Introduction
Hand and Microsurgery Unit at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia is one of the major tertiary level centre for hand referrals from across East region of Malaysia. Our hand and microsurgery unit is designed to train future orthopaedic surgeon dedicated to the study of the upper limb and to expose the residents to a variety of problems affecting the hand, shoulder and elbow.The hand residents play an integral role in education by contributing and organizing weekly conferences, anatomy labs, and informal resident teaching sessions. Apart from that, to provide optimal patient care, we work closely with many other health specialists, including anaesthetists and anaesthetic physicians' assistants, hand therapists, theatre staff, nursing staff, radiologists and neurophysiologists.
Objectives
- To develop interest in solving clinical and basic science problems in the field of hand surgery.
- To develop patterns of lifelong learning about the field of hand surgery as well as an interest in making contributions to this field of knowledge.
- To spread information and updates to undergraduates, postgraduate students, USM staff, other medical practitioners and the public by organizing and carrying out activities in the field, which consists of seminar, discussions, forums, courses and workshops.
- To produce orthopaedic surgeons who are technically competent in managing hand cases as well as the overall well-being of their patients.
- To have our residents become leaders in the hand surgery field in the future.
Vision and Mission
- To provide high quality training in the field of hand surgery with an internationally recognised high standard of competence and knowledge.
- To perform useful and high quality research, related to the field of hand surgery, which may aid in advancing knowledge and outcomes in the field, both locally and internationally.
- To provide expertise and high quality care for all patients, with conditions affecting the upper limb that can benefit from hand therapy or hand surgery with a comprehensive approach.
Activities
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Yearly Meetings and Workshops·
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Cylic Lectures
Weekly:
Montly:
Quarterly:
Periodic:
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Specific Core Lectures
Examination:
Nerve
Trauma:
Microsurgery:
Tendons:
Bone:
Arthroplasty:
Arthroscopy:
Therapy:
Congenital:
Infections:
Dupuytren’s:
Arthritis:
Miscellaneous:
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Clinical Services
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Some of hand operation performed in our centre
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