Scientific programme for the SAFSA 11th Biennial Congress — 20–22 May 2027, Windhoek, Namibia.
- Thursday 20 May: Pre-congress Clinical Case Based Workshop & Welcoming Networking Event — River Crossing Lodge
- Friday 21 May: Full day congress & Networking Event on site — Droombos
- Saturday 22 May: Full day congress (free evening) — Droombos
Please note that this is the current draft programme and is subject to change. CPD point allocation will be advised closer to the time.
Thursday 20 May — Pre-Congress Day
River Crossing Lodge · from ±13h00
| Thursday 20 May – Pre-Congress Day (River Crossing Lodge) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Session | Speaker / Moderator |
| 13h30 | 13h35 | Introduction to the program | Jacques Jonck |
| Session 1 | Chair: | ||
| 13h35 | 13h50 | Techniques and Tips: Managing the flail foot | Mark Myerson |
| 13h50 | 14h05 | Case presentations to the faculty and audience | Graham McCollum |
| 14h05 | 14h20 | Keynote Talk: Ankle replacement or arthrodesis. How do I choose? | Alastair Younger |
| 14h20 | 14h35 | Case presentations to the faculty and audience | Chris Coetzee |
| 14h35 | 14h50 | Questions and discussion | Panel |
| 14h50 | 15h15 | Tea Break | |
| Session 2 | Chair: | ||
| 15h15 | 15h25 | Technique and tips: Plantar fascia release | Mark Myerson |
| 15h25 | 15h40 | Case presentations to the faculty and audience | Naas Terblanche |
| 15h40 | 15h55 | Keynote Talk: The spectrum of techniques for custom implants in foot and ankle reconstruction | Paulo Ferrao |
| 15h55 | 16h05 | Techniques and tips: The META procedure: to stay out of trouble | Kevin McIntyre |
| 16h05 | 16h20 | Case presentations to the faculty and audience | Shuyuan Li |
| 16h20 | 16h30 | Questions and discussion | Panel |
| 16h30 | 17h30 | Ethics Talk – TBC | |
| 17h30 | Meeting Adjourns | ||
Welcoming Networking Event follows at River Crossing Lodge (included in the congress fee; snacks provided).
Friday 21 May — Congress Day 1
Droombos · Networking Event on site in the evening
| Friday 21 May (Droombos) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Session | Speaker / Moderator |
| 08h00 | 08h10 | Congress Opening and welcome | Jacques Jonck |
| Session 3: Ankle fractures | Chair: | ||
| 08h10 | 08h23 | I like the fibular nail for most patients now. How and why? | Alastair Younger |
| 08h23 | 08h36 | I think that open procedures give me the best chance of success | Andrew Strydom |
| 08h36 | 08h50 | Case presentations on ankle fractures | Moderator: Matthew Workman |
| 08h50 | 09h00 | Questions and discussion | Panel |
| 09h00 | 09h30 | Keynote Talk: Learning to do more with less on global humanitarian programs | Mark Myerson |
| 09h30 | 10h00 | Tea Break | |
| Session 4: Clubfoot | Chair: | ||
| 10h00 | 10h10 | Is the foot ever perfect? | Jacques Jonck |
| 10h10 | 10h20 | The younger child with recurrent deformity | Mark Myerson |
| 10h20 | 10h30 | The role for talectomy in children and adults | Shuyuan Li |
| 10h30 | 10h40 | The overcorrected clubfoot deformity in children and adults | Mark Myerson |
| 10h40 | 10h55 | Questions and discussion | Panel |
| Session 5: Flexible Flatfoot | Chair: | ||
| 10h55 | 11h08 | Is there any value to the PCFD classification | Mark Myerson |
| 11h08 | 11h20 | The spring and deltoid ligament. An unsolved problem. | Chris Coetzee |
| 11h20 | 11h33 | Reconstructing the Posterior tibial tendon with Allograft | Shuyuan Li |
| 11h33 | 11h45 | The Evans procedure is essential to correct abduction deformity | Callum Clark |
| 11h45 | 11h58 | Why I do not like the lateral column lengthening procedure | Mark Myerson |
| 11h58 | 12h10 | How I think about the medial column | Alastair Younger |
| 12h10 | 12h25 | Questions and discussion | Panel |
| 12h25 | 12h45 | Case presentations on the flatfoot | Moderator: Callum Clark |
| 12h45 | 13h30 | Lunch break | |
| Session 6: The Great Debate | Chair: | ||
| 13h30 | 14h30 | The Great Debate | Andrew Strydom |
| Session 7: The Cavus Foot | Chair: | ||
| 14h30 | 14h40 | Forefoot cavus driven does not exist. This is a neuromuscular deformity | Mark Myerson |
| 14h40 | 14h50 | Of course it exists. We all know about the subtle cavus deformity. | Alastair Younger |
| 14h50 | 15h00 | Arthrodesis is rarely needed when combined with osteotomy and transfer | Shuyuan Li |
| 15h00 | 15h10 | When is arthrodesis really necessary | Mark Myerson |
| 15h10 | 15h20 | Questions and discussion | Panel |
| 15h20 | 15h40 | Case presentations on the cavus foot. | Moderator: Graham McCollum |
| 15h40 | 16h00 | Tea Break | |
| Session 8: Insertional Achilles tendinopathy | Chair: | ||
| 16h00 | 16h10 | Traditional open techniques | Matthew Workman |
| 16h10 | 16h20 | Endoscopic calcaneoplasty | Alastair Younger |
| 16h20 | 16h30 | The science behind the Zadek osteotomy | Shuyuan Li |
| 16h30 | 16h40 | Why I like the MIS Zadek osteotomy | Mark Maritz |
| 16h40 | 16h50 | Questions and discussion | Panel |
| 16h50 | 17h00 | Case presentations on the Achilles | Moderator: Matthew Workman |
| 17h00 | Meeting Adjourns | ||
Networking Event on site at Droombos in the evening (dinner included in the congress fee).
Saturday 22 May — Congress Day 2
Droombos · Free evening
| Saturday 22 May (Droombos) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Session | Speaker / Moderator |
| Session 9: Ankle and TTC arthrodesis | Chair: | ||
| 08h00 | 08h15 | My preference is an arthroscopic MIS approach to the ankle | Chris Coetzee |
| 08h15 | 08h30 | How I go about planning primary and revision TTC arthrodesis | Shuyuan Li |
| 08h30 | 08h45 | Different approaches for a TTC, how and why? | Mark Myerson |
| 08h45 | 08h55 | Questions and discussion | Panel |
| 08h55 | 09h15 | Case presentations on the ankle | Moderator: Callum Clark |
| 09h15 | 09h30 | Keynote talk: My thinking about revision ankle replacement | Alastair Younger |
| 09h30 | 10h00 | Tea Break | |
| Session 10: Neuromuscular deformity | Chair: | ||
| 10h00 | 10h15 | An approach to the calcaneovalgus deformity | Shuyuan Li |
| 10h15 | 10h30 | Other neuromuscular deformities | Mark Myerson |
| 10h30 | 10h40 | Questions and discussion | Panel |
| 10h40 | 11h00 | Case presentations on neuromuscular deformity | Moderator: Mark Myerson |
| Session 11: Managing deformity about the ankle | Chair: | ||
| 11h00 | 11h15 | Supramalleolar osteotomy: a go to for many deformities | Alastair Younger |
| 11h15 | 11h30 | Thoughts about fibular malunion | Mark Myerson |
| 11h30 | 11h45 | Managing ankle deformity: The Wiltse osteotomy | Naas Terblanche |
| 11h45 | 11h55 | Questions and discussion | Panel |
| 11h55 | 12h15 | Case presentations on ankle arthritis and deformity | Moderator: Paulo Ferrao |
| 12h15 | 13h15 | Lunch Break | |
| Session 12: Case presentations, keynote and techniques | Chair: | ||
| 13h15 | 13h35 | Case presentations to the faculty and audience | Paulo Ferrao |
| 13h35 | 14h00 | Case presentations to the faculty and audience | Shuyuan Li |
| 14h00 | 14h15 | Keynote talk: What is new in sports injury management | Matthew Workman |
| 14h15 | 14h30 | Techniques and tips: MIS arthrodesis in delayed presentation of Lisfranc injury | Shuyuan Li |
| 14h30 | 14h45 | Tea Break | |
| Session 13: The Charcot Foot and Ankle | Chair: | ||
| 14h45 | 14h58 | My approach to the Charcot Foot with MIS procedures | Alastair Younger |
| 14h58 | 15h10 | When is more fixation better? An evolution of treatment | Mark Myerson |
| 15h10 | 15h15 | Questions and discussion | Panel |
| 15h15 | 15h30 | Cases: Charcot Foot for discussion | Moderator: Shuyuan Li |
| 15h30 | 15h45 | Tea Break | |
| Session 14: Managing the Rigid Adult Flatfoot Deformity | Chair: | ||
| 15h45 | 15h58 | I think that a double arthrodesis is quite enough to correct the rigid flatfoot | Callum Clark |
| 15h58 | 16h10 | I love the triple arthrodesis and in fact do not care for a double | Mark Myerson |
| 16h10 | 16h23 | The challenging triple arthrodesis | Shuyuan Li |
| 16h23 | 16h35 | I think that you are all wrong. I can get these deformities corrected without a triple | Alastair Younger |
| 16h35 | 16h50 | Techniques and tips: Does coronal plane deformity need to be staged before TAR | Callum Clark |
| 16h50 | 17h00 | Questions and discussion | Panel |
| 17h00 | Meeting Adjourns | ||
Please note that this is the current draft programme and is subject to change. Session chairs are still to be confirmed in the source booklet.
Congress Secretariat
SAFSA 2027 Congress Secretariat
Email: colette@colettediamond.co.za
Website: www.safsa.co.za