11th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Asian Musculoskeletal Society (AMS)

(jointly organized with the Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University and in conjunction with 6th Regional Outreach Programme (ROP) of the International Skeletal Society [Asian Series] 4-5 February 2009)

Imaging of Joint Diseases: A Multimodality Multidisciplinary Approach
Chiang Mai, Thailand
6-7 February 2009

Organising chairman: Professor Malai Muttarak
Scientific chairman: Professor Wilfred CG Peh

Friday, 6 February 2009

TIMEEVENT (& Chairmen)TOPIC (& Speakers)
07:30 - 08:00Registration 
08:00 - 08:40Opening ceremonyWelcome (Malai MUTTARAK/Wilfred PEH)
Introduction (Shigeru EHARA)
Speech by Guest-of-Honour (Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University)
08:40 - 09:00Keynote lecture
(S. EHARA)		Role of the International Skeletal Society in relation to regional musculoskeletal societies (Klaus BOHNDORF)
09:00 - 09:30Tea break 
09:30 - 11:00Refresher course I:
Imaging of knee injuries
(H.S. KANG)		1. Imaging of the menisci (Suzanne ANDERSON)
2. Imaging of the cruciate ligaments (KANG Heung-Sik)
3. Imaging of the collateral ligaments (Remide ARKUN)
4. Imaging of the posterolateral corner (Klaus BOHNDORF)
11:00 - 12:00 Refresher course II:
Imaging of shoulder injuries
(W. PEH) 		1. Imaging of the rotator cuff (Lynne STEINBACH)
2. Imaging of shoulder instability (Wilfred PEH)
3. Shoulder injuries: surgeon’s perspective (Chanakam PHORNPHUTKUL)
12:00 - 12:15Future meetings
(M. MUTTARAK) 		1. About AMS 2009 Chiang Mai (Malai MUTTARAK)
2. About AMSIG-AMS Perth 2009 (Howard GALLOWAY)
3. About ESSR 2009 Genoa (Remide ARKUN)
4. About ISS 2009 Washington DC (Mark KRANSDORF)
5. About ISS ROP & AMS 2010 Hanoi (Wilfred PEH)
12:15 - 13:30 Lunch break 
13:30 - 15:00 Refresher course III:
Imaging of inflammatory diseases
(S.O. YANG) 		1. Imaging of rheumatoid arthritis (Suphaneewan JAOVISIDHA)
2. Imaging of ankylosing spondylitis (Lisa WONG)
3. Correlative imaging of arthritic disorders (YANG Seoung-Oh)
4. Inflammatory arthritides : rheumatologist’s perspective (Ahmed AL-SAID)
15:00 - 15:30 Tea break 
15:30 - 17:30 Refresher course IV: Imaging of other joint diseases (S. MUNASINGHE) 1. Bone marrow in relation to joint disease (Gunnar ASTROM)
2. Imaging of joint infections (Sanjeewa MUNASINGHE)
3. Musculoskeletal infections in HIV-infected patients (Worawit LOUTHRENOO)
4. Imaging of synovial tumours (Mark KRANSDORF)
5. Molecular imaging of cartilage (Howard GALLOWAY)
18:00 - 21:00 Welcome party  

Saturday, 7 February 2009

TIMEEVENT (& Chairmen)TOPIC (& Speakers)
07:30 - 08:00Registration 
08:00 - 10:00Refresher course V:
Imaging of chronic arthropathies
(T. CHEE) 		1. Crystal arthropathies (QUEK Swee Tian)
2. Joint abnormalities in connective tissue diseases (Thomas CHEE)
3. Depositional joint disorders (Ashok NATH)
4. Degenerative spine disorders (Sri Andreani UTOMO)
5. Imaging of anterior chest wall syndromes (Giuseppe GUGLIELMI)
10:00 - 10:30Tea break 
10:30 - 11:30Refresher course VI:
Imaging of pelvic and hip disorders
(K.L. CHO) 		1. Imaging of hip pain (CHO Kil-Ho)
2. Imaging of femoroacetabular impingement (Nuttaya PATTAMAPASPONG)
3. Imaging of the sacroiliac joints (Giuseppe GUGLIELMI)
11:30 - 12:15AMS-ISS 2009 Best Paper Award session  
12:15 - 13:30 Lunch break 
13:30 - 15:00Refresher course VII:
Imaging of the foot and ankle
(H. TEO) 		1. Approach to joint diseases of the feet (Gervais WANSAICHEONG)
2. Imaging of heel pain (CHO Kil-Ho)
3. Imaging of the forefoot (Tuhin SIKDAR)
4. Imaging of ankle ligaments and tendons (Yik WONG)
15:00 - 15:30 Tea break 
15:30 - 17:00 Refresher course VIII:
Imaging of miscellaneous joint disorders
(S. EHARA) 		1. MR imaging of the elbow joint (SUNG Mi-Sook)
2. Apophysitis : a new imaging facet of an old entity (Shigeru EHARA)
3. Imaging of haemophilia (Bambang BUDYATMOKO)
4. Imaging of joint infections (Sanjeewa MUNASINGHE)
17:00Close of meeting 
   
 
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