1st Annual London Orthopaedic Meeting

Pushing the Boundaries and Leading the Way in Orthopaedic Advancements

13th-14th June

London, UK

Radisson Park Plaza Waterloo -6 Hercules Rd, London SE1 7DP, UK

Key Sessions

  • Total ankle replacement- ankle networks and local hospital (spoke) role.
  • Minimally invasive treatment of calcaneal fracture
  • Postoperative therapy principles and protocols
  • Assessment and management of SLAC/SNAC/SCAC wrist
  • Tennis & Golfers Elbow (Lateral & Medial Epicondylitis)
  • Arthroscopic bone transfer for anterior shoulder instability
  • Rehabilitation of shoulder instability
  • Management of Shoulder instability including non-operative approaches
  • Management of elbow instability and fractures around the elbow
  • Assessment and management of hand and wrist pain
  • Common hand therapy techniques

Why attend?

  • Stay Updated: The conference provides a platform to stay up-to-date with the latest advancements, techniques, and technologies in minimally invasive surgery.
  • Networking Opportunities: The conference offers an excellent opportunity to network, interact, and collaborate with peers, industry leaders, and renowned experts.
  • Knowledge Exchange: Attendees can benefit from the knowledge and experience of keynote speakers and presenters who share their expertise and insights during presentations, panel discussions, and interactive sessions. You can gain valuable insights, learn new techniques, and discover practical approaches to enhance your skills and expertise in MIS.
  • Professional Development: Participating in the conference can contribute to your professional development and career advancement.
  • Collaborative Environment: The conference fosters a collaborative environment where participants can engage in discussions, share experiences, and exchange ideas. It provides a supportive community where you can find mentorship, seek advice, and discuss challenges and solutions with like-minded professionals.
  • Industry Updates: The conference offers a chance to explore the latest technologies, surgical tools, and equipment related to minimally invasive surgery.
  • Aid FRCS Preparation

Who should attend?

From hospitals, universities and private clinics associated with Orthopaedics.

    • Surgeons
    • Primary care physicians
    • Residents
    • Fellows-in-training
    • Clinical specialty nurses/clinical nurse specialists/endoscopy nurses
    • Theatre scrubs
    • Biomedical scientists/engineers
    • Osteopaths
    • Physiotherapists

Event Intro

The field of surgery has been revolutionised by the introduction of new technologies and surgical techniques. A major breakthrough is the use of robotic systems like the MAKO system for knee replacements (robotic arm-assisted knee surgery). Consequently, MIS has emerged as the gold standard of care in numerous clinical specialties globally.

We are pleased to announce the MarketsandMarkets London Orthopaedic Meeting, scheduled to take place on 13th-14th June 2024, in London, UK. This conference aims to provide a platform for surgeons, physicians, residents, clinical specialty nurses, and other medical professionals to gather and discuss the latest technological advancements, emerging trends, challenges, and future prospects in minimally invasive surgery. The focus will be on managing disorders related to Orthopaedics, ‘also with focus towards the FRCS’.

Over the course of two days, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in expert keynote presentations and participate in breakthrough sessions. This scientific meeting will not only facilitate knowledge exchange but also enable networking among peers, ensuring participants stay informed about the most recent developments in the world of minimally invasive surgery.

Conference Schedule

Day 1, Thursday 13th June 2024

8:15 - Registration

8:55 - Welcome Note

Speakers:

  • Robbie Ray, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Abhinav Gulihar, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb and Trauma), Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

FOOT & ANKLE SURGERY 1

Session Chairs:

  • Robbie Ray, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Princess Royal University Hospital King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • TBC

09:00 - Updates in the Minimally Invasive Treatment of Insertional Heel Pain

Speaker: Tom Lewis, Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Specialty Trainee, NHS

09:10 - Community Assessment, Management and Referral of Rapidly Progressing Collapsing Foot in a Diabetic

  • Community Assessment
  • Management and Referral of Rapidly Progressing Collapsing Diabetic Foot

Speaker: Venu Kavarthapu, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, King's College Hospital, London

09:20 - Minimally Invasive Treatment of Calcaneal Fracture

  • Dealing with Controversies of the Literature
  • Defining Current Best Treatment
  • Explaining a Balanced Approach to Management

Speaker: Raju Ahluwalia, Consultant Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic Surgeon, King's College Hospital, London

09:30 - Novel Techniques in the Management of Foot Injuries (or Pilon or Syndesmosis)

Speaker: Lucky Jeyaseelan, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Barts Bone & Joint Health, The Royal London Hospital

09:40 - Lateral Microinstability

Speaker: Francesc Malagelada, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Barts Health NHS Trust

09:50 - What About the Deltoid? An Update on Medial and Rotational Instability

Speaker: Robbie Ray, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

10:00 - Q&A

10:10 - The Use of Force Plates in Rehabilitation After Sports Injuries

Speaker: Tom Cornish, Clinic Director and Specialist Musculo-Skeletal Osteopath, PUREFORM CLINIC

10:20 - The Conservative Treatment of Metatarsalgia in Sports

Speaker: Liam Stapleton, Specialist in Podiatric Sports Medicine, Harley Street Specialist Hospital, London

10:30 - Total Ankle Replacement - State of the Art - When to Replace?

Speaker: Amit Patel, Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon (Foot & Ankle), Barts NHS Trust

10:40 - Making the Most Out of Clinical Practice Using Outcome Measures

Speaker: Tom Lewis, Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery Specialty Trainee, NHS

10:50 - Q&A Round

11:00 - Morning Refreshments and Coffee Break

Workshop

By: Robbie Ray, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Representing Novastep Ortho)

Elbow Session Instability Forum

Chair:

  • Kishan Gokaraju, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London

11:30-11:40 - Elbow Anatomy

Speaker: Kishan Gokaraju, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London

11:40-11:55 - Mechanisms & Patterns of Acute Instability

Speaker: Rouin Amirfeyz, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Hand & Elbow), University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol

11:55-12:10 - Management of Acute Instability

Speaker: Karthik Karuppaiah, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London

12:10-12:25 - Chronic Elbow Instability

Speaker: Prof Pieter Caekebeke, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Elbow), Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg (ZOL), Genk, Belgium

12:25-12:40 - Elbow Rehabilitation in Instability

Speaker: Val Jones, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Physiotherapy), Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

12:40-12:55 - Complications of Instability

Speaker: Livio Di Mascio, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Shoulder), Elbow & Hand, BartsHealth NHS Trust

12:55-13:00 - Q&E

13:00 - Lunch | Networking Break

Hand & Wrist 1

Session Chairs:

  • Aanchal Jain, Consultant Upper Limb and Trauma, Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Najab Ellahee, Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust

11:15 - Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis

Speaker: Karthik Karrupiah, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Kings College Hospital

11:35 - Assessment and Management of SLAC/SNAC Wrist

Speaker: Alex Bolt, Hand & Wrist Consultant, Pulvertaft Hand Unit, Royal Derby Hospital

11:55 - Post Operative Therapy Principles and Protocols

Speaker: Christy Fowler, Advanced Practice Hand Therapist, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

12:10 - Wrist OA and Keinboch's

Speaker: Najab Ellahee, Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust

12:30 - Q&A Round

12:40 - Lunch and Poster Presentation | One-to-One Networking Meetings

Shoulder

Session Chairs:

  • Abhinav Gulihar, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb and Trauma), Princess Royal University Hospital, Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • Nick Little, Consultant Orthopaedic Shoulder and Upper Limb Surgeon, Epsom & St Helier University NHS Trust

13:30 - Assessment of Shoulder Instability

  • Why is the shoulder unstable?
  • Soft tissue imaging
  • Imaging for bone loss

Speaker: Henry Colaco, Consultant Shoulder & Elbow, Hand & Wrist Surgeon, Candover Clinic

13:45 - Arthroscopic Stabilisation of Anterior Shoulder Instability

Speaker: Vipul Patel, Medical Director, South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre

14:00 - Open Bone Transfer for Anterior Shoulder Instability

Speaker: Joydeep Sinha, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

14:15 - Arthroscopic Bone Transfer for Anterior Shoulder Instability

  • Arthroscopic Bone Grafting is Technically Challenging
  • Offers Better Visualisation of the Joint
  • Outcomes and Recovery the Same as Open Surgery

Speaker: Duncan Tennant, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, St. George's Hospital

14:45 - Management of Posterior Shoulder Instability

Speaker: Nick Little, Consultant Orthopaedic Shoulder and Upper Limb Surgeon, Epsom & St Helier University NHS Trust

15:00 - Complications of Shoulder Instability

Speaker: Livio Di Mascio, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in Shoulder, Elbow & Hand, Barts Health NHS Trust

15:15 - Afternoon Refreshments and Coffee Break

Hip/Knee 1

Session Chairs:

  • TBC

    • 15:30 - Periarticular Fractures around Knee

    Speaker: Ash Vasireddy, Consultant Trauma Lead and Orthopaedic Surgeon, KCH NHS Foundation Trust

    15:45 - Revision Knee Replacement

    Speaker: Alex Charalambous, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

    16:00 - Unicompartmental Knee Replacement and Day Case Surgery

    Speaker: Luke Jones, Consultant Knee Surgeon, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    16:15 - Joint Preservation and Role of Osteotomy

    Speaker: Raghbir Khakha, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

    16:30 - Primary Total Hip Replacement and Day Case Surgery

    Speaker: Dominic Davenport, Consultant Hip and Knee Surgeon, Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    16:45 - Complex Primary Total Hip Replacement

    Speaker: Tom White, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

    17:00 - Periprosthetic Fractures

    Speaker: Mohit Bansal, Consultant Hip and Knee Surgeon, Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    17:15 - Q&A Round

    17:30 - Closing Remarks by Meeting Chairs

    • Robbie Ray, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    • Abhinav Gulihar, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb and Trauma), Princess Royal University Hospital, Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    Drinks Reception and Networking

    19:30 - Dinner

    End of Day 1

    Day 2, Friday 14th June 2024

    8:15 - Registration

    8:55 - Welcome Note

    Speakers:

    • Robbie Ray, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    • Abhinav Gulihar, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb and Trauma), Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    FOOT & ANKLE 2

    Session Chairs:

    • Robbie Ray, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    • TBC

    09:00 - Understanding how far we’ve come in foot and ankle, moving away from old principles

    • How to get the best outcomes from foot and ankle injuries in a sporting patient
    • Novel techniques in soft tissue reconstructions after sporting injuries (Achilles, syndesmosis, lisfranc, multi ligament reconstruction)

    Speaker: Ed Gee, Consultant Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Salford Royal Foundation Trust

    09:10 - Ankle Replacement - Does it Work?

    Speaker: Razi Zaidi, Orthopaedic Consultant, NHS

    09:20 - Advanced Application of Shockwave Therapy in Foot and Ankle Pathologies

    Speaker: Benoy Matthews, Specialist Physiotherapist - Lower Limb (Extended Scope Practitioner), NHS England

    09:30 - The use of biologic injections to aid rehabilitation from tendinopathy and injury

    Speaker: Suresh Sudula, Musculoskeletal Specialist & Consultant Physiotherapist, MSK Ultrasound & MSK | Regenerative Medicine

    09:40 - Apophysitis syndromes in the adolescent: the beginning, middle and end?

    • Effective treatment for Osgood-Schlatter’s and Sever’s diseases (Strickland Protocol)
    • Risk factors and possible causes
    • Prevention

    Speaker: Jenny Strickland, Principal Physiotherapist, Bodyworks Sports Injury & Physiotherapy

    09:50 - The Minimally Invasive Treatment of Bunionette Deformities

    Speaker: Robbie Ray, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    10:00 - Q&A Round

    HAND & WRIST 2

    Session Chairs:

    • Aanchal Jain, Consultant Upper Limb and Trauma, Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    • Najab Ellahee, Consultant in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery, Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust

    10:15 - Perilunate dislocation

    Speaker: Ravi Mallina, Consultant Hand Surgeon, Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

    10:30 - Scapholunate instability

    Speaker: Shamim Umarji, Clinical Director for Surgery, Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, St George’s NHSFT, London

    10:45 - Ulnar sided wrist pain and DRUJ instability

    Speaker: Ramon Tahmassebi, Hand Wrist and Elbow Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic London

    11:15 - Hand Therapy TFCC Rehab

    Speaker: Jennifer Parr, Specialist Hand Therapist & Hands Service Lead, Six Physio

    11:30 - Morning Refreshments and Coffee Break

    ELBOW

    Session Chairs:

    • Kishan Gokaraju, Consultant Upper Limb and Trauma, Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    • Abhinav Gulihar, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb and Trauma), Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    11:45 - Biceps & Triceps Injuries

    Speaker: Abhinav Gulihar, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb and Trauma), Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    12:00 - Tennis & Golfers Elbow (Lateral & Medial Epicondylitis)

    • Differentials are common! Assess patients carefully to exclude them.
    • Present the evidence to patients- Steroid injections may increase symptoms in the long term.
    • National Guidelines produced by BESS provide a clear evidence-based approach to management.

    Speaker: Andrew Wright, Consultant Elbow & Shoulder Surgeon, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust

    12:15 - Elbow Stiffness

    Speaker: Andrew White, Consultant Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon, Peterborough City Hospital

    12:30 - Elbow Arthritis & Arthroplasty

    Speaker: Sam Vollans, Consultant Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    12:45 - Lunch and Poster Presentation | One-to-One Networking Meetings

    ELBOW CONTINUED

    13:45 - Elbow Instability - Mechanism & Assessment

    Speaker: Lee Van Rensburg, Consultant Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    14:00 - Elbow Instability – Management

    • Elbow Instability
    • Ligament Repair and Reconstruction
    • Arthroscopic and Open Techniques

    Speaker: Lee Van Rensburg, Consultant Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    14:15 - Rehabilitation Following Elbow Surgery

    Speaker: Rachel O'Connell, Specialist Physiotherapist, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

    14:30 - Q&A Round

    14:45 - Afternoon Refreshments and Coffee Break

    Shoulder 2

    Session Chairs:

    • Abhinav Gulihar, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb and Trauma), Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    • Nick Little, Consultant Orthopaedic Shoulder and Upper Limb Surgeon, Epsom & St Helier University NHS Trust

    15:00 - Rotator Cuff Tears: Repair or Reconstruction?

    Speaker: Tom Abbott, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Berkshire Hospital

    15:15 - Shoulder Instability - Management of Posterior Instability

    Speaker: Simon Hamer, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    15:30 - Shoulder Arthroscopy: Indications and Techniques

    Speaker: Nicholas Malindretos, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, North Middlesex University Hospital

    15:45 - Subacromial Pain Syndrome: Treatment Options

    Speaker: Michael Parker, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    16:00 - Complex Shoulder Surgery – Planning and Execution

    Speaker: Kieran Duffy, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

    16:15 - Q&A Round

    16:30 - Closing Remarks by Meeting Chairs

    • Robbie Ray, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    • Abhinav Gulihar, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Upper Limb and Trauma), Princess Royal University Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    Drinks Reception and Networking

    19:30 - Dinner

    End of Day 2

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