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INDEX 

Message of Welcome 

• President and Congress Chairman 4 

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• Congress Committee 5 

• Accompanying Persons’ Programme Committee 5 

• SAOA President 5 

• Visiting Presidents 7 

• Plenary Speakers 10 

Acknowledgements/Sponsorship 14 

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Industry Satellite Sessions/Workshops 15 

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General Information & CTICC resort layout 18 

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Future Meetings 27 

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Leisure Activities 27 

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Congress Organisers/Important Numbers 30 

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Further Information – Transport and General information 30 

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Programme at a glance 31 

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Exhibition Floor Plan and exhibitor list 33 

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Accompanying Persons’ Programme 36 

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Transfer Schedule 38 

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Things to do in the area and general information on South Africa 40 

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Disclaimer 42 

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FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT 

April 2016 

MESSAGES OF WELCOME 

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE 

ORGANISING COMMITTEE 

Dr Rob 

Fraser 

Prof Gert 

Vlok 

Cape Town is usually idyllic at this time of the year and 

there should be plenty of opportunity to rekindle friendships 

and make new ones in a relaxed, congenial atmosphere 

and just enjoy our hospitality. 

On behalf of the South African Orthopaedic Association and 

its organising committee, we have great pleasure in welcoming 

you to Cape Town to participate in the 13th Combined 

Orthopaedic Meeting. At this meeting we will have active 

contributions from all our Sister Associations for which we 

thank you. 

The scientific committee has put together a very stimulating 

programme, with active input from the various subgroups, 

which is both interesting and varied. It will consist of symposia, 

debates, instructional courses, Plenary and Keynote lectures, 

free papers as well as posters. The challenge may well lie in 

planning which sessions to attend. 

We hope you will take part in all the lively social events and 

in the partner’s programme or take this opportunity to explore 

Cape Town and the Western Cape on your own. 

We are grateful to our Trade Partners who have contributed 

by participating in this meeting and for their ongoing 

support. We encourage you to visit the exhibition halls to 

show your interest and appreciation. 

A congress of this magnitude would be difficult to plan 

without the expertise and skill of the congress organising 

company, Ice Solution, to whom we are indebted. 

We look forward to welcoming you to our wonderful city. 

Kind Regards 

Robert Fraser - President SAOA & 

Gert Vlok - Chairman Organising Committee 

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CONGRESS COMMITTEE/ACADEMIC 

COMMITTEE 

ORTHOPAEDIC ADMIN SECRETARIAT 

Prof Gert Vlok 

Léana Fourie - CEO 

Dr Pradeep Makan 

Email: info@saoa.org.za 

Tel: +27 51 430 3280 

Fax: 

+27 51 430 3284 or 

086 564 7437 (local calls) 

Cell: +27 83 391 2715 

Postal address: PO Box 12918 Brandhof, 9324 South Africa 

Prof Rob Dunn 

Dr Adriaan van Zyl 

SAOA PRESIDENT 2016 

Dr Rob Fraser 

ACCOMPANYING PERSONS’ COMMITTEE 

CONGRESS SECRETARIAT - ICE SOLUTION 

Tel: 

0861 ICE 444 (0861 423 444)- local calls only 

If international Tel +27 11 911 1921 

Fax: +27 11 911 1939 

88 1st Street • Parkmore • B123 • Johannesburg • 

South Africa 

Email: tracey@icesolution.co.za or 

jeanne-marie@icesolution.co.za or 

mel@icesolution.co.za 

www.icesolution.co.za 

Cell numbers: 

Tracey +27 82 444 0770 

Jeanne-Marie +27 76 802 7951 

Melanie +27 82 898 6247 

Trix Vlok 

Juanita Makan 

Karen van Zyl 

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VISITING PRESIDENTS 

AMERICAN ORTHOPAEDIC 

ASSOCIATION 

represented by the 

Vice-President 

Sanford E. Emery MD, MBA 

Dr. Emery is Professor and Chair of 

the Department of Orthopaedics, 

Interim Chair of the Department of 

Surgery, and Director of Surgical 

Services at West Virginia University 

in Morgantown, West Virginia. He 

has been in the active practice of orthopaedic surgery for 

the last 27 years, sub-specializing in spine surgery. 

Dr. Emery did his undergraduate studies at Dartmouth 

College and medical school at Duke University School 

of Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic surgical 

residency at the University of Rochester/Strong Memorial 

Hospital in Rochester, New York and received his fellowship 

training at Case Western Reserve University Hospitals 

in Cleveland, Ohio. While on faculty at Case Western 

Reserve, he obtained his MBA from Weatherhead School 

of Management in 2003. 

He is the immediate past president of the ABOS and serves 

as a Senior Director of the ABOS. Dr. Emery is also a 

member of several professional medical societies including 

the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, North 

American Spine Society, Orthopaedic Research Society, 

West Virginia Orthopaedic Society, and is a past president 

of the Cervical Spine Research Society. He has over sixty 

publications, thirty-three book chapters, one textbook, and 

has been invited to present his work on over two hundred 

occasions at local, regional, national, and international 

meetings. He has received external funding for his research 

activities as a co-investigator or principal investigator 

from the NIH and foundation sources for translational 

and clinical outcome studies. Dr. Emery has chaired 

the Department of Orthopaedics at WVU since 2003. 

He has grown the department from five to twenty-five 

full-time faculty, established a resident research program, 

and fostered a significant increase in both funding and 

productivity of basic and clinical research in Orthopaedics. 

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF 

ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS 

David Teuscher 

David is the Immediate Past President 

after completing service as the 83rd 

President of the American Academy 

of Orthopaedic Surgeons in March 

2016. He has been in full-time private 

practice of orthopaedic surgery with 

specialty interest in sports medicine 

in Southeast Texas at Beaumont Bone 

and Joint Institute since completing thirteen years active 

duty U.S. Army service in 1993. A Team Physician for Lamar 

University NCAA intercollegiate athletics, he also works with 

several local high school athletic training departments. 

After completing a Bachelor’s degree at the University of 

Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, David joined the Army and 

was awarded his M.D. at the University of Texas Medical 

School at San Antonio. His Orthopaedic Chief residency 

year at The Brooke Army Medical Center was highlighted 

with deployment with the 144th Evacuation Hospital in 

Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in the liberation 

of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. He has held academic 

appointments with the University of Oklahoma and Baylor 

University, and clinical faculty with the University of Texas 

Medical Branch at Galveston. 

Over the past twenty years David has been deeply involved 

in a wide variety of public policy debates in Washington, 

Austin and numerous other state capitals. A four time 

Gubernatorial appointee; he has served the state of Texas 

on the Texas Tax Reform Commission, the Texas Inaugural 

Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Texas Youth Commission, 

and now serves as the Secretary of the Board of Directors of 

the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in charge 

of all public higher education in Texas including 38 colleges 

and universities, 50 community colleges and 12 academic 

health science centers. He was appointed by the Supreme 

Court of Texas in 2012 to serve on the Board of Directors of 

the State Bar of Texas. 

In addition to his many roles in the AAOS, he has served 

in volunteer leadership positions of the Texas Orthopaedic 

Association, Texas Medical Association, Western 

Orthopaedic Association, American Orthopaedic Society 

for Sports Medicine, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle 

Society, and the American Medical Association. 

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He and his wife Connie have raised two fully-grown men as 

sons; Brandon and Derek. Connie and David now occupy 

primary residence on their ranch in northern Bastrop 

County in central Texas. 

AUSTRALIAN ORTHOPAEDIC 

ASSOCIATION 

Andreas Loefler 

Andreas Loefler is currently 

the President of the Australian 

Orthopaedic Association. He works 

at the Prince of Wales Hospital 

in Sydney, a university teaching 

hospital, where he has been the 

Head of Department for 15 years. 

His interests are Spinal Surgery 

and Arthroplasty of the Hip and Knee. He is involved in 

undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. He also has 

a keen interest in Orthopaedic Outreach, with regular 

humanitarian missions to Fiji. 

Andreas made Ethics and Professionalism the topic of his 

presidency to emphasise the importance of these core 

values in medical practice. 

He is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of 

Surgeons, a member of the Spine Society of Australia, the 

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the 

European Federation of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 

CANADIAN ORTHOPAEDIC 

ASSOCIATION 

Robin Richards 

Robin Richards MD, FRCSC 

Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus 

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre 

2075 Bayview Ave. Rm. D5 75 

Toronto, Ontario, 

M4N 3M5 

Robin Richards was born in Guelph, Ontario and attended 

McMaster University where he obtained BA (Geography 

- 1973) and MD (1976) degrees. He completed the 

University of Toronto Postgraduate Training Program in 

Orthopaedic Surgery and received his FRCSC in 1982. 

Dr. Richards was a MRC Fellow at Duke University in 

1983 and joined the staff of St. Michael’s Hospital in 

1984 where he was Head of the Division of Orthopaedic 

Surgery, Medical Director of the Mobility Program, Chair 

of the Medical Advisory Committee and served on the 

Board. Dr. Richards was Head of the Department of 

Surgery and Co-Director of the Operating Room and 

Related Services at Sunnybrook HSC from 2001 - 2012. 

Dr. Richards maintains an active surgical practice focusing 

on arthroplasty of the shoulder and elbow, upper extremity 

reconstruction following trauma, soft tissue procedures to 

control joint instabilities in the upper extremity and the 

surgical treatment of irreparable brachial plexus injury. 

Dr. Richards is Vice Chair – Clinical of the University of 

Toronto Department of Surgery, Chair of the Awards and 

Internal Evaluation Committees, Medical Director of the 

Sunnybrook Working Condition Program and Sunnybrook 

Centre for Independent Living, Past Secretary-Treasurer 

of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons and 

Past Deputy Editor for the Upper Extremity of the Journal 

of Bone and Joint Surgery (American). Dr. Richards is 

a member of the Ontario, Canadian and American 

Orthopaedic Associations and is Past-President of the 

Ontario Orthopaedic Association and Past-Secretary of 

the Canadian Orthopaedic Association. 

Dr. Richards enjoys stream fishing, cycling and 

wind-surfing. Dr. Richards has four children ages 26 – 

34 and one grandchild. 

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NEW ZEALAND ORTHOPAEDIC 

ASSOCIATION 

Jean-Claude Theis 

Jean-Claude Theis ONZM, DM, 

MChOrth, FRCS, FRACS 

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 

Dunedin School of Medicine 

University of Otago 

Dunedin Hospital 

Dunedin 

New Zealand 

Qualified at Nancy Medical School (France) 

General surgery and orthopaedic training in Luxembourg, 

France and England 

Master of Orthopaedic Surgery Degree from the University 

of Liverpool 

FRCS Ed 

FRACS 

Professor of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 

Interests: Hip and knee arthroplasty, trauma, paediatric 

orthopaedic surgery including limb reconstruction, spinal 

surgery and orthopaedic research 

BRITISH ORTHOPAEDIC 

ASSOCIATION 

Timothy Wilton 

Tim Wilton trained at Oxford and at UCH 

medical school and in Orthopaedics at 

Nottingham, Harlow Wood, Derby and 

South Wales with travelling fellowships 

in North America, Strasbourg, Bern and 

Ljubljana. 

He now has an entirely elective practice in lower limb 

arthroplasty and has specialised in Knee replacement and knee 

revision surgery for the last 26 years. He has a lifetime personal 

experience of over 2500 hip and 3500 knee replacements. 

He teaches widely on technical aspects of knee replacement 

and has been invited lecturer throughout the world and at 

the major European, North American and International Knee 

Surgery organisations. 

He is a founder member of the new European Knee Society. He 

is currently Secretary of Council of the Bone and Joint Journal. 

His research interests are mainly in Soft-tissue aspects of knee 

replacement and the outcome of primary and revision total 

knees. 

He is involved with managing the ODEP and Beyond 

Compliance systems for implant assessment and was involved 

in developing the NJR. 

He has previously served as President, Hon Secretary and Hon 

Treasurer of the British Association for Surgery of the Knee. 

He will be President of the British Orthopaedic Association for 

2016/17. 

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PLENARY SPEAKERS 

American Orthopaedic 

Association 

Terrance D. Peabody 

Dr. Peabody is the Edwin Warner 

Ryerson Professor of Orthopaedic 

Surgery and Chair of the 

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 

at Northwestern University Feinberg 

School of Medicine. He also 

provides care for patients at Lurie 

Children’s Hospital, and is a member of the Robert H. Lurie 

Cancer Centre. 

Dr. Peabody has served as President of the American 

Orthopaedic Association, President of the North American 

Musculoskeletal Tumor Society, Vice Chair of the Residency 

Review Committee for Orthopaedic Surgery and is currently 

Director for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. 

Dr. Peabody previously served on the faculty of the 

University of California at Irvine from 1991 to 1993 and 

the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine 

from 1994 to 2011. He was the Simon and Kalt Families 

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of the Section 

of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine 

at the University of Chicago. He also held secondary 

appointments as a professor of surgery in the University of 

Chicago Cancer Center and Instructor in the Department of 

Orthopaedic Surgery at Loyola University Chicago, Stritch 

School of Medicine. He earned his Doctor of Medicine 

degree and completed his residency and internshiptraining 

at the University of California-Irvine, and completed his 

fellowship at the University of Chicago Medical Centre. 

He received his Bachelor’s in Biology from the University 

of California-Irvine, where he also received his medical 

degree, completed an internship and his residency. 

Dr. Peabody’s research and clinical expertise focus on the 

treatment of benign and malignant bone and soft-tissue 

tumors including limb salvage surgery and functional 

restoration for adult and pediatric patients. A well-published 

investigator, Dr Peabody has authored multiple journal 

articles and book chapters and served as on the editorial 

board of several publications. Other than musculoskeletal 

oncology, his professional interests include challenges 

related to resident and fellow education. 

American Academy of 

Orthopaedic Surgeons 

Stuart L. Weinstein 

Dr. Weinstein is the Ignacio V. Ponseti 

Chair and Professor of Orthopaedic 

Surgery and Professor of Pediatrics 

at The University of Iowa. 

Dr. Weinstein is an NIH funded 

researcher. He has published more 

than 200 scientific articles in peer review journals He has 

edited three major textbooks including The Pediatric Spine 

and Lovell and Winter’s Pediatric Orthopaedics . 

Dr. Weinstein was ABC Traveling Fellowship in 1985. His is 

the recipient of the Bristol-Myers Squibb/Zimmer Award for 

Distinguished Achievement in Orthopaedic Research; The 

Kappa Delta /OREF Clinical Research Award(twice, 1998, 

2015); The Russell Hibbs Award ( 1998, 2014), The Arthur 

H. Heune Memorial Award, and the Alfred R. Shands, Sr., 

MD Award. In 2011, Dr. Weinstein received the William W. 

Tipton, Jr., MD, Award for Outstanding Leadership and in 

2012 he received the AOA’s Distinguished Contributions 

to Orthopaedics Award. 

He has been honored by honorary memberships in 

National Orthopaedic Associations around the world 

including Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Great Britain 

Thailand, China, Portugal, and Argentina. In 2007 he 

was made a Fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of 

England and in 2014 he was made an Honorary Member 

of EFORT. 

Dr Weinstein is past president of the American Academy 

of Orthopaedic Surgeons, The American Orthopaedic 

Association, The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 

The Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, and 

Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Journal of 

Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). 

He and his wife are the proud parents of four children. 

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Australian Orthopaedic 

Association 

Dr Ian Incoll 

Dr Ian Incoll is an Australian 

Orthopaedic and hand surgeon. He 

is Chair of Education and Training 

and Vice President for the Australian 

Orthopaedic Association (AOA). 

He is currently involved in AOA 21, 

the exciting new initiative in Education 

and Training by AOA, incorporating global best practice to 

improve quality in patient care nationally. 

He is Conjoint Senior Lecturer at the University of 

Newcastle, Australia, a director of the Australian Society of 

Orthopaedic Surgeons and a past director of the Australian 

Medical Association. 

British Orthopaedic Association 

Timothy Wilton 

Tim Wilton trained at Oxford and 

at UCH medical school and in 

Orthopaedics at Nottingham, 

Harlow Wood, Derby and South 

Wales with travelling fellowships in 

N America, Strasbourg, Bern and 

Ljubljana. 

He now has an entirely elective 

practice in lower limb arthroplasty and has specialised in 

Knee replacement and knee revision surgery for the last 26 

years. He has a lifetime personal experience of over 2500 

hip and 3500 knee replacements. 

He teaches widely on technical aspects of knee replacement 

and has been invited lecturer throughout the world and at 

the major European, North American and International 

Knee Surgery organisations. 

He is a founder member of the new European Knee Society. 

He is currently Secretary of Council of the Bone and Joint 

Journal. His research interests are mainly in Soft-tissue 

aspects of knee replacement and the outcome of primary 

and revision total knees. 

Canadian Orthopaedic 

Association 

James Patterson Waddell MD, 

FRCSC 

DOB: June 9, 1943 / Edmonton, 

Alberta, Canada 

Professor, Department of Surgery, 

University of Toronto 

Dr. James Waddell graduated from the University of Alberta 

Medical School. He did his postgraduate training in 

orthopaedic surgery at the University of Toronto and assumed 

a staff position at St. Michael’s Hospital. 

He has occupied a number of positions at St. Michael’s 

Hospital including Surgeon-in-Chief and Medical Director of 

the Trauma Program; he completed 10 years as the Professor 

& Chairman, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at University 

of Toronto in June of 2006. He has also occupied a number 

of positions in the Canadian Orthopaedic Association 

including President. He has completed a 10 year term as the 

Co-Editor of the Canadian Journal of Surgery and recently 

stepped down as the Coordinator for the Canadian National 

Action Network for the Bone and Joint Decade. He recently 

completed his four year term as the Board Chair of the 

Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation. 

He is currently the Chair of the Expert Panel for Orthopaedic 

Surgery for the Province of Ontario, the Co-Chair of the 

National Hip and Knee Knowledge Translation Network. 

Switzerland, Portugal, China, Iran and Israel). 

In 2006 Dr. Wedge became an Officer of the Order of Canada 

for his outstanding contributions to Paediatric Orthopaedic 

Surgery in Canada and beyond. He was named one of ‘100 

Alumni of Influence’ for the centennial of the University of 

Saskatchewan in 2007. In 2012 he was awarded the Queen 

Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for “dedicated service to 

peers, community and Canada”. 

He is involved with managing the ODEP and Beyond 

Compliance systems for implant assessment and was 

involved in developing the NJR. 

He has previously served as President, Hon Secretary and 

Hon Treasurer of the British Association for Surgery of 

the Knee. He will be President of the British Orthopaedic 

Association for 2016/17. 

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New Zealand Orthopaedic 

Association 

Professor Sue Stott 

Professor Susan Stott is based at 

the Department of Surgery, Faculty 

of Medical and Health Sciences, 

University of Auckland and is 

Clinical Director of Paediatric 

Orthopaedic Surgery at Starship 

Children’s Hospital. 

Professor Stott gained her MB ChB in 1982 and, in 1988, 

was one of the first women to be awarded a Fellowship in 

Orthopaedic Surgery from the Royal Australasian College 

of Surgeons. She has served as Editorial Secretary for the 

New Zealand Orthopaedic Association and is a current 

Examiner for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. 

She is a past President of the Australasian Academy of 

Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine and has 

served as a Board member on the Health Research Council 

of New Zealand. 

Her major research interests are in the area of physical 

disability in children and the impact of acquired 

neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy on musculoskeletal 

functioning in childhood. She has received 

funding from the Health Research Council, Lottery Health, 

Neurological Foundation and the Cerebral Palsy Society of 

New Zealand to support her research. 

He is a member of the National Osteoporosis Foundation 

of South Africa. His interest is paediatrics spine deformity, 

osteoporosis and medical education. 

He is married to Grace Motswana Lukhele and has 4 children. 

He enjoys road running and occasional cycling. 

SAOA - JJ Craig lecture 

Dr Mark Eltringham 

Dr Mark Eltringham is a Wits graduate 

who also did his postgrad training 

and Orthopaedic specialisation 

on the Wits circuit. His interest in 

Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery and 

in Limb Reconstruction and Deformity 

Correction began in 1989, initially 

whilst working under Prof Erken at the 

then Johannesburg Hospital, continuing on into his full time 

Private Practice at Sunninghill Hospital where he has worked 

since 2002. He began using the Ponseti method in 2003, and 

has been involved since then in training and disseminating the 

method in Southern Africa. 

In his spare time he is an avid cyclist, enjoys DIY and spending 

time – preferably on an off-road camping adventure – with 

his family. 

SAOA - GT du Toit lecture 

Mkhululi Lukhele 

Mkhululi “Mac “Lukhele is a general 

Orthopaedics surgeon with special 

interest in spine surgery. He is the 

clinical head of department of 

Orthopaedics at Charlotte Maxeke 

Johannesburg Academic Hospital. 

He is the head of the spine unit at 

CMJAH where he has been training 

spine surgeons. 

He is the adjunct Professor of Orthopaedics at the 

University of Witwatersrand where he is also the Head 

of the School of Clinical Medicine. He is one of the past 

presidents of the South African Medical Association and 

also a past president of the South African Spine Society & 

South African Orthopaedic Association. 

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

Description 

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Trade Passport - Printing and branding 

Morning Tea/Coffee Plenary Venue – Tuesday 

Name Badge Sponsorship 

Lanyard Sponsorship 

Registration Desk Sponsorship 

Congress Bags 

Printing of Quick Reference programme 

Refillable Water Bottles 

Sponsorship of Travel for Medicolegal Session speaker – 

Romany Sutherland 

Pens for congress 

Orthomedics - Collect Ties from their booth 

Advertisements - Delegate announcement inside front cover 

STRYKER - First Announcement - First Delegate Announcement 

SANOFI - First Announcement -2nd Delegate announcement - 4th Page 

SANOFI - Second Announcement - Inside Cover - 

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ISAKOS 

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Brainlab 

Promotional Literature 

The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 


Ceramtec 

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Advertising space on the Congress Website 

De Puy Synthes 

Branding in the Plenary Venue - per day 

Sponsorship of the Event App 




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INDUSTRY SATELLITE SESSIONS/WORKSHOPS 

MONDAY 11 APRIL 2016 

09h30-10h30 Venue 6 Meeting Room 2.61 KNEES K Kosowski 

Title: 

XIROS: Extra and Intra-articular applications of synthetic ligaments in knee surgery 

11h00-12h00 Venue 6 Meeting Room 2.61 TRAUMA F Birkholtz, N Ferreiria 

Title: 

ORTHO-XACT: Interactive Workshop: Damage Control and High Energy Trauma 

13h00 - 13h30 Venue 3 Meeting Room 1.41 FOOT C Coetzee 

Title: 

ARTHREX FOOT ISS: Lateral ligament reconstruction and Internal Brace application for the Ankle 

13h00 - 14h00 Roof Terrace KNEE Prof Graichen 

Title: 

DEPUY SYNTHES ISS: Enhancing Patient Outcomes 

Metaphyseal sleeves 

“40yrs of evolution” 

(lunch will be served) 

14h30-15h30 Venue 6 Meeting Room 2.61 HIPS International Panel of Experts 

Title: 

CORIN SA: Corin Optomised Positioning System (OPS) 

15h00-16h00 Venue 4 Meeting Room 1.61 KNEE Prof Graichen 

Title: 

DEPUY SYNTHES ISS: The Attune Knee system. 

Proving the Promise 

15h00-16h00 Venue 3 Meeting Room 1.41 FOOT & ANKLE Dr Wapner 

Title: 

Stryker ISS: Advancements in Foot & Ankle Plating (tea will be provided) 

16h00-17h00 Venue 6 Meeting Room 2.61 SHOULDER & ELBOW A Wallace 

Title: 

XIROS: ACJ reconstruction using the Infinity-Lock device 

TUESDAY 12 APRIL 2016 

13h00 - 13h30 Venue 2 Auditorium 2 HAND A Atzei 

Title: 

ATHREX HAND ISS: Mini Tightrope “An Arthroscopic look” 

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WEDNESDAY 13 APRIL 2016 

07h00-08h00 Venue 2 Auditorium 2 HIPS F Bataillie 

Title: 

ARTHREX HIP ISS: Proximal Hamsting Reconstruction, portals for the 4th compartment and sciatic nerve 

release 

11h50 - 12h30 Venue 6 Meeting Room 2.61 PAEDIATRICS D Simmons 

Title: 

ALLERGAN: A practical approach to optimizing ultrasound techniques in children 

13h00-14h00 Venue 5 Meeting Room 2.41 TRAUMA Ming Hao Zheng; G Hardisty; 

P Edwards, Alex O’Beirne 

Title: 

ORTHOCELL: Advancements in Biologic Therapy Treatments for Tendinopathy: the Translation of 

Tendiopathic Pathology to Clinical Management (Lunch will be served) 

13h00-14h00 

Westin Hotel across the road 

from the ICC in room Seal / 

Robben floor Mezzanine level 

TRAUMA 

Dr Burak Beksac 

Title: 

SMITH&NEPHEW: Clinical experience with the NAVIO◊ Surgical System 

• Computer Assisted Surgery: Where we are and where we are going ? 

• Pre-Recorded Robotic UKA associated with JOURNEY UNI 

14h00-15h00 Venue 6 Meeting Room 2.61 KNEE J Lagast 

Title: 

BMG:The treatment of difficult cases with the Medial Pivot Knee 

THURSDAY 14 APRIL 2016 

08h00-09h00 Venue 6 Meeting Room 2.61 K Hogan 

Title: 

INVESTEC: Prevention is better than cure. How to prevent fraud and unnecessary financial loss in your 

practice 

09h00-10h00 Venue 6 Meeting Room 2.61 E Bailey 

Title: 

OSTEOMED: Ankle Fusion Plating - The ExtremiLOCK Plating System 

13h00-13h30 Venue 2 Auditorium 2 KNEE B Sonnery-Cottet 

Title: 

ARTHREX KNEE ISS: Meniscal repair through arthroscopic posterior portal 

13h00-13h30 Venue 3 Meeting Room 1.41 SHOULDER S Desai 

Title: 

ARTHREX SHOULDER ISS: How I treat instabilities 

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13h00 - 14h00 Roof Terrace SHOULDER P Favorito 

Title: 

DEPUY SYNTHES ISS: Minimally Invasive 

Arthroscopic Laterjet procedure 

(Lunch will be served) 

13h00-13h30 Venue 5 Meeting Room 2.41 HIPS R Buly 

Title: 

SMITH & NEPHEW: Hip Arthroscopy for DJD. 

Hip Arthroscopy Lateral Position with capsule-sparing sub-capsular approach for FAI The Role of 3D 

CT Scans in Hip Arthroscopy and Hip Preservation 

FRIDAY 15 APRIL 2016 

13h00 - 13h30 Venue 4 Meeting Room 1.61 SHOULDER P Hardy 

Title: 

ARTHREX SHOULDER ISS: How I treat massive cuff tears 

13h00 - 14h00 Venue 6 Meeting Room 2.61 SHOULDER P Favorito 

Title: 

DEPUY SYNTHES ISS: Achieving long-term and superior patient outcomes in Shoulder Fractures (Lunch 

will be served) 

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GENERAL INFO 

CONGRESS VENUE: 

The Congress will be held at Cape Town International 

Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa. 

Lindsay Marthinus - Event Executive 

Tel: +27 21 410 5000 | fax: +27 21 410 5001 

Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 8001, 

South Africa 

Visit our world class facility at www.cticc.co.za 

ON-SITE REGISTRATION AND NAME BADGE 

COLLECTION: 

On-site registration & Self Service counters will be open on 

Sunday 10th April 2016 from 15h00 – 17h00 and then from 

Monday to Friday from 07h00 and will remain open during 

congress hours. For Self Service counters, please be sure to 

bring your printed barcoded email, which you will receive 

via email on 4th April. 

The registration counters will be located in the registration 

foyer area of the CTICC on the entrance level and will be 

clearly signposted. 

Please note that online registration will be closed from 4th 

April at 17:00 and only open again onsite on the 10th April 

at 15:00 

PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING SOME FORM OF 

IDENTIFICATION TO THE REGISTRATION DESK EG 

PASSPORT, ID BOOK, DRIVERS LICENCE 

When registering on site as a delegate for the full duration 

of the congress an administration fee of R1000.00 per 

person will be levied over above the cost of the congress 

fee. The same will be applicable for daily registrations but 

an administration fee of R250.00 per day will be levied to the 

daily registration fee. 

Registrars/ Trainees & Profession Allied to Medicine when 

registering on site as a delegate for the full duration of the 

congress an administration fee of R500.00 per person will be 

levied over above the cost of the congress fee. The same will 

be applicable for daily registrations but an administration fee 

of R125.00 per day will be levied to the daily registration fee. 

NAME BADGES: 

Your name badge is the official pass and must be worn at 

all times to obtain entry to all Congress sessions, teas and 

coffees, and social events. Should you have pre-registered 

for the social functions or activities on Wednesday afternoon 

these will be reflective on your name badges. 

If you have registered more than one person for the above 

events you will receive coupons for the additional person’s 

registered. 

The registration counters will be located in the registration 

foyer area of the CTICC on the entrance level and will be 

clearly signposted. 

All Accompanying Persons can register at the designated 

Accompanying Person counters. 

Please note if you have indicated that an Accompanying 

person is attending, then the Accompanying person will 

receive a name badge allowing them access into the 

exhibition and congress area at the CTICC. 

If NO, and your AP is booked for additional tours, then 

the AP will not receive a delegate badge or gift and the 

Delegate i.e. yourself will receive all tickets/coupons for 

the Accompanying Person/s tours or social activities. 

This however will not give AP’s access to the CTICC to 

enjoy the congress lunches, teas and coffees as well as full 

access to the exhibition halls or any academic sessions. 

(This name badge is purely so that we can manage the 

security aspect of all delegates & daily visitors.) 

The cost to register an Accompanying Person or multiple 

Accompanying Persons is R750.00 including VAT per 

person for the full week, please note there is no daily rate 

for accompanying persons. 

Name badges for both Delegates and Accompanying 

Persons, will not reflect the Accompanying Persons’ Tours 

on your name badges. Vouchers will be given out to you 

instead if these tours were pre-booked. 

Additional Social Tickets, Wednesday afternoon activities 

and Accompanying Persons Tours can be bought from the 

Ticket Sales Counters 

Important to note for all Delegates you will be given 

redemption vouchers to collect from various exhibitor 

booths for the following items: 

1. Water Bottles: Medi Clinic – Foyer Audi 1 

2. Ties: Orthomedics – Booths: 105 & 106 

3. Congress Bags with printed abstract books in them: 

Karl Storz – Booths: 77 & 78 

Delegates will receive water bottles that have been 

sponsored by Medi clinic. 

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You can fill the Water bottles at water coolers that will be 

situated in the following areas: 

@ Each door of Auditorium 1 

@ Each door of Auditorium 2 upstairs & downstairs 

@ Meeting room 1.4 door 




@ Exhibition hall 

OPENING HOURS OF CONGRESS 

Sunday 10 April 2016 

15h00 – 17h00 

Monday 11 April 2016 

07h30 – 18h30 

Tuesday 12 April 2016 

08h00-17h30 

Wednesday 13 April 2016 

07h00-18h00 

Thursday 14 April 2016 

08h00-18h00 

Friday 15 April 2016 

08h00-18h00 

Registration 

(19h00 Presidential Dinner 

by invitation only) 

Full day Congress and 

opening cocktail function at 

CTICC in the Exhibition Hall 

Full day Congress and social 

evening at Gold Restaurant 

Full day Congress and free 

evening 

Full day Congress and gala 

dinner in the Ballroom at the 

CTICC 

Full day Congress with 

closure at 17h30 

SPEAKER READY ROOM HOURS 

The Speaker ready room/Speaker prep room will be situated 

on level one, outside the Auditorium . 

The Speaker Ready Room will be open from 14h00 until 

18h00 on Sunday 10th April. 

The Speaker Ready Room will be open daily (Monday 11th 

–Friday 15th April) from 06h30 until 18h00 during the 

congress. 

TRADE EXHIBITIONS 

Trade exhibits will take place in Hall 1 B and Hall 2 and will 

be clearly signposted. The Exhibition hall will be open from 

Monday to Friday and will offer the latest technology in the 

fields of Orthopaedic Surgery. 

EXHIBITION PASSPORTS 

All delegates will be provided with an “Exhibition Passport” 

and will need to visit each exhibition stand to have their 

passport stamped to be entered to win a prize. 

Please return your completed passport to the Fluorovizion 

stand by the end of first tea on THURSDAY, 14 April 2016. 

The winners will be announced on Thursday, 14 

April during lunch time. Prize winners should go to the 

appropriate exhibition stand to collect their prizes. 

Please support this initiative. 

POSTER DISPLAYS 

Posters are viewed during the entire congress in the 

Exhibition Halls 1B & 2 at the Cape Town Convention 

Centre. Posters will be grouped into sub group specialities 

categories. 

WI-FI SERVICE 

There will be a designated 50MB connection for 

COMOC2016. Please search for the WiFi connection 

called COMOC2016 

The Passphrase to connect to this WiFi connection is: 

COMOC2016 

EVENT APP DOWNLOAD INFORMATION 

1. Download instructions: 

Go to this page to download the Guidebook App (if you 

can access this email from your mobile device) (iOS and 

Android) otherwise you can text yourself the link if accessing 

from a computer! 

https://guidebook.com/g/DePuySynthesCOMOC2016/ 

Choose the correct country then just add in your mobile 

number and click on: Text me the link. 

2. Click on the texted link on your mobile device 

3. Download the Guidebook App either on iOS or 

Android. Click on Download in App Store or Google Play 

if you do not have the Guidebook App. Alternatively click 

on Open in app if you already have the Guidebook App. 

4. Open the Guidebook app and enter this code (touch 

on the passphrase button to enter the code): depuy_synthes 

5. Download the guide and enjoy! 

6. Make sure to check out the programs and abstract 

content hub so you can best prepare for the week ahead! 

If you are accessing from a laptop/PC (or windows/ 

blackberry phone) simply follow this link to access the 

guide. Please note, a constant internet connection is 

required for this. 

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TRACKING: 

You have an extensive schedule at your finger tips and it 

is possible to drill down to find the exact session you are 

looking for. 

Simply: 

1. Load up the Full Schedule 

2. Hit the “Track Selector” button (Bottom right) 

3. Tick the category you want and hit “Apply” 

Or 

1. Open your guide menu (Top Right: ≡) 

2. Hit the Search Icon 

3. Search for the name of the session you want” 

Sample of what the Tracking Filter will look like on the mobile 

screen: 

OPTION 1 

Track by session numbers which you will find on the detailed 

programme 

OPTION 2 

Track by day or date 

OPTION 3 

Track by sub group speciality: 

1 Arthroplasty 

2 Knee 

3 Paediatrics 

4 Shoulder and Elbow 

5 Hand 

6 Trauma 

7 Spine 

8 Foot & Ankle 

9 Tumours & infection 

10 ISAKOS (Sports medicine) 

11 Hip Arthroscopy 

ATTENDEES/CONNECT & USER LOG-INS 

(NOT SUPPORTED ON GUIDEBOOK WEB) 

• The Attendees/Connect and User Log-in features bring 

a whole new level of networking to an event. 

• A User Log in account will allow you to connect with 

other attendees and vendors; it will also enable syncing 

of your My Schedule and To-Do list across any device 

you use (except for those using m.guidebook.com). 

• You will also be able to check-in to the event (tap on 

the Attendees icon, and then click “Check In” at the 

bottom of the screen), so that others can network with 

you via contact card sharing. 

• To connect with another user, find their name in the 

Attendees module and tap the “+” to the right of their 

name. This user will need to approve your request 

before you can connect. You can also search for other 

attendees by name, company, and position. 

• If an attendee or vendor requests your contact 

information, a notification (denoted by a blue circle) 

will appear in the top right of your screen (iOS) or in 

the content drawer (Android). Tap on this notification 

to see your pending requests. To approve, tap the “+” 

icon to the right of the requester’s name. To deny, tap 

the “X” icon. 

• My Schedule/To-do list entries store to User Log-ins to 

enable data syncing between devices! 

Please also click on this helpful tutorial to assist with the 

download and user friendly guide on how to use the Event 

App and 

https://support.guidebook.com/hc/en-us/ 

articles/202891364-Using-the-Guidebook-App-for-endusers 

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME VENUES 

Symposia, Instructional Courses, Scientific Papers and 

Industry Satellite sessions will be available to registered 

delegates. 

• Plenary 1- Auditorium 1 

• Parallel 2 - Auditorium 2 

• Parallel 3- Meeting Room 1.41 

• Parallel 4 - Meeting Room 1.61 



POSTER DISPLAYS: 

DAILY VIEWING HOURS: 

From Monday, 11th April until Friday, 15th April during all 

tea/coffee breaks and lunch times in the Exhibition Hall 1B & 

2. See detailed floorplan layout in this document as to where 

sub group speciality Posters are displayed in the Exhibition 

Halls. 

COMOC 2016 ABSTRACT BOOK 

Please review on COMOC websitewww.comoc2016.org 

or on the COMOC Mobi App 

Go to this page - https://guidebook.com/g/DePuySynthesCOMOC2016/ 

to download the Guidebook App (IOS 

and Android). You can text yourself the link if accessing from 

a computer! 

The PDF Abstract Book / Index is organised in the following 

layout. This information will assist you in looking for your 

abstracts pertinent to your session 

Please refer to the COMOC website for the full PDF printed 

version: http://www.comoc2016.org/call-for-abstracts 

SYMPOSIA - Plenary Venue Audi 1 - Monday to Friday 

MONDAY: 

American Orthopaedic Association; 

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 

TUESDAY: 

Australian Orthopaedic Association; 

New Zealand Orthopaedic Association 

WEDNESDAY: 

British Orthopaedic Association 

THURSDAY: 

Canadian Orthopaedic Association 

FRIDAY: 

South African Orthopaedic Association 

MEDICOLEGAL SESSIONS 

MONDAY: SAMLA and Sister Associations 

EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 

MONDAY: EFORT; British Bone & Joint Journal 

WEDNESDAY: American Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery 

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES - MONDAY TO FRIDAY: 

MONDAY: 

Hip Arthroplasty; Foot & Ankle 

TUESDAY: 

Hand; Paediatrics; Spine; AOTrauma Europe (AOTEU) 

and AOTrauma/AORecon 

WEDNESDAY: 

Hip Arthroscopy; Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction; 

Trauma and ISAKOS (Sports Medicine) 

THURSDAY: 

Knee; Shoulder & Elbow; Hip Arthroscopy 

FRIDAY: 

Tumours & Infection 

FREE PAPERS 

Run sequentially in numerical order 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS 

Run sequentially in numerical order within Sub Group 

categories. 

COMOC PRIVATE BUSINESS CENTRE 

There is a private COMOC Business Centre for all 

COMOC delegates. This is can be found on level 1, next 

to the Speaker Ready Room outside Auditorium 1. 

There will be laptops and printers available for your use. 

Should you require any assistance with uploading the 

COMOC App or connecting to the COMOC WiFi, there 

will be technical personnel to assist you. 

You are also able to print off hard copies of the daily 

programme or general information you might need from 

the COMOC website. 

There will also be a CHARGING STATION at the INVESTEC 

Booth(100) in the EXHIBITION HALL where you can 

charge your phones and devices or alternatively charge 

your phones in the Business centre (please ensure that you 

bring your own charger & international adaptor along,if 

you are not a South African Delegate). You can leave 

devices to charge but COMOC, CTICC and Congress 

organisers cannot be held liable for any loss or damage. 

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LUNCHES AND TEAS 

Lunches and Teas will take place in the Trade Exhibition Hall, 

everyday. On Wednesday 13th April, packed lunches will be 

available in the Exhibition Halls from 10:00, for all those 

Delegates & Accompanying Persons going out on excursions 

& for all other delegates as well. 

Alternatively lunches will also be provided during the below 

Industry Satellite Sessions on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 

& Friday. 


13h00 - 14h00 Roof Terrace - CTICC 

DEPUY SYNTHES ISS Lunch will be served 

15h00-16h00 Venue 3 Meeting Room 1.41 

Stryker ISS 

Tea will be provided 


13h00-14h00 Venue 5 Meeting Room 2.41 

ORTHOCELL Lunch will be served 

13h00-14h00 

SMITH & NEPHEW 

Westin Hotel across the road 

from the ICC in room Seal / 

Robben floor Mezzanine level 

Lunch will be served 


13h00 - 14h00 Roof Terrace - CTICC 

DEPUY SYNTHES ISS Lunch will be served 


13h00 - 14h00 Venue 6 Meeting Room 2.61 

DISCOVERY CPD SCANNING: 

SOUTH AFRICAN DELEGATES ONLY: 

Discovery Health is facilitating the CPD process at the 

congress. The Discovery MYCPD staff will be scanning the 

QR Code on your congress name badge twice a day, once in 

the morning and again in the afternoon. CPD points will be 

allocated for every scan so please ensure that you have your 

QR coded name badge scanned twice a day for maximum 

points. 

The data is logged on the MYCPD website www.mycpd.co.za 

where you can view and download your CPD Certificate. 

You will receive notification via email with your unique 

username and password 2-3 weeks after the congress. 

Please contact CPD@discovery.co.za should you require 

any assistance with your CPD Certificate. 

CPD points will be allocated according to the rules and 

regulations of the Health Professions Council of South 

Africa (HPCSA). South African/local delegates will receive 

29 Clinical and 17 Ethics points 

International delegates can accrue 37 South African CPD 

points. 

CME points should also be accrued for international 

delegates via their local accreditation bodies for equivalent 

points. 

All South African delegates will need to scan in twice a 

day to claim their CPD points – once between 08h00 and 

12h30 to claim their morning session and once between 

13h30 and 17h00 to claim their afternoon session CPD 

points. Ethics points will be scanned in the respective 

venues. Accreditation of ethics points is only valid for South 

African Delegates which are relevant to South Africa law. 

Ethics CPD allocation: Ethics sessions will be scanned 

outside the venue from 15 minutes prior to the presentation 

times listed below. 

Discovery CPD areas located outside the Plenary Venue – 

Auditorium 1 and in the Registration Area. 

Important Note 

International delegates will not need to be scanned for 

any sessions (including Ethics Lectures. Accreditation 

of Ethics CEU’s are only valid for South African Law). 

COMOC2016 will issue printed or electronic Certificate of 

Attendance, stating that you will receive 37 South African 

CPD points for the COMOC2016 meeting. International 

delegates have to apply to their local accreditation bodies 

for equivalent points. 

These printed or electronic Certificates of Attendance, 

can be collected from the Discovery Health CPD scanning 

area outside Auditorium 1 at Cape Town International 

Convention Centre from Monday 11th April until Friday 

15th April 2016. 

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GENERAL CEUS BREAK DOWN 

Monday 11th April 2016 

AM Anytime between 08h00 & 12h30 

PM Anytime between 13h30 & 17h00 

Tuesday 12th April 2016 



Wednesday 13th April 2016 



Thursday 14th April 2016 



Friday 15th April 2016 



ETHICS SCANNING TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 

Ethics sessions will be scanned outside the venue. 

Monday 11th April 2016 – 10 Ethics available 

ETHICS Session 1: Venue 4 - 1.61 3 Ethics CEUs 

09h00 

ETHICS Session 2: Venue 4 - 1.61 3 Ethics CEUs 

11h00 

ETHICS Session 3: Venue 1 - Audi 1 1 Ethics CEUs 

12h30 


14h30 

Tuesday 12th April 2016 – 3 Ethics available 


16h00 

Friday 15th April 2016 – 4 Ethics available 


08h00 

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BASED ON ETHICS BREAK DOWN BELOW 

MONDAY 11 APRIL 2016 VENUE CEUS 

09h00 - 10h30 ETHICS Session 1: MEDICOLEGAL SESSION Parallel 4 - 1.61 3 

Topic 

Topic 

Topic 

ML01 SAMLA - Medicolegal Session Negligence in Spinal Surgery and how to stay out of trouble. 

ML02 SAMLA - Medicolegal Session: The current clinical negligence crisis and considering mediation as an 

alternative form of dispute resolution to litigation 

ML03 SAMLA - Medicolegal Session: Eggshell cases and negligence in Orthopaedic Treatment 

11h00-12h30 ETHICS Session 2: SISTER ASSOCIATION MEDICOLEGAL SESSION Parallel 4 - 1.61 3 

Topic ML04 BOA Medicolegal Session: Litigation Trends in the UK 2016. 

Topic 

Topic 

Topic 

Topic 

ML05 COA Medicolegal Session: The Medical-Legal Environment: A Canadian Perspective. 

ML06 AuOA Medicolegal Session: Percentage thresholds and their effects on injury assessment. 

ML07 AOA Medicolegal Session: US Healthcare in the New Era: Consolidate, Integrate, Perpetuate 

ML08 NZ Medicolegal Session: Patient Compensation and Surgeon Accountability following Surgery Error 

in a No Fault System 

12h30-13h00 

ETHICS Session 3: AOA: Certification of Competency Throughout 

an Orthopaedic Surgeons Career 

Plenary 1 - Audi 1 1 

14h30-16h00 

ETHICS Session 4: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC 

SURGEONS (AAOS) SYMPOSIUM: 

An International Perspective on Value-Based Healthcare 


TUESDAY 12 APRIL 2016 VENUE CEUS 

16h00-17h30 

ETHICS Session 5: New Zealand Orthopoedic Association 

Symposium: S20 Orthopaedic Practice in a No Fault Accident 

Compensation Environment. 


FRIDAY 15 APRIL 2016 VENUE CEUS 

08h00-10h00 

ETHICS Session 6: South African Orthopaedic Association (SAOA) 

Symposium: S25 First World Surgeon in a third world environment: 

the milieu 


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POINTS AND TIME ALLOCATION FOR ETHICAL POINTS: 


1 Point (½ hour) Plenary Lecture AOA: Certification of Competency Throughout an Orthopaedic Surgeons Career 

3 Points (1½ hours) AMERICAN ACADEMY OS SYMPOSIUM: An International Perspective on Value-Based Healthcare 

3 Points (1½ hours) SAMLS - Medicolegal Session Negligence in Spinal Surgery and how to stay out trouble 

SAMLS – Medicolegal Session: Eggshell cases and negligence in Orthopaedic Treatment 

3 Points (1½ hours) BOA Medicolegal Session: Litigation Trends in the UK 2016, 

COA Medicolegal Session: The Medical-Legal Environment: A Canadian Perspective 

AuOA Medicolegal Session: Percentage thresholds and their effects on injury assessment 

AOA Medicolegal Session: US Healthcare in the New Era: Consolidate, Integrate, Perpetuate 

NZ Medicolegal Session: Patient Compensation and Surgeon Accountability following Surgery Error 

in a No Fault System 


3 Points (1½ hours) New Zealand Orthopaedic Association Symposium: Orthopaedic Practice in a No 

Fault Accident Compensation Environment 


4 Points (2 hours) South African Orthopaedic Association (SAOA) Symposium; First World Surgeon in a third world 

environment: the milieu 

DRESS CODE 

CONGRESS SESSIONS: Business casual 

SUNDAY NIGHT PRESIDENTIAL DINNER: (by invitation only) 

Black tie 

MONDAY NIGHT COCKTAIL FUNCTION: Business casual 

TUESDAY NIGHT AT GOLD RESTAURANT: Casual 

WEDNESDAY NIGHT ABC DINNER: (by invitation only): 

Black Tie 

THURSDAY NIGHT BANQUET: Dark Suit / Traditional Dress 

Ladies: Formal Long or Cocktail Short 

MOBILE PHONES / CELL PHONES 

As a courtesy to speakers and other delegates please turn 

off or ensure that your mobile phone is on silent or in 

meeting mode before entering congress sessions. 

PARKING 

Parking charges are included in your registration fee, 

please collect parking tickets from the registration desk at 

the information counter in the COMOC registration area. 

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Parking for registrants is available at the designated parking 

bay at the CTICC. Please see layout of CTICC as to where 

designated parking areas are P1 & P3, which are clearly 

signed posted. Please ensure that you do not park in the 

underground parking offered by the Westin Hotel P2, as we 

will not be able to validate your parking ticket only park in 

P1 or P3. 

ACCOMMODATION 

Please see the website for details 

http://www.comoc2016.org/ 

Please note: All hotels are subject to availability and all 

rates are subject to change 

CTICC LAYOUT 

Plenary Venue 1 – Audi 1 

Parallel Venue 2 – Audi 2 

Parallel Venue 3 – 1.41 

Parallel Venue 4 – 1.61: First Floor 

Parallel Venue 5 – 2.41: Second Floor 

Parallel Venue 6 – 2.61: Second Floor 

Exhibition Hall 1B 

Exhibition Hall 2 

The Westin Hotel 

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FUTURE MEETINGS IN SOUTH AFRICA 

Please diarise the dates! 

LEISURE ACTIVITIES 

1. GOLF AT ATLANTIC BEACH GOLF COURSE 

62ND CONGRESS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN 

ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATION CONGRESS 

Nombolo Mdhluli Conference Centre (situated at Skukuza 

camp in the Kruger National Park) 

http://www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/camps/skukuza/all. 

php 

DATES: 1-3 SEPTEMBER 2016 

More info on: www.saoa.org.za or sam@icesolution.co.za 

SOUTH AFRICAN ARTHROPLASTY 

SOCIETY (SAAS) 2017 

Century City Conference Centre 

Cape Town 

http://ccconferencecentre.co.za/ 

DATES: 29-31 MARCH 2017 

More info on: www.saoa.org.za or 


63RD CONGRESS OF THE 

SOUTH AFRICAN ORTHOPAEDIC 

ASSOCIATION CONGRESS 

The Boardwalk International 

Convention Centre 

Port Elizabeth 

http://www.suninternational.com/ 

boardwalk/conferencing/ 

Dates: 4-7 September 2017 

More info on: www.saoa.org.za or 


Start 12h00 

Transfers from CITCC at 11h00 (transfer time is approximately 

45 minutes) 

Please meet at the Coach Departure point outside the CTICC 

on Walter Sisulu Drive; please report to the Guide at the 

coach before getting onto the coach. Please ensure you are 

on the correct coach. 

www.atlanticbeachgolfclub.co.za 

Cost: R840, including VAT. 

Please contact sam@icesolution.co.za for more info. 

You will receive more detailed information relating to the golf 

in due course. 

We will have 4 ball allocation sheets up at the registration 

desk – please fill in. 

2. MOUNTAIN BIKING AT MEERENDAL WINE ESTATE 

- home of the ABSA Cape Epic finale 

Please join double mountain biking Olympian, Erica Green 

and her business partner, Louise Jansen van Rensburg, of 

Daisyway Coaching Systems (DCS) , for an unforgettable 

afternoon mountain biking on the famous Meerendal Wine 

Estate, nestled in the Durbanville hills, and overlooking a 

breath-taking view of Table Mountain (after you’ve climbed 

Stairway to Heaven, that is!) 

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MOUNTAIN BIKING AT MEERENDAL WINE ESTATE 

DATE TIME ACTION 

Tues, 12 April 12h00 - 14h00 Representative to be available at registration desk for any questions regarding event 

Wed, 13 April 09h00 onwards Representative to be available at registration desk for any questions regarding event 

12h00 

Collect packed lunch 

12h30 

Meet at registration desk for departure 

13h00 

Depart for Meerendal 

13h45 

Arrive at Meerendal 

14h00 

Relax, check in at bike rental service and collect bike (set up and helmet etc.) 

15h00 

Start ride 

17h00 

18h00 

18h30 

19h00 

21h30/22h00 

End ride, grab something to drink, shower and change 

Wine tasting in Barrel Room 

Starters and snacks 

Dinner 

Depart back to CTICC 

Please contact ERICA GREEN for more details relating to MTB activity on: 

Mobile: +27 (0)82 22 00 00 2 I www.daisyway.co.za I erica@daisyway.co.za I Skype: ericadaisyway 

Twitter: erica2daisy I Facebook: Daisyway Coaching Systems 

3. FRANSCHHOEK MOTOR MUSEUM AND WINE TASTING AT ANTHONIJ RUPERT ESTATE 

Visit the Franschhoek Motor museum, enjoy a Cap Classique tasting 

and High Tea at Anthonij Rupert Tasting room. 

Enjoy an Italian Cheese & Wine pairing at Terra del Capo Tasting 

room. 

Take a scenic tram drive taking in spectacular views from the 

Franschhoek wine valley. 

Please meet at the Coach Departure point outside the CTICC on 

Walter Sisulu Drive; please report to the Guide at the coach before 

getting onto the coach. Please ensure you are on the correct coach 

Timing: 12h00 – approximately 18h00 

Dress Code: Casual and comfortable (remember walking shoes, hat and sunscreen) 

Cost: R 350.00 per person (inclusive of VAT) 

Note: please take money for extra beverage and collect your packed lunches from the Exhibition Hall from 10:00 onwards 

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SOCIAL FUNCTIONS 

11TH APRIL 2016: 

MONDAY - OPENING COCKTAIL FUNCTION 

CTICC in the Exhibition Halls – Hall 1B & Hall 2 

12TH APRIL 2016: 

TUESDAY 

Social networking dinner at GOLD Restaurant. Please 

check with Ticket Sales should you not have already 

purchased your tickets. 

Time: 18h00 

Dress Code: Business casual 

Cost: None 

Note: A wine, beer & soft drinks bar will be available at no 

charge but after tasting the various wine estates, you are able 

to purchase estate wine by the glass (from the main existing 

bars on a cash basis) 

During the cocktail event in the trade hall, we have 11 of 

South Africa’s finest wine farms who will be promoting their 

goods for you to taste and order directly from the wine estates. 

Cape Town and the vineyards around Cape Town are famous 

for the world class wines made in the local area. 

Time: 19h00 

Transfers Depart CTICC: 18h30. Please note there is no 

parking available at the actual venue 

Dress code: Casual 

Cost: R450.00 per person including drinks and food. 

www.goldrestaurant.co.za 

13TH APRIL 2016 

WEDNESDAY 

Free Evening or ABC Fellow Dinner, Nitida 

(by invitation only) 

Participating wine estates include: 

WINE ESTATE CONTACT EMAIL 

1 By L'Avenir info@lavenir.co.za 

2 Cape Point Vineyards tasting@cape-point.com 

3 Creation Wines daniela@creationwines.com 

4 Deux Freres Wines stephan@dfwines.co.za 

5 Flagstone Wines amanda@dbrands.co.za 

6 Glenelly amanda@dbrands.co.za 

7 

Lyngrove Wines and 

Vineyards 

amanda@dbrands.co.za 

8 Muratie rijk@muratie.co.za 

9 Peter Falke Wines amanda@dbrands.co.za 

ABC FELLOW DINNER 

Time: 19h30 

Transfers Depart CTICC: 18h30 

Dress code: Black Tie 

Cost: R850.00 

10 Riebeek Cellars zakkie@riebeekcellars.co.za 

11 Vinglo Wines grant@vinglo.co.za 

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14TH APRIL 2016 

THURSDAY CONGRESS BANQUET, CTICC BALLROOM. 

Please check with Ticket Sales should you not have already 

purchased your tickets. 

Gala/ Banquet Table Seating Arrangements: 

From Monday, please make your way to the registration area, 

where you will find a Self Service & Assisted counters for the 

pre-seating arrangements for the Gala/Banquet Dinner on 

Thursday 14th April 2016. Please note that cut off for pre-seating 

will be after lunch on Wednesday 13th April 2016 

Time: 19h00 

Cost: including drinks and food 

Dress Code: Dark Suit / Traditional Dress 

Ladies: Formal Long or Cocktail Short 

FURTHER INFORMATION 

CONGRESS ORGANISERS and IMPORTANT 

NUMBERS/TELEPHONE DIRECTORY: 

SAOA OFFICES 

Tel: 051 4303280 

Léana Fourie: 083 391 2715 

CONGRESS ORGANISERS 

ICE Solution 

Tracey Whittle 

tracey@icesolution.co.za I 082 444 0770 

Melanie Darlow 

(Academic Programme, Presidents, Invited Speakers, 

Accompanying Persons programme) 

mel@icesolution.co.za I 082 898 6247 

Jeanne-Marie de Wet 

(Sponsors & Exhibitors) 

jeanne-marie@icesolution.co.za I 076 802 7951 

Collette Hoppe 

(Delegate Registration) 

collette@icesolution.co.za | 082 906 1961 

Colette Diamond 

(Opening Ceremony & Evening Functions) 

diamond@icesolution.co.za | 083 788 0010 

ICE OFFICES 

Telephone: +27 11 911 1921 

Fax: +27 11 911 1939 

www.icesolution.co.za 

TRADE QUERIES: 

Jeanne-Marie 

jeanne-marie@icesolution.co.za I 076 802 7951 

CTICC CONTACT PERSON: 

Lindsay Marthinus 

Event Executive 

tel: +27 21 410 5000 | fax: +27 21 410 5001 | lindsay@ 

cticc.co.za 

Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 8001, 

South Africa 

Visit our world class facility at www.cticc.co.za 

MOUNTAIN BIKING CONTACT PERSON: 

Please contact ERICA GREEN 

for more details relating to MTB activity on: 

Mobile: +27 (0)82 22 00 00 2 I www.daisyway.co.za 

erica@daisyway.co.za I Skype: ericadaisyway 

Twitter: erica2daisy 

Facebook: Daisyway Coaching Systems 

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TRANSPORT: 

http://www.comoc2016.org/transfers-and-transport 

MEDICAL INFORMATION: 

There will be a Medic onsite at the CTICC during congress hours. 

The COMOC medic will be stationed in the registration area, please come to the registration area if there is an emergency. 

SAFETY TIPS 

1. Be street smart like the locals; don’t walk around flaunting paraphernalia like cameras, smartphones or jewellery. 

2. Always ask for local advice, especially when going out at night. Your hotel is a good place to start. 

3. Book a tour guide, they have local knowledge and will really look after you. African Eagle Tours are on site in the 

registration area. 

4. For a mountain or beach walks or anywhere off the beaten track, there is always a guide for your needs. 

5. Don’t catch lifts in the minibus taxis - rather use a metered taxi, Mycity busses or UBER are your best & safest options 

6. Anyone visiting the townships should make use of guided tours and should do it during daylight hours. African Eagle Tours 

are on site in the registration area and can book this tour option for you. 

7. Don’t walk alone to your hotel at night - rather take a metered taxi or UBER. 

8. Keep your windows up and your doors locked when driving at night and if lost, drive to the nearest petrol station - most 

petrol attendants in RSA are very good at giving directions. 

There is always a small criminal element in every large city and Cape Town is no exception. 

PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE 

Please visit http://www.comoc2016.org/overview-of-congress-programme for the programme at a glance as 

well as the detailed scientific programme. 

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EXHIBITION DETAILS 

SHOW: COMOC 2016 

VENUE: CTICC, Cape Town 

BUILD UP: 9 & 10 April 2016 

BREAK DOWN: Friday, 15 April 2015 – by 24h00 

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Shoulder & Elbow 

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Foyer Area 

WALTER SISULU STREET 

& Parellel Venues 

R E V I SION DETA I L S 

NOTES:This floorplan is drawn to scale as far as possible but neither the congress organisers nor the SAOA nor any affiliated parties accept any 

responsibility for deviations that may occur on site. 

Booth space only is sold, no structure, all companies to organise their own structure/shell scheme. 

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TRADE EXHIBITORS - NUMERICAL 

Booth Number 

Company Name 

1 Bone and Joint Journal 

2,3 Think Surgical 

4,5 Corin SA 

6,7 Fluorovizion 

8,9,10,11 Smith & Nephew 

12, 13, 14, 15, 

16, 17, 18, 19 

20, 21, 22, 23, 

24, 25, 26, 27 

Zimmer Biomet 

DePuy Synthes 

28 Medi Gmbh 

29 Bayer 

30 Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 

31 Sanofi 

32,33,34 Werkomed 

35,36 Implantcast SA 

37,38 SXS Surgical 

39 Heraeus 

40,51 Arthromedix 

41,42 Lima Corporate 

43 Integrated Medical Systems 

44 Acumed 

45 MSD 

46 ISAKOS 

47 EFORT 

48,49 AOTrauma/AORecon 

50 Dragonbio (A Mindray Company) 

52 Reminderapp 

53 AAOS 

54,55 Advanced Orthopaedics 

56 Bone SA 

57,80,79,58 OrthoXact 

59 Health-Joy Medical 

60, 61 Sharma Orthopedic 

62,75 Ceramtec 

63 Janssen 

64 Lock Down Medical 

65 HILOTHERAPY 

66 Surgitech 

Booth Number 

Company Name 

67,68 Jiangsu BaiDe Medical Instrument Co.,Ltd. 

69, 70, 71 Integra 

85, 86, 87, 88, 

91, 90 

72 Ulrich Medical/Creatori Health 

73 Venture Pharmaceutical & Medical Products 

74 Ortho Sport 

76 Ortho Implants 

77,78 Karl Storz 

81,82 Stratmed 

83 Pharmaco 

84,93 DJO Global 

Stryker 

89 Bbraun 

92 Evolabs 

94 Adcock Ingram 

95 Response Ortho 

96 FX Solutions 

97,112 Anstem Medical 

98 SERF 

99 MatOrtho 

100 Investec 

101 BMG 

102,103,104 Amplitude 

105, 106 Orthomedics 

107 Ossur 

108 BSN 

109 Osteomed 

110,111 Medtronic 

113 Shanghai Boji Electric Instrument & 

Device Co Ltd 

117 Acelity 

114,115,116 United Orthopedics Corporation 

118,119,120 Medhold 

121, 122 Elite Surgical 

123,124 OrthoSpace 

125 Supra Health 

126 AvaCare Orthopaedics 

127,128 3M 

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TRADE EXHIBITORS - ALPHABETICAL 

Booth Number 

Company Name 

3M 127,128 

AAOS 53 

Acelity 117 

Adcock Ingram 94 

Advanced Orthopaedics 54,55 

Acumed 44 

Amplitude 102,103,104 

Anstem Medical 97,112 

AOTrauma/AORecon 48,49 

Arthromedix 40,51 

AvaCare Orthopaedics 126 

Bayer 29 

Bbraun 89 

BMG 101 

Bone and Joint Journal 1 

Bone SA 56 

BSN 108 

Ceramtec 62,75 

Corin SA 4,5 

Ulrich Medical/Creatori Health 72 

DePuy Synthes 20, 21, 22, 23, 

24, 25, 26, 27 

DJO Global 84,93 

EFORT 47 

Elite Surgical 121, 122 

Evolabs 92 

Fluorovizion 6,7 

FX Solutions 96 

Health-Joy Medical 59 

Heraeus 39 

HILOTHERAPY 65 

Implantcast SA 35,36 

Integra 69, 70, 71 

Integrated Medical Systems 43 

Investec 100 

ISAKOS 46 

Janssen 63 

Booth Number 

Company Name 

Jiangsu BaiDe Medical Instrument Co.,Ltd. 67,68 

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 30 

Karl Storz 77,78 

Lima Corporate 41,42 

Lock Down Medical 64 

MatOrtho 99 

Medhold 118,119,120 

Medi Gmbh 28 

Medtronic 110,111 

MSD 45 

Ortho Implants 76 

Ortho Sport 74 

Orthomedics 105, 106 

OrthoSpace 123,124 

OrthoXact 57,80,79,58 

Ossur 107 

Osteomed 109 

Pharmaco 83 

Reminderapp 52 

Response Ortho 95 

Sanofi 31 

SERF 98 

Shanghai Boji Electric Instrument & 113 

Device Co Ltd 

Sharma Orthopedic 60, 61 

Dragonbio (A Mindray Company) 50 

Smith & Nephew 8,9,10,11 

Stratmed 81,82 

Stryker 85, 86, 87, 

88, 91, 90 

Supra Health 125 

Surgitech 66 

SXS Surgical 37,38 

Think Surgical 2,3 

United Orthopedics Corporation 114,115,116 

Venture Pharmaceutical & Medical Products 73 

Werkomed 32,33,34 

Zimmer Biomet 12, 13, 14, 15, 

16, 17, 18, 19 

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ACCOMPANYING PERSONS’ PROGRAMME 

NOTE: 

Please note that weather can be unpredictable at this time of 

the year, please bring along a warm jacket/windbreaker, sun 

hat and umbrella as we need to be prepared for all types of 

weather. 

Accompanying Persons must please refer to their Accompanying 

persons’ letter with all the details of their tours – this can be 

found either in the Accompanying persons’ bags or at the 

Registration desk. 

Bags will be given to registered Accompanying persons at 

check in at the Accompanying Person Registration counters, 

please note you will only receive a bag and a gift if you have 

registered and paid to be an Accompanying Person. 

MONDAY 11TH APRIL 2016 

OPTION 1 - DAY TRIP TO DARLING 

Please check with Ticket Sales should you not have already purchased 

your tickets. 

We drive to Darling and enjoy an olive tasting at Darling Olives and 

a craft beer tasting at Darling Brewery. 

The tours will be followed by a late lunch at Groote Post winery. 

(www.grootepost.co.za) 



getting onto the coach. 

Timing: Meet at 09h00 for 09h15 departure–return to CTICC 

approximately 17h30 

Dress code: Casual and comfortable 

Cost: R675.00 per person (inclusive of VAT). Lunch beverages for 

your own account. 

Note: Please bring cash for drinks at lunch 

OPTION 2 - BREAKFAST AND TOUR AT KIRSTENBOSCH GARDENS 


your tickets. 

Enjoy a breakfast at the Tea room at Kirstenbosch in a relaxed, 

friendly atmosphere inspired by the gardens before enjoying a 

guided walking tour led by a professional guide presenting a unique 

tour taking in the highlights of the season (tour is approx. 1.5 hours) 




Timing: Meet at 09h15 for 09h30 departure - return to CTICC 


Dress code: Casual and comfortable walking shoes, hat, sunscreen 

and water 

Cost: R420.00 per person (inclusive of VAT). Additional beverages 

for own account. 

Note: There is a lovely shop at Kirstenbosch Gardens 


OPTION 1 – THE FOOD BARN IN NOORDHOEK - food demonstration 

by famous chef Franck Dangereux including lunch. 


your tickets. 

Today you can enjoy a Franck Dangereux cooking demonstration, 

with some wine pairing, incorporating a lunch. There will be some 

time for shopping and exploring in Noordhoek Village after lunch. 




Timing: Meet at 08h15 for 08h30 departure – return to CTICC 



Cost: R975.00 per person (inclusive of VAT). Additional beverages 

for own account 

Note: Please bring money for extra beverages 

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OPTION 2 – HEART OF CAPE TOWN MUSEUM 


your tickets. 

The Heart of Cape Town Museum is situated at the internationally 

acclaimed Groote Schuur Hospital. Professor Christian Barnard, a 

South African cardiac surgeon performed the first successful human 

heart transplant at the hospital in 1967. A 2 hour guided tour 

provides insight into the donor, the recipient, the ethical and religious 

issues of the time regarding “moment of death” and more. 

OPTION 2 – GOLF AT ATLANTIC BEACH GOLF COURSE 


your tickets. 

Timing: 12h00 start 

Departure time from CTICC: 11h00 

www.heartofcapetown.co.za 







Cost: R 360.00 per person (inclusive of VAT). 


OPTION 1 – FRANSCHHOEK MOTOR MUSEUM and wine tasting 

at Anthonij Rupert Estate. 


your tickets. 

Visit the Franschhoek Motor museum, enjoy a Cap Classique tasting 

and High Tea at Anthonij Rupert Tasting room. Enjoy an Italian Cheese 

& Wine pairing at Terra del Capo Tasting room.Take a scenic tram 

drive taking in spectacular views from the Franschhoek wine valley. 




Please see the transfer schedule at the registration desk for any 

alterations to departure times 

Please contact sam@icesolution.co.za for more info. 

You will receive more detailed information relating to the golf in due 

course. 

We will have 4 ball allocation sheets up at the registration desk – 

please fill in. 

Cost: R840.00 per person (inclusive of VAT) 


OPTION 1 – CAPE POINT- via Boulders Beach Penguin Colony and 

lunch at 2 Oceans Restaurant and a walk to Cape of Good Hope. 


your tickets. 

For those feeling energetic after lunch you can enjoy a walk to the 

Cape of Good Hope. 






Dress code: Casual and comfortable (remember walking shoes, hat 

and sunscreen) 


Note: please take money for extra beverages and collect your packed 

lunches from the Exhibition Hall from 10:00 onwards 






Dress code: Casual and comfortable, sunscreen and water 


Note: Please take money for drinks at lunch 

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OPTION 2 - SPA MORNING at Mangwanani African Day Spa 

Zevenwacht 


your tickets. 

You will enjoy some treatments and breakfast. 

OPTION 3 – LINDT CHOCOLATE Demonstration – the art of Truffle 

making 


your tickets. 

This exciting course offers teams to complete the chocolate truffles 

using a variety of textures and flavours while enjoying the company 

of your group. The completed truffles created will be boxed for you 

to take home. There will also be some time at leisure to do some 

shopping in the vicinity. 






Dress code: Casual and comfortable clothes 









TRANSFER SCHEDULE 

ALL COACHES WILL DEPART FROM OUTSIDE THE CTICC ON WALTER SISULU DRIVE (TURN LEFT OUT THE CTICC, PAST THE 

REGISTRATION DESK AND LEFT INTO WALTER SISULU DRIVE 

SUNDAY 10 APRIL 2016 

Presidential Dinner at the Mount Nelson - Start time 19h00 

Return times to CTICC 

18h30 Depart CTICC 

22h30 and 22h30 


Accompanying Persons option 1 

Visit to Darling with beer and olive tasting & lunch at Groote Post Wine Estate 


09h15: Depart CTICC 

Approx 17h30 


Kirstenbosch Gardens – breakfast and guided walk through the botanical 

gardens,meet at 09h15 for 09h30 departure 


09h30:Depart CTICC 

Approx 13h00 

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The Food Barn in Noordhoek- food demonstration by Franck Dangereux including 

lunch 



The Heart of Cape Town Museum Tour 


Social/networking Function, Gold Restaurant - start time 19h00 



Approx 15h30 


Approx 13h30 


From 22h00 

Golf: Tee off from 12h00 




Return after prizegiving 

Mountain biking – Meerendal Wine Estate 


12h00: Collect packed lunch and 

depart CTICC 

21h30: return to CTICC arrive back 

approx 22h00 

Franschhoek Motor Museum and wine tasting at Anthonij Rupert Estate 


ABC Fellow Dinner (by Invitation only), Nitida - start time 19h30 

Return times to CTICC, first shuttle departs at 22h30 



Cape Point- Penguin Colony, lunch and a walk to Cape of Good Hope 



Approx 18h00 


from 22h30 


Approx 16h30 


Spa morning at Mangwanani African Day Spa Zevenwacht 



Approx 13h00 


Lindt Demonstration 


Gala Dinner/Banquet - CTICC ballroom -start time 19h00 


Approx 13h45 

NO transfers 

FRIDAY 15 APRIL 2016 - NO TRANSFERS 

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THINGS TO DO IN THE AREA 

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR COMOC DELEGATES 

AT THE V&A WATERFRONT AREA: 

(COMOC registered delegates will qualify for the special/ 

discount when presenting their name badge at the following 

tenants at the V&A Waterfront) 

PRE AND POST TOURS 

For bookings please contact: 

To book pre or post tours in and around Southern African, 

please contact Chantal Lopes from Harvey World Travel 

on +27 11 913 3372 or email her on chantal.lopes@ 

harveyworld.co.za. To qualify for the below negotiated rates 

please use as your reference COMOC2016. 

http://www.comoc2016.org/touring-options 

http://www.comoc2016.org/half-day-tours 

http://www.comoc2016.org/full-day-tours 

http://www.comoc2016.org/botswana-chobe-marina-lodge 

WATERSHED TENANT SPECIALS: 

Teapots – 10% Discount on all products 

Tiffany Marx – 10% Discount on all jewellery 

Fact – Buy three fact toilet/cosmetic bags and get the 

fourth one free 

Excess Luggage – 10% on all shipments 

RESTAURANTS: 

Meloncino – 15% Discount (Only one voucher per bill) 

City Grill – 15% Discount (Only one voucher per bill) 

Greek Fisherman - 15% Discount (Only one voucher 

per bill) 

MUSEUMS: 

Diamond Museum – Free admission to all delegates 

ACTIVITIES: 

Shark & Safari 10% one of the following tours: 

- Full Day Gansbaai Shark Cage Dive with Transfer 

from Cape Town 

- One Day Safari @ Inverdoorn Incl Lunch and 

Guided Transfer 

- Two Oceans Aquarium – Discount on entrance fee 

SIGHTSEEING OPTIONS IN CAPE TOWN 

To book a Half Day or Full Day Tours & Private transfers in 

Cape Town, please contact Liesel Smit from African Eagle 

Day Tours on +2721 464 4266 or email her on: daytours@ 

aecpt.co.za. Liesel Smit from African Eagle Day Tours will 

also be situated in the registration area for the duration of the 

COMOC congress. 

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SOUTH AFRICA – GENERAL INFORMATION 

http://www.comoc2016.org/cape-town-general-info 

CURRENCY 

The currency of South Africa is the South African Rand (ZAR) 

divided into 100 cents. Notes come in denominations of 200, 

100, 50, 20 and 10 Rands, and coins in 5, 2, 1 Rands and 50, 

20, 10 and 5 cents. Foreign currency and travellers cheques 

can be exchanged at banks, exchange bureaux, hotels and at 

the airport. 

Please refer to the following website for currency updates: 

www.xe.com 

LANGUAGE 

The official language of the Congress will be English and there 

will be no translations. 

South Africa has 11 official languages,including Afrikaans, 

English, Xhosa, Zulu and 

Sotho. English is widely spoken. 

DRINKING WATER 

Water from the taps is perfectly safe to drinks in all the cities, 

towns and game reserves. At The COMOC Congress, you will 

be supplied with water bottles that can be refilled at numerous 

water stations. 

ELECTRICITY 

The electricity supply in South Africa is 220/230 volts AC 

50Hz. Appliances of lesser voltage require a transformer 

(especially those with a heating element like a hairdryer or flat 

iron). Adapters are obtainable locally. Most hotel rooms have 

110-volt outlets for electric shavers and small appliances. 

TIME 

South Africa is UT+2 (2 hours ahead of GMT – Greenwich 

Mean Time). 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS & HEALTH 

A valid passport is required. Passport holders of more than 80 

countries, including the USA, Canada, Japan and the EU, can 

visit without visas. Contact your nearest SA Tourism office or 

South African Consulate for an updated list. 

http://www.home-affairs.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/exempt-countries 

http://www.dfa.gov.za/foreign/sa_abroad/index.htm 

Visitors arriving from a Yellow Fever Zone require a valid 

international yellow fever inoculation certificate (Infants under 

the age of one are exempt). 

NOTE: Unabridged birth certificates for minors (under 18) 

Please check all regulations to enter SA with children with your 

local authorities. 

CLIMATE/WEATHER 

Seasons are opposite to those of the northern hemisphere. 

Warm, sunny and temperate conditions are typical of South 

Africa, making it a popular destination for sunshine-seekers. 

Cape Town has a reputation of having “Four Seasons In One 

Day” – so be prepared for hot, cold, windy and rain all in one 

day! 

South African Weather 

http://www.accuweather.com/en/za/south-africa-weather 

VAT 

Value Added Tax (VAT) is included in the price of most goods and 

services. Visitors are required to pay VAT but VAT refunds can 

be claimed at airports, harbours and customs offices on items 

taken out of the country when the total value exceeds R250. 

DIETARY REQUESTS 

Pre-advised dietary requests have been catered for. 

BANKING 

There are ATM’s onsite. 

CREDIT CARDS 

All major credit cards are accepted in SA. You can use Visa and 

MasterCard almost everywhere, and bank by ATM or online. 

There is a sophisticated financial sector, abreast of all the latest 

technological trends. 

FOREX 

There are foreign exchange facilities at the airports. 

MEDICAL 

There is a medic clinic in the P3 area of the CTICC 

TRAVEL INSURANCE 

Travelling these days is expensive so it is essential to take out 

cancellation insurance and be adequately covered for medical 

expenses and loss of possessions. 

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DISCLAIMER 

LIABILITY WAIVER 

In consideration of my registration for this programme, I intend 

to be legally bound, herby on behalf of myself, my executors, 

heirs and assigns, waive and release COMOC2016 World 

Congress and any and all sponsors and their representatives, 

successors and assigns from any and all rights and claims for 

damages I have arising out of injuries, illness and /or death. I 

represent and warrant that I am physically and mentally fit and 

that, as a result, able to participate, and I do hereby assume 

all responsibility for my own wellbeing. 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

No photography or video recording is allowed in the Exhibit 

Halls, Plenary & Parallel Sessions, show casing any academic 

sessions or any other activities without the express permission 

of the COMOC2016 committee. 

DISCLAIMER 

ICE Solution, COMCO2016 Committee and their respective 

parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies maintain no 

control over the personnel, equipment or operations of any air, 

water or surface carrier, cruise line, bus or limousine company, 

transportation company, hotel, restaurant, or other person or 

entity furnishing services, products or accommodations as part 

of the Congress programme, because all of these suppliers 

are independent contractors. ICE Solution, COMCO2016 

committee and their respective parent, subsidiary and 

affiliated companies shall not be liable for any injury, damage, 

loss, expense, accident, delay, inconvenience or irregularity 

which may be caused or contributed to (1) by any wrongful, 

negligent or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any 

of these suppliers or any of their agents, servants, employees 

or independent contractors; (2) by any defect in or failure of 

any vehicle, equipment, instrumentality, service, product or 

accommodation that is owned, operated, furnished or otherwise 

used by any of these suppliers; (3) by any wrongful, negligent 

or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any other 

person or entity not under the direct control of ICE Solution 

or COMOC2016 committee, respectively; or (4) by any other 

cause, condition or event whatsoever beyond the direct control 

of ICE Solution or COMOC2016 Committee, respectively. 

During the congress, the participants may have the opportunity 

to participate in various optional activities, such as water sports 

and other athletic activities, contests, excursions and side trips. 

ICE Solution, COMOC2016 Committee and their respective 

parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies shall not be 

liable for any injury, damage, loss, expense, accident, delay, 

inconvenience or irregularity arising out of or relating to said 

participation. 

LIMITED LIABILITY OF SUPPLIERS 

All delegates are subject to a variety of laws, tariffs, ticket 

terms and conditions which limit or deny their right to recover 

for personal injuries and property damage. Provisions of this 

kind are found in the hotel laws of every country, and in most 

airline and cruise line tickets, and are applicable to other travel 

services. 

WEBSITE 

Please see website for further info on the congress - www.COMOC2016.org 

We look forward to seeing you in Cape Town for the Combined Congress in 2016. 

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