Orthopaedic Trauma Society (OTS) update

Steven Borland, OTS Education Chair and Darren Forward, OTS President

The Orthopaedic Trauma Society proudly celebrated all aspects of trauma at our annual conference, this year hosted in Nottingham. We were honoured to hear from distinguished keynote speakers from our international faculty: Dr Samir Mehta, a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr Heather Vallier, a Professor at Case Western Reserve University and Past President of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA).

Homa Arshad led a powerful session on sexual misconduct in surgery, providing much to reflect on. We heard from our national leaders, including Chris Moran, who led our celebration of 40 years of the Nottingham Fracture Forum, and shared valuable

This year’s conference featured a variety of sessions on topics such as wrist fractures, fracture-related infection, periprosthetic fractures, as well as industry-led and trainee breakout sessions, making it another outstanding event.

The OTS continues to be active with the BOA and delivered another set of successful sessions this year. Special thanks to Jo Round and Beth Pincher for organising excellent revalidation sessions, which included collaborations with BSCOS and the BOA trauma group. We are also honoured to be invited back to the BOTA meeting, this year in Manchester, where Nate Ahearn will lead an esteemed faculty.

Keep an eye out later in the year for the launch of the newly revamped OTS website, which will feature a wealth of information on trauma fellowships, courses, conferences, intriguing case studies, and more. Remember, joining OTS as a full or associate member is still free!

We look forward to welcoming delegates to our 2025 meeting in Sheffield on 5th – 6th June. Look out for top tips on shoulder and hip fractures, medico-legal work, frailty and fragility, as well as a prominent international speaker who will be joining us.