Congratulations to our incredible team in Ireland for the success of the UPMC Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Conference 2024 and for advancing the future of orthopaedic care.
And thats a wrap! Almost 400 GPs, Consultants, Physiotherapists and S&C professionals gathered in Croke Park for the Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Conference hosted by UPMC Ireland Orthopaedic Care. Delegates were welcomed by UPMC Ireland Managing Director Eamonn Fitzgerald and MaCalus V. Hogan, MD, MBA, UPMC Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery who travelled from Pittsburgh to be with us. Our guest of honour was Olympic Champion, World and European Champion, Rhys McClenaghan who inspired everyone present with his story to Olympic Gold in Paris earlier this year. The morning session kicked off with a tour de force on the Shoulder from Hannan Mullett PhD, Ruth Delaney, Edel Fanning PhD, and Albert Lin, Chief of Shoulder Surgery with UPMC. We then proceeded to a session on Lower Limb. MaCalus V. Hogan, MD, MBA, focused on foot and ankle injury in elite athletes followed by a part two from orthopaedic surgeon Johnny McKenna. Prof. Cathal Moran presented on Management of ACL and related knee ligament injury, Mark Jackson on the implications of tearing an ACL and Thilina Vitharana on visual reliance following an ACL. Neil Welch, head of research, presented on Building Your Breaks - Training Deceleration during ACL return to play, while Patrick Carton spoke to delegates on Hip preservation in athletes and active patients - a 20 year experience. Alicia Trbovich travelled to Croke Park from the UPMC Concussion Programme in Pittsburgh and presented on Evidence-Based Evaluation and Targeted Treatment for sport- related concussion. The event was rounded out with an invigorating discussion from UPMC Sport Medicine's Ciaran Cosgrave and Ronan Kearney with Newstalk and Off The Ball’s Ger Gilroy. They spoke about operating in elite sporting environments and the challenges posed through experience as Team Doctors with Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), Team Ireland Olympics, The British & Irish Lions, Leinster Rugby, Louth GAA and Liverpool Football Club. We are looking forward to our 2025 event already!
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