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Course Alert: Wrightington Cadaveric Hand & Wrist Posted on 23/01/2012 16:44Wrightington Cadaveric Hand & Wrist Trauma Course
Thur-Fri 1-2 Mar 2012
Wrightington Hospital, Wigan
Flyer here Read more...Course Alert: Hips - Quality & ProductivityPosted on 22/01/2012 19:39Meeting the Quality and Productivity Challenge:Hip ReplacementsThursday 2 February 2012
Mayfair Conference Centre, London
Flyer here Read more...Course Alert: Wrist Fracture Management Posted on 21/01/2012 20:57Leicester Wrist Fracture Management Course20th & 21st September 2012 [new date]Tigers Ground, Leicester
Flyer here Read more...Save the date: BMA Junior Doctors ConferencePosted on 18/01/2012 17:19Friday 18 May 2012
BMA house, London
You may have heard this discussed at the BOA Instructional course last weekend. This conference is open to all junior doctors. Read more...Course alert: Free Hip Arthroplasty coursePosted on 16/01/2012 23:36
1st National Basic hip arthroplasty course - 16th March 2012
Advanced hip arthroplasty 17th - March 2012
To be held at the Beardmore Hotel and Centre for Health Science, Glasgow. Read more...Pension tension: what you NEED to knowPosted on 14/01/2012 17:25We recommend that all BOTA members visit the BMA's pension information page. There's no excuse not to. http://pensiontension.co.uk/ Read more...Save the date: BOA CongressPosted on 14/01/2012 17:21BOA Annual Scientific Congress
11th - 14th September
Manchester
http://www.boa.ac.uk/Events/Pages/congress.aspx Read more...Win a free place at a basic biomechanics course! Posted on 13/01/2012 18:25We have a special gift to give to one lucky BOTA member: a free place at a basic biomechanics course.
This one-day course is aimed at junior doctors F1-CT/ST+ but will be useful to anyone wanti... Read more...Christmas BMJPosted on 17/12/2011 16:33Orthopaedic surgeons: as strong as an ox and almost twice as clever? Multicentre prospective comparative study. BMJ 2011; 343 Read more...FAQ regarding the UKITE examPosted on 08/12/2011 17:13We have posted a new FAQ for all those seeking information about the UKITE exam. Read more...Coress feedbackPosted on 01/12/2011 11:53Members may be interested in the following feedback reports, which summarise surgical cases reported to Coress.
http://www.coress.org.uk/feedback.htm Read more...Course alert: BOA 41st Instructional CoursePosted on 27/11/2011 22:09Manchester 13-15 Jan 2012 - Book now for early bird discount
http://www.boa.ac.uk/en/boa-events/instructional-course/ Read more...Course alert: ASiT Surgical Trainee ConferencePosted on 27/11/2011 22:08ASiT Surgical Trainee Conference
Cardiff, 23rd– 25th Mar 2012
Closing date for abstracts: 15 Jan 2012
More info here: http://www.asit.org/events/conferences/2012 Read more...Course alert: Spinal MasterclassPosted on 29/10/2011 18:11New spinal surgical procedures - how to innovate, evaluate, introduce and get these funded.
To enhance delegates decision making about technology assessment and selection
To expand on the delegates'... Read more...Course alert: Intro to Sports Injuries ManagementPosted on 29/10/2011 18:07Sports trauma is a currently growing specialty and a particularly timely one, when considering the rise of interest accompanying the 2012 Olympics. Read more...Save the date: Annual Conference, 15-17 June 2012Posted on 27/10/2011 13:48After the success of last summer's event at Carden Park, the BOTA Committee are delighted to announce a change of venue for next year's Annual Conference and AGM... Read more...BSSH Instructional Course in Hand Surgery Posted on 25/10/2011 09:14BSSH Instructional Course in Hand Surgery
4/5 Feb 2012
Manchester
Skin and soft tissue, Infection, Dupuytren’s Disease
Further information (PDF format) available here Read more...Course alert: British Limb Reconstruction SocietyPosted on 21/10/2011 19:37British Limb Reconstruction Society Meeting & Instructional Course 22 – 23 March 2012 Ramada Jarvis Hotel... Read more...Pensions: one day to have your sayPosted on 21/10/2011 16:09Under the proposed NHS pension scheme you may pay £228,000 more in contributions and get £11,000 less a year in your pension. Read more...Course alert: Fractures of Pelvis and AcetabulumPosted on 20/10/2011 18:35Fractures of Pelvis and Acetabulum
Principles of Management
30th & 31st January 2012
University of Leeds
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Fractures of Pelvis and Acetabulum Read more...Course alert: Long Bone Non-Union Master ClassPosted on 20/10/2011 18:26
4th Master Class on Long Bone Non-Unions: Current Aspects of Management
University of Leeds
23rd November 2011
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4th Master Class on Long Bone Non-Union
... Read more...Fellowship available in Lyon (Jan 2012)Posted on 17/10/2011 13:49Applications are invited for a fellowship which has become available at short notice, starting in January 2012. Read more...Voluntary Erasure from GMCPosted on 09/10/2011 10:08
Some trainees who have taken a gap in their training, or are engaged in a period of work overseas, have requested voluntary erasure from the GMC register... Read more...BOTA/BORS Reseach Session at the BOAPosted on 19/09/2011 18:18 Read more...BOA/IOA 2011Posted on 18/09/2011 04:43 Read more...