The Orthopaedic Trauma Society
Launched in August 2013 at the Trauma Symposium, our aim is to play a key role in maintaining and advancing the standards of Orthopaedic Trauma in the UK.
We provide;
- A forum for Orthopaedic Trauma surgery.
- A focus for Orthopaedic Trauma research, training and education.
- The UK’s largest and leading scientific meetings for Orthopaedic Trauma.
- The representative body for British Orthopaedic Trauma to Government, national bodies and organisations, and international organisations.
Learn more about our Committee and its members
Executive Committee
The executive committee is made up of our Chair, Chair-elect, secretary and Treasurer, alongside our group’s leads which you can see further details about on this page.
Find out more about each committee member below.
Education Committee
The OTS delivers a comprehensive trauma revalidation program at the BOA annual congress. This rolling program covers all aspects of orthopaedic trauma that surgeons on the general on-call rota will face.
Coupled with this, the OTS provides trauma research updates and discussions regarding the delivery of trauma care and policies over several sessions at every annual congress.
We have a great link with BOTA, with the OTS delivering the trauma component of the BOTA instructional course for the last few years and receiving great feedback.
The OTS annual meeting is the flagship event in the society’s calendar. Our meeting moves location every year but is always a popular event and is routinely sold out. The style is typically case discussion and interesting debate around delivery of trauma care in the UK. We typically have one or two special guest speakers, and the meeting welcomes all from both trauma unit and MTC. This meeting is a must for the trauma interested orthopaedic surgeon.
The OTS is also regularly invited to participate at many international meetings, including in 2018, the German Orthopaedic Association annual meeting (DKOU) – the largest orthopaedic conference in Europe, where we delivered a symposium on the evolution of trauma care in the UK. The OTS has also presented at traumacon 2020 and been an invited society at the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association meetings.
Learn more OTS Education and the wider Education Committee
Research Committee
The OTS, with its broad membership across the generality of United Kingdom Trauma, is ideally placed to shape and influence the research agenda within the speciality.
The role of the Research Committee is to coordinate and signpost research activity within our community. This covers clinical effectiveness research, but also basic science and translational research as well as innovation. The Research Committee is there to develop young research talent and support seasoned investigators. By this means we can provide the Society with an overview of the direction of travel of research within our speciality. We provide a portal for advice and for the distribution of meaningful research findings for the membership through social media.
Learn more OTS Research and the wider Research Committee
Communication and Website
The website has been redesigned and is still at an early stage. What we would like to do is to add as many relevant sections. We are trying to promote UK trauma courses as well as the available trauma fellowships. We would like to have a rolling journal update to make it easy for readers to keep up-to-date. Some case examples along with trauma webinars are all in the pipeline. classic and relevant papers can also be made available. Historic Re validation lectures at the British Orthopaedic Association and also lectures from past meetings should be available in the member’s section. Open to suggestions about how we can improve this and please contact me on: andrew.gray1@nhs.net‘
Policy
The Orthopaedic Trauma Society is the official body representing trauma orthopaedics in the UK, as recognised by the British Orthoapedic Association, NICE, NHS England, and the International Orthopaedic Trauma Association.
It has represented the UK, as part of the guest nation status, for the North American Orthopaedic Trauma Association in 2017, and the German Congress of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in 2018. It acts as a stakeholder for NICE clinical guidance and quality standards, and its members represent trauma and orthopaedics on numerous national and international panels. This produces standards and consensus, directs research initiatives and leads on education and revalidation.
Learn more OTS Policy
International OTA
IOTA was established on October 11, 2017 in Vancouver, Canada to fulfill the following goals:
- Promote international orthopaedic and musculoskeletal trauma care, including patient care, education, and research.
- Allocate venues for and monitor progress of a triennial International Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual (IOTA) Meeting.
- Organize a face-to-face meeting at each triennial meeting and each Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) Annual Meeting.
- Provide a means for Member organizations to enhance international collaboration in research, education, teaching, and program development.
- Support the development of Orthopaedic Trauma organizations globally.
BOA Trauma Link
Fostering collaboration and communication between the Orthopaedic Trauma Society and the British Orthopaedic Association. Their primary goal is to ensure the shared goals of both organisations—advancing orthopaedic trauma care, education, and research—are aligned and actively pursued.
Key aspects of this role include:
- Representing the OTS at the BOA Trauma Committee meetingsRepresenting the OTS at BOA meetings and vice versa, ensuring that trauma-specific issues are well-represented.
- Facilitating joint initiatives, including educational programs, conferences, and policy development.
- Acting as a conduit for feedback, suggestions, and updates between the two organizations, promoting transparency and teamwork.
- Supporting the integration of trauma-focused content into BOA projects and ensuring OTS members benefit from BOA resources.
This role underscores the importance of partnership within the orthopaedic community, helping to drive innovation and improve outcomes for patients across the UK.