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Abstracts are invited for the Winter SCOT Meeting from Scottish Orthopaedic Trainees. Normally approximately 15 papers are accepted and the presenters will be sponsored to attend the whole Meeting. Those not selected may attend the Meeting on the Friday and Saturday if they wish, but will not be able to stay overnight.
Abstracts should be structured as per the instructions below and should not exceed 250 words. Please ensure you submit your abstracts by Friday 21st October 2016to Kimberley Moore Ede, Secretary to Professor Simpson.
Friday 3rd Feb 2017
9.30am-12 noon Business meeting EARN ROOM
12 noon -1pm Trauma working group EARN ROOM
10am-1pm Shoulder meeting BARVICK ROOM
12 Noon-1.30pm Registration and Lunch
1.30-3.30pm Spr presentations. DRAWING ROOM
3.30-4.00pm Tea
4.00pm Tim Wilton: President BOA. Topic TBA
4.35 pm Mr J Reid: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Edinburgh: Experience of being a training director
5.10 pm Steven Cooke: Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust: Surgical training
6.00.pm End of session
Saturday 4th February 2017 DRAWING ROOM
9.30am Andrew Murray: Sports and Physical Activity Doctor/ GP/ Runner. Topic TBA
10.00am Kapil Kumar: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Aberdeen: Shoulder Arthroplasty, its evolution.
10.30am Coffee
11.00am Stephen Cooke: Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon
University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust. Paediatric Elbow Injuries
11.30am Mr Martin Sarungi: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Golden Jubilee Hospital. Topic TBA
12.00pm Buffet Lunch and Depart.
This meeting is mainly supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Depuy, Arthrex, styker and Zimmer which funded the educational sessions and lecturers expenses only. All companies have paid only to exhibit at this meeting and have had no other involvement in the organization, including the choices of speakers or agenda items
The Innaugural STOTS Meeting and Dinner took place on 1 September 2016 at Dunblane Hydro Hotel. It was attended by 60 trainees from throughout Scotland (more than double what was expected). STOTS Programme 2016.
In future it is planned to expand this to recognise the significant achievement of ST8 trainees completing their rotations, along with the award of the “Silver Sgian Dubh” to the Scottish Trainer of the Year.
The date of the Winter SCOT Meeting 2017 has been released. It is a week later than normal:
Date: 3-4 February 2017
Location: Crieff Hydro Hotel
Further information to follow…
Date: Friday 2/9/2016
Venue: Dunblane Hydro
Agenda: To follow
Trainees:There will also be a trainee day on Thursday 1/9/2016. Abstract submission is via information provided by TPDs. Submission deadline is 9/6/2016.
The summer meeting of SCOT will take place in Dunblane on 29 August 2014. More details can be found h