Friday May 22nd 2026
9:00 Arrival and Registration
SESSION I
Moderators: John Hardy & Mr Antonio Orlando
| Time | Activity | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Welcome Addres | Mr John Hardy |
| 10:05 | Anatomy of the Coccyx | Mr William Aston |
| 10:30 | Pathology of the Coccyx | Mr John Hardy |
| 11:00 | Rheumatology of Coccydynia | Dr Vijay Hajela |
| 11:30 | Management of Coccydynia | Mr John Hardy |
| 12:00 | History for Symptoms of Coccydynia | Professor Mehool Acharya |
| 12:30 | Discussion | |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
SESSION II
Moderators: John Hardy & Mr William Aston
| Time | Activity | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Examination for Clinical Signs of Coccydynia | Mr John Hardy |
| 14:30 | Special Investigations for Coccydynia | Dr Robert Pearce |
| 15:00 | Treating Coccydynia Conservatively | |
| 15:30 | Prescribing for Coccydynia due to Hyperuracaemia | Dr Vijay Hajela |
| 16:00 | Complications of Prescribing for Coccydynia | |
| 16:30 | Conservative treatment of coccydynia | Dr Patrick Foye |
| 17:00 | Discussion | |
| 17:30 | “One more thing Doc” – The 5 things you wish you’d asked about your investments. Tom Stevenson of Fidelity International and the Telegraph. Tom explains what surgeons can learn about investments, diversification, long-term investing and the stock-market | Tom Stevenson |
| 18:30 | End of the First Day’s Activities | |
| 19:00 | Course Dinner |
Saturday May 23rd 2026
SESSION III
Moderators: John Hardy & Mr Robert Pearce
| Time | Activity | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Results of Conservative Surgery (What works and What does not work) | Dr Patric Foye |
| 09:20 | Results of Conservative Surgery | Mr John Hardy |
| 09:40 | Theatre preparation for two surgeries | Mr Alessandro Mariottini |
| 10:00 | Anaesthesia for the Coccydynia Patient | Dr Anwar Hussein |
| 10:40 | Coccygectomy | Mr John Hardy |
| 11:00 | Complications of Coccygectomy | Mr John Hardy |
| 11:20 | Coffee Break |
SESSION IV
Moderators: John Hardy & Mr Nicola Maffulli
| Time | Activity | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 11:30 | Pathology and Surgery Sacrum and Coccyx | Mr William Aston |
| 11:40 | Surgery for fractures of the sacrum | Professor Mehool Acharya |
| 12:00 | Research Review | |
| 12:20 | Future Research | |
| 12:40 | Discussion | |
| 13:00 | Completion of the CME Questionnaire | |
| 13:15 | Conference Closing Remarks |
