The full Scientific Programme for the 15th Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) is now online.

The Congress will take place in London, UK, between the 4 and 6 June 2014, with patient safety as its overarching theme. This focus addresses the growing complexity in orthopaedic procedures. Patient safety has also become a critical issue with greater mobility in the medical profession across Europe while standards of training in orthopaedics are still not uniform. The British Orthopaedic Association holds special sessions on its revalidation programme designed to ensure all surgeons are up-to-date and which should serve as a model for Europe.

More information: https://www.efort.org/london2014/ | Online programme | Follow the latest congress news

EFORT CONGRESS 2014 IN LONDON

The registration for the 15th Congress of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) is now open. The Congress will take place in London, UK, between the 4 and 6 June 2014. Please note that from this year on it is MANDATORY to start the registration process from EFORT’s community platform EFORTnet before being redirected to the congress registration system.

Please note that is capital that you check the accuracy of your data and fill the missing informations, including your professional interests, gender, title, address, etc, the mandatory fields needed for register are highlighted with an asterisk *.

Register online via EFORTnet | Congress fees | More information

The second 2014 issue of EFORT’s online journal Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE), is now available online. The EFORT’s official newspaper is available in an innovative digital format since January 2013 and specially formatted as flipbook to be mobile-friendly.

Read the latest issue of the EFORT Orthopaedic Today Europe newsletter – Volume 17 – Number 02 – February 2014 | Previous issues | Download the free App for iOS (iPhone/iPad) & for Android.

The success of the EBOT Exam is spreading throughout Europe, and even to the rest of the world. Every year, more and more applicants are encouraged to take this prestigious qualification, which is helping ever greater numbers of EBOT fellows to progress in their careers.

The 2014 EBOT examination Section I, written part will be held on the 17 June 2014 in different training centres throughout Europe. The Section II, oral part will be on the 4 and 5 October 2014 in Vienna, Austria.

An EBOT Interim exam will take place on the 3 April 2014.

Application process: www.ebotexam.org | More information

European musculoskeletal health and mobility in Horizon 2020

We have entered the second decade of the new millennium and societies in industrialised countries are facing tremendous challenges from demographic, environmentaland lifestyle factors. The European ‘age quake’ has not reached its highest magnitude. [...]

• Full editorial (PDF document, 3 pages, 113kb) | Source: Bone Joint Research Editorial March 2014; 3:48-50.