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Can you help?

One of our Vet members is trying to find a supplier of the MEM Roentgen Ischiometer designed by Maurice Muller. It used to be supplied by Protek is but no longer available.

If you have any information, please contact the

2010 AGM announcement

This year's AGM will be held at the Marriott St Pierre Hotel & Country Club near Chepstow on 13-14 November

Here's the letter of invitation to the event

Vice Presidential Election

Matthew Porteous has been elected as Vice President for 2009-2011 and is therefore President Elect for 2011-2013

2009 AGM

This year's AGM was held on the weekend of 14th-15th November 2009 at the Carden Park Hotel. Seventy nine members and their families attended.

There was a Black Tie dinner on the Saturday night, with a James Bond theme including table magic and a casino entertainment.

Paul Szypryt, outgoing President, made gifts to Secretary Val Chipchase and Administartor Jon Whitmore, thanking them for their help during his time in office ...
		... and to his wife Louise and incoming President Bob Handley
Guest speaker Phill Bradshaw gave a talk entitled "Eucomed Guidelines - Relations between Synthes and AOUK" ABHI Code of Business Practice Eucomed Guidelines On Interactions with Healthcare Professionals Q&A on the Eucomed Guidelines On Interactions with Healthcare Professionals
		Paul Szypryt delivered his final Presidential Address ...
... before handing over to his successor Bob Handley

AOUK Research Prize 2009

		Three papers were shortlisted for presentation at the AGM and were judged by President Paul Szypryt, Vice President Bob Handley and Chairman of the Research Committee Ian Pallister
"Can DCP and LCP plates generate more compression?" by Dr Feras Ya'ish, from Sunderland Royal Hospital
		"Pre-operative haemoglobin concentration is not a predictor of post-operative blood transfusion requirement in operated neck of femur fractures" by Dr Aswin Vasireddy, from Eastbourne District General Hospital
The Prize of £1,000 was awarded to Dr Stefan Bajada from Keel University and the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, for his paper entitled: "Decreased osteogenesis, increased cell senescence and elevated Dickkopf-1 secretion in human non-union stromal cells"

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