Fifty operations a week are performed in Europe on the wrong part of the patient’s body or on the wrong patients. This lack of patient safety is endangering the successes of medicine and incurring high costs. This urgent issue has therefore been selected as the main topic of the EFORT Congress currently being held in […]
New Textbook on European Surgical Orthopaedics and Traumatology launched at the EFORT Congress in London
A new comprehensive Textbook on European Orthopaedics and Traumatology was launched at the 15th EFORT Congress in London. This major educational project of the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) reflects the state of the art and the best current practice in this specialty field across Europe. 15th EFORT Congress, London, […]
15th EFORT Congress News: A few words from Dr. Manuel Cassiano Neves, EFORT President 2013-2014
By EFORT Head Office | What are the highlights of the 15th EFORT Congress – a combined programme in partnership with the BOA? Find out by watching the video of Dr. Cassiano Neves! More information: www.efort.org/london2014 Follow the congress: #EFORT2014
EFORT Orthopaedics Today Europe: Volume 17 – Issue no. 06 | June 2014
By EFORT Head Office | The sixth 2014 issue of EFORT’s online newspaper Orthopaedics Today Europe (OTE), is now available online! OTE Chief Medical Editor Per Kjaersgaard-Andersen, MD, discusses manufacturer warranties of implants to patients. The cover story focus on why long bone, spinal metastasis are often the initial presentation of unknown cancer. You can […]
REMINDER – Media alert: 15th EFORT Congress features patient safety in orthopaedics and traumatology (4 – 6 June 2014, London)
Patient safety is the main theme of the 15th EFORT Congress which will take place at the Excel Conference Centre in London from 4 to 6 June 2014. It is the most important scientific event for orthopaedists and trauma surgeons on the European level and will attract more than 7,000 participants. The Congress is organised […]
15th EFORT Congress News: A few words from Prof. Timothy Briggs, 2013/14 President of the British Orthopaedics Association (BOA)
By EFORT Head Office | Find out now some insights of the 15th EFORT Congress — a combined programme in partnership with the BOA — by watching the video of the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) 2013/14 President, Prof. Briggs! More information: www.efort.org/london2014
PHOTO GALLERY
A selection of more than 200 photos of the 3 days of the EFORT Congress 2015 held in Prague, Czech Republic from the 27 to the 29 May 2015
e-Science 2015
Have you missed a session in Prague, consult EFORT eScience 2015 with over 1000 Prague 2015 audio presentations available!