Welcome to the
South African Chapter
of the OTC Foundation.

We are a collective of Orthopaedic Surgeons with a keen interest in advancing and spreading knowledge in the area of orthopaedic trauma and in line with the vision of The OTC Foundation..

What We Do

The Osteosynthesis and Trauma Care Foundation (OTCF) is an interactive global network of surgeons and scientists, dedicated to advancing osteosynthesis and trauma care.

Education

Our vision is to facilitate trauma education for all OTC chapters. Assistance is offered as needed within the OTCF education program.

Research

We believe knowledge expansion is the key to solving clinical problems and improving outcomes in orthopedic trauma care.

News

The OTC Foundation works through a global network of local chapters and supports the creation of new OTC chapters.

Online Symposium

We are proud to announce that OTCSA hosted its first online symposium on 23 Nov 2022, the seminar was a success as delegates from all over the world attended it.

Upcoming Meeting

Join us for the OTC Foundation mid-term meeting from 6^th to 8^th November, Graduate School of Business, Waterfront, Cape Town.

Click the button below to register for the event

OCTSA Front Room Orthopaedic Course

This is an exciting 2-day course promising to equip delegated with the necessary knowledge and skills to manage all acute orthopedic injuries in the emergency center.

Who should attend the course?

– Anyone working in the emergency center as a medical staff
– Emergency medicine physicians in training
– Family physicians in training
– Medical interns
– 5th and 6th year medical students
– Emergency center nursing staff
– Orthopedic technicians
– Paramedics

At the end of the course candidates will be issued with an OTC SA Completion Certificate signed by the course chairperson.

Education Coordination

The OTCF Executive Board has set up a special EB Task Force Education. Its objective is to stimulate and enhance training activities in the OTC chapters. The EB Task Force Education furthermore reinforces support by the OTC Foundation to the chapters in terms of organisation of courses or ideas for new initiatives.

OTC SA

Welcome to the South African Chapter of the OTC Foundation.