We are happy to announce that preparations for ISKSAA LEEDS 2018...

to be held from 18^th June – 22^nd June 2018 at Leeds , London and Wrightington , UK have begun. The Congress is the signature event of ISKSAA (International Society for Knowledge for Surgeons on Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty ) & we are proud to announce that ISKSAA membership has crossed the 1500 mark. With over 300000 hits from over 152 countries on the website www.isksaa.com & more and more interested people joining as members of ISKSAA, we do hope that ISKSAA will stand out as a major body to provide opportunities to our younger colleagues in training, education and fellowships.

ISKSAA GLOBAL SUMMIT 2016... the largest Orthopaedic Super Speciality event in the Country & Asia Pacific Region was successfully concluded at New Delhi , the capital city of India from 20^th – 23^rd November 2016. The Congress was the 10TH signature event of ISKSAA (International Society for Knowledge for Surgeons on Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty ).

History was being created.... Saw the world getting closer..... Saw the Masters operating from their own ORs across the World....

The Congress was a success with history being created……

• FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF ORTHOPAEDICS IN THE WORLD , 53 successful live surgeries were transmitted from 29 Centres of excellence across 12 different countries spanning over 5 continents performed by 45 Surgeons and all this over 3 days only.
• For the first time in India , 4 hospitals ( AIIMS , MAMC , VMMC & LHMC ) were simultaneously involved in 11 cadaveric workshops with over 80 faculty and 300 delegates.
• Over 1000 Registrations
• Over 40 overseas faculty from Australia , UK , USA , Europe , Middle East and South East Asia complimented with leading Indian faculty. A total of around 200 faculty
• 64 Clinical Fellowships for ISKSAA members along with ISKSAA Wrightington MCh Fellowships.
• 60 Trade Partners including 300 participants ….

EAC – ISKSAA CHANDIGARH 2017 is being held from 6^th - 8^th October 2017 under the leadership of Prof Ravi Gupta and Dr Manuj Wadhwa as Organising Chairmen. The event is being held at the Hyatt Regency , Chandigarh. The 3 day event would feature un-edited Live arthroplasty and Arthroscopic surgeries performed in Mohali and New Delhi and transmitted to the venue. The organising team looks forward to hosting you in this academic extravaganza and solicit your support and participation to make this event a grand success. ISKSAA will be offering 55 ISKSAA 2017 Clinical Fellowships along with interviews for ISKSAA Wrightington MCh Fellowships for 2018.

Preparations are on for ISKSAA LEEDS UK 2018 to be held from 18^th June – 22^nd June 2018 in Leeds , London & Wrightington , UK under the leadership of Dr Sanjeev Anand ( Congress President ). This is the first time ISKSAA is venturing into an Overseas location. It will provide a forum for international dialogue regarding the practice of Arthroscopy, Knee & Shoulder surgery , Joint Replacement surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. The Scientific Programme will emphasise evidence based medicine, new surgical developments and promising basic sciences to showcase STATE OF THE ART ORTHOPAEDICS. The Congress will aim to be supported by various orthopaedic societies across the globe including ISAKOS , ESSKA , BASK , BOA , BOSTAA , BESS , Edge Hill University from Wrightington and Flinders Medical Centre from Australia.

The scientific programme will be spread over 2 days with 3 Concurrent halls at The Cloth Hall Court in Leeds Beckett University. The City is a bustling town with excellent public transport , cycling and walking facilities. It is well connected by Air , rail , Bus and car self drive transport. A geographically diverse and multi-disciplinary faculty the best in their field will be there from all over UK supported by top faculty from Europe , USA , Australia , Middle East and South East Asia including India to present results from basic research, and the newest operative techniques, highlighting technical pearls and pitfalls.

It promises to be an action packed affair with

• Participation of Top UK Centres & Surgeons in the Workshops , Visitations , Live Surgery transmissions along with some overseas Centres / Surgeons also.
• Delegate strength of 500
• Pre-conference Cadaveric Workshops at London , Leeds and Wrightington on Surgical exposures / Joint preservation techniques, Arthroscopic techniques and Arthroplasty with top UK and International faculty and 2 delegates / 1 body part / 1 faculty ratio.
• One day Visitations organised at several centres across the UK wherein you will attend OPD / Theatre and Ward rounds with your designated Coordinator Consultant in that hospital.
• Live Surgeries transmitted from various centres in the UK and overseas.
• Breakout Workshops / Instructional course sessions
• 10 One week Clinical Fellowships post event for ISKSAA members
• 60 ISKSAA Clinical Fellowships and ISKSAA Wrightington MCh Fellowships Interviews.

The theme of this event as always will be SEE THEM DO IT AND DO IT YOURSELF. We invite you to paticipate in ISKSAA Leeds UK 2018 which may prove to be another historic milestone in the history of ISKSAA.

With warm regards

Dr Pushpinder Bajaj ISKSAA PRESIDENT

Dr Sanjeev Anand CONGRESS PRESIDENT

Prof Lalit Maini ISKSAA CHAIRMAN