BESS Conference 2023
Mr Brownson recently attended the British Elbow and Shoulder Society Annual Conference at ICC Newport. As past President of BESS (2017-2019) and having held a seat on Council for 13 years this was the last year Mr Brownson will attend in his current position as a Council member.
Also attending were fellow Bone and Joint Centre Consultants, Matt Smith, Matt Kent and Rishee Parmar with Mr Kent and Mr Parmar both presenting in the Symposia afternoon session as part of the Instructional Course based around sports injuries.
A wonderful venue with fabulous hosting. Educational and interesting, providing great opportunities to learn and network amongst a group of peers at the top of their profession, we look forward to Aberdeen in June 2024.
Mr Brownson Published Papers
Mr Brownson has recently had two papers published, outlined below with the ‘Physiotherapy Treatment’ paper being co-authored by fellow Bone and Joint Centre consultant Mr Mat Smith.
Diagnosing the Direction of Shoulder Instability in Rugby Players
Clarke C, Torrance E, Gibson J, Brownson P, Funk L.
Accepted for publication Shoulder and Elbow
Physiotherapy Treatment for Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: Results of a patient-centred rehabilitation guideline using functional and patient reported outcome measures
Bardsley, Daw, Gibson, Brownson, Guisasola, Kent, Parmar, Smith
Shoulder and Elbow October 2022
Mr Brownson to speak at the Shoulder Rehabilitation Conference 2022
Mr Brownson, Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in shoulder and elbow surgery at The Bone and Joint Centre will be a guest speaker at the Shoulder Rehabilitation Conference: Zebra and Horses 2022 in November of this year at Liverpool Hope University.
Aiming to bring together experts and clinicians to discuss current clinical and research issues with a particular focus on the theme of ‘Sporting Shoulder’, the conference is promising to offer an excellent environment for exchanging latest research knowledge on shoulder rehabilitation and promoting interdisciplinary collaborations across the sector.
Recent presentations
Arthrex Shoulder Summit
Mr Brownson was recently invited to attend the Arthrex Shoulder Summit at the new Arthrex Innovation Point in Solihull, a state of the art education facility for Arthrex UK.
The meeting, consisting of key opinion leaders in the field ran over two days, 28th and 29th June.
Mr Brownson was pleased to chair the session on shoulder instability which included talks on:
– Instability Repair (Mr Walton)
– Dynamic Anterior Stabilisation (Mr Ladermann)
– Bone Block Cerclage (Mr Cobiella)
British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association Annual conference
Thursday July 7th saw the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association Annual conference take place at Central Hall Westminster with the meeting being focused on the management of the ‘Veteran Athlete’.
Mr Brownson was invited to be a guest speaker with his presentation majoring on Acromioclavicular (AC) joint problems in contact and non-contact athletes.
COVID – 19 update
The exceptionally difficult times, created by the Covid-19 pandemic continue and although in the Autumn, there was some return to normality, the third lockdown has had significant impact on the delivery of healthcare, particularly in the North West.
As a consequence, Professor Brownson has had to adapt his timetable and once again, this has impacted on patient care, for which he apologises sincerely.
Professor Brownson’s timetable has been amended to incorporate helping his colleagues at Aintree Hospital with maintaining emergency patient services, including providing ‘proning teams’ for the intensive care unit. These teams are responsible for twice daily turning the ventilated Covid positive patients from supine to prone and vice versa.
Professor Brownson is endeavouring to provide continuity of care for his patients at Spire Liverpool Hospital. Face to face consultations are possible (unless patients are isolating, in which case telephone consultation or video consultation can be arranged).
In view of these timetable changes together with increased Liverpool University commitments, Professor Brownson has reluctantly taken the decision to stop his clinic at Nuffield Chester Hospital at least for the foreseeable future and to focus his clinical activities at Spire Liverpool hospital and Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT.
Mr Brownson’s application for membership to the Expert Witness Institute (EWI) has recently been accepted.
A not-for-profit organisation, EWI’s mission is ‘to support the proper administration of justice and the early resolution of disputes through high quality expert evidence from specialists.’
Any experts accepted into EWI are comprehensively vetted, checking professional credentials and ensuring previous reports written are compliant with appropriate regulations and are of excellent quality.
Consultation Updates
By way of an update on consultations by Mr Brownson please see the below information:
– Video and face to face consultations now being carried out at Spire Liverpool Hospital
– All consultations at Nuffield Health, Chester must initially be phone or video based with any follow up being face to face based on clinical need.
Patient advice and information
Members of BESS (British Elbow and Shoulder Society) are trying to help patients with non-urgent shoulder and elbow problems during the COVID-19 crisis.
Appropriate advice and up to date links have been selected to help you during the outbreak. These will not substitute a face to face consultation with your GP, specialist or allied health professional. However, in these exceptional circumstances, provided you understand these limitations, these resources may help with your symptoms or recovery until such time as normal services resume.
Please click here for full information.
Stay well amongst these times.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Please read the following statement for information on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
If you have travelled in the past 14 days to one of these impacted countries (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public) please do not attend any appointments you have arranged with Mr Brownson. Please contact our team on 0151 522 1860 to re arrange your appointment or for further advice.
For further information on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) please visit https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/.
At The Liverpool SHoulder Clinic we are taking every precaution in relation to the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
‘Sporting Shoulder – New Discoveries and Future Directions’
Mr Brownson was part of an international faculty presenting as guest speakers at the recent 2nd Shoulder Rehabilitation Conference held at Liverpool Hope University on Friday 29th November.
The event entitled ‘Sporting Shoulder – New Discoveries and Future Direction’ welcomed renowned surgeons from Norway, Denmark, Belgium and Holland.
With the conference being aimed at therapists with a special interest in elite athletes, Mr Brownson spoke on the ‘surgical management of the overhead athlete’.
Further talks relating to many other sports including swimming, tennis, handball and rugby were also heard.
