Message from Michael McKee, MD OTA President

Dear OTA Members, I am writing to share details of resources available to you during this challenging and unprecedented COVID – 19 crisis. Please know the OTA will be continuing to monitor the situation, and communicating information of relevance and value to our orthopaedic trauma colleagues.

OTA Health Policy Committee Statement OTA Health Policy Committee statement: “COVID – 19 and its effect on orthopaedic trauma and fracture management” HPC COVID-19 Statement The Health Policy Committee, Chaired by Todd Swenning, MD, is acknowledged for creating this statement.

COVID-19 Webinars March 27th, 8:00 pm Eastern April 2nd, 8:00 pm Eastern ~ Please register by 1pm Eastern the day of the webinar ~ Webinars will be recorded and available on the OTA website

Webinar Registration

Coronavirus on the OTA Online Discussion Forum Your colleagues are discussing the COVID-19 crisis on the OTA Online Discussion Forum. Join the discussion. A second multi-specialty discussion forum has been created on the DocMatter platform and may also be of interest (note: this is outside the OTA member password protected site):  www.docmatter.com/covid19

The OTA remains committed to serving our members during these challenging times. Please know your comments, questions, feedback, tips, or practical solutions for your colleagues are always welcome at ota@ota.org . Best regards, and stay safe! Michael McKee, MD OTA President

Orthopaedic Trauma Association | Rosemont, IL | 847-698-1631

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