Chandos House

2 Queen Anne Street

London

W1G 9LQ

By tube:

The nearest tube stations are either Bond Street (Central and Jubilee lines) or Oxford Circus (Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines). Chandos House is under 5 minutes walk from either station.

By bus:

Nearest bus routes within walking distance:

6, 7, 10, 13, 15, 23, 25, 30, 55, 73, 94, 98, 113, 137, 139, 159, 175, 189, 274, 390.

Car parking:

Chandos House is easily accessed from the M1 and M40 and is in the central London congestion charge zone.

The nearest car park is Q-Park Harley Street. You can find more information on parking from the Q-Park website.

Furlong House 10a Chandos Street London W1G 9DQ

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Orthopaedic Research UK

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Orthopaedic Research UK

14—15 September 2017Venue: Chandos House, London

Course convenor: Mr Ramon Tahmassebi,Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon,King’s College Hospital London

Hand surgery FRCS (Orth) revision course Organised jointly by King’s College Hospital and Orthopaedic Research UK

Hand surgery FRCS (Orth) revision course

14—15 September 2017 Venue: Chandos House, London

Course convenor: Mr Ramon Tahmassebi,Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon,King’s College Hospital London

Educational aims and objectives

This course is designed to impart the knowledge and skills required to pass the hand surgery section of the FRCS Orth exam. This will include a comprehensive lecture programme covering the core components and key topics of the exam. Mock clinical exams with invited patients will provide an opportunity to refine examination skills under the guidance of experienced hand surgeons. The viva component will prepare delegates for exam conditions with an opportunity for teaching and feedback.

By the end of the course, delegates will be familiar with:• Key elements of functional anatomy• Degenerative conditions of the hand and wrist• Carpal instability including SLAC and SNAC• Contemporary management of scaphoid and distal radius fractures• Key papers in hand surgery• Common radiological abnormalities seen on x-ray, CT and MRI• Management of soft tissue injuries• Peripheral nerve injury and entrapment

Registration fees

Lectures with vivas and clinicals: £350

Lectures only: £250

We only have 21 spaces available for the full course, so please ensure you book early to avoid disappointment.

Registration with ORUK is essential before registering online for our educational events. It also brings other benefits, which include applying for research funding.

Registration with ORUK is free and open to all, join online here: www.oruk.org/register

Course overview (Day 1)

Thursday 14 September 2017

08:00 Registration and refreshments08:25 Welcome and about the exam Ramon Tahmassebi, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, King’s College Hospital London08:30 Distal radius fractures Ramon Tahmassebi, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, King’s College Hospital London09:15 Scaphoid fractures Jonathan Compson, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, King’s College Hospital10:00 Dupuytren’s disease Nicholas Riley, Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford10:45 Refreshments 11:05 Carpal injuries & instability Ramon Tahmassebi, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, King’s College Hospital London

11:50 Rheumatoid arthritis Nicholas Riley, Consultant Hand and Wrist Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford 12:35 Lunch

13:15 Neuropathies Magnus Arnander, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, St George’s Hospital14:00 Arthritis/arthrodesis/arthroplasty Greg Packer, Consultant Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon, Southend Hospital NHS Trust14:45 Evidence in hand surgery Karthik Karuppaiah, Consultant Upper Limb Surgeon, King’s College Hospital15:45 Refreshments16:05 Vivas 18:35 Close of day

Viva faculty

Magnus ArnanderOnur BerberJonathan CompsonJohn EdwinLaura HamiltonKarthik KaruppaiahGreg PackerNicholas RileyRamon Tahmassebi

What delegates say about this course

“A lot of information and teaching packed into the course with bonus clinical cases”

“Fantastic course, gave me confidence to face the FRCS T&O hand modules”

“Very experience faculty, very approachable”

Course overview (Day 2)

Friday 15 September 2017

08:00 Registration and refreshments08:30 Anatomy & Surgical approaches Livio Di Mascio, Consultant Upper Limb and Hand Orthopaedic Surgeon, Barts and the Royal London Hospitals09:30 Radiology for the exam Dr David Elias, Consultant Radiologist, King’s College Hospital10:15 Trapezio-metacarpal arthritis Mark Phillips, Hand & Wrist Surgeon, Trauma Lead, London Sports Orthopaedics11:00 Refreshments11:20 The DRUJ, TFCC and ulnar sided wrist pain Magnus Arnander, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, St George’s Hospital12:05 Hand trauma Mark Phillips, Hand & Wrist Surgeon, Trauma Lead, London Sports Orthopaedics 12:50 Lunch13:30 Plastic surgery Naveen Cavale, Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, King’s College Hospital 14:15 Clinical examination of the hand and wrist Ramon Tahmassebi, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, King’s College Hospital London15:00 Refreshments15:20 Clinicals17:40 Close of course

Viva faculty

Magnus ArnanderOnur BerberJonathan CompsonLivio DimascioLaura HamiltonMark PhillipsNicholas RileyRamon Tahmassebi

This course is kindly supported by