FRCS Ortho courses: September and October dates released

Course dates for two upcoming FRCS courses have been released: 12-13th of October: FRCS Orth Viva Course FRCS Orth Viva Course for Orthopaedic Surgeons (Royal College of Surgeons of England Accredited) 12th September: Preparation for FRCS (Tr&Ortho) course Preparation for FRCS (Tr&Orth) Course

Derby Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Meeting – 7th November 2018

7 November 2018 9.30 am to 16.00 pm VENUE: Radisson Blu Hotel, Herald Way, Pegasus Business Park, East Midlands Airport, Derby DE74 2TZ   Meeting Overview The Derby Unicompartmental Knee Meeting is designed for Surgeons and Senior Trainees who wish to learn more about partial Knee surgery. The interactive course includes presentations, debates and panel… Read More »

Report: STC Meeting June 2018

FOLLOW UP FROM STC MEETING Dear fellow trainees, I attended the STC meeting today and this is the summary of the information for you. The CCT requirements are changing, currently scheduled to change from next year, but awaiting confirmation. There is a two year lag period, therefore will apply to ST6 and below. Study leave… Read More »

‘POPULAR’ course update

A number of trainees in the region have now taken part in the POPULAR ( The Peri-Operative Professionalism United Leadership And Resilience – POPULAR) course. This unique one day event has been designed specifically for higher trainees working in the field of anaesthetics, emergency medicine and surgery to develop their leadership, management and innovation skills.  Facilitated by experts within the… Read More »

HEEoE Mentoring Fellow 2018

Health Education England East of England (HEE EoE) is pleased to announce the continuation of two one-year Mentoring Fellow posts. The posts are half time, allowing you to continue training alongside the opportunity to play a major role in the development of Trainee Mentoring Schemes in the east of England. The roles are suitable for… Read More »

ORCA Update

Hello everyone, As some of you may already know, ORCA (Orthopaedic Research Collaborative east Anglia) is our region’s trainee research network. We are calling all interested trainees to help raise the research profile of our region, with everyone’s input, we have no doubt we can achieve this. With that said, we would like to invite… Read More »

Harlow Anterior Cruciate Ligament Study Day – 10th Sept 2018

Harlow Anterior Cruciate Ligament Study Day Monday 10 Sep 2018 Course Organisers Mr Paul Allen, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr Rashid Khan, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Aimed at specialist registrars wishing to gain an in-depth understanding of the management of ACL injury and surgical reconstruction This workshop will cover the following Patient selection for ACL reconstruction Graft… Read More »

Bone Infection Teaching Day – 4th July 2017

BONE INFECTION TEACHING 4.7.18 Venue: The Deakin Centre, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 0QQ Rooms: 1st floor seminar room 3 for exhibitors (Bone support & Link Orthopaedics), seminar room 4 for lectures and the upstairs classrooms (x3) for breakouts. Date: 4/7/2018 8:30-9:00 Registration & coffee 09:00 – 9:45 Basic science of orthopaedic infection (Dr Emma… Read More »