SICOT e-Newsletter
Issue No. 68 - June 2014
SICOT News
21st SICOT Trainees Meeting ReportAshley Brown & Bassel El-Osta
SICOT Associate Members - London, United Kingdom
London was the host of the 21st SICOT Trainees' Meeting, held on 1-2 June 2014. Having been held in Egypt, Russia and Poland previously, this was Londonâs first time hosting the Trainees' Meeting.
The Organising Committee was headed by Mr Bassel El-Osta (London), member of the SICOT Young Surgeons Committee, and Mr Ashley Brown (London), SICOT Associate Member, with five other orthopaedic trainees from around the United Kingdom, while Mr Ian Leslie, SICOT National Delegate of the United Kingdom, supervised the Committee.
Having been accredited 12 CPD points by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Meeting attracted a large amount of local, national and international interest. There were over 100 abstract submissions and 92 registrations, including registrations from the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Poland, France, Uzbekistan, China, Singapore and India.
The Meeting consisted of lectures from the Invited Faculty and podium presentations from the delegates, as well as four workshops throughout the two-day Meeting. We were delighted that Prof Andrzej Bohatyrewicz from Poland, SICOT Vice President of Europe, was able to attend and extremely grateful to the other international faculty, Prof Cody Bünger from Denmark and Prof Hatem Galal Said from Egypt.
The Welcome Ceremony consisted of a series of short talks by Mr Ian Leslie (Bristol Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom) and Prof Bohatyrewicz (Pomeranian Medical University, Poland) welcoming the delegates and giving a brief history of SICOT and its role in worldwide orthopaedics. Mr Bassel El-Osta spoke about the SICOT Young Surgeons Committee and the SICOT Fellowships programme.
The meeting had a series of trainee presentations throughout the two days, which were enriched by invited lectures delivered by renowned speakers:
The social event was hosted on board the Hispaniola, where a private dining room had been reserved. This restaurant boat is moored on the River Thames, opposite the London Eye.
The Meeting was drawn to a close at the Closing Ceremony, where the awards for Best Trainee Presentations were granted. Congratulations go to Mr Ali Shah (âCauses And Predictors of Perioperative Mortality in Cemented Hemiarthroplastyâ), Mr Usman Ahmed (âA Simple Biochemical Algorithm for the Detection of Early-Stage Osteoarthritisâ), and Mr Gary Hannant (âTotal Hip Replacement for Fractured Neck of Femur).
Prof Bohatyrewicz expressed his appreciation to the Organising Committee for âbringing the Trainees Meeting back to the traineesâ, having been impressed by the high proportion of trainees attending and presenting at the Meeting.
On behalf of the Organising Committee, we would like to thank all delegates who attended and presented at the Meeting. A special thank you goes to the Invited Faculty who gave up their time to attend and present.
The Organising Committee was headed by Mr Bassel El-Osta (London), member of the SICOT Young Surgeons Committee, and Mr Ashley Brown (London), SICOT Associate Member, with five other orthopaedic trainees from around the United Kingdom, while Mr Ian Leslie, SICOT National Delegate of the United Kingdom, supervised the Committee.
Having been accredited 12 CPD points by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the Meeting attracted a large amount of local, national and international interest. There were over 100 abstract submissions and 92 registrations, including registrations from the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Poland, France, Uzbekistan, China, Singapore and India.
The Meeting consisted of lectures from the Invited Faculty and podium presentations from the delegates, as well as four workshops throughout the two-day Meeting. We were delighted that Prof Andrzej Bohatyrewicz from Poland, SICOT Vice President of Europe, was able to attend and extremely grateful to the other international faculty, Prof Cody Bünger from Denmark and Prof Hatem Galal Said from Egypt.
The Welcome Ceremony consisted of a series of short talks by Mr Ian Leslie (Bristol Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom) and Prof Bohatyrewicz (Pomeranian Medical University, Poland) welcoming the delegates and giving a brief history of SICOT and its role in worldwide orthopaedics. Mr Bassel El-Osta spoke about the SICOT Young Surgeons Committee and the SICOT Fellowships programme.
The meeting had a series of trainee presentations throughout the two days, which were enriched by invited lectures delivered by renowned speakers:
- Prof Hatem Said (Assiut University Hospital, Egypt) presented an insightful lecture on âSurgical Options for Shoulder Instabilityâ;
- Prof Cody Bünger (Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark), presented an update on âAdvances in Management of Spinal Metastasisâ;
- Mr Satish Kutty (Princess Alexandra Hospital, UK) on âDysplasia and Total Hip Replacementâ;
- Mr Manoj Ramachandran offered his wisdom and experience on âCV Boosting Opportunitiesâ, which was particularly well received by the trainee delegates;
- Mr Matthew Barry (The Royal London Hospital, UK) gave his invited lecture on âManagement of Leg Length Discrepancyâ;
- Mr Vikas Khanduja (Addenbrooke's Hospital, UK) delivered his invited talk entitled âPublish or Perishâ;
- Mr Peter Bates (The Royal London Hospital, UK), âDamage Control Orthopaedics vs. Early Total Careâ;
- Mr Coonoor Chandrasekar (Royal Liverpool Hospital, UK), âSarcomas - Ten commandmentsâ;
- Mr Sebastian Dawson-Bowling (Barts Health NHS Trust, UK) and Mr Iain McNamara (Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, UK) discussed and debated âUK vs. Overseas Fellowships and How to Get a Consultant Jobâ;
- Mr Peter Bates spoke on the âApproach to Acetabular Fracturesâ;
- Prof Gareth Scott (The Royal London Hospital, UK), âStructure Related to Function in Total Knee Replacementâ;
- Mr Derek McMinn (The McMinn Centre, UK), âWhy Does Total Knee Replacement Work So Badlyâ;
- Mr Sebastian Dawson-Bowling on âBiomechanics of Hip and Knee Replacementsâ.
The social event was hosted on board the Hispaniola, where a private dining room had been reserved. This restaurant boat is moored on the River Thames, opposite the London Eye.
The Meeting was drawn to a close at the Closing Ceremony, where the awards for Best Trainee Presentations were granted. Congratulations go to Mr Ali Shah (âCauses And Predictors of Perioperative Mortality in Cemented Hemiarthroplastyâ), Mr Usman Ahmed (âA Simple Biochemical Algorithm for the Detection of Early-Stage Osteoarthritisâ), and Mr Gary Hannant (âTotal Hip Replacement for Fractured Neck of Femur).
Prof Bohatyrewicz expressed his appreciation to the Organising Committee for âbringing the Trainees Meeting back to the traineesâ, having been impressed by the high proportion of trainees attending and presenting at the Meeting.
On behalf of the Organising Committee, we would like to thank all delegates who attended and presented at the Meeting. A special thank you goes to the Invited Faculty who gave up their time to attend and present.
Organising Committee: Samer Mahmoud (Website Manager), Kapil Sugand (Head of Public Relations), Ashley Brown (Co-Organiser and Treasurer), Bassel El-Osta (Head of the Organising Committee), Ian Leslie (Supervisor), Mohamed Sukeik (Programme Editor), Junaid Sayani (General Secretary)
Not in photo: Patrick Reynolds (Administrator)
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Not in photo: Patrick Reynolds (Administrator)
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