Presentations

On Paediatric Orthopaedics, Cerebral Palsy, and General Orthopaedics

• Orthopaedic Selective Spasticity Control Surgery. Guest Lecture presented at Adarsh Charitable Trust, Kochi, Kerala (March 5, 2006) 
• Recent Advances in the Surgical Management of Cerebral Palsy. Guest Lecture presented at S.K. Hospital, Trivandrum, Kerala (September 4, 2005)
• Recent Advances in the Management of Cerebral Palsy. Guest Lecture presented at 2nd National Convention of Childhood Disability Group, Indian Academy of Paediatrics, at Hyderabad (May 29, 2005)

• Cerebral Palsy: Current Trends in Surgical Management. Guest Lecture presented at Seminar on Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Disorders in Children, organised by Indian Academy of Paediatrics at Kochi, Kerala (April 17, 2005)

• Clinical Applications of Spinal Orthotics. Guest Lecture presented at the 4th CME in Prosthetics & Orthotics, organised by Orthotic & Prosthetic Society of India and Mobility India, Bangalore (January 8, 2005)

• Recent Advances in the Management of Cerebral Palsy. Guest Lecture presented at A.V.M. Hospital, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu (November 21, 2004)

• Management of Cerebral Palsy. Guest Lecture Presented to Orthopaedic Surgeons, Paediatricians and Rehabilitation Professionals, organised by Medical Trust Hospital, Kochi (August 13, 2004)

• Management of Cerebral Palsy: Current Trends. Guest Lecture Presented to Orthopaedic Surgeons, Paediatricians and Rehabilitation Professionals, organised by Indian Academy of Paediatrics Kochi, at Indian Medical Association Hall, Kochi (August 10, 2004)

• Medical Applications of Bioinformatics. Guest Lecture Presented at Bioinformatics Symposium, organised by Vision Reach Academy of Educational Services (http://www.visionreach.org/), at Bangalore (January 31, 2004).

• Computer Related Injuries and Gaming Injuries in School Children. Presented at the Workshop on "Kids, Backpacks, and Computers", organised by The Hindu's Newspaper In Education Programme and Bangalore Children's Hospital & Research Centre, at National Junior School, Banaswadi, Bangalore (July 4, 2003): attended by 600 schoolchildren, parents and teachers.

• Appropriate Corrective Surgery for Orthopaedic Disabilities. 6-hour workshop conducted for the state government cadre orthopaedic surgeons from Karnataka, organised by the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Govt. of Karnataka, at Bangalore (January 21, 2003; February 25, 2003; May 20, 2003)
  

• Management of Cerebral Palsy. Guest Lecture Presented at PEDICON'2003, 40th National Conference of Indian Academy of Paediatrics, at Mumbai (January 3-5, 2003)
  
• Current Concepts in the Orthopaedic Management of Cerebral Palsy. Guest Lecture Presented at 1st National Convention of Childhood Disability Group, Indian Academy of Paediatrics, at Bhubaneswar (November 23-24, 2002)
  
• Proximal Tibial Rotational Osteotomy for Tibial Torsion. Presented at IOACON'2002, 47th National Conference of Indian Orthopaedic Association, at Patna (November 15-17, 2002)
  
• Recent Advances in the Orthopaedic Management of Cerebral Palsy. Plenary Lecture presented at OPSI'2002, organised by the Orthotic and Prosthetic Society of India, at Bangalore (January 24-26, 2002)
  
• Management of Electrical Burns in Multiple Trauma Patients. Presented at the Training Workshop on Disaster Preparedness and Emergencies Management for Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd., organised by ISHA, Bangalore, India (October 30, 2001)
  
• The Role of Orthopaedic Surgery in Cerebral Palsy. Presented at the Training Program on Early Recognition and Management of Disability, organised at Thrissur, Kerala, by the National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped, Secunderabad (September 16, 2001)
  
• Management of Mass Casualties: Role of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Presented at the 21st-24th National Seminars on Disaster Preparedness and Emergencies Management, organised by the Indian Society of Health Administrators (ISHA), Bangalore, India (July 4-7, 2001; December 5-8, 2001; February 6-9, 2002; February 12-15, 2003; July 29, 2005)
  
• Planning and Managing Accident and Trauma Centres. Presented at the 22nd National Course on Hospital and Health Administration, organized by ISHA, Bangalore, India (February 5-9, 2001)
  
• AIDS and Orthopaedics. Presented at the 16th-17th National Workshops on Updates and Action Plans for HIV-AIDS Control in India, organised by ISHA, Bangalore, India (August 8-12, 2000; August 7-11, 2001)
  
• Perioperative Nursing Care of Orthopaedic Patients. Presented at the 24th-37th National Courses on Management Techniques and Clinical Updates for Nursing Administrators, organised by ISHA, Bangalore, India (July 17-26, 2000; January 8-17, 2001; July 16-25, 2001; January 8-17, 2002; July 16-25, 2002; January 8-17, 2003; July 8-17, 2003; September 6-15, 2004; November 22-December 2, 2004; March 1-10, 2005; July 8, 2005; January 9-18, 2006)
  
• Prevention of Postoperative Infection. Presented at the 24th-37th National Courses on Management Techniques and Clinical Updates for Nursing Administrators, organised by ISHA, Bangalore, India (July 17-26, 2000; January 8-17, 2001; July 16-25, 2001; January 8-17, 2002; July 16-25, 2002; January 8-17, 2003; July 8-17, 2003; September 6-15, 2004; November 22-December 2, 2004; March 1-10,2005; July 8, 2005; January 9-18, 2006)
  
• Cerebral Palsy: the basics. Guest lecture presented at the Course on Comprehensive Management of the Neurologically Impaired Child Using Neurodevelopmental and Myofascial Release Techniques, organised by Jeena Inc., USA (http://www.jeena.org/), and Bangalore Children's Hospital & Research Centre (BCHRC), at Bangalore, India (December 4-16, 2000)
  
• Role of Gait Analysis and Orthopaedic Surgery in Cerebral Palsy. Guest lecture presented at the Course on Comprehensive Management of the Neurologically Impaired Child Using Neurodevelopmental and Myofascial Release Techniques, organised by Jeena Inc., USA, and BCHRC, at Bangalore, India (December 4-16, 2000)
  
• Management of Mass Casualties: Initial Assessment and Management of Patients with Multiple Injuries. Presented at the 20th National Seminar on Disaster Preparedness and Emergencies Management, organised by ISHA, Bangalore, India (December 4-6, 2000)
  
• Biomechanics of Degeneration of the Knee Joint. Presented at 1st United Knee Course, organised by United Hospital, Coimbatore, India (February 7-9, 2000)
  
• Synovial Joints with Biomechanical application. Presented at International Instructional Conference on Frontiers of Biomechanics Supplemented with Yoga Concepts, organised by UGC-DSA Centre in Fluid Mechanics, University of Bangalore, Bangalore, Bangalore, India (December 12-16, 1999)
  
• Why do Orthopaedic Implants fail? Presented as the Guest Lecturer at Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Accident Surgery, Madurai, India (November 27, 1999)
  
• Fractures of the Proximal Humerus. Presented at 1st United Shoulder Course, organised by United Hospital and Shoulder Society of India, Coimbatore, India (September 9-10, 1999)
  
• Implant Materials in Joint Replacement. Presented at Orthocon '99 Joint Replacement Course, organised by United Hospital, Coimbatore, India (September 16-20, 1999)
  
• Tribology, Wear and Corrosion. Presented at Orthocon '99 Joint Replacement Course, organised by United Hospital, Coimbatore, India (September 16-20, 1999)
  
• Fixation of Implants. Presented at Orthocon '99 Joint Replacement Course, organised by United Hospital, Coimbatore, India (September 16-20, 1999)
  
• Tibial Rotational Osteotomies. Presented to the British Society for Surgery in Cerebral Palsy, at the University of Heidelberg, Germany (September 17, 1998)