Category: Events & Meetings

ARMA Annual Lecture 2022

We are delighted to announce that the annual ARMA lecture will be held on the evening of 11 October 2022, 7-8pm, on the eve of Bone and Joint Week.

Delivering equitable MSK healthcare: from prevention to highly specialised care

The prevalence and impact of musculoskeletal conditions are not experienced equally across the population. Musculoskeletal conditions are linked to deprivation, age, are more prevalent in women, and disproportionately affect some minority ethnic groups.  The profile of health inequalities is currently high, including the focus in the NHS on the Core 20+ approach.…

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NRAS Champions’ Awards and Gala dinner

NRAS will be holding their 21st Anniversary Gala Dinner and awards ceremony in Windsor at the Castle Hotel on 9 September 2022.

This sold out event marks a significant milestone in the history of the charity. The night will be filled with music, food and dancing, featuring music from a live band: !daft! There will also be a raffle and an auction with fantastic prizes.

NRAS has also decided to combine this special event with the NRAS Champions’ Awards. To read about the winners and their work, open the Gala dinner press release.

NOA webinar on NCIP orthopaedic roll out

NOA webinar banner Latest NOA webinar focuses on National Consultant Information Portal (NCIP) orthopaedic roll out

The latest NOA webinar focused on the orthopaedic surgery roll out of the National Consultant Information Portal (NCIP). NCIP, a secure online portal which enables NHS consultants and surgeons to review information about their clinical activity and benchmark patient outcomes, is currently being released across in England.

The webinar, which took place on 6 July 2022, featured guest speakers including Stephen Lowis, NCIP programme implementation and insights lead, NHS England and NHS Improvement joined by Deborah Higgs, NCIP orthopaedic clinical lead and clinical director specialist surgeries, consultant shoulder & elbow surgeon consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.…

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ARMA CEO in speaker line up for NOA Conference

Conference images The National Orthopaedic Alliance (NOA) Annual Members’ Conference takes place on 19 October 2022 from 9am – 5pm at The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham.

Registration is now open and staff from NOA member organisations are invited to attend.

ARMA CEO, Sue Brown, joins the line-up of speakers alongside Dr Chloe Stewart in a presentation focussed on The Value of Shared Decision Making. Find out more about this and the conference programme on the NOA website.

PCRMM Annual Conference 2022

MSK Across Multi-Disciplinary First Contact Care
11 and 12 November 2022
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The Primary Care Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine Society is delighted to announce this year’s conference. The success of past conferences engenders motivation for the Society to try and improve each year and offer more of what will educate, stimulate and benefit you all.

Talks will include ‘Hypermobility Disorders: Common Quandaries in Clinical Practice’, ‘Imaging in Inflammatory Arthritis’ and an ‘Update on Connective Tissue Diseases’ amongst others. There will be breakout rooms again this year for a more interactive experience, on subjects such as ‘FCP – What to Expect’ and ‘Musculoskeletal Problems in Children and Young People’.…

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AI in Orthopaedics conference

AI in Orthopaedics, 27 September 2022, London

Orthopaedic Research UK are organising the first national conference dedicated to the role of AI within orthopaedics.

It’s designed to cut through the hype and focus on practical ways in which AI, underpinned by Big Data, can be used to benefit patients and the NHS. Speakers will include senior clinicians, researchers and technologists actively involved in AI projects within orthopaedics, plus NHS leaders and policy makers and include George Freeman (MP) and Ming Tan (NHSE).…

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NRAS JIA Awareness Week

13-17 June 2022

Less than a month to go – NRAS is running their first ever JIA Awareness Week. The campaign is all about #SameJIADifferentDay as it can be very frustrating for children, young people and even adults with JIA to keep explaining that JIA is a fluctuating condition, and some days are good, and some are bad. No two days are the same living with JIA.

Please do get involved throughout the week, by:

  • Share, like, retweet #SameJIADifferentDay posts, it makes a big difference
  • You can add a social media frame to your profile: NRAS has a ’JIA Awareness Week’ one and a ‘Wear Purple for JIA’ one.
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NOA Excellence in Orthopaedics Awards launches – nominations open

The National Orthoapedic Alliance (NOA) recently launched the NOA Excellence in Orthopaedics Awards. The awards recognise NOA member organisations, projects and teams that have distinguished themselves through exemplary contributions, influence and commitment to transforming services across orthopaedics – both clinically and non-clinically.

2022 will be the inaugural year for the awards which will take place on the evening of 19 October 2022 following the NOA Annual Members’ Conference. Find out more on the NOA website. If you’re from an NOA member organisation, you can nominate now. …

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Psoriasis Association Conference 2022 – booking now

Book now for the Psoriasis Association Conference & AGM 2022

Booking is now open for the Psoriasis Association’s 2022 Annual Conference and AGM, taking place on Saturday 18 June 2022. This year’s conference will be the Association’s first ever hybrid event, so you will have the choice to either join in the room or on Zoom.

As always, both Psoriasis Association members and non-members will be welcomed to the Conference, with tickets for members free of charge, and tickets for non-members only £5.…

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