AIOT Joint Statement Against War | 04 March 2022 The situation that creates consequences that orthopaedic surgeons have the most difficulty dealing with in their professional lives is war. APOA, EFORT, PAOA, SICOT and SLAOT are adamantly against war. As AIOT, we express our belief in the right to sovereignty of every nation, and that […]

EFORT Head Office | Rolle, Switzerland, 03 March 2022 It is with great sadness and deep concern that the European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT), learns of the rapidly unfolding situation and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. While we remain an apolitical federation of the national societies of orthopaedics and traumatology in […]

Update from the earlier Joint Statement of EFORT and MedTech Europe’s Orthopaedic Sector Group from the 14 August 2018. Rolle, Switzerland, 24 August 2021 The EU Commission will, after receiving guidance from the ECHA on October 1 2021, raise the concern level for Cobalt contained in medical devices. The latter has been discussed for a […]

Rolle | Switzerland | 20 January 2021 | COVID-19: EFORT’s OFFICIAL STATEMENT FOR VIENNA 2021 Dear EFORT Community, Strong from the experience of our first virtual congress last year, Vienna should have been our congress venue this year and we would have been prepared and delighted to welcome you this summer in Austria for the […]

COVID-19 BEST PRACTICESAIOT JOINT STATEMENT27 April 2020 The outbreak of a novel coronavirus, referred to as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) or coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has rapidly become a global public health threat, endangering the health and well-being of all people, but especially vulnerable populations. The pandemic has also precipitated social disruption, exceptional health-care […]

By Jillian Deutsch | POLITICO Pro | 3/25/20, 1:16 PM CET The Commission will propose a one-year delay for the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) transition deadline, Commission spokesperson Stefan De Keersmaecker said today. The Commission is still working on the proposal, De Keersmaecker said, but it aims to have it go to the Council and […]

Letter to: National Societies in EFORT – National Delegates in EFORT – European Orthopaedic and Traumatology Specialty Societies – EFORT EU Affairs Committee members – EFORT Board and Executive Committee Rolle, 9 July 2019 RE: Upcoming call for candidates to enter Expert Panel in the Medical Device Regulation process Dear Members of the EFORT Community, […]

In the third week of November a large collective of journalists published articles about the safety of surgical implants in Europe. In both newspapers and on television they criticized the safety of some of the implants.  They also criticized the process in Europe for evaluation of implants before they are allowed onto the market. The […]

While the European Parliament (EP) prepares to vote upon the legislative proposal on health technology assessment (HTA)*, organisations representing tens of thousands of healthcare professionals who make daily use of health technologies unite in a call for a positive legislative outcome. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) together with the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), […]