MANCHESTER HAND & WRIST TRAUMA COURSE
Cadaveric Practical Hand and wrist Trauma Approaches and Fixation
Saturday 22th February 2025
Manchester Surgical Skills & Simulation Centre Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PT United Kingdom
Saturday 22th February 2025
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 Johnson & Johnson MedTech 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
Observer Only fee : £100
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
Ronnie Davies
Mr Davies is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon working at Manchester Foundation Trust. He has a specialist interest in shoulder & elbow surgery. He trained at Cambridge University medical school and completed his specialist training in Manchester. He subsequently undertook higher fellowship training in shoulder & elbow surgery at the renowned Robert Jones Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry, before commencing work as a consultant in Manchester. His is the regional training teaching director.
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 Bamal
Rahul Bamal serves as a Consultant Hand & Wrist Surgeon at Salford Royal Hospital in Manchester, UK. With an extensive training background spanning New Delhi, Gold Coast, and Liverpool, Rahul has achieved dual certification in both Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery.
He has special interest in peripheral nerve pathologies, management of spasticity, treating scleroderma and hand & wrist arthroplasty.
Faculty
Chris Peach
Professor Peach is a Consultant at the Manchester University Foundation Trust. Chris graduated as a doctor from Imperial College School of Medicine and trained as an Orthopaedic Surgeon in London, Oxford and the North West. Chris trained as a fellow in the Upper Limb Unit at Wrightington Hospital. He also was awarded the Sheffield Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship. He has also trained at the Mayo Clinic in the United States with Dr Shawn O’Driscoll. Chris is the Chairman of the Research committee for the British Elbow and Shoulder Society and is committed to supporting high quality research in orthopaedic surgery.
Faculty
Attiya Ijaz
Pakistan trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon with special interest in Hand surgery. Six years of post fellowship experience of working as an associate consultant in a specialised hand unit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Presently working as Advanced Fellow in Hand surgery with MFT.
Faculty
Julia Ruston
Julia is a Consultant Hand and Plastic Surgeon at Salford Royal Hospital. She graduated from the University of Cambridge and University College London, before completing Plastic Surgery training in London. She moved to Manchester for a Hand TIG Fellowship and was appointed into her Consultant post in 2022.
Her practice involves elective hand surgery, with interests in complex nerve and spasticity. Working within a major trauma centre, her emergency work covers hands, plastic and orthoplastic cases. She sits on the BSSH Communications Committee and frequently teaches on national hand and plastic surgery courses.
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.
LECTURES AND SEMINARS
Saturday 22th February 2025
- 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 22th February 2025
- 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 22th February 2025
- 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 22th February 2025
- 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 22th February 2025
Endorsement
Sponsors
This course is sponsored by Orthocycle foundation, medartis and kLS Martin and Johnson & Johnson MedTech
