Steven Copeland Memorial’ Reading Shoulder Course.

In March 2016, Mr Brownson was an invited speaker at the ‘Steven Copeland Memorial’ Reading Shoulder Course. This was an international conference organised in Reading in memory of the late Steven Copeland. Mr Copeland was a leading light in shoulder surgery and was famous both nationally and internationally for his expertise. During his career, Mr Copeland and Mr Brownson formed a strong bond both professionally and socially.

At the meeting, Mr Brownson gave a presentation entitled ‘Is there a place for surgery in type II/III shoulder instability’. The lecture provided a surgeon’s viewpoint as to the role of surgery in treating multidirectional (non traumatic) shoulder instability and was aimed principally at physiotherapists.

In addition, Mr Brownson gave a presentation entitled ‘Traumatic shoulder instability – when/how and why to repair’. This lecture provided an overview on the management of traumatic shoulder instability and was based on the Patient Care Pathway produced by the British Elbow and Shoulder Society for which Mr Brownson was the lead author.