“One city, two continents” is the perfect description of this wonderful city. Today, Istanbul is a forward-thinking city in an emerging economy, and medical science is one area in which it is especially progressive. That is why EFORT has chosen to hold its 14th Congress in Istanbul from 5–8 June 2013. It takes a degree […]
EFORT NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please find in this webpage EFORT news articles that have been released by EFORT on orthopaedic and traumatology related topics of interest for the European orthopaedic amd truama community.
New Bone & Joint/EFORT Travelling Fellowship
January 29, 2013 By
Applications to the Bone & Joint/EFORT Travelling Fellowship are now open. More information and how to apply
AAOS International Scholarship Programme
January 29, 2013 By
The AAOS International Surgical Skills Scholarship programme is open. More information
Official Partner of the European Year 2012 for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations!
January 16, 2012 By
Designated the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations (EY2012), the year 2012 is looking set to be a very important year for EFORT! Throughout 2011 we have been increasingly active in the European debate on ageing, prevention of chronic disease and health promotion, and as a result, we are delighted to announce that EFORT has been […]
Mythical Istanbul becomes reality with the scientific kick-off meeting for the EFORT Congress 2013
October 1, 2011 By
By Hakki Sur, LO Chairman 14th EFORT Congress 2013. EFORT’s scientific kick-off meetings are held two years in advance of the annual meetings. The purpose is to decide the scientific programme, its highlights, and also the social venues. The kick-off meeting for the Istanbul 2013 EFORT Congress was held from 1 – 3 September 2011 […]
FORTE Session at EFORT Copenhagen 2011
June 25, 2011 By
FORTE session update This year experienced record numbers of trainees attending the Federation of Orthopaedic Trainees in Europe (FORTE) session at the EFORT Congress in Copenhagen. The session was opened by the president of FORTE, Enis Guryel who spoke with passion about some of the issues surrounding orthopaedic training across Europe and continuing education. Everyone […]
Nurse day at EFORT Copenhagen 2011
June 15, 2011 By
From a half-day session with 30 nurses at the 2009 congress in Vienna and last year in Madrid with 70 nurses attending the nurse day, this year in Copenhagen was a success! Increased online networking spread the news about the session to a wide range of orthopaedic nurse associations around Europe. More than 200 nurses […]
EFORT joins myclimate to reduce ecological footprint
January 11, 2011 By
The European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) has entered into a partnership with myclimate, a Swiss-based non-profit foundation that develops and supports projects all over the world that directly reduce greenhouse gases. Zurich, 10 January 2011 – The alliance aims to assure that the specific humanitarian goals of each organization complement rather […]
Decade of Action – World unites to halt death and injury on the road
May 10, 2010 By
The European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology supports the Decade of Action for Road Safet. The Decade , initiated by the United Nations and coordinated by the World Health Organisation, will be launched worldwide on 11 May 11 2011. Musculoskeletal surgeons deal daily with the acute and long term consequences of road trafic […]
Tribology Day
April 1, 2010 By
By Prof. Karl Knahr. The annual EFORT Congress has become one of the most important global meetings for orthopaedic surgeons. One of the reasons is the huge effort that this federation puts in to steadily improving their events. At the coming meeting in June 2010 in Madrid the organisation again will once again be offering […]
