JEDDAH, 18 August — A two-day hands-on workshop on “Shoulder and elbow arthroplasty” opens at the auditorium of the Saudi German Hospital here today. Professor Ahmet Ekin Izmir from Turkey is the international representative. The course chairman is Dr. Adel Al-Hawary, consultant orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Khaled A. Batterjee, chief executive officer at the SGH Orthopedic & Trauma Specialist Hospital, is the chairman of the organizing committee. (KSR)