
External Events Newsletter (May 2017)
Please find below details of upcoming externally-run events we think may be of interest to you
EVENTS
RCPSG: Principles of Casting for Orthopaedic Trainees:
Date – Friday, 26th May 2017.
Location – 232-242 St Vincent St, Glasgow, G2 5RJ.
Cost – £20.
Description – Run by RCPSG, upper and lower body casting techniques covered.
Website link/Flyer – https://rcpsg.ac.uk/events/pcot and see flyer attached.
The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh:
Date – Fri, 27th and repeating on the Sat, 28th May 2017.
Location – The Christie Hospital, Manchester.
Cost – £75.
Description – Key Skills event. Worth 6 CPD points.
Website link/Flyer – https://www.rcsed.ac.uk/events-courses/event-entry?diaryId=1867.
Reconstructive Surgery Trials Network Trials Day:
Date – Friday, 2nd June 2017.
Location – 5 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3BP.
Cost – £10 (refundable on attendance), reception at Somerset House £20 (includes drink and food).
Description – The theme is Global Collaboration, exploring setting up international trials.
Website link/Flyer – http://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/conferences-events/nuffield-department-of-orthopaedics-rheumatology-and-musculoskeletal-sciences/conference-and-events/rstn-trials-day-2017.
European Neuro Convention:
Date – Wed, 7th – Thu, 8th June 2017.
Location – ExCeL London.
Cost – Free.
Description – Europe’s largest trade show for Brain and Spine experts.
Website link/Flyer – https://eventdata.uk/Forms/Default.aspx?FormRef=ENC67Visitor&TrackingCode=BrainBook .
Maxillofacial Surgery Conference:
Date – Saturday, 10th June 2017.
Location – The Diamond, Sheffield, S3 7RD.
Cost – £50 for Medical and Dental students.
Description – Organised by Mr Muzzammil Nusrath.
Website link/Flyer – see attached flyer.
AOTrauma Course:
Date – Sunday, 25th June 2017.
Location – Worsley Medical and Dental Building, University of Leeds.
Cost – £70.
Description – Basic principles of fracture management.
Website link/Flyer – https://aotrauma2.aofoundation.org/eventdetails.aspx?id=5191&from=PG_COURSEDIRECTORY and see attached.
IASSS Symposium:
Date – Sat, 19th – Wed, 23rd August 2017.
Location – Bucharest, Romania (exact location yet to be confirmed).
Cost – Unknown but there are obvious costs in travel.
Description – The theme this year is “Overcoming Barriers”.
Website link/Flyer – http://www.iasss.org/symposiums/upcoming-symposium/ and see flyer below.
OTHERS
Restore ‘Burn and Wound’ Research Essay Competition:
Date – 31st July 2017.
Location – online.
Cost – free.
Description – essay on either scars or new technology.
Website link/Flyer – https://restore-research.org.uk/2017/03/08/essay-prize-deadline-extended/ and see attached flyer.
Medical Student Rouleaux Representative:
Date – indefinite.
Location – online.
Cost – free.
Description – Be Sheffield’s Rouleaux rep and get some free training.
Website link/Flyer – E-mail popplewell@doctors.org.uk and see flyer.
Become a member of British Orthopaedic Trainees Association (BOTA):
Date – indefinite.
Location – online.
Cost – £10/year.
Description – Become a member of BOA and BOTA, many perks (check website).
Website link/Flyer – https://www.boa.ac.uk/membership/join-today/.
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