Full Program
2026 Kgotla Indaba
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)
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)
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 (10:00–14:30)
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 - Spine 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)
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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