2009. He specialises in hand and lower limb reconstruction and has been involved with a number of Bfirst projects and joint projects with BSSH particularly Sudan, but has also been to Myanmar, Kenya and Sierra Leone.
Faculty
Mike Woodruff
Mike is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Hand and Wrist Surgeon at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Mike completed separate Hand and Wrist Fellowships at Queens Medical Centre Nottingham, Wrightington Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. Mike has served on a number of Training Committees including HEENW Trauma and Orthopaedic STC, the BSSH Education and Training Committee and the RCS Edinburgh Younger Fellows Committee. He is currently the Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Training Programme Director for NHSE NW and Chair of the Cumbria and South Lancashire Surgical Hand Society. He is also currently an examiner for the MRCS part B, FRCS (Orth) and BSSH Hand Diploma Examinations.
Faculty
Sumedh Talwalkar
Sumedh is a consultant orthopaedic hand and wrist surgeon at Wrightington hospital. He completed his Orthopaedic training in the Northwest of England, having worked as a Senior Fellow in Upper Limb Surgery at Wrightington Hospital prior to taking up his Consultant post in 2009. In addition to being in charge of the senior fellowship programme at Wrightington Hospital, Sumedh also manages the highly successful FRCS Hand Course, which is held three times a year. He continues to maintain strong links with the Universities of Manchester and Salford and is an
Faculty
Kohila Sigamoney
Kohila is a consultant hand & orthopaedic surgeon at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. She was the TIG hand surgery fellow at Wrightington hospital. She is the Culture and Diversity Champion for the North West lead the nation research stream for the DEI BOA/BOTA Champions.
Faculty
Rahul Kakkar
Rahul is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, specialising in all elective upper limb surgery and general trauma. Mr Kakkar’s main interests are in reconstructive surgery in the upper limb, and in the treatment of degenerative and sports injuries. Mr Kakkar is a keen teacher and am on the faculty for the ChM – Trauma & Orthopaedics course run by Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. In addition, he examines on FRCS (Orth) Upper limb and Basic Sciences revision course at Wrightington Hospital.
Courses Director
Joseph Alsousou
Pelvis, Acetabulum and hip arthroplasty consultant surgeon at Manchester University Hospital NHS trust. He was fellowship trained in both Oxford and Cambridge. His clinical focus is on Pelvis trauma surgery, periprosthetic and complex hip arthroplasty. His academic work has attracted several awards including: EFORT, BOA, BOFAS, BASEM and ARUK awards. He is Manchester Trauma director.
Faculty
James Kennedy
Mr Kennedy is a Hand & Wrist surgeon at Manchester Foundation Trust. He completed Trauma & Orthopaedic higher surgical training in the North West and is dual fellowship trained through the TIG in Orthoplastics at The Hooper Hand Unit, Edinburgh and the Liverpool Hand Unit. His interests are in complex wrist surgery and hand & wrist arthroplasty. He holds the European diploma in hand surgery and is undertaking the British Diploma of Hand Surgery
LECTURES AND SEMINARS
Saturday 9th March 2024
- Surgical anatomy of the hand, wrist and upper limb
- Soft tissue management including local flaps for fingers, thumb, palm and dorsum
- Repair of flexor and extensor tendons in finger, palm and forearm
- Fracture fixation of phalanges, metacarpus and carpus
- Small joint arthroplasty for PIP joint and thumb (TBC)
- Tendon transfers for common peripheral nerve palsies
- Decompression for common pressure palsies
- Nerve exploration and transfers for peripheral nerve palsies and brachial plexus injuries
Saturday 9th March 2024
- Surgical anatomy of the hand, wrist, and upper limb
- Soft tissue management including local flaps for fingers, thumb, palm and dorsum
- Tendon repair
- Hand Fracture fixation
- Common Tendon transfers in upper limb
- Hand compartments
- Nerve palsies and brachial plexus injuries
CADAVERIC WORKSHOP
LECTURES AND SEMINARS
Saturday 9th March 2024
- Surgical anatomy of the hand, wrist, and upper limb
- Soft tissue management including local flaps for fingers, thumb, palm and dorsum
- Tendon repair
- Hand Fracture fixation
- Common Tendon transfers in upper limb
- Hand compartments
- Nerve palsies and brachial plexus injuries
CADAVERIC WORKSHOP
Saturday 9th March 2024
- Surgical anatomy of the hand, wrist and upper limb
- Soft tissue management including local flaps for fingers, thumb, palm and dorsum
- Repair of flexor and extensor tendons in finger, palm and forearm
- Fracture fixation of phalanges, metacarpus and carpus
- Small joint arthroplasty for PIP joint and thumb (TBC)
- Tendon transfers for common peripheral nerve palsies
- Decompression for common pressure palsies
- Nerve exploration and transfers for peripheral nerve palsies and brachial plexus injuries
BOOK COURSE
Hand and wrist Trauma course
Saturday 9th March 2024
Sponsors
This course is sponsored by Orthocycle foundation, medartis and kLS Martin
