Program

Wednesday, 04 March, 2026

08:00-08:15S01 Introduction
08:15-09:30S02 Session 1 Trauma Fracture - Hand
08:15-08:30Closed Treatment of Hand Fracture
Edmund Yau (Hong Kong)
08:30-08:45Phalangeal Fractures and Dislocations
Alphonsus Chong (Singapore)
08:45-09:00Metacarpal and Carpometacarpal Injuries
Jeffrey Koo (Hong Kong)
09:00-09:15Fractures Over The Thumb including Bennett's and Rolando
David Warwick (UK)
09:15-09:30How to Answer Case Scenario Question
Michelle Li & Jonathan Hobby (Hong Kong, UK)
09:30-10:10S03 Small Group Discussion: Hand Fractures
10:30-11:45S04 Session 2 Trauma Fracture - Wrist
10:30-10:45Distal Radius Fractures: Acute Injuries and Principles on Treatment
Satoshi Ichihara (Japan)
10:45-11:00Complex distal radius fracture and complications
Jeffrey Koo (Hong Kong)
11:00-11:15Scaphoid - Acute Fractures: Diagnosis and Management
Nick Riley (UK)
11:15-11:30Peri-Lunate Dislocations and Other Carpal Bone Fractures
Praveen Bharwardj (India)
11:30-11:45Managing Scaphoid Non-union
Jonathan Hobby (UK)
11:45-12:15S05 Small Group Discussion: Wrist Fractures
13:15-14:30S06 Session 3: Tendon
13:15-13:30Flexor Tendon Injuries Anatomy, Healing and FDP Avulsions
Dean Boyce (UK)
13:30-13:45Flexor Tendon Late Reconstruction (Including tenolysis)
Piotr Czarnecki (Poland)
13:45-14:00Extensor Tendon Repair and Closed Treatment including Mallet and Boutonniere injuries
Ilse DeGreef (Belgium)
14:00-14:15Trigger Finger, De Quervain's and Intersection syndrome
David Warwick (UK)
14:15-14:30Rehabilitation of Tendon Injuries
Marvin Chung (Hong Kong)
14:30-15:00S07 Small Group Discussion: Tendon Injuries including rehabilitation
15:10-15:45S08 Practical Session 1
Group 1 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - DR Fracture
Group 2 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - MC Plate
Group 3 Classroom 1 | Medartis - Scaphoid fracture with CCS
Group 4 Classroom 2 | Skeletal Dynamics - DR Fracture
Group 5 Classroom 3 | Stryker - Finger external fix
Group 6 Plenary Room (corner) | Sonos Medical - Ultrasound
Group 7 Classroom 4 | DePuy Synthes - Tendon
Group 8 Classroom 5 | Arthrex - TFCC, Nanoscope
Group 9 Plenary Room | Wrist examination
16:00-17:10S09 Practical Session 2-3
16:00
Group 1 Classroom 1 | Medartis - Scaphoid fracture with CCS
Group 2 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - DR Fracture
Group 3 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - MC Plate
Group 4 Plenary Room (corner) | Sonos Medical - Ultrasound
Group 5 Classroom 2 | Skeletal Dynamics - DR Fracture
Group 6 Classroom 3 | Stryker - Finger external fix
Group 7 Plenary Room | Wrist examination
Group 8 Classroom 4 | DePuy Synthes - Tendon
Group 9 Classroom 5 | Arthrex - TFCC, Nanoscope

16:35
Group 1 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - MC Plate
Group 2 Classroom 1 | Medartis - Scaphoid fracture with CCS
Group 3 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - DR Fracture
Group 4 Classroom 3 | Stryker - Finger external fix
Group 5 Plenary Room (corner) | Sonos Medical - Ultrasound
Group 6 Classroom 2 | Skeletal Dynamics - DR Fracture
Group 7 Classroom 5 | Arthrex - TFCC, Nanoscope
Group 8 Plenary Room | Wrist examination
Group 9 Classroom 4 | DePuy Synthes - Tendon
17:10-17:40S10 Session 4: Infection
17:10-17:25The anatomical basis and surgical management of acute infections of the hand including necrotising faciitis
Nick Riley (UK)
17:25-17:40Compartment Syndrome: Hand and Forearm, High Pressure injection Injuries and Volkmann contracture
Wee Lam (Singapore)
17:40-18:00S11 Plenary Discussion: Infection

Thursday, 05 March, 2026

08:10-09:40S12 Session 5: Soft Tissue Coverage
08:10-08:25Principles of Microsurgery: Replantation
Emily Yip (Hong Kong)
08:25-08:40Surgical Management of Fingertip Injuries Including Nailbed & Complications / Deformity
Esther Chow (Hong Kong)
08:40-08:55Options for Thumb Reconstruction, Principles
Emmanuel Estrella (Philippines)
08:55-09:10Management of Burns Injuries including Contractures and Reconstruction
Dean Boyce (UK)
09:10-09:25Flaps in Forearm and Hand
Hannifah Jusoh (Malaysia)
09:25-09:40Mangled Hand Injuries
Praveen Bharwardj (India)
09:40-10:10S13 Small Group Discussion: Soft Tissue Coverage
10:35-12:20S14 Practical session 4-5-6
10:35
Group 1 Classroom 4 | DePuy Synthes - Tendon
Group 2 Classroom 5 | Arthrex - TFCC, Nanoscope
Group 3 Plenary Room | Wrist examination
Group 4 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - DR Fracture
Group 5 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - MC Plate
Group 6 Classroom 1 | Medartis - Scaphoid fracture with CCS
Group 7 Classroom 2 | Skeletal Dynamics - DR Fracture
Group 8 Classroom 3 | Stryker - Finger external fix
Group 9 Plenary Room (corner) | Sonos Medical - Ultrasound

11:10
Group 1 Plenary Room | Wrist examination
Group 2 Classroom 4 | DePuy Synthes - Tendon
Group 3 Classroom 5 | Arthrex - TFCC, Nanoscope
Group 4 Classroom 1 | Medartis - Scaphoid fracture with CCS
Group 5 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - DR Fracture
Group 6 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - MC Plate
Group 7 Plenary Room (corner) | Sonos Medical - Ultrasound
Group 8 Classroom 2 | Skeletal Dynamics - DR Fracture
Group 9 Classroom 3 | Stryker - Finger external fix

11:45
Group 1 Classroom 5 | Arthrex - TFCC, Nanoscope
Group 2 Plenary Room | Wrist examination
Group 3 Classroom 4 | DePuy Synthes - Tendon
Group 4 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - MC Plate
Group 5 Classroom 1 | Medartis - Scaphoid fracture with CCS
Group 6 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - DR Fracture
Group 7 Classroom 3 | Stryker - Finger external fix
Group 8 Plenary Room (corner) | Sonos Medical - Ultrasound
Group 9 Classroom 2 | Skeletal Dynamics - DR Fracture
12:30-13:00S15 Lunch Syposium by PolyNovo: New Alternatives for Soft Tissue Reconstruction - using Dermomatrix
13:10-13:55S16 Session 6: Brachial Plexus
13:10-13:25Brachial Plexus; Anatomy and Physical Assessment
Michael Mak (Hong Kong)
13:25-13:40OBPI: Incidence and management
Praveen Bharwardj (India)
13:40-13:55Adult Brachial Plexus Injury: Principles of Management
Dean Boyce (UK)
13:55-14:20S17 Plenary Discussion: Brachial plexus
14:20-16:05S18 Practical session 7-8-9
14:20
Group 1 Classroom 2 | Skeletal Dynamics - DR Fracture
Group 2 Classroom 3 | Stryker - Finger external fix
Group 3 Plenary Room (corner) | Sonos Medical - Ultrasound
Group 4 Classroom 4 | DePuy Synthes - Tendon
Group 5 Classroom 5 | Arthrex - TFCC, Nanoscope
Group 6 Plenary Room | Wrist examination
Group 7 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - DR Fracture
Group 8 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - MC Plate
Group 9 Classroom 1 | Medartis - Scaphoid fracture with CCS

14:55
Group 1 Plenary Room (corner) | Sonos Medical - Ultrasound
Group 2 Classroom 2 | Skeletal Dynamics - DR Fracture
Group 3 Classroom 3 | Stryker - Finger external fix
Group 4 Plenary Room | Wrist examination
Group 5 Classroom 4 | DePuy Synthes - Tendon
Group 6 Classroom 5 | Arthrex - TFCC, Nanoscope
Group 7 Classroom 1 | Medartis - Scaphoid fracture with CCS
Group 8 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - DR Fracture
Group 9 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - MC Plate

15:30
Group 1 Classroom 3 | Stryker - Finger external fix
Group 2 Plenary Room (corner) | Sonos Medical - Ultrasound
Group 3 Classroom 2 | Skeletal Dynamics - DR Fracture
Group 4 Classroom 5 | Arthrex - TFCC, Nanoscope
Group 5 Plenary Room | Wrist examination
Group 6 Classroom 4 | DePuy Synthes - Tendon
Group 7 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - MC Plate
Group 8 Classroom 1 | Medartis - Scaphoid fracture with CCS
Group 9 Meeting Room 3+4 | KLS Martin - DR Fracture
16:30-17:35S19 Session 7: Wrist
16:30-16:45Acute Wrist Ligament Injuries: Repair, Reconstruction
Andrew Chin (Singapore)
16:45-17:00Chronic Ligament Injuries: Slavage Procedures
Praveen Bharwardj (India)
17:00-17:15Ulnar Side Wrist Pain: TFCC Injuries
Emanuel Estrella (Philippines)
17:15-17:30Ulnar Side Wrist Pain: Ulnar Impaction
Wing Lim Tse (Hong Kong)
17:35-18:00S20 Plenary Discussion: Wrist

Friday, 06 March, 2026

08:10-08:40S21 Session 8: Paediatric Upper Limb Injuries
08:10-08:25Talking with Children, Parents, Treatment Planning and Consent Including Child Abuse
Dean Boyce (UK)
08:25-08:40Paediatric Hand and Wrist Fractures, Elbow and Forearm Fractures
Margaret Fok (Hong Kong)
08:40-09:55S22 Session 9: Congential I
08:40-08:55Upper Limb Development and Sonic Hedgehog
Wee Lam (Singapore)
08:55-09:10Thumb Polydactyly
Chan Ping Tak (Hong Kong)
09:10-09:25Central and Ulnar Polydactyly – overview
Alphonsus Chong (Singapore)
09:25-09:40Syndactyly
Esther Chow (Hong Kong)
09:40-09:55Surgical Treatment of Thumb Hypoplasia
PC Ho (Hong Kong)
09:55-10:25S23 Group exercise - syndactyly release and z-plasty
10:55-11:40S24 Session 10: Congential II
10:55-11:10Radial Dysplasia (Excluding Thumb Hypoplasia), Ulnar Dysplasia & Phocomelia
Wee Lam (Singapore)
11:10-11:25Cleft Hand, Symbrachydactyly and Transverse Absence, Toe to Hand Transfers
Dean Boyce (UK)
11:25-11:40Trigger Digits, Camptodactyly, Clinodactyly
Piotr Czarnecki (Poland)
11:40-12:10S25 Small Group Discusssion: Congential
12:10-12:40S26 Session 11: Tumours
12:10-12:30Dupuytren contracture
Ilse DeGreef (Belgium)
12:30-12:40Dupuytrens discussion
Jonathan Hobby (UK)
13:30-14:45S27 Session 12: Nerve
13:30-13:45Common Nerve compression: Carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve compression
Michelle Lee (Hong Kong)
13:45-14:00Thoracic outlet syndrome, Radial Tunnel, Pronator Teres Syndrome
Piotr Czarnecki (Poland)
14:00-14:15Principles and Techniques of Tendon Transfer - including transfer for radial nerve
Wee Lam (Singapore)
14:15-14:45Tendon and Nerve Transfers for Different Nerve Lesions
Dean Boyce (UK)
14:45-15:00S28 Plenary questions and cases nerve and tendon transfer
15:20-17:30S29 Session 13: Arthritis
15:20-15:35The Rheumatoid Wrist and Hand
Edmund Yau (Hong Kong)
15:35-15:50Arthritis in The Thumb
Ilse DeGreef (Belgium)
15:50-16:05Arthritis in The Fingers
Jonathan Hobby (UK)
16:05-16:20Osteoarthritis of The Wrist: Treatment Options; Arthroplasty inc DRUJ
Sumedh Talwalkar (UK)
16:20-16:40Panel Discussion: Arthritis
Jonathan Hobby (UK)
16:40-16:55Benign Soft tissue and Bone Tumours
Margaret Fok (Hong Kong)
16:55-17:10Malignant Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours
Raymond Yau (Hong Kong)
17:10-17:25Vascular Anomalies
Jonathan Hobby (UK)
17:30-17:45S30 Plenary Discussion: Tumours
17:45-18:00S31 Wrap up and Closing Remarks