The full JCST fee is tax deductible and we encourage all trainees to claim fees paid retrospectively. The next stage will be to negotiate the addition of examination fees and courses to the list and discussions are ongoing. 

Revewiers days in 2013: 

Monday 8th July and Monday 28th October
09:30 to 16:00
£50 + VAT taken on booking
Please see flyer attached for more information 

As a poster presenter you can share your research with conference attendees and the rest of the world. For more information visit: www.posterinmypocket.com

BOTA and World Orthopaedic Concern have produced a document to help trainees who are preparing for an orthopaedic placement in a less developed country.  In this document you will find guidance on the time frame and the necessary steps before embarking on your trip as well as a valuable list of organisations.  Some of these offer fellowships, grants or both for the prospective travelling orthopaedic surgeon or trainee.  Should you have any questions or further tips to share, please contact Ashtin Doorgakant, our World Orthopaedic Concern linkman, woc@bota.org.uk

The document is attached below

Day delegate:   £36.50
Dinner only       £26.00
Double room with dinner, B & B   £62.50 per person
Single room with dinner, B & B    £75.00 per person

If you are planning to attend, and wish to book a room, please email wocukexec@gmail.com

http://www.wocuk.org/meets.htm

The link below describes the discount and how to subscribe..

http://www.boneandjoint.org.uk/trainee-discount-2013

Radiology in orthopaedics
Date: Tuesday 7 May 2013
Organiser: Orthopaedics Section and Radiology Section | Venue: RSM

A master class in congenital hand surgery
Date: 14th May 2013
Venue: RSM 

Orthopaedics Section - Out of house meeting
Date: June 2013 (details to be confirmed)
Organiser: Orthopaedics Section and Radiology Section

For any questions or queries please feel free to contact RSM at orthopaedics@rsm.ac.uk

See http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/ for more information.

We would be very grateful if trainees could complete the following short survey

www.surveymonkey.com/s/TRVX7W5

Hand Surgery is an “Interface Specialty” in that training can be provided by either or both of two parent specialties; Plastic Surgery and Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery. Each discipline will provide its own perspective on the treatment of various conditions in hand surgery and its own balance of skills training. 

Those undertaking an “Interface” Advanced Training Post would receive training in both parent specialties. This would in theory produce a specialist who could work as a hand surgeon in the department of either parent specialty, i.e. a plastic surgeon working as a hand surgeon in an orthopaedic department or vice versa.

Advanced trainees will have made a career decision that as a specialist they will wish to take a major interest in Hand Surgery or work purely as a hand surgeon. Between the inception of the posts in 1992 and 2010, over 150 surgeons have completed either six or 12 months in an Advanced Training Post. These prestigious posts represent the pinnacle of training in Hand Surgery in the U.K

The Advanced Training Posts in Hand Surgery are open to both T&O Surgery and Plastic Surgery Type 1 trainees in years 5-6 or MMC trainees in ST7-ST8. Candidates must hold a National Training Number in either Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery or Plastic Surgery, and must have passed the full Intercollegiate Specialty Board Examination, FRCS(T&O) or FRCS(Plast), prior to taking up the post.
Trainees who are successful in obtaining one of these posts will carry their National Training Number with them.

There is currently funding for 10 appointments, each of which will be for 12 months. The successful candidates, who will be centrally appointed, will be able to select from 13 currently approved posts. Other units are currently being considered.

These posts count as “Out of Programme Training” (OOPT). They are pre-CCT posts and must be completed within the CCT date. If the CCT date falls within the tenure of the post then the CCT date can be extended to accommodate this. One of the referees for these appointments must be the trainee’s current Training Programme Director (TPD). The OOPT form can be downloaded from the Deanery website and must be filled in by the trainee and the TPD.

These are very prestigious fellowships and represent the pinnacle of hand surgery training in the UK.  
Further information is available on the BSSH website 

1. Maximise training opportunities in theatres and clinics
2. Be friendly, helpful and approachable.
3. Provide constructive feedback for the trainee and help set learning goals.
4. Inspire confidence within their trainee
5. Promote good practice and lead by example
6. Actively be involved in training and education research within their region.

Please contact your linkman to nominate your trainer of the year. The details of the top trainer from each region will then be forwarded onto BOTA. 

Please see the flyer below for more information.

Modern Management of Hip Fractures
23rd May 2013 

Both are being held at the RCS, London

Please see flyers attached for more information

The full evaluation report and the executive summary are attached below.  More information is available on the JCST website. 

Thurs 28th February and Friday 1st March 2013.  
Main Hall, Oxford Town Hall, Oxford
Provisional Programme and call for abstracts now open 
See flyer for more information and draft programme