PRe-conference early Career programme

Wednesday 1 October 2025, 13:00 - 17:30, Fukuoka International Congress Center

Following on from the launch of the ISHA Trainee Membership and Early Career Session at the ISHA 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting, a Pre-Conference Early Career Programme aimed at trainees and early-career professionals will take place on Wednesday 1 October 2025.

This programme, delivered by experienced ISHA members, will provide invaluable guidance in a range of aspects, including patient selection, OR setup, management of complications, hip anatomy, clinical decision-making, patient education and psychosocial factors.

Attendance is free of charge for delegates of ISHA 2025, however interested individuals are asked to express their interest on their registration form. To register, click below:

Draft Outline Programme

For the further details, please see the Programme at a Glance page.

WelcomeEC0 - Welcome
13:00 -13:05
Session 1EC1 - Basics in Hip Arthroscopy
EC1.1 Conditions that can be treated arthroscopically
13:05 - 13:15
EC1.2 Choosing the right patient when starting out in practice
13:15 - 13:25
EC1.3 OR set up and portal placement:  You can't start hip arthroscopy before this
13:25 - 13:40
EC1.4 Q&A
13:40 - 13:50
Session 2EC2 - Starting my journey as a PAO surgeon
EC2.1 Getting the proper training: fellowship experience. Mentor and mentee’s side of the journey
13:50 - 14:05
EC2.2 Tips and tricks for my first cases: case selection, approach, how to correct
14:05 - 14:15
EC2.3 Management of complications early in the learning curve
14:15 - 14:25
EC2.4 Discussion
14:25 - 14:30
Session 3EC3 - Hip Anatomy from Open to Arthroscopic
EC3.1 Back to the lab: A Hip preservation surgeon’s tour of hip and pelvic anatomy
14:30 - 14:40
EC3.2 The anatomy of PAO: Avoiding danger, including in the dysmorphic pelvis
14:40 - 14:48
EC3.3 Supine arthroscopic hip: Outside in access, the course of the iliopsoas, and staying out of danger
14:48 - 14:56
EC3.4 The prone arthroscopic hip – From ischium, to sciatic nerve, and beyond
14:56 - 15:04
EC3.5 Discussion with Q&A
15:04 - 15:10
Refreshment Break
Session 4EC4 - How to establish your hip preservation surgeon practice: an international perspective
15:30 - 16:00
Session 5EC5 - Make it Make Sense:  How to translate all the datapoints into clinical decision-making
EC5.1 Overview of clinically relevant datapoints: History and Clinical Exam
16:00 - 16:07
EC5.2 Overview of clinically relevant datapoints: Imaging
16:07 - 16:13
EC5.3 Overview of clinically relevant datapoints: Advanced Imaging
16:13 - 16:20
EC5.4 What's Important? What's Not?
16:20 - 16:30
Session 6EC6 - How Do We Measure and Manage Psychosocial Factors and Mental Health Matters in Hip Preservation Care?
EC6.1 Pain Related Psychological Distress and the Application of the Biopsychosocial Model to the Hip Patient
16:30 - 16:40
EC6.2 Measuring mental health and psychosocial effects on hip preservation surgery outcomes
16:40 - 16:50
EC6.3 Interventions and development of psychological skills in conjunction with hip pain treatment
16:50 - 17:00
Session 7EC7 - Patient education on hip preservation surgery
EC7.1 Why is patient education important?
17:00 - 17:05
EC7.2 How to measure it? (comprehension/ readability/ health literacy/ compliance/ adherence/ expectations and satisfaction)
17:05 - 17:15
EC7.3 Best practices on hip preservation education materials based on learnings from major hip centres and societies
17:15 - 17:20
EC7.4 Discussion
17:20 - 17:25
Closing RemarksEC8 - Closing Remarks
17:25 - 17:30


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