Full Program
2026 Kgotla Ndaba
Saturday 23rd to Monday 25th of May 2026
Musculoskeletal Imaging in Community
Maun, Botswana — Okavango Delta
“A person is a person because of other people.”
(Ubuntu)
Each morning we will be waking up in the Okavango delta to morning coffee and breakfast to the sounds of the delta waking up, and breathtaking sunrise.
After breakfast we will glide through the clear water in our mokoro (dugout canoe), to drive back to Life Centre, Maun for the lectures and ultrasound workshop (4 hours through the middle of the day).
After lunch those who have booked the delta tented accommodation we will be returning to the delta, arriving back in camp via mokoro for the afternoon and evening Kgotla Ndaba, with discussions around an evening fire with dinner and sundowners provided.
Saturday 23rd of May:
DAY 1 — SHOULDER ULTRASOUND MASTERCLASS
Morning Program (10:00–14:30)
10:00–10:20 - Ultrasound Fundamentals (20 min)
Physics essentials (anisotropy, artifacts, beam steering)
Probe ergonomics & scanning workflow
Dynamic maneuvers (static shoulders tell lies)
10:20–11:00 - Anterior Shoulder & LHBT Complex (40 min)
LHBT anatomy, variants & instability
Pulley system failure patterns
Dynamic assessment pearls
11:00–11:45 - Rotator Cuff: Anatomy → Pathology (45 min)
Supraspinatus / infraspinatus / subscapularis
Partial vs full-thickness tears
Tendinopathy traps & mimics
Muscle bulk & atrophy: what ultrasound can (and cannot) tell you
11:45–11:55 - Short Break (10 min)
11:55–13:40 - Hands-On Shoulder Ultrasound (105 min)
LHBT & pulley system
Subscapularis
Supraspinatus & infraspinatus
SASD bursa
AC & SC joints
Dynamic impingement
13:40–14:10 - Lunch (30 min), included with registration
Afternoon - Botswana Radiology Society Kgotla (Delta Location)
Theme: “Appropriate Imaging in Resource-Poor Settings & Understanding What We Are Not Seeing”
- Matching modality to the clinical question
- Blind spots when MRI/CT are unavailable
- When ultrasound is enough — and when it’s not
- Teaching referrers the limitations of ultrasound
- Safe escalation and referral strategies
(Under a tree. No PowerPoint. Better thinking.)
Sunday 24th of May:
DAY 2 — ULTRASOUND: UPPER LIMB + INTERVENTIONAL SKILLS
Morning Program (12:00–15:40)
12:00–12:30 - Upper Limb Nerves & Tendons: Key Concepts (30 min)
Ulnar, median & radial nerve dynamics
Compression vs traction vs inflammation
Tendon and pulley pathology that changes management
12:30–13:00 - Wrist & Hand Essentials (30 min)
Carpal tunnel (what matters, what doesn’t)
TFCC basics
Flexor pulleys
MCP/PIP/DIP joints
13:00–13:30 - Ultrasound-Guided Interventions: Principles (30 min)
Indications & contraindications
Needle control & ergonomics
Drug choices (myths removed gently but firmly)
Safety in low-resource environments
13:30–13:40 - Short Break (10 min)
13:40–15:40 - Hands-On Interventional Ultrasound (120 min)
GH posterior injection
Biceps sheath injection
AC joint
SASD bursa
Cubital tunnel hydrodissection
Carpal tunnel approaches
Late Afternoon — Botswana Radiology Society Kgotla (Delta Location)
Theme: “Academic Radiology: Access, Mentorship & Publishing Without Burnout”
- Affordable and open-access education
- Finding mentors (local & international)
- Turning clinical work into publishable ideas
- Journal selection & peer-review navigation
- Avoiding academic burnout
Monday 25th of May:
Morning Program (10:00–14:30)
10:00–10:15 - Systematic X-ray Interpretation Strategy (15 min)
10:15–11:00 - Spine X-rays: Cervical, Thoracic & Lumbar (45 min)
11:00–11:30 - Tumour Case Review (30 min)
11:30–12:00 - Orthopedic Metalware & Post-operative Imaging (30 min)
12:00–12:10 - Short Break (10 min)
12:10–12:55 - Upper Limb X-rays (45 min)
12:55–13:40 - Lower Limb X-rays (45 min)
13:40–14:10 - Lunch (30 min), included with registration
Afternoon — Botswana Radiology Society Kgotla (Delta Location)
Theme: “Work-Life Balance, Well-Being & Career Longevity in Radiology”
- Recognizing burnout early
- Setting boundaries that actually hold
- Creating psychologically safe teams
- Workload models that don’t eat their young
- Sustaining happiness in a high-demand specialty
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