Day 1: Tuesday 5 October
 Session 1: Knee and Hips: Chairperson Dr. Richard de Villiers
 

 9:30- 10:15: MRI Knee – Phil Lucas (Australia)

10:15-11:00 MRI Hips – Rusty Fritz (USA)

11:00 – 11:30   Coffee

Session 2: Fingers and Feet: Chairperson Dr. Pete Mercouris
 

11:30 - 12:15 MRI Finger and Toes – John Feller (USA)

12:15 – 13:00 MRI Foot – Graeme Thompson (SA)

Day 2: Wednesday 6 October
 

Session 2: Bone and Soft Tissue Tumours: Chairperson Dr. Georg Wagener
 

9:30- 10:15 MRI Bone Tumours – Mark Velleman (SA)

10:15-11:00 MRI Soft tissue tumours – Julie Schatz (Australia)
 

11:00-11:30 – Coffee

Session 2: Marrow and Muscle:  Chairperson Dr. JC Koenig
 

11:30-12.15 MRI Bone marrow – Howard Galloway ( Australia)

12:15-13:00 MRI Muscle – George Koulouris (Australia)
 

Day3: Thursday 7 October
  Session 1: Shoulder and Spine:  Chairperson Dr. Mark Velleman
 

9:30- 10:15 MRI Shoulder – Phil Lucas (Australia)

10:15 – 11:00 MRI Spine – John Feller ( USA)
 

11:00-11:30 – Coffee
 

Session 2: Elbow and Wrist: Chairperson Dr. Richard de Villiers
 

11:30-12.15 MRI Elbow – Rusty Fritz (USA)
12:15-13:00 MRI Wrist – Andrew van den Heever (SA)
 

13:00 Lunch
 

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SPEAKERS, SAMSIG 2010 CONGRESS , CHOBE , BOTSWANA
  MRI Knee – Phil Lucas
 PRP Diagnostic Imaging, Sydney, Australia
Clinical lecturer in Sports Medicine University of NSW,

Clinical lecturer in Sports Medicine University of NSW,Clinical associate in radiology at the University of Sydney

Director of imaging for NSW Institute of sports

Coordinator of medical imaging for NSW Waratahs Rugby, Australian Rugby Union and Manly Warringah Rugby League club.

MRI Hips and Elbow – Rusty Fritz
 California Advances Imaging Medical Associates, USA   
Presentations:
UCSF Visiting Fellowships:       MRI of the Foot and Ankle – 75 lectures

UCSF Visiting Fellowships:       MRI of the Foot and Ankle – 75 lecturesCurrent Issues of MRI MRI of the Elbow

in Sports Medicine and Orthopedics                            

San Francisco, CA                   August 27, 2002

Current Issues of MRI              Interesting Case Conferences

in Sports Medicine and            

Orthopedics San Francisco, CA                      

August 23 & 25, 2006

August 28, 2007

August 25, 2008

Current Issues of MRI              MRI of the Knee: Menisci

in Sports Medicine and

Orthopedics                             August 25, 2004

San Francisco, CA                   August 24, 2005

                                                August 27, 2006

                                                August 29, 2007

                                                August 26, 2008

                                                August 26, 2009

MRI  Bone Tumours – Mark Velleman
 Labuscagne and Partners, Pretoria, South Africa  
Speaker at SASMA Congress (February 2002)

Speaker at SASMA Congress (February 2002)Speaker at SA Orthopedic Congress (2004)

Convener of Musculoskeletal Imaging Discussion forum - weekly (Orthopedic Dept: Pretoria Academic Hospital)

Co-founder and Vice-Chairman of South African Musculoskeletal Imaging Group (SAMSIG).

Secretary Radiological Society of SA

Chairperson at the 24^th International Congress of Radiology (2006)

Speaker at the15^th ISRRT World Congress (2008)

Chairperson at AMSIG Annual Conference (Perth 2009)

MRI Wrist – Andrew van den Heever
 Tuft and Partners, Cape Town, South Africa
Presentations:
Current Trends in MSK Imaging - A Chiropractic Society Congress, 2005 

Current Trends in MSK Imaging - A Chiropractic Society Congress, 2005 Hand and wrist Imaging -SASMA Congress 2006       

Ankle Imaging - South African Sports Medicine Association 2007

ACL and PCL tears and reconstruction, SASMA congress, 2007

MRI foot and ankle, ISRRT MSK track, 2008

MRI hand and wrist RSNA, 2009

MRI Hand and Spine– John Feller
 Desert Medical Imaging, USA
Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology 1991-2006, Stanford     University School of Medicine, Stanford CA, USA

Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology 1991-2006, Stanford     University School of Medicine, Stanford CA, USAPresentations:

 “Cartilage Imaging”,“Imaging of the Menisci”,“Imaging of Rotator Cuff Tears & the Postoperative Shoulder”,“Imaging of Spinal Trauma”,The 24^th International Congress of Radiology, Cape Town, South Africa,

“MR Imaging of the Postoperative Shoulder”,“MRI of Wrist and Hand Injuries”,“Digital MRI: Fingers and Toes”,“MRI of Bone Marrow Update”

Musculoskeletal MRI in Clinical Practice, The Wynn Las Vegas

Advanced MRI 2006 from Head to Toe - the Cutting Edge,Graz, Austria

MRI Foot – James Linklater
North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre, Australia
Presentations:

MRI of ankle ligamentous and chondral injuries and impingement syndromes. RANZZCR Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, October 2008.

Imaging of ACL injuries. Sports Medicine Australia Annual Scientific Meeting, Hamilton Island, October 2008

Pitfalls in MSK MRI, RADaim, Gold Coast, July 2008

MRI of Ankle Ligament Injury, Impingement Lesions and Osteochondral Lesions, RADaim, Gold Coast, July 2008

MRI of Gleno-humeral Joint Instability, RADaim, Gold Coast, July 2008

MRI of Surfing Injuries, SMA Tavarua, July 2008

Ultrasound of the Forefoot, Sonic Annual Meeting, Gold Coast, June 2008

Ankle MRI Arthroscopy Correlation, AMSIG Annual Meeting, Sydney May 2008

Imaging Medial Ankle Ligament Complex Injury, AMSIG Annual Meeting, Sydney May 2008

Imaging of Tarsal Coalition, AMSIG Annual Meeting, Sydney May 2008

Imaging of Surfing Injuries, SMA Maldives, March 2008

Imaging of the Knee, Australian Orthopedic Association, Sydney Training Scheme Lecture Series, March 2008

Imaging of the Ankle, Australian Orthopedic Association, Sydney Training Scheme Lecture Series, March 2008

Imaging of Femoro-acetabular Impingement RANZCR Annual Scientific Meeting, October 2007, Melbourne

Imaging of  Shoulder Instability RANZCR Annual Scientific Meeting, October 2007, Melbourne

MRI Muscle – George Koulouris
Melbourne Radiology Clinic, Australia.
George is a musculoskeletal and MRI radiologist and therefore his main interests include the diagnosis and treatment of orthopaedic and rheumatologic disorders as well as sporting and work injuries. In particular, muscle injuries, such as hamstring, calf and groin strains are areas of sub-specialisation, as well as tendon injuries, back, neck and sciatic pain. Other areas of interest include neurological, neurosurgical and urological radiology.
PUBLICATIONS
MRI Clinics - Guest Editor George Koulouris
Peer reviewed articles
Marshall N, Koulouris G. Traumatic injuries of the hip. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 17(4):681-96, 2009
Koulouris G. MR imaging of the athlete. Preface. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 17(4):xiii, 2009
Koulouris G, Malone W, Omar IM, Gopez AG, Wright W, Kavanagh EC. Bifid insertion of the distal biceps brachii tendon with isolated rupture: Magnetic resonance findings. J Shoulder Elbow Surg Jun 15, 2009
Murphy DT, Koulouris G, Gopez AG, Kavanagh EC. Humeral avulsion of the glenohumeral ligament. AJR Am J Roentgenol 193(1):W74-5; 2009
Koulouris G. Imaging review of groin pain in elite athletes: an anatomic approach to imaging findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol 191(4):962-72, 2008
Omar IM, Zoga AC, Kavanagh EC, Koulouris G, Bergin D, Gopez AG, Morrison WB, Meyers WC. Athletic pubalgia and “sports hernia”: optimal MR imaging technique and findings. Radiographics 28(5):1415-38, 2008
Zoga Ac, Kavanagh EC, Omar IM, Morrison WB, Koulouris G, Lopez H, Chaabra A, Domesek J, Meyers WC. Athletic pubalgia and the “sports hernia”: MR findings. Radiology 247(3):797-807, 2008
McMenamin D, Koulouris G & Morrison WB. Imaging the shoulder after surgery. Eur Radiol 68(1):106-19, 2008
Schache AG, Koulouris G, Kofoed W, Morris HG, Pandy MG. Rupture of the conjoint tendon at the proximal musculotendinous junction of the biceps femoris long head: a case report. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 16(8):797-802, 2008
Kavanagh EC, Koulouris G, Parker L, Morrison WB, Bergin D, Zoga AC, Dlugosz JA, Nazarian LN. Does extended-field-of-view sonography improve interrater reliability for the detection of rotator cuff muscle atrophy? AJR Am J Roentgenol 190(1):27-31, 2008
Awards
International Skeletal Society Meeting Budapest, 2007, SSR Award: The sports hernia: What is it? How do I image it? What are its confounders? Zoga AC, Kavanagh E, Omar I, Koulouris G, Morrison W, Meyers W.
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Poster Presentation, cum laude award: Athletic Pubalgia and the “Sports Hernia”: Optimal MR Imaging of the Pubic Symphysis Region and Pictorial Review of MR Technique and Findings. Omar IM, Kavanagh EC, Koulouris G, Bergin D, Gopez AG, Morrison WB.
MRI Soft tissue tumours – Howard Galloway
Chief Radiologist:Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital ,Doha Qatar

George is a musculoskeletal and MRI radiologist and therefore his main interests include the diagnosis and treatment of orthopaedic and rheumatologic disorders as well as sporting and work injuries. In particular, muscle injuries, such as hamstring, calf and groin strains are areas of sub-specialisation, as well as tendon injuries, back, neck and sciatic pain. Other areas of interest include neurological, neurosurgical and urological radiology.MRI Clinics - Guest Editor George KoulourisMarshall N, . . 17(4):681-96, 2009. 17(4):xiii, 2009, Malone W, Omar IM, Gopez AG, Wright W, Kavanagh EC. Jun 15, 2009Murphy DT, , Gopez AG, Kavanagh EC. 193(1):W74-5; 2009 191(4):962-72, 2008Omar IM, Zoga AC, Kavanagh EC, , Bergin D, Gopez AG, Morrison WB, Meyers WC. 28(5):1415-38, 2008Zoga Ac, Kavanagh EC, Omar IM, Morrison WB, , Lopez H, Chaabra A, Domesek J, Meyers WC. 247(3):797-807, 2008McMenamin D, & Morrison WB. 68(1):106-19, 2008Schache AG, , Kofoed W, Morris HG, Pandy MG. 16(8):797-802, 2008Kavanagh EC, , Parker L, Morrison WB, Bergin D, Zoga AC, Dlugosz JA, Nazarian LN. 190(1):27-31, 2008The sports hernia: What is it? How do I image it? What are its confounders? Zoga AC, Kavanagh E, Omar I, , Morrison W, Meyers W.: Athletic Pubalgia and the “Sports Hernia”: Optimal MR Imaging of the Pubic Symphysis Region and Pictorial Review of MR Technique and Findings. Omar IM, Kavanagh EC, , Bergin D, Gopez AG, Morrison WB.Head of education and research for the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of radiologists and was a member of the College Council from 2000-2006. Dr Galloway was the honorary consultant radiologist for the Australian Institute of Sport from 1991-2007. He received the Institute’s award for outstanding services to sports radiology in 2000 and 2006. He was also radiologist at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. He is a member of the International Skeletal Society and a past President of the Australian Musculoskeletal Imaging Group.Dr Galloway has authored over 60 original papers and has delivered over 100 presentations and national and international meetings and is in constant demand as a speaker and teacher. His current research interests musculoskeletal imaging and patient safety in radiology.

Importance of Radiography in Sports Imaging – Jock Anderson
   

Assoc Professor UNSW Sports Medicine Program 

Appointed Director of Medical Imaging at the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympics’ Games

Director of Medical Imaging for Rugby World Cup (Sydney 2003).

Author: Atlas of Imaging in Sports Medicine” Jock (Ian) F. Anderson, John W. Read,

Imaging of Rugby Injuries – Richard de Villiers
 Partner Drs.Van Wageningen and Partners, Somerset West, SA
Chairman SAMSIG
Presentations:
Advanced MRI of the Shoulder – RSSA 2008, Durban
MR Knee: Anatomy and Imaging Protocols, RSSA 2008, Durban
Imaging of early arthritis – SA Rheumatology Society,2008Partner Drs.Van Wageningen and Partners, Somerset West, SAChairman SAMSIGAdvanced MRI of the Shoulder – RSSA 2008, DurbanMR Knee: Anatomy and Imaging Protocols, RSSA 2008, DurbanImaging of early arthritis – SA Rheumatology Society,2008MRI of isolated PCL injury - – SA Knee society Annual Meeting,2008

Partner Drs.Van Wageningen and Partners, Somerset West, SAChairman SAMSIGAdvanced MRI of the Shoulder – RSSA 2008, DurbanMR Knee: Anatomy and Imaging Protocols, RSSA 2008, DurbanImaging of early arthritis – SA Rheumatology Society,2008MRI of isolated PCL injury - – SA Knee society Annual Meeting,2008MRI postero lateral corner and posterior meniscus – SA Knee society AGM,2008

MSK Ultrasound Advances – Siemens Antares launch,2008

Imaging: ankle injuries in Football- 3^rdClinical Sports Medicine Conference ,2008
Thoracic Injuries in Rugby players – AMSIG Congress, April , Perth , Australia,2008 Anterior GH US-guided injection –WFUMB,September,Sydney, Australia,2008
How we treat calcific tendinosis in Africa- WFUMB,September,Sydney, Australia,2008
Achilles tendinosis and other regional pathology- WFUMB,September,Sydney, Australia,
Thoracic Injuries in Rugby players – SASMA Congress, Durban, SA, 2008

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