Message from Course Director

Dear friends and colleagues,

Greetings from PC Ho !

Thanks God to let us overcome the COVID pandemic, enabling every walk of life back to normal after a whole 3 years!  

For the wrist lovers, a good news here:

The Hong Kong International Wrist Arthroscopy Seminar and Workshop is reviving !

And we are celebrating our Silver Jubilee in 2023 !

Over the past 25 years, our course continued to nurture and inspire generations of wrist surgeon locally and internationally, and virtually becomes the longest living wrist arthroscopy training facilities in the world. We are always proud of seeing those familiar names who now become masters in the field well-recognised and respected internationally.

The event will be held on 2-4 Dec 2023 (Sat - Mon) at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong. We present a strong panel of 15 international experts from 11 countries/ areas and 10 local faculty members at the course and more experts are joining. (see poster attached)

Special features of the 2023 event include:

1. International Symposium on Wrist Arthroscopy : A Moment in Time

2. Quick Clinical Quiz

3. Clinical Conference on chronic wrist pain management with live evaluation of patients

4. APWA Presidential Lectures

5. Two-days Advanced Cadaveric Workshop

6. One-day Basic Cadaveric Workshop (repeated)

7. Live Surgery relay on wrist arthroscopy

8. Course Banquet

9. 1 week of Wrist Fellowship at Prince of Wales Hospital to observe clinical practice ion wrist surgery (require special application, limited vacancy)

Our event will also be held in conjunction with the AGM of Asia Pacific Wrist Association (APWA). APWA members can enjoy special discount.

Please write to our program secretary, Ms. Krystal Fan at 3505 3074 for enquiry and registration. Feel free to visit our website to have more information about the course.

Lastly, a pre-course event known as the "PWH Hand Club Meeting" will be held on 1 Dec 2023 (Friday) at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. The special meeting features former distinguished fellows and/or visiting scholars of PWH hand team to update on the latest advances in hand surgery, and to foster international fraternity on professional development and research collaboration. Information and registration can be obtained here https://handclub2023.com/ All are welcome.

Please encourage your colleagues to join us and help to spread the news.

Hope to see you in December in the beautiful Hong Kong !

Yours sincerely,

PC Ho

Dr. PC Ho

MBBS, FRCS, FHKCOS, FHKAM (Orthopaedic Surgery)

Course Director

2023 Hong Kong International Wrist Arthroscopy Seminar & Workshop

Consultant 

Department of Orthopaedic & Traumatology , Prince of Wales Hospital 

Clinical Professor (honorary)

Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Founding President, Asia Pacific Wrist Association (2015-17)

Ex-President, European Wrist Arthroscopy Society (2015-16)

30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR

Email : pcho@cuhk.edu.hk

Phone : (852) 35052722

Fax : ( 852) 26377889