SASES 2023 PROGRAMME
Workshops are repeated from 08:00 – 08:50 and the same speaker and topic in the same venue again from 09:00 – 09:50. This is a great opportunity for delegates to be able to attend more than one workshop.
Friday, 12 May 2023
Saturday, 13 May 2023
Sunday, 14 May 2023
Friday, 12 May 2023
| Time | Description | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | Registration and Welcome Coffee | ||
| 08:00 – 08:50 Room 4 | ![]() | Treatment options for the Irreparable Rotator cuff | Pre Recorded Video Presentation by Prof Eran Maman |
| 08:00 – 08:50 Room 6 | ![]() | Informed Consent (Ethics Lecture) | J.P Ellis (Legal & Claims) |
| 09:00 – 09:50 Room 4 | ![]() | Treatment options for the Irreparable Rotator cuff | Pre Recorded Video Presentation by Prof Eran Maman |
| 09:00 – 09:50 Room 6 | ![]() | Informed Consent (Ethics Lecture) | J.P Ellis (Legal & Claims) |
| 10:00 – 10:25 | Morning Tea | ||
| 10:25 | Welcome | L Rajah | |
| Elbow Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty | (R Dachs/A Smit) | ||
| 10:30 | Elbow Arthroscopy for OA | G Athwal | |
| 10:50 | Elbow Arthroscopy Fractures | I Jeon | |
| 11:10 | Elbow Arthroscopy: Discussion | ||
| 11:20 | Elbow arthroplasty for fractures | S Roche | |
| 11:40 | Elbow arthroplasty complications and their management | I Jeon | |
| 12:00 | Cases and discussion | R Dachs | |
| 12:25 | Summary of the Session | R Dachs | |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | ||
| Shoulder Instability | (S Osman/P Sanchez) | ||
| 13:30 | First time GH dislocator | C Anley | |
| 13:45 | Return to play after Instability (Delphi Feedback) | G Geldenhuys | |
| 14:00 | Discussion | ||
| 14:15 | Alternative treatment options for instability | P Valenti | |
| 14:30 | Unhappy Latarjet | G Athwal | |
| 14:45 | Cases and discussion | P Sanchez | |
| 15:25 | Summary of the session | S Osman | |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Tea Break | ||
| Scapula disorders/ Frozen Shoulder | (Gray/ M Mulder) | ||
| 16:00 | Scapular disorders: Assessment and Physio | J Gray | |
| 16:10 | Scapular disorders: Is there a role for surgery? | H Van Zyl | |
| 16:20 | Cases and Discussion | ||
| 16:30 | Adhesive capsulitis: The role of Physiotherapy | T Bell-Jenje | |
| 16:40 | Adhesive capsulitis: Injections and surgery | J De Beer | |
| 16:50 | Discussion and Summary of the Session | M Mulder | |
| 17:00 | PJI Survey | R Kriel | |
| Networking Event |
Saturday, 13 May 2023
| Time | Description | Speaker | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | Morning Coffee and Registration | |||||||
| 07:00 – 07:45 | Meet the Expert (Pre-Booked SASES Delegates only) | |||||||
| 08:00 – 08:50 Room 4 | ![]() | Shoulder Arthroplasty – Complex Glenoid Solutions | George Athwal | |||||
| 08:00 – 08:50 Room 5 | ![]() | Challenging / Complex cases in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty | Dr. Theo Rosch, Dr. Claud Kilian, and Dr. Heckroodt Laubscher. | |||||
| 08:00 – 08:50 Room 6 | ![]() | Arrow 2 : Demo of Operative Technique | Philippe Valenti | |||||
| 8:00 Auditorium | Physio Sessions | Elbow assessment: Tips & Tricks. A focus on lateral elbow pain | Tanya Bell-Jenje | |||||
| 8:50 Auditorium | Physio Sessions | The prevention and management of the throwers shoulder | Janine Gray | |||||
| 9:40 Auditorium | Physio Sessions | Shoulder group facilitation | Magdel van den Berg and Villene Alderslade | |||||
| 09:00 – 09:50 Room 4 | ![]() | Shoulder Arthroplasty – Complex Glenoid Solutions | George Athwal | |||||
| 09:00 – 09:50 Room 5 | ![]() | Challenging / Complex cases in Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty | Dr. Theo Rosch, Dr. Claud Kilian, and Dr. Heckroodt Laubscher. | |||||
| 09:00 – 09:50 Room 6 | ![]() | Arrow 2 : Demo of Operative Technique | Philippe Valenti | |||||
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Morning Tea | |||||||
| The Young Arthritic | (S Kirsten/JP Du Plessis) | |||||||
| 10:15 | Non-Operative options | H Laubscher | ||||||
| 10:30 | CAM Procedure: Indications and Contraindications | S Baba | ||||||
| 10:45 | CAM Procedure: Technique | JP Du Plessis | ||||||
| 11:00 | Arthroplasty Options: Hemi vs Anatomical TSR | C Van den Berg | ||||||
| 11:15 | Arthroplasty Options: Augmented Glenoid v Reverse for a B2 glenoid in a young patient | G Greef | ||||||
| 11:30 | Case Discussions | C Van Der Watt | ||||||
| 12:05 | Summary of the Session | S Kirsten | ||||||
| 12:15 – 13:00 | Lunch | |||||||
| Arthroplasty: Pre-op Planning and Intraoperative Tips | (J De Beer/H Laubscher) | |||||||
| 13:00 – 13: 15 | Pre-op planning CT and MRI | A Rachuene | ||||||
| 13:15-13:30 | Decision making in RSA | P Valenti | ||||||
| 13::30-13:45 | Strategies to reduce the risk of PJI in shoulder arthroplasty | R Kriel | ||||||
| 13:45-14:00 | Glenoid exposure | G Athwal | ||||||
| 14:00-14:15 | PSI for Arthroplasty: Where are we in 2023 | I Jeon | ||||||
| 14:15-14:30 | Discussion & Summary of the session | H Laubscher | ||||||
| 14:30 – 14:45 | Tea Break | |||||||
| Arthroplasty: Dealing with complications | (G Greef) | |||||||
| 14:45 | Tips to removing a well-fixed Humerus Component | G Athwal | ||||||
| 15:00 | Tips and tricks to manage humeral loosening | P Valenti | ||||||
| 15:15 | Acromial fractures | G Athwal | ||||||
| 15:30 | How to Manage instability in RSA | P Valenti | ||||||
| 15:45 | Discussion and Summary of the Session | B Grey | ||||||
| 16:00-16:30 | SASES Meeting |
Sunday, 14 May 2023
| Time | Description | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | Morning Tea/Coffee | |
| Rotator cuff – SCR vs Transfers | (S Roche/N Bhagwan | |
| 08:00 | Where are we with a SCR in 2023 | I Jeon |
| 08:20 | Where are we with tendon transfers in 2023 | P Valenti |
| 08:40 | Cases and Discussion | S Mathiba |
| 09:10 | Summary of the Session | S Roche |
| 09:15 – 10:00 | Inaugural Abe Lambrechts Lecture | Introduction: S Roche |
| Lecture: George Athwal | ||
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Tea Break | |
| Innovation in shoulder surgery | (L Rajah/P Webster) | |
| 10:30 | Basic science of rotator cuff healing and how can we improve it | I Jeon |
| 10:45 | The complex arthroplasty revision: Bespoke implants | T Rösch |
| 11:10 | The challenges of turning an innovative idea into a registered device in RSA | A Peach |
| 11:35 | Feedback from Fellowship | JP Du Plessis |
| 11:45 | Discussion | |
| 11:55 | Closure of congress | L Rajah |



