About this event

  • Date and time Wed 6 Oct 2021 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm
  • Location Online
  • Organised by Orthopaedics

This first episode of the Hip Symposium will present an overview of common paediatric hip disorders, including diagnosis and management. The evidence-based paediatric webinar will provide a broad overview of the major hip joint abnormalities encountered in infancy and childhood, including screening, diagnostic and treatment aspects. 

The event will be chaired by Michael Pearse, incoming President of the Orthopaedic Section of RSM. Topics will be delivered by single expert speakers with illustrative and interactive case presentations with ample time for audience Q&A.

During this webinar you will:

  • Gain an understanding of developmental abnormalities of the hip joint, including the importance of clinical examination and imaging in the diagnosis of DDH. 
  • Differentiate between inflammatory and infective disorders of the young hip joint. 
  • Appreciate common hip joint abnormalities in older children including neurological and structural abnormalities. 

Book the next three episodes now:

Hip Symposium Episode 2: Hip and proximal femoral fractures - 13 October 2021

Hip Symposium Episode 3: Hip Preservation - 20 October 2021

Hip Symposium Episode 4: Hip Replacement - 27 October 2021

This webinar is available for on-demand viewing. The webinar recording will be available for registered delegates up to 60 days after the live webinar broadcast via Zoom. The link will be sent 24 hours after the webinar takes place. 

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Key speakers

Professor Deborah Eastwood

Great Ormond Street and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospitals

Speaker's biography

Professor Deborah Eastwood of Great Ormond Street and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospitals is an eminent paediatric surgeon with extensive experience in the management of late-presentation developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH).

Daniel Perry

Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Speaker's biography

Daniel Perry is a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital with extensive research experience into paediatric hip disorders including developmental dysplasia, perthes and slipped epiphysis. Daniel is the screening lead for the National Screening Committee

Mr Gregory Firth

Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal London Hospital.

Speaker's biography

Mr Gregory Firth is a Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Royal London Hospital. Mr Firth is a former ABC travelling fellow who originally practised in South Africa, where he studied neuromuscular conditions including cerebral palsy.

Mr Khaled Sarraf

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare

Speaker's biography

Mr Khaled Sarraf is a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare. He is the lead of paediatric orthopaedics with an interest in hip and knee conditions in children including sports injuries and their treatment.  He has a research interest in the sequel of childhood hip and knee pathology as they transition to adolescence and adulthood.

Agenda

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Introduction

Mr Michael Pearse, clinical senior lecturer and consultant orthopaedic surgeon

Developmental dysplasia of the hip screening and early treatment

Mr Daniel Perry, consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Late development dysplasia of the hip treatment algorithm

Professor Deborah Eastwood of Great Ormond Street and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospitals

Hip inflammation: irritable or infected?

Mr Khaled Sarraf, consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeon at St Marys Hospital, London

Neurological hip

Mr Gregory Firth, consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal London Hospital

Slipped upper femoral epiphysis

Mr Daniel Perry, consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital

Perthes disease: an update

Mr Gregory Firth, consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal London Hospital

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Location

Online

Disclaimer: All views expressed in this webinar are of the speakers themselves and not of the RSM.

Registration for this webinar will close at 4 pm on 6 October 2021. You will receive the webinar link 2 hours before the meeting. Late registrations will not be accepted. 

Special rates for difficult times
The RSM wishes to offer healthcare professionals continued learning opportunities during the coronavirus pandemic. The RSM’s ​weekly COVID-19 Series ​webinars remain free of charge, while there will be small charges to register for other online education. These fees will enable the RSM to continue its programme of activities and will apply during the course of the pandemic.

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