Annual Meeting 2020.
It is with regret that the organising committee has taken the difficult decision to postpone this years Annual Meeting. This is based on advice received from Public Health Wales and also in line with decisions made by The Royal College of Surgeons and Welsh Assembly Government. We are hopeful of rescheduling the meeting in Autumn 2020 and further updates will be posted on our website.
WOS 2020 Annual Meeting Program
Welcome to the Welsh Orthopaedic Society
The Welsh Orthopaedic Society was formed in 1987 and is an important forum for Welsh Orthopaedic Surgeons.
As the number of Orthopaedic Surgeons continues to increase, the Welsh Orthopaedic Society will remain a focus for the discussion of orthopaedic research and teaching issues in the Principality. The Society facilitates communication between North and South Wales and our colleagues working in other parts of the United Kingdom. We have strong links with our colleagues in England, Ireland and Scotland.
Annual Meeting 2020
Event Information for the 2020 Welsh Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting.
Role Of Society
The aims of the Welsh Orthopaedic Society are to promote and direct the development of orthopaedic surgery, to foster and co-ordinate education, study and research in orthopaedic surgery, and to disseminate knowledge of orthopaedic surgery among members of the Medical and allied health professions.
Executive Officers
View the current list of Executive Officers.
History
There is a remarkable link between the origins of modern orthopaedics in the UK (and subsequently in North America) and what happened in Anglesey in the 18th century. The north Anglesey coastline is treacherous. A shipwreck occurred one stormy night between 1730 and 1745. There were only 2 survivors – 2 young boys.
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Welsh Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting - 2020
It is with regret that the organising committee has taken the difficult decision to postpone this years Annual Meeting. This is based on advice received from Public Health Wales and also in line with decisions made by The Royal College of Surgeons and Welsh Assembly Government. We are hopeful of rescheduling the meeting in Autumn 2020 and further updates will be posted on our website.
Welsh Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting - 2020
Thursday 14th – Friday 15th May 2020
The Quay Hotel Conference Centre, Deganwy Quay, Deganwy, Conwy, LL31 9DJ
For 2020, our colleagues at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board with Mr Koldo Azurza heading the local organising committee, will host the Annual Welsh Orthopaedic Society Meeting. The meeting is taking place at The Quay Hotel Conference Centre, Deganwy Quay and will run from the early afternoon of Thursday the 14th May until mid-afternoon on Friday the 15thMay.
The program will include a scientific program, 3 guest speakers and a practical skills workshop and discussion group on the Thursday evening.
The program on Thursday will conclude with the Annual dinner.
Abstract submission will open in late January.
Further details for the venue can be found at:
http://www.quayhotel.co.uk/conferencing/
We look forward to seeing you there!
Welsh Orthopaedic Society Annual Meeting, 10th May 2019
The Annual Meeting on the 10th May is fast approaching. We are pleased to announce that the Bob Owen memorial lecture will be given by Dr Dom Hurford, clinical lead for the Welsh Fragility Fracture Network and the Rowland Hughes memorial lecture by Mr Phillip Thomas, Comsultant Paediatric and Young Adult Hip Surgeon at Cardiff and Vale UHB. We are also pleased to welcome Dr Phil Kloer, Medical Director for Hywel Dda UHB who will provide some insights into the challenges currently facing the NHS in Wales.
The scientific program has also been finalised, and can be viewed here.
Accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England for up to 6.0 CPD points.
Professor Robert Owen (1921-2018)
OBE, MB.BS., FRCS, M.Ch.(Orth), DL
Bob Owen was a farmer’s son, born in Chwilog in the Lleyn peninsula, North Wales and a monoglot Welsh speaker until the age of eight. From local Primary and Grammar schools he studied Medicine at Guy’s Hospital in London, followed by three years in the Royal Air Force, where he met Meg, his wife. They had two children and five grandchildren.
Following orthopaedic training, latterly in Liverpool, in which he was outstanding and included an ABC Fellowship, he was appointed Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry and North Wales Hospitals at Rhyl and Abergele. He gave sterling service to these institutions, including the introduction of the Charnley arthroplasty, complete with ‘greenhouse enclosure’ to the first centre (Abergele) outside Wrightington.
