Prof. Michael M Stephens

PRESENTATIONS

1984 "The Morphological changes in the Lumbar Invertebral Foramina in Normal and Abnormal Motion
Segments after Distraction". International Society for the Study of Lumbar Spine. Montreal, Canada.

1984 "Popliteal Aneurysm Presenting as Flexion Contractor of the Knee". Irish Orthopaedic Association.

1985 "Sprengal Shoulder". Irish Orthopaedic Association.

1985 "Morphological Changes in the Lumbar Intervertebral Foramina in Normal and Abnormal Motion
Segments after Distraction". British Association of Clinical Anatomists.

1985 "Internal Fixation after Reduction of Spondylolisthesis". Cappagh Residents Prize.

1989 "The Role of the Orthopaedic Surgeon in the Diabetic Foot". St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, 4. Study Day
on the Diabetic Foot.

1989 "Orthopaedic Surgery on the Diabetic Foot". Mater Study Day.

1989 "Femoral Shaft Fractures in Children". Academy of Medical Science of Singapore.

1989 "A Splint for Flexor Tendon Repairs". American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Seattle, USA.

1990 "Surgical Treatment of Arthritis of the Foot". Mater Study Day

1990 "The Foot and Cerebral Palsy". Central Remedial Clinic Study Day

1990 "The Role of Ligaments in Lateral and Subtalar Stability". American Foot & Ankle Society, Canada.

1990 "Orthopaedic Management of Foot Disorders in Sports". Ir Association of Sports Medicine

1990 "Clinical Applications of Biomechanics of the Foot". Current Orthopaedics and the Physiotherapist,
Dublin.

1991 "Problems in Management of the Diabetic Foot". RCSI Scientific Meeting, Kuala Lumpar.

1991 "The Affect of Heel Height on Forefoot Loading". American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Boston.

1991 "Fractures of the Os Calcis". Cappagh Prize, Dublin.

1991 "Paediatric Foot Disorders". Irish Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapy Group

1991 "Surgical Management of Foot Problems". Irish Society of Orthopaedic Medicine.

1991 "Tibialis Posterior Tendon Dysfunction". Irish Association of Rheumatologists, Dublin.

1991 "Surgical Gloves - An Effective Mechanical Barrier". Irish Orthopaedic Association.

1992 "A Unique Radiological Method to Measure 1st Metatarsal Rotation". American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle
Society, Nappa, USA

1992 "Magnetic Resonance Image of Severe Ankle Ligament Injuries". British Orthopaedic Foot Surgical
Society.

1992 "Hallux Valgus Revisited". 30th Anniversary Scientific Meeting, University of Hong Kong, Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery.

1993 "Calcaneal Dome Osteotomy". American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, North Carolina.

1993 "Hallux Valgus and the Metatarso-Cuneiform Joint". Irish Orthopaedic Ass.

1993 "Foot Deformity in Cerebral Palsy". International Conference to Celebrate the Life and Works of Dr.
Ciaran Barry, Central Remedial Clinic, Dublin.

1993 "Tarsal Coalition". British Society of Children's Orthopaedic Surgery.

1994 "Hindfoot Instability". European Fed of Foot & Ankle Societies, Milan, Italy.

1994 "Basal Metatarsal Chevron Osteotomy for Hallux Valgus". British Orthopaedic Foot Surgical Society
Instructional Course.

1994 "Diagnostic Ankle Arthroscopy". Irish Orthopaedic Association.

1994 "Gait Analysis in Children who Toe Walk". Irish Orthopaedic Association.

1994 "Basal Metatarsal Chevron Osteotomy for Hallux Valgus". French Society of Foot Surgeons, Bordeaux,
France.

1994 "Contact Characteristics of the Sub-talar Joint". Cappagh Residents Prize.

1995 "Different Techniques of Achilles Tendon Augmentation by Tendon Transfer". European Society of Foot
& Ankle Surgery, Davos, Switzerland.

1995 "The Normal Pedobarograph Footprint". European Society of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, Davos,
Switzerland.

1995 "Surgery for Hallux Valgus". British Orthopaedic Association Instructional Course.

1995 "Cervical Trauma, how good are lateral X-ray Views?". Irish Orthopaedic Association.

1995 "Pedobarographing Scoring at Hallux Valgus". Irish Orthopaedic Association

1995 "Pedobarograph Scoring System". First Combined Meeting of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Dublin.

1995 "The Bicycle Spoke Injury". Irish Orthopaedic Association.

1995 "A New Screw Fixation for Ankle Arthrodesis". Irish Orthopaedic Association

1995 "Foot Deformities in Children with Cerebral Palsy". Irish Orthopaedic Association

1995 "Dynamics of Venous Blood Flow during Surgery for Fracture of the Proximal Femur". Cappagh
Residents Prize

1995 "The Bicycle Spoke Injury". The Western Pacific Orthopaedic Association, Hong Kong

1995 "A new Screw Fixation for Ankle Arthrodesis". British Orthopaedic Foot Surgical Society

1995 "Gait Analysis in Patients who Toe Walk". European Federation of Orthopaedic & Trauma Societies,
Munich, Germany.

1996 "Intra Articular Calcaneal Fractures : The Effect of Open Reduction and Internal Fixation on Contact
Characteristics of the Subtalar Joint". Cappagh Residents Prize

1996 "Chevron Osteotomy". University of Hannover, Instructional Course

1996 "Hallux Rigidus". University of Hannover, Instructional Course

1996 "Evaluation of the Syndesmotic Screw in Weber C Ankle Fractures". Irish Orthopaedic Association.

1996 "Surgery for Talocalcaneal Coalition". European Society of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Liverpool

1996 "The Paediatric Athlete". The Foot and Ankle in Sports Instructional Course, Royal National Orthopaedic
Hopsital, Stanmore

1996 "The Effect of Interoperative Traction on Velocity and Flow in the Femoral Vein". Irish Orthopaedic
Association

1996 "Anterior Ankle Impingement". Irish Orthopaedic Association

1996 "The Effect of Resection of Talocalcaneal Coalition on Subtalar Movement". Irish Orthopaedic
Association

1996 "Treatment of Tibialis Posterior Dysfunction. European Society of Foot & Ankle Surgeons. Sweden

1997 "A Simple Method for Prediction of Prosthesis Size Pre-operatively". Irish Orthopaedic Association

1997 "Management of Claw Toes following Compartment Syndrome". Irish Orthopaedic Association

1997 "Osteomyelitis of the Calcaneus in Children". Irish Orthopaedic Association

1997 "Kellers Procedure". Irish Orthopaedic Association

1997 "Proximal First Metatarsal Osteotomy". Surgery of the Adult Foot and Ankle Instructional Course, Royal
National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore

1997 "Chevron Osteotomy". Surgical Skills Course, Frankfurt

1997 "Hallux Valgus". Surgical Skills Course, Frankfurt

1997 "Tendon Transfer for Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency". Surgical Skills Course, Frankfurt

1997 "The Significance of Seat Position and Spinal Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents. Irish Orthopaedic
Association

1997 "The Incidence and Factors influencing Pseudarthrosis in Cervical Spinal Fusion". Irish Orthopaedic
Association

1997 "Evaluation of the Weber Classification of Ankle Fractures". Irish Orthopaedic Association

1997 "Pes Planus after Total Knee Arthroplasty for Varus Osteoarthritis". Irish Orthopaedic Association

1997 "The Value of Scintrigraphy in Suspected Paediatric Scaphoid Fractures". European Federation of
Orthopaedic & Traumatology, Barcelona

1997 "Subtalar Joint - Biomechanical Principles of Treatment". Guest Lecturer, European Federation of
Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Barcelona

1998 "Chevron Procedure". Surgical Skills Course, Frankfurt

1998 "Arthroscopic Treatment of Anterior Ankle Impingement". Surgical Skills Course, Frankfurt

1998 "Hallux Rigidus". Surgical Skills Course, Frankfurt

1998 "Ankle Fractures". Surgical Skills Course, Frankfurt

1998 "Tibialis Posterior Tendon Disorder". Surgical Skills Course, Frankfurt

1998 "Achilles Tendon Rupture". Surgical Skills Course, Frankfurt

1998 "The Role of the Orthopaedic Surgeon in the Management of the Diabetic Foot". Irish Endocrine
Society. Royal College of Physicians in Ireland

1998 "Ankle Replacement - Contemporary Issues in Hospital Practice. Mater Hospital, Dublin

1998 "The Role of the Tendon Transfer in Posterior Dysfunction". Second Combined Meeting of Foot and
Ankle Surgeons, Venice (2nd CoMFAS)

1998 "The Acquired Adult Flatfoot". Higher Surgical Training in Orthopaedic Surgery, Belfast, N. Ireland.

1998 The Naughton Dunn Memorial Lecture. "Putting the Best Foot Forward". First Combined BOA/IOA
Meeting, Royal Dublin Society, Dublin (eponymous Lecture).

1998 "Clinical Pathology of the Forefoot". Bristol Orthopaedic Postgraduate Programme, Bristol, England

1999 "Flexion of the 4th Toe Sign". Irish Orthopaedic Association

1999 "Measurement of Passive Movement of the Subtalar Joint". Irish Orthopaedic Association

1999 "Athletic Injuries in the Paediatric Athlete". Hong Kong Orthopaedic Ass. (Visiting Professor).

1999 "Paediatric Flatfoot". Kong Kong Orthopaedic Ass. (Visiting Professor).

1999 "Juvenile Hallux Valgus". Hong Kong Orthopaedic Ass. (Visiting Professor).

1999 "Ankle Replacement". Hong Kong Orthopaedic Ass. (Visiting Professor).

1999 "Cheilectomy". 3rd International Foot & Ankle Course, Frankfurt

1999 "Tibialis Posterior Insufficiency". 3rd International Foot & Ankle Course, Frankfurt

1999 "Ankle Anterior Impingement". 3rd International Foot & Ankle Course, Frankfurt

1999 "Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus". 3rd International Foot & Ankle Course, Frankfurt

1999 "Achilles Tendon Rupture". 3rd International Foot & Ankle Course, Frankfurt

1999 "Soft Tissue Procedures for Hammer Toes" 1st European Foot & Ankle Instructional Course, Vienna

1999 "Tendon Injuries". 1st European Foot & Ankle Instructional Course, Vienna

1999 5th Samuel Haughton Lecture "From Heel to Toe". Royal Irish Academy of Medicine (1st Gold Medallist
Lecture). Dublin (Eponymous Lecture).

1999 "Tibialis Posterior Dysfunction". 1st European Foot & Ankle Instructional Course, Vienna

1999 "Calcaneal Fractures". 1st European Foot & Ankle Instructional Course, Vienna

1999 "Talus Fractures". 1st European Foot & Ankle Instructional Course, Vienna

1999 "Nicotine Induced Osteoblast Apoptosis". Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Surgical Symposium, Galway

1999 "Foot Impact Pressure". British Orthopaedic Foot Surgical Society.

1999 "Disorders of the Subtalar Joint". Australian Orthopaedic Association 59th Annual Scientific Meeting.

1999 "Nicotine Induced Osteoblast Apoptosis: A Potential Mechanism of Inhibition of Fracture Healing in
Smokers". Sir Peter Freyer Meeting, Galway.

1999 "Adult Acquired Flatfoot". Australian Orthopaedic Association 59th Annual Scientific Meeting

1999 "Current Management of the Congenital Talipes Equinovarus". Australian Orthopaedic Association 59th
Annual Scientific Meeting

1999 "Transverse Geometry of the Metatarsal Head in Hallux Rigidus". Australian Orthopaedic Association
59th Annual Scientific Meeting

1999 "Incidence of Plantar Plate Deficiencies in Claw and Hammer Toes". Australian Orthopaedic Association
59th Annual Scientific Meeting

1999 Abnormalities in the Uninvolved Lower Limb in Children with Spastic Hemiplegia". European Society of
Motion Analysis. Heidelburg.

1999 "The Acquired Flatfoot". West Thames Regional Orthopaedic Training Scheme, St. George's Hospital,
London.

2000 "Management of Congenital Pes Planus Deformity". Canadian Orthopaedic Association, University of
Toronto. (Visiting Professor).

2000 "The Incongruent Hallux Valgus Deformity". Canadian Orthopaedic Association, University of Toronto.
(Visiting Professor).

2000 "Calcaneal Fractures". Canadian Orthopaedic Association, University of Toronto. (Visiting Professor).

2000 "Basal or Distal Osteotomy - a Simple Algorhythm". French Association of Surgery of the Foot,
Bordeaux, France.

2000 "Arthroscopic Treatment of Anterior Impingement of the Ankle Joint". University of Hannover,
Frankfurt, Germany.

2000 " Tendon Transfer for Tibialis Posterior Tendon Dysfunction". University of Hannover, Frankfurt,
Germany.

2000 "Synovectomy and Tenosynovectomy of the Ankle". University of Hannover, Frankfurt, Germany

2000 "Subtalar Instability". European Foot & Ankle Instructional Course, European Foot & Ankle Society,
Bologna, Italy

2000 "Lesser Toe Deformities". European Foot & Ankle Instructional Course, European Foot & Ankle Society,
Bologna, Italy

2000 "Tendon Pathology". European Foot & Ankle International Course, European Foot & Ankle Society,
Bologna, Italy

2000 "Calcaneal Fractures". European Foot & Ankle International Course, European Foot & Ankle Society,
Bologna, Italy

2000 "Tibialis Posterior Tendon Repair". European Foot & Ankle International Course, European Foot & Ankle
Society, Bologna, Italy

2000 "History of European Foot & Ankle Surgery". French Society of Medicine and Surgery to the Foot,
Annual Meeting, Paris, France.

2000 "Basal and Distal Osteotomy - A simple Algorhythm". Societie Francise, DeChirurgie, Bordeaux,
France.

2000 "Tendon Pathology". MCh Orthopaedic Course, Dundee University, Scotland.

2000 "Calcaneal Fractures". MCh Orthopaedic Course, Dundee University, Scotland.

2001 "Basal Metatarsal Osteotomy". German Orthopaedic Association, Cologne, Germany.

2001 "Distal Chevron Osteotomy". German Orthopaedic Association, Cologne, Germany

2001 "Metatarsal Osteotomies". German Orthopaedic Association, Cologne, Germany

2001 "Midtarsal Osteotomies". German Orthopaedic Association, Cologne, Germany

2001 "Management of the Cavus Foot". Bristol Orthopaedic Postgraduate Programme, England

2001 "Static Metatarsalgia". EFORT Instructional Course, Rhodes, Greece

2001 "Ireland-Europe-The World : A Footstep in the Right Direction". The First Presidential - Guest Speaker.
Irish Orthopaedic Association.

2001 "Tendon Pathology". European Foot & Ankle Society Instructional Course, Netherlands.

2001 "Lesser Toe Deformities". European Foot & Ankle Society Instructional Course, Netherlands.

2001 "Subtalar Instability". European Foot & Ankle Society Instructional Course, Netherlands.

2001 "Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction". European Foot & Ankle Society Instructional Course,
Netherlands.

2001 "The Rotational Deformity of Hallux Valgus". AGM of Societe Francaise de Medecine et Chirurgie du
Pied, Paris and award of its Honorary Membership.

2001 "The effect of Foot Wedges on Plantar Pressure during Normal Giat : a Pedobarograph Study" -
Cappagh Prize Presentation.

2001 "Urban Transport for Children - Microscooters in Dublin". Annual Scientific Meeting. Ir. Orth. Ass.

2001 "The Effect of Foot Wedges in Plantar Pressure during normal Gait : A pedobarograph Study". Annual
General Meeting. Ir. Orth. Ass.

2001 "Management of the Cavus Foot". Bristol Postgraduate Orthopaedic Program.

2001 "Foot and Ankle Section of "Best Online" for The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

2002 "Early Results of Total Ankle Replacement". Irish Orthopaedic Association.

2002 "To Fuse or not to Fuse? That is the Question". Guest Speaker, Summer Meeting of American
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.

2002 "Pedobarographic Analysis of Forefoot Loading Pressures following Simulated Hamstring Tightness".
Peter Freyer Meeting, Galway.

2002 "Metatarsalgia". First Oswestry Instructional Course, UK.

2002 "Hammer, Claw and Mallet Toe Deformities". First Oswestry Instructional Course, UK.

2002 "Metatarsalgia". Dutch Working Group of Foot and Ankle. (Visiting Professor).

2002 "Total Ankle Replacement - Irish Experience". Wrightington International Arthroplasty Symposium.

2002 "Three Dimentional Correction of Hallux Valgus". Viladot Memorial Meeting, Barcelona. (Visiting
Professor).

2002 "The Role of Hamstring Tightness in Plantar Fasciitis". 4th Congress of the European Foot and Ankle
Society, Seville, Spain.

2002 "MTP Fusion for Severe Hallux Valgus". International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies. San
Francisco, USA.

2003 "Correction of Severe Hallux Valgus". Hellenic Foot and Ankle Meeting, Greece. (Visiting Professor).

2003 "Biomechanics of Flat Foot". Hellenic Foot and Ankle Meeting, Greece. (Visiting Professor).

2003 "Total Ankle Replacement". British Orthopaedic Foot Surgery Society, UK.

2003 "Fusion of Missed Disruption of the Lisfranc Joint". European Foot and Ankle Society, Instructional
Course, UK.

2003 "Surgical Management of Ankle Impingement". European Foot and Ankle Soceity, Instructional Course,
UK.

2003 "Assessment of the Cavovarus Foot". European Foot and Ankle Society, Instructional Course, UK.

2003 "Total Ankle Replacement". Basal, Switzerland.

2003 "Hallux Valgus" Hallux Rigidus" "Anterior Ankle Impingement" "Lesser Toe Deformities". Instructor.
Foot & Ankle Course, Frankfurt, Germany.

2003 "Biomechanics of the Foot". European Foot and Ankle Society, Instructional Course, UK.

2003 "From Heel to Toe". John Gibson Memorial Lecture, Glasgow, Scotland. (Eponymous Lecture).

2003 "Arthrodesis of the 1st MTP Joint". Irish Orthopaedic Association Annual General Meeting.

2003 "The Feet in Aperts Syndrome". Irish Orthopaedic Association Annual General Meeting.

2003 "The Role of Hamstring Tightness in Plantar Fasciitis". Irish Orthopaedic Association Annual General
Meeting.

2003 "Flexor Hallucis Tendon Transfer". Irish Orthopaedic Association Annual General Meeting.

2004 "Changing Epidemiology of Paediatric Osteomyelitis". Irish Orthopaedic Association Annual General
Meeting.

2004 "Change in Intermetatarsal Angle of the Hallux Valgus Following 1st MTP Arthrodesis". Irish
Orthopaedic Association Annual General Meeting.

2004 "Arthrodesis of the 1st Metatarsophalangeal Joint". British Orthopaedic Study Group.

2004 "Cavovarus Deformity". EFORT Instructional Course, Netherlands.

2004 "1st Metatarsophalangeal Joint Fusion". American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. Seattle, USA.

2004 "Cavovarus Deformity". Paediatric Instructional Course, Bahrain.

2004 "Cavovarus Deformity". Clinical Orthopaedic Society, Charlestown, USA.

2004 Visiting Professor. Duke University, Durham, USA.

2004 Visiting Professor, Medical University of South Carolina. USA.

2004 "Cavovarus Deformity". British Orthopaedic Foot Surgical Society. UK.

2005 "Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy". British Orthopaedic Study Group.

2005 "Arthrodesis of the Hallux". Instructor, Forefoot Instructional Course, Liverpool, UK

2005 "Hypermobile 1st Ray". "Forefoot Instructional Course, Liverpool, UK.

2005 "Longterm Results of Basal Metatarsal Osteotomy for the Correction of Severe Hallux Valgus".
"Forefoot Instructional Course, Liverpool, UK.

2005 "Surgical Resection of Tarsal Coalitions - a Longterm Follow-up". British Society for Children's
Orthopaedic Surgery.

2005 "Subtalar Arthroreisis using a Prosthesis to Correct the Pathological Flexible Planovalgus Foot
Deformity in Children". British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery.

2005 "Neuromuscular Disorders of the Foot". Oswestry Foot & Ankle Instructional Course, UK.

2005 "Heel Pain". Oswestry Foot & Ankle Instructional Course, UK.

2005 "Hereditary Sensory and Motor Neuropathy" British Orthopaedic Study Group.

2005 "Arthrodesis of the Hallux" Instructor, Forefoot Instructional Course, Liverpool, UK.

2005 "Hypermobile 1st Ray". Forefoot Instructional Course, Liverpool, UK.

2005 "Longterm Results of Basal Metatarsal Osteotomy for the Correction of Severe Hallux Valgus"
Forefoot Instructional Course, Liverpool, UK.

2005 "Surgical Resection of Tarsal Coalitions - a Longterm Follow-up" British Society for Children's
Orthopaedic Surgery.

2005 "Subtalar Arthroreisis using a Prosthesis to Correct the Pathological Flexible Planovalgus Foot
Deformity in Children" British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery.

2005 "Neuromuscular Disorders of the Foot" Oswestry Foot & Ankle Instructional Course, UK.

2005 "Hong Kong Reflections" Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital 50th Anniversary Orthopaedic
Symposium.

2005 "Heel Pain" Oswestry Foot & Ankle Instructional Course, UK.

2006 "A Guide to Hallux Valgus and Heel Pain" Corrigan Faculty Speaker of The Irish College of General
Practitioners.

2006 "1st MTP joint Finite Element Analysis for Analysing the Cause of Hallux Rigidus" British Orthopaedic
Foot & Ankle Society, Crewe, UK.

2007 "Triple Arthrodesis and its variants" Master Class in Foot & Ankle Surgery (RCSE). Leeds UK.

2007 "Ankle Instability" Master Class in Foot & Ankle Surgery. (RCSE), Leeds, UK.

2007 "Servical Spine Injuries in Recreational Diving" Annual Travel Meeting of the Irish Orthopaedic
Association. Kilkenny.

2007 "Acute Spinal Injuries in Irish Equestrian Sports - an 11 year review" Annual Travel Meeting of the
Irish Orthopaedic Association, Kilkenny.

2007 "Correction Hind/Midfoot Deformity plus Tendon Transfers" Guest Instructional Lecturer, British
Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, Cheshire, UK.

2007 "Neuromuscular disorders of the foot including HSMN" - Instructional Lecturer at the 6th Oswestry Foot
& Ankle Course, UK.

2007 "Tibialis Posterior and Achilles Tendon Chronic Tears and Late Diagnosis" Instructional Lecturer at the
15th International Symposium of Foot & Ankle Surgery (Association for Foot & Ankle Surgery). Munich.
Germany

2008 “Reconstruction of the delayed Achilles Tendon Rupture”. Guest invited Instructional Lecturer, SICOT Triennial World Congress, Hong Kong.

2008 “Biomechanics of Plano-Valgus and Cavovarus”. Guest invited Instructional Lecturer, SICOT Triennial World Congress, Hong Kong.

2008 “Cavovarus Correction”. Guest invited Instructional Lecturer, SICOT Triennial World Congress, Hong Kong.

2008 “Arthrodesis of the 1^st MTP Joint”. Guest invited Instructional Lecturer, SICOT Triennial World Congress, Hong Kong.

2008 “Total Ankle replacement”. Guest invited Instructional Lecturer, SICOT Triennial World Congress, Hong Kong.

2008 “A Surgical View of the Treatment of HSMN Foot Deformities” – Neurofibromatosis Society.

2009 “Trouble Shooting in Hallux Valgus Surgery” – Instructional Lecturer – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Las Vegas, USA.

2009 “Paediatric Flat Foot” Invited Lecturer, EFFORT, Vienna.

2009 “Overuse Ankle Injuries in Professional Irish Dancers” Ir. Orth Ass.

2009 “Conservative treatment of Pes Cavus”. British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, London.

2009 “Hindfoot Arthrodesis and Tendon Transfer”. British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, London.

2010 “When is a Paediatric Flat Foot Pathological”. British Orthopaedic Study Group, Zurs, Austria, January 2010.

2010 “A Forefoot Abduction Procedure for Residual Metatarsus Adductus Deformity – The Anatomical Approach” – Presented at the European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society in Zagreb, April 2010.

2010 “Peroneal Tendons, Management of Tears”. New Zealand Foot & Ankle Society (Auckland NZ).

2010 “The Adolescent Flat Foot”. New Zealand Foot & Ankle Society (Auckland NZ).

2011 “First Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint Arthrodesis – Presentation and performing live surgery. Forefoot Training Course, Lyon, France.

2011 “ British Foot & Ankle Society Current Practice Survey” – British Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, Annual General Meeting.

2011 “When does a Flat Foot become Pathological” – Invited Lecturer at the First Asian Pacific Scientific Meeting on Foot & Ankle Surgery, Chongqing China.

2011 “Cavo Varus Deformity Correction” - Invited Lecturer at the First Asian Pacific Scientific Meeting on Foot & Ankle Surgery, Chongqing China.

2011 “Neuromuscular Disorders of the Foot giving a Pes Cavus”. The 10^th Oswestry Foot & Ankle Course – Instructional Lecturer.

2011 “Reconstruction of the Acquired Flat Foot Deformity – Tendon Transfers and Hindfoot Osteotomies”. Guest Lecturer The Advanced Hindfoot Symposium for The European Foot & Ankle Society, Munich.

2012 “Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer for Chronic Achilles Tendon Rupture”. Invited Lecturer French Foot & Ankle Society, Chamonix.

2012 “The Dorsal Approach for Arthrodesis of the 1^st MTP Joint”. Invited Lecturer French Foot & Ankle Society, Chamonix.

2012 “How Scientific are we? (A guide to Critical Review)”. Guest Speaker at the Annual Meeting of the European Foot & Ankle Society, Netherlands.

2012 “Flatfoot from Childhood to Adult”. Guest Speaker at EFORT Annual Conference, Berlin, Germany.

2012 “The over corrected CTEV”. Guest Speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Irish Paediatric Orthopaedic Society.

2012 “Neuromuscular disorders of the foot”. Invited Lecturer to Annual Meeting of Oswestry Foot & Ankle Course, Oswestary, Shropshire.

2012 “Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon Transfer in Chronic Achilles Rupture”. Guest Speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Chinese Orthopaedic Association, Bejing, China.

2012 “Paediatric Flat Foot”. Invited Lecturer at the European Foot & Ankle Society Invitational Corse, Vienna, Austria.

2012 Gold Medal Lecturer at the Old Oswestrian Club Meeting at the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Memorial Hospital, Oswestary, Shropshire.

2013 “Neuromuscular disorders of the foot”. Invited Lecturer at the 12th Oswestry Foot & Ankle Course, Oswestry, Shropshire.

2013 “A Cohort Study Comparing Different methods of 1st MTP Arthrodesis”. Guest Speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Foot & Ankle Society, Athens, Greece.

2013 “When is a Childs Flatfoot Pathological?”. Guest Speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Foot & Ankle Society, Athens, Greece.

2013 “The Acquired Flatfoot Deformity”. Guest Speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Hellenic Foot & Ankle Society, Athens, Greece.

2014 “Peroneal Tendon Surgery (Revision)”. Guest Speaker at the Annual Meeting of “The Round Table”, Budapest, Hungary.

2014 “Distal Tibial Fractures: Open Reduction and Internal Fixation”. Guest Speaker at the Annual Combined Meeting of BLRS and IOTAI, Dublin Castle, Dublin.

2014 “Diagnosing Common Orthopaedic Foot Problems in General Practice”. Guest Speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Rural, Island and Dispensing Doctors of Ireland, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway.

2014 “A multicentre Retrospective Review Comparing 4 Different Techniques in 1st Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint Arthrodesis: A Midterm follow-up”. Paper Presented at the EFORT Annual Meeting, London.

2014 �Neuromuscular disorders of the foot� Oswestry Foot and Ankle Instructional Course. UK.

2014 �Surgical approaches to Total Ankle Replacement�. Glasgow Clinical Anatomy Skills Center, Master Class programme.

2015 �Tarsal coalitions and sports� Combined SFOP/IPOS meeting, Dublin.

2015 �Neuromuscular disorders of the foot� 14th Oswestry Foot and Ankle Course, UK.

2015 �Total ankle replacement :proven, trusted and supported�. British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Annual Meeting, Brighton, UK.

2015 �Surgical management of Charcot Foot & Ankle disease� 3rd Asia/Pacific Society of Foot & Ankle Surgery Annual Congress, Hong Kong.

2015 �A comparison Cohort Study of Foot Techniques of 1st MTP arthrodesis�. 3rd Asia/Pacific Society of Foot & Ankle Surgery Annual Congress, Hong Kong.

2015 �Metatarsus Adductus�. 3rd Asia/Pacific Society of Foot & Ankle Surgery Annual Congress, Hong Kong.

2015 � FHL transfer in Chronic Achilles Rupture�. 3rd Asia/Pacific Society of Foot & Ankle Surgery Annual Congress, Hong Kong.

2015 �Peroneal tendon tears�. 3rd Asia/Pacific Society of Foot & Ankle Surgery Annual Congress, Hong Kong.

2016 �Metatarsus Adductus�. British Orthopaedic Study Group, Zurs, Austria.

2016� Lessons learnt from life as �The Editor��, IOFAS Annual Meeting, Belfast.

2016 �Report on �Foot and Ankle Surgery��, EFAS annual meeting, Berlin, Germany.

2016 �Report of a Past President�. EFAS annual meeting, Berlin, Germany.

2016 �Total ankle replacement: indications, incisions and tips� SICOT, Rome, Italy.

2016 �Bound feet and more�. Gold Medal Lecturer for the Old Oswestrian Club. UK.

2016 �Current approaches to total ankle replacement� Ankle Master Class, Madrid, Spain.

2016 �Neuromuscular disorders of the Foot�. 15th Oswestry, UK.

2016 �Total ankle replacement�. Masterclass, Glasgow, Scotland.

2017 �Tarsal coalitions� British Orthopaedic Study Group, Zurs, Austria.

2017 �Bunions, patient satisfaction, treatment approaches and options�. Annual Study Day of Beacon Hospital, Dublin.

2017 �One step ahead�. Sir Percival Pott guest speaker at the 45th meeting of the Pervical Pott Club, London.

2017 �Neuromuscular disorders of the foot� Oswestry Foot & Ankle Instructional Course, UK.

2018 �The Foot, its uses and shoes�. British Orthopaedic Study Group, Zurs, Austria.