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Day

Event

26 Nov 2008 Registration

27 Nov 2008

CME & workshop

28 Nov 2008

Conference Day 1

29 Nov 2008

Conference Day 2

30 Nov 2008

Conference Day 3

27 Nov 2008 - 29 Nov 2008 POSTER

Wednesday 26th November 2008:

6.00 – 8.00 PM

Registration
Hotel Atria.
Palace Road, Bangalore - 560001



Thursday 27th November 2008

7.00 – 8.30 AM

Registration
Hotel Atria.

8.45-9.30 AM

CME- Dedication and Inauguration
Hotel Atria- By Archbishop Most Rev. Bernard Moras 

 

Inauguration of the stalls – Prof Joseph Dias

9.30AM-   
1.00 PM

Workshop- Live surgery  
Chair persons: Ms Ruth Lester, Prof Bhaskaranand Kumar & Mr Russell Corlett
Cases:

  • Pollicisation (Hypoplastic thumb) - Prof. Hildegundl Piza
  • Opponensplasty (in a case of radial club hand) - Dr. Mukund Thatte
  • Syndactyly Release - Dr. Anantharam
  • Hand Burn – for Resurfacing Using Contoured Groin Flap - Dr. S Raja Sabapathy
  • Dupuytrens Release - Mr Aamer Ullah & Mr Stewart Watson
  • Claw Correction - Dr. K Sridhar

1.00-2.00 PM

Lunch

2.00- 3.45 PM

Continuing Medical Education
(12 min presentation & 3 mins discussion) :
Chair persons: Prof. G Balakrishnan, Mr David Evans & Dr H V Satish.

  1. Pollicisation- Prof. Hildegundl Piza.
  2. Primary Flexor Tendon Repair-  Prof. R Krishnamoorthy
  3. Flexor Tendon Reconstruction using Tendon Graft- Mr. Stewart Watson
  4. Posterior Interosseous Artery flap- Dr. S Raja Sabapathy
  5. DRUJ Instability - Dr. Chandraprakasam
Problems of DRUJ in malunited distal radius fractures - Dr Ravi Gupta ( 6 mins)

TEA

 

4.05 – 5.20 PM

Chair persons: Mr. Stewart Watson, Dr Sheila Rohatgi & Prof Gurumurthy.

  1. Joint Replacement- Mr Indranil Chakrabati
  2. Vascular Malformation- Prof. G Balakrishnan
  3. Claw Correction- Dr. Santosh Rath
  4. Tendon transfer in Intrinsic deformity – Dr K Sridhar

7.00 – 8.30 PM

Inauguration – By Former Chief Justice of India – M Venkatachalaiah

8.30 PM

Cocktail and Dinner

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Friday 28th November 2008:

7.30–8.20 AM

Master class
Two Halls:
Hall A- Management of Mangled Hand- Dr. S Raja Sabapathy / Dr Hari Venkataramani

Hall B- Unstable Wrist. - Prof. Joseph Dias, Prof. Phillipe Safar & Mr. Ian Trail

8.30-9.00 AM

Key note Address
Justice Shivraj  Patil

Chairpersons: Dr B A Anantharam & Mr. Rupert Eckersley

9.00-9.20 AM
9.20-9.40 AM     

Guest Lecture I-
Index pollicisation in congenital thumb aplasia- Mr. Luc De Smet 

Guest Lecture II-
 “Operations I No Longer Do”- Prof. Peter Amadio

Chair persons: Prof. John Stothard, Prof G Balakrishnan & Dr Anil K Bhat

9.45-10.45AM

Free Papers- Session I- Fractures-1   Download
Chair persons: Mr. Grey Giddins / Prof Norman Guido / Dr Ravi Gupta

10.45-11.05AM

Tea

11.05 - 11.50 AM

Prof. R. Venkataswami  ORATION
Prof Steven F Morris         
Recognizing Creative Genius and the Quest for Excellence in Hand Surgery.
Chair persons: Dr B A Anantharam , Prof Joseph Dias,  
Dr S Raja Sabapathy &
 Mr. Rupert Eckersley

11.50 AM – 1.30 PM

Symposium I - Brachial Plexus Injuries
Convener- Dr. Mukund Thatte
Topic & Speakers:

  • Nerve transfers – Advantages and problems: Mr. Tim Hems
  • Outcomes of surgical treatment of upper brachial plexus injuries using nerve grafting and multiple nerve transfers-                    Col. Dr. PS Bhandari 
  • 'Secondary procedures in Obstetric Brachial plexus palsy-        Dr. S. Raja Sabapathy
  • Global Palsy- Nerve Transfers- Dr. AG Bhatia 
  • Global Palsy- Gracilis & Opposite C7- Dr. Mukund Thatte

1.30-2.15 PM

Lunch

2.15-3.00 PM

Prof. B B Joshi ORATION
Prof. Bruce R Johnstone-
Overview of Upper Limb Cerebral Palsy.
Chair persons: Dr B A Anantharam, Prof Joseph Dias,
Dr S Raja Sabapathy &
 Mr. Rupert Eckersley

3.00-4.00 PM

Free Papers- Session II- Fractures-2   Download
Chair persons: Ms. Clare Wildin, Dr Pankaj Jindal & Dr Deepak K L

4.00-4.20 PM

Tea

4.20-5.25 PM

Free Papers- Session III- Non-traumatic Hand Disorders Download
Chair person: Mr. Mike Craigen, Dr Udayshankar & Prof Vijay Obed

5.30-6.30 PM

General Body Meeting (Both societies in separate halls)

7.00-8.00 PM

Cultural Program – Nrithyanidhi  - Dance Performances.

8.00 PM

Cocktail and Dinner

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Saturday 29th November 2008:

7.30–8.30 AM

Master class
Two Halls:
Hall A- Congenital Hand- Prof. Bhaskaranand Kumar & Ms Ruth Lester

Hall B- Distal Radius Fracture- Mr. David Warwick

8.30-9.00 AM

Key note Address – Challenges in the Development of Hand Surgery & the training of a Hand Surgeon in India.
Prof. R Venkataswami  

Chair persons: Dr B A Anantharam, Prof Joseph Dias

9.00-9.20 AM 9.20-9.40 AM     

Guest Lecture III-
The Anatomy & Physiology of forearm rotation – Miss. Vivien Lees

Guest Lecture IV
-
Boutilinum Toxin in Obstetrical Palsy – Prof. Bruce Johnstone

Chair persons: Dr K Sridhar, (BSSH), Col. P.S. Bhandari

9.45-10.30AM

Presidents Oration
Mr. Ian A Trail:
How I treat Arthritis of the Hand and Wrist
Chair persons: Dr B A Anantharam, Prof Joseph Dias,
Dr S Raja Sabapathy & Mr. Rupert Eckersley

10.30-   10.45 AM

Tea

10.45 AM-  12.15 PM

Symposium II - Management of Hand Fractures
Conveners- Mr. Rupert Eckersley / Ms. Clare Wildin                         
Topic & Speakers:

  • Outcomes in hand fractures-  Prof. Joseph Dias
  • Stiffness- Mr. Rupert Eckersley
  • Non-union and infection- Ms. Clare Wildin    
  • Malunion and salvage- Dr. Sudhir Warrier
  • Cases- Mr Aamer ullah

12.15–1.15 PM

Symposium III - Soft tissue cover for Hand
Convener- Prof. G Balakrishnan
Introduction of the topic: Prof. G Balakrishnan
Managing thumb tip injuries – Mr. David Elliot 
Local and Regional flaps - Prof.G.Balakrishnan 
Distant flap - Dr.G.Karthikeyan 
Free Flaps -  Dr.Ashok Koul

1.15-2.00 PM

Lunch

2.00-3.15 PM

Prize Paper Session   Download
Chair persons: Mr Stewart Watson, Dr Chandraprakasam T

3.15-4.30 PM

Free Papers- Session IV- Arthritis & Arthroplasty   Download
Chair persons: Mr. Jonathan Hobby, Prof R. R. Kairy &
 Dr Binu Thomas

3.30 & 5 PM

Poster will be judged.

4.30-4.45 PM

Tea

4.45-6.05 PM

Free Papers- Session V- Compression Neuropathy;                       
Tendon Injuries & Tendon Transfer   Download
Chair persons: Mr. David Elliot, Prof B G Tilak & Dr Jayakumar

7.00-8.00 PM

Cultural Program – Percussion Symbols Kutcheri.

8.00 PM

Cocktail and Dinner

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Sunday 30th November 2008:

7.30–8.30 AM

Master class
Hall A: Tendon Transfer in Nerve Palsies – Dr. Santosh Rath / Dr K Sridhar
Hall B: RA Hands and Wrists – Mr. Grey Giddins

8.30-9.00 AM

 Key Note Address:
Flexor Tendon Repair- An Index Operation for a Hand Unit –
Mr. Stewart Watson
Chairpersons: Prof Joseph Dias & Dr S Raja Sabapathy

9.00-9.30 AM

 

 

9.30-9.45AM

“Art of the possible”
Dr. Sridhar – Creating a useful stump in bilateral amelia (10 Min)
Prof. Hildegundl Piza - Bilateral Hand Transplantation (12 Min)
Dr. S. Raja Sabapathy- The winning algorithm in establishing a nodal hand surgery training facility.(8 Min)

Special Topic                                   
‘How to Write a Paper for the Journal of the Hand Surgery”
Prof. Joseph Dias

Chair persons: Dr K S Shekar & Mr David Evans

9.45-10.30 AM

Free Papers- Session VI- Brachial Plexus Injury   Download
Chair persons: Mr. Tim Hems, Dr Anantheshwar & Dr Anand

10.30- 10.45 AM

Tea

10.45AM –   12.15PM

Free Papers- Session VII   Download

Reconstructive Surgery  

Chair persons: Dr Daddi SS, Dr Sudhamani.

12.15PM –   1.30PM

Free Papers- Session VIII   Download
Hand Injuries

Chair person: Dr Basutkar, Mr Indranil Chakrabati & Dr Bharath Kadadi

1.30 – 2.00 PM

Valedictory function & Conclude

2.00 PM

Lunch

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