Past Events

Prehabilitation, or prehab, is a proactive approach to optimising patient health before undergoing a procedure or treatment. Prehabilitation comprises multidisciplinary healthcare interventions, including exercise, nutritional optimisation, and psychological preparation, which aim to improve outcomes and readiness for surgery or cancer treatment, with the aim being to shorten the period of recovery, reduce complications, and improve the quality of recovery and quality of life.

This conference provides a practical approach to preventing hospital acquired deconditioning in older adults, and moving beyond this to ensuring your patients are as active as possible and enabling reconditioning. We are pleased to offer a 20% discount with code hcuk20boa

The Orthopaedic Institute is proud to deliver the next in a series of these long-running and highly popular courses which attract delegates from around the world. Convened by spinal surgeon, Mr David Jaffray and Foot and Ankle surgeon, Mr Andrew Bing this course is intended for orthopaedic trainees of all levels who are preparing for their FRCS (Tr&Orth) Examinations. Always over-subscribed, this is the most well-received course in the course calendar.

For the 3rd year in a row, the Harrogate Partial Knee Meeting returns in 2026. A two-day meeting focusing on Fixed-Bearing Unicompartmental and Patello-Femoral Arthroplasty. Following the recent NICE guidelines recommending UKA as a treatment modality that should be offered to suitable patients; a particular focus of the meeting will be how to safely grow a UKA practice whilst under the shadow of the NJR. Fixed-bearing partial knee arthroplasty is the gold standard for unicompartmental knee surgery combining outstanding patient outcomes and very low revision rates.

Redefining Surgical Frontiers: Precision, Progress, and Purpose: We are glad to welcome you at our new destination at London, UK on May 14-15, 2026 for our upcoming Event on 6th World Congress on Surgery. For More Details: https://uk01.l.antigena.com/l/DXSaWcCkW3Wfb2IB-ZkYuRLIikw9WpC4M5Jb4WV6SXFz7Hs2FFy55i_uHNI48-HClsHXJ2I8Ybkh-P8Tkl0WerZSC9W7J9RbZ_8oD92Q-GqTZrVRKwPBrbD~Z~9GL80j_6grVPv3CzG-~SdCn6hLS_00aIFeju6

The main theme, “Innovations and Transdisciplinarity in the Orthopaedic Future,” reflects a future that is already the present for European orthopaedics and the National Societies represented by our Federation. This forward-looking approach is embedded in the involvement and training of young orthopaedic surgeons.

This course is designed for trainees in Hand Surgery (Orthopaedics and Plastics) irrespective of experience in K-wiring. Learn the sure and proper way of K-wiring and you will not need to do an ORIF ever again, saving you operating time and money. Also understand fluoroscopy and how to use it safely. This is a hands-on course, first with dry bones and then with cadaveric hands. Understand and Practise k-wiring without the pressure of time.

This one-day event aims to review the concepts of early injury to the hip joint caused by morphological abnormalities and describe the development of surgical interventions to address them. It will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the clinical presentations, investigation, and management through a series of lectures and video case presentations.

In response to the Governments Elective Recovery Plan and Get It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme, it is clear we must work differently to reduce variation and respond to these unprecedented waits. With continued pressure on in-patient beds, Day Case Total Hip Replacement Surgery presents an ideal opportunity to explore and expand the possibilities to increase day surgery activity.

This conference provides a practical approach to preventing hospital acquired deconditioning in older adults, and moving beyond this to ensuring your patients are as active as possible and enabling reconditioning. It is widely recognised that hospital acquired deconditioning is a major issue in hospitals leading to functional decline, falls, readmissions, pressures on social care support and increase mortality. The conference will use case studies of best practice to support you to optimise safe activity for older people your service, and prevent both physical and cognitive deconditioning.

Join us for a vibrant celebration of surgery, where innovation meets inspiration. This Festival unites over 1,000 surgical professionals to connect, learn and celebrate their passion for the future of the profession. We'll explore groundbreaking advancements and share experiences that are shaping tomorrow's surgical landscape. Your ticket unlocks full access to the conference and the exhibition floor, designed to equip you with tangible solutions and fresh perspectives for your everyday practice and beyond.

Whether you’re a surgeon, physiotherapist, researcher, or a healthcare provider with a specific interest in knee surgery, this is your opportunity to immerse yourself in a series of dynamic sessions, workshops, and hands-on demonstrations. From groundbreaking research presentations to in-depth discussions on the future of knee surgery, the conference program is tailored to enrich your expertise and help you deliver better care to your patients.