Page 8 South African Orthopaedic Journal http://journal.saoa.org.za CONFERENCES, COURSES & SYMPOSIA LOCAL Combined 65th South African Orthopaedic Congress 2019 – ‘Unity in Diversity’ 02 September – 06 September 2019 ICC Durban Includes the following sub-specialty groups: 1. SA Arthroplasty Society (SAAS) 2. SA Knee Society (SAKS) 3. SA Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (SASES) 4. SA Foot Surgeons’ Association (SAFSA) 5. SA Orthopaedic Trauma Society (SAOTS) 6. SA Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (SAPOS) 7. SA Society for Hip Arthroscopy (SASHA) 8. Launch and inaugural meeting of the SA Orthopaedic Oncology and Limb Preservation Society (SOLS) Contact: Chairman of the SAOA Congress Committee: Dr Ian Stead, email: iwstead@gmail.com Invited speakers Australia Prof Peter Choong – Melbourne, Australia – SAAS & SOLS Dr David Martin – Adelaide, Australia – SAKS & SAPOS Mr Marinis Pirpiris – Melbourne, Australia – SAOTS Belgium Prof Peter Verdonk – Antwerp, Belgium – SAKS Brazil Prof Kodi Kojima – Sao Paulo, Brazil – SAOTS Canada Dr Mark Glazebrook – Halifax, Canada – SAFSA France Dr Mathieu Thaunat – Lyon, France – SAKS Scotland Prof Colin Howie – Edinburgh, Scotland – SAAS Singapore Dr Christopher Pearce – Jurong East, Singapore – SAFSA Switzerland Prof Andreas Imhoff – Basel, Switzerland – SASES & SAKS Dr Mario Morgenstern – Basel, Switzerland Infection – SAOTS UK Mr Phil Chapman-Sheath – Southampton, UK – SAAS Mr Andrew Porteous – Bristol, UK – SAAS Mr Nick Nicolaou – Sheffield, UK – SAPOS Prof Lee Jeys – Birmingham, UK – SOLS Prof Phil Turner – Manchester, UK – SAAS Mr Andy Williams – London, UK – SAKS Mr Anthony Perera – Cardiff, UK – SAFSA Mr Tony Andrade – Reading, UK – SASHA USA Prof Christopher Harner – Pittsburgh, USA – SAKS Dr Christopher DiGiovanni – Boston, USA – SAFSA Prof Marc Safran Stanford – USA – SASHA Germany Dr Ludwig Seebauer – Munich, Germany – SASES Italy Dr Alberto Constantini – Rome, Italy – SASHA Netherlands Dr Jaap Willems – Amsterdam, Netherlands – SASES New Zealand Mr Rod Maxwell – Christchurch, New Zealand – SAAS & SAFSA INTERNATIONAL NOVEMBER 2019 12th International Conference on Orthopedics, Osteoporosis & Trauma 13 November 2019 – 14 November 2019 London, United Kingdom AMSTEL Elbow course 21 November 2019 – 22 November 2019 Amsterdam, Netherlands ESSKA Advanced Knee Arthroscopy Course – All about Posteromedial & Posterolateral Laxities 2019 21 November 2019 – 22 November 2019 Cologne, Germany Sports Medicine International Congress Moscow 2019 21 November 2019 – 22 November 2019 Moscow, Russia XIV SPAT Congress 28 November 2019 – 29 November 2019 Braga, Portugal EPOS BAT Advanced Course: Pediatric Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery 29 November 2019 – 30 November 2019 Vienna, Austria DECEMBER 2019 AO Foundation Davos Courses 2019 01 December 2019 – 11 December 2019 Davos, Switzerland 40th SICOT Orthopaedic World Congress Muscat 2019 05 December 2019 – 07 December 2019 Muscat, Oman EFAS Advanced Symposium Helsinki 2019 06 December 2019 – 07 December 2019 Helsinki, Finland 13th International Conference on Arthritis and Rheumatology 09 December 2019 – 10 December 2019 Barcelona, Spain SFA Rennes 2019 11 December 2019 – 14 December 2019 Rennes, France