EFORT launched
its own fundraising organisation
The EFORT FOUNDATION was launched
officially at the 10th EFORT Congress in Vienna, the proclamation
being part of the opening ceremony on Wednesday 3 June 2009. Demonstrating
its alliance with EFORT, the EFORT FOUNDATION was present at the
EFORT booth at the Congress in Vienna. The Foundation has got its
own Internet representation as it was assigned a separate domain
within the EFORT web portal.
As a first public activity and the
first fund raising action the EFORT FOUNDATION carried out a charity
event during the congress in Vienna in form of a 5 km run and a
2.5 km walk in the early morning of 5 June. This was the perfect
possibility to exercise for a good cause before the sessions start.
The Aim
The primary goal of the new non-profit organisation is to promote
science and research in the fields of orthopaedics and traumatology
in order to make progress in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders
and injuries.
The overall aim of the FOUNDATION is to improve the
level of orthopaedic and traumatological care throughout Europe
by supporting knowledge exchange and training.
Furthermore, public awareness
regarding the importance of research in the development of new surgical
technologies and products should be increased.
The financial support
for research and education to be given to surgeons and researchers
includes grants for research projects, fellowships for long and short
research visits as well as for congress visits.
The Vision
“Our vision is that the EFORT FOUNDATION might become
a preferred partner for funding research in the field of musculoskeletal
diseases and injuries in Europe, and an organisation large enough
to give substantial support to many major projects in this area",
concluded Karl-Göran Thorngren.
Read the full interview with Prof.
Karl-Göran Thorngren