Day 1: Tuesday, 29 January 2008
09:00	Welcome & Introduction  Chair: Dr. Chris Whately, BSc, MD, FRCS (Canada), Orthopaedic Surgeon, Medcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Session 1:   Hip Chair: Dr. Chris Whately
09:20	Surface Replacement of the Hip Dr. Yegappan Muthukaruppan, Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore
09:50	Impingement in Hip Arthroplasty Dr. Wael K. Barsoum, Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
10:10	Hip Arthroscopy Dr. Yegappan Muthukaruppan, Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore
10:30	Coffee Break
Session 2:   Knee Chair Dr. Samih Tarabichi
11:00	Knee Arthroplasty 2007: How to Achieve Maximum Range of Motion Dr. Samih Tarabichi, Director of Joints Replacement Centre of Excellence, American Hospital, Dubai, UAE
11:20	Management of the Infected Total Knee Dr. Chris Whately, BSc, MD, FRCS (Canada), Orthopaedic Surgeon, Medcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE
11:40	Computer Assistsed Navigation in Total Knee Replacement Dr. Wael K. Barsoum, Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
12:00	Chondrocyte Transplantation Dr. M. Ashfaq Konchwalla, MBBS, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Glasgow), FRCS (TR & Ortho), MFSEM (UK), Dip. Sports Med (UK), CCT (UK), Orthopaedic Surgeon, Medcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE
12:20	Lunch
Session 3:   Sports Medicine Chair Dr. Charlres Brown
13:30	Revision ACL Surgery Dr. Charles Brown, Medical Director, Abu Dhabi Knee & Sports Medicine Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
13:50	The “Arabic Knee” Implications for Knee Injuries & Knee Ligament Surgery Dr. Charles Brown, Medical Director, Abu Dhabi Knee & Sports Medicine Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
14:10	Rehabilitation of the Knee Mr. David Baston, Physical Therapist, Abu Dhabi Knee & Sports Medicine Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
14:30	ACL Reconstruction: Current Concepts Dr. Charles Brown, Medical Director, Abu Dhabi Knee & Sports Medicine Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
14:50	Coffee Break
Session 4:   Shoulder Chair: Dr. Ali Al Suwaidi
15:10	In 2007 is There a Role for Open Acromioplasty and Rotator Cuff Repair? Dr. Joseph Iannotti, Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Madden Professor Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine CWRU; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Staff Joint Appointment, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
15:30	Management of Biceps Tendinopathy Dr. Ali Al Suwaidi, Senior Consultant, Orthopaedic Department, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
15:50	Traumatic Anterior Instability: Treatment Choices & Techniques Mr. Peter Reilly MS FRCS (Orth), Consultant Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon,  St. Mary’s Hospital, Honorary Senior Lecturer Imperial College, HCA International Hospitals, London,  UK
16:10	Shoulder Replacement for Trauma Dr. Joseph Iannotti, Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Madden Professor Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine CWRU; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Staff Joint Appointment, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
16:30	Arthroscopic Capsular Release for the Stiff Shoulder Mr. Peter Reilly MS FRCS (Orth), Consultant Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon,  St. Mary’s Hospital, Honorary Senior Lecturer Imperial College, HCA International Hospitals, London,  UK
16:50	Closing Remarks
Day 2: Wednesday, 30 January 2008
Session 1:  Paediatric Fractures Chair:  Dr. Merv Letts
09:15	Update on the Management of Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy Dr. Charles Mehlman, DO, MPH, Associate Professor, Director, Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, Pediatric Orthopaedic Resident Education, Brachial Plexus and Co-Director of the Limb Reconstruction Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
09:50	Supracondylar Fracture Management Dr. Amy McIntosh, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
10:20	Management Of Posttraumatic Physeal Injuries Dr. Marc Sinclair, Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Medcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE
10:40	Pathologic Fractures of the Child Dr. Merv Letts, Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
11:00	Coffee Break
Session 2:	The Paediatric Spine
Chair: Dr. Marc Sinclair
11:20	Congenital Scoliosis Dr. Charles Mehlman, DO, MPH, Associate Professor, Director, Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, Pediatric Orthopaedic Resident Education, Brachial Plexus and Co-Director of the Limb Reconstruction Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
11:40	Surgical Planning for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Dr. Matthew Dobbs, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
12:00	Paediatric Back Pain Dr. Stuart Tucker, Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
12:20	Idiopathic Scoliosis – Is there an indication for bracing? Dr. Matthew Dobbs, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
12:40	Lunch
Session 3:   Adult Spine Elective Chair: Dr. Desmond Kwok
14:00	Cervical Disc Replacement Dr. Desmond Kwok, BSc, MD, FRCS (Canada), Senior Orthopaedic Surgeon, Medcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE
14:20	Lumbar Disc Replacement Mr. Colin Natali, MBBS, BSc (Hons), FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Royal London Hospital, HCA International Hospitals, Whitechapel, UK
14:40	Update on Degenerative Spondylolistheis Dr. Abdulrazzaq Al Obaid, Consultant Spine Surgeon, Chief of Orthopaedic Casualty, Al Razi Hospital, Kuwait
15:00	Coffee break
Session 4:   Adult SpineTrauma
15:30	When to Operate – Trauma Surgery? Mr. Hilali Noordeen, BA, MA, BM B.Ch (Oxon),  MCh, FRCS (Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon, Spinal Surgery, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Children’s Hospital, Great Ormond Street, Princess Grace Hospital, Portland Hospital, HCA International Hospitals, UK
15:50	Fracture Thorocolumbar Junction Dr. Abdulrazzaq Al Obaid, Consultant Spine Surgeon, Chief of Orthopaedic Casualty, Al Razi Hospital, Kuwait
16:10	Burst Fracture – Long Fixation or Short Fixation Mr. Colin Natali, MBBS, BSc (Hons), FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Royal London Hospital, HCA International Hospitals, Whitechapel, UK
16:30	Upper Cervical Spine Injury Dr. Desmond Kwok, BSc, MD, FRCS (Canada), Senior Orthopaedic Surgeon, Medcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE
16:50	Closing Remarks
Speaker Faculty
Chair: Dr. Chris Whately, BSc, MD, FRCS (Canada), Orthopaedic Surgeon, Medcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Abdulrazzaq Al Obaid, Consultant Spine Surgeon, Chief of Orthopaedic Casualty, Al Razi Hospital, Kuwait
Dr. Ali Al Suwaidi, Senior Consultant, Orthopaedic Department, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Wael K. Barsoum, Vice Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Mr. David Baston, Physical Therapist, Abu Dhabi Knee & Sports Medicine Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Charles Brown, Medical Director, Abu Dhabi Knee & Sports Medicine Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Matthew Dobbs, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Dr. Joseph Iannotti, Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Madden Professor Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine CWRU; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Staff Joint Appointment, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Dr. M. Ashfaq Konchwalla, MBBS, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Glasgow), FRCS (TR & Ortho), MFSEM (UK), Dip. Sports Med (UK), CCT (UK), Orthopaedic Surgeon, Medcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Desmond Kwok, BSc, MD, FRCS (Canada), Senior Orthopaedic Surgeon, Medcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Merv Letts, Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Amy McIntosh, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Dr. Charles Mehlman, DO, MPH, Associate Professor, Director, Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, Paediatric Orthopaedic Resident Education, Brachial Plexus and Co-Director of the Limb Reconstruction Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Dr. Yegappan Muthukaruppan, Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore
Mr. Colin Natali, MBBS, BSc (Hons), FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Royal London Hospital, HCA International Hospitals, Whitechapel, UK
Mr. Hilali Noordeen, BA, MA, BM B.Ch (Oxon),  MCh, FRCS (Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon, Spinal Surgery, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Children’s Hospital, Great Ormond Street, Princess Grace Hospital, Portland Hospital, HCA International Hospitals, UK
Mr. Peter Reilly, MS, FRCS (Orth), Consultant Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon,  St. Mary’s Hospital, Honorary Senior Lecturer Imperial College, HCA International Hospitals, London,  UK
Dr. Marc Sinclair, Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Medcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Samih Tarabichi, Director of Joints Replacement Centre of Excellence, American Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Stuart Tucker, Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK