SPOTS
COURSE
Sheffield Paediatric Orthopaedic and Trauma Skills Course
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SPOTS 2024
6th - 8th November
After a hugely successful 2022 course we are pleased to announce dates for SPOTS 2024.
We look forward to welcoming you to the INOX Centre at the University of Sheffield.
In association with The Sharrard Society
AB UT
This course has been designed to help consultants and senior trainees keep up-to-date and practice skills in both elective and trauma Paediatric Orthopaedics. It is based here in Sheffield at the INOX Centre with a national and international invited faculty. Over the period of the course during the three days we aim to cover many aspects of elective and trauma Paediatric Orthopaedics.
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2024 COURSE OVERVIEW
WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER - LL Trauma
08:00-08:30 - Registration and coffee
08:30-08:45 - Welcome and Housekeeping
08:45-09:15 - PRESENTATION - Introduction to paediatric lower limb trauma
09:15-09:45 - PRESENTATION - Principles of elastic nailing and tips & tricks in
the LOWER LIMB
09:45-10:15 - Skills stations: Elastic nailing LL
10:45-11:00 - Coffee
11:00-12:00 - PRESENTATION - Lower limb trauma challenging cases
12:00-12:45 - Skills stations: PNP Nail
12:45-13:30 - Lunch
13:30-15:00 - CASE DISCUSSIONS - to include lower limb
15:00-15:30 - Skills stations: Spica cast
15:30-15:45 - Tea
15:45-16:30 - DEMO - The slipped capital femoral epiphysis and how to
manage
16:30-17:00 - PRESENTATION - managing paediatric musculoskeletal infection
17:00-17:45 - CASE DISCUSSIONS - paediatric infection
17:45 - CLOSE
19:00 - Course Dinner (entry by ticket)
THURSDAY 07 NOVEMBER -
UL Trauma
08:00-08:15 - Registration and coffee
08:15-08:45 - PRESENTATION - Introduction to paediatric
upper limb trauma
08:45-09:15 - PRESENTATION - Principles of elastic
nailing and tips & tricks in the UPPER LIMB
09:15-10:15 - Skills Stations - Elastic nailing UL
10:15-10:30 - Coffee
10:30-11:30 - CASE DISCUSSIONS - Upper limb trauma
11:30-12:00 - PRESENTATION - Tips & tricks for fractures
around the elbow
12:00-12:30 - LIVE DEMO - Supracondylar masterclass
12:30-13:30 - Skills Stations - Supracondylar and lateral
condyle
13:30-14:15 - Lunch
14:15-14:30 - PRESENTATION - Intro to paediatric foot - Ponseti recap
14:30-15:15 - Skills Stations - CTEV, atypical CTEV, CVT
15:15-15:45 - PRESENTATION - Management of residual
and recurrent CTEV, ilizarov frame
15:45-16:00 - Tea
16:00-17:00 - CASE DISCUSSIONS - Flat foot, cavovarus
foot, complex foot deformity
17:00 - CLOSE
FRIDAY 08 NOVEMBER - Elective Paeditaric Orthopaedics
08:15-08:30 - Registration and coffee
08:30-09:00 - INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION - Understanding gait
analysis?
09:00-09:15 - Current concepts - VDRO
09:15-10:15 - Skills Stations - Femoral osteotomy
10:15-10:30 - Coffee
10:30-12:00 - CASE DISCUSSIONS - CP
12:00-12:45 - Lunch
12:45 - 14:00 - CASE DISCUSSIONS - early DDH with pavlik demo /
late DDH / Perthes
14:00-14:30 - TBC
14:30-14:45 - Tea
14:45-15:30 - LIVE PRESENTATION - DDH how I treat
15:30-16:30 - PANEL DEBATE - Perthes
16:30 - CLOSE
In association with The Sharrard Society
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CONTACT
INOX Centre
Level 5, Students' Union Building, Durham Road, Sheffield S10 2TG
All course enquiries to:
SPOTS 2024 Event Manager
Jai Mistry: jai@miceorganiser.com
Tel: 07903 811 765