Medical Education Training Program: Hand, Wrist, and Elbow

Western WALANT in Hand Surgery and Wrist Arthroscopy Symposium
Friday, August 14, 2026
Englewood, CO

DESCRIPTION

The WALANT in Hand Surgery and Wrist Arthroscopy Symposium is a single-day event led by experts performing the latest WALANT techniques in the OR and in-office. Join us in discussing techniques and protocols, how to build-out your Nano suite, and how to leverage efficiencies of wide-awake hand surgery. This course is also aimed at gaining confidence in wrist and small joint Nano arthroscopy, especially to diagnose and treat scapholunate dissociation and TFCC foveal tears.

FACULTY

Asif M. Ilyas, MD

Residency: Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship: Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Current practice: Rothman Orthopaedics, Philadelphia, PA

Peter Kim, MD

Faculty, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Fellowship: McGraw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

Fellowship: University of Washington
Seattle, WA

AGENDA

7:15 AM	Registration and Breakfast
7:55 AM	Welcome
	Didactic Session I: WALANT in Hand Surgery
8:00 AM	The What and Why of Wide-Awake Hand Surgery
8:30 AM	Panel Discussion I: Technique, Leveraging Efficiency, and Value of Wide-Awake Hand Surgery
	Didactic Session II: WALANT ECTR
9:15 AM	Building a Nano Suite and Understanding Nano Technology
9:45 AM	ReLive Demo I: NanoScopic™ Release System
10:00 AM	Cadaveric Lab Session I: NanoScopic™ Release System for ECTR
	Didactic Session III: Scapholunate Dissociation
11:00 AM	Diagnosis of SL Dissociation With the NanoNeedle™ Scope
11:15 AM	Arthroscopic Dorsal and Volar SL Capsulodesis
	Didactic Session IV: Addressing Ulnar-Sided Wrist Pain
11:30 AM	“Over-the-Top” Foveal Repair of the TFCC
11:45 AM	ReLive Demo II: Thumb CMC Arthroscopy
12:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM	Cadaveric Lab Session II NanoNeedle Portal Placement: Diagnostics of RC and MC Portals SL Dorsal and Volar Capsulodesis Technique Over-the-Top TFCC Thumb CMC Arthroscopy
3:30 PM	Adjourn

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