Orthopaedic Diploma
Structured adult orthopaedic trauma training. Launches Mon 14 Sep 2026.
Save £245 · ends 31 July 2026
Academic partner
18 sessions across 5 modules, delivered over approximately 18 weeks (longer due to breaks).
In partnership with JBJS Miller Review Course Oxford
Overview
A structured online programme covering the adult orthopaedic trauma curriculum from polytrauma resuscitation through definitive fixation, complications and special populations. The curriculum runs from principles and pelvic trauma through the upper and lower limbs, with a dedicated wrist session and a final module on non-union, periprosthetic fracture, infection and geriatric trauma. Carpal injuries are covered separately in the Hand Diploma.
The diploma is structured across 5 modules and 18 weekly sessions across 5 modules.
Damage control orthopaedics and the physiology of injury; open fractures and the orthoplastic approach; compartment syndrome, vascular injury and the mangled extremity; fracture biology, healing and the principles of fixation.
Pelvic ring injuries from acute resuscitation through definitive percutaneous and open fixation; acetabular fractures from Letournel classification through surgical approaches, fixation and acute total hip arthroplasty in the elderly.
Clavicle, scapula, proximal humerus and humeral shaft; distal humerus, elbow and forearm; a dedicated session on distal radius and wrist injuries. Carpal injuries are covered in the Hand Diploma.
Hip fractures (intracapsular and extracapsular); femoral shaft and ipsilateral neck-shaft fractures; distal femur and knee periarticular trauma; tibial plateau, shaft and pilon fractures; ankle and foot trauma including Lisfranc.
Non-union and malunion reconstruction; periprosthetic fractures; fracture-related infection; geriatric trauma, frailty and fragility fractures (including sacral insufficiency and fragility pelvic ring injuries).
After you enrol
The cohort begins Mon 14 Sept 2026. Here is the delegate journey from enrolment through to your certificate.
You complete your enrolment through a secure Stripe checkout.
A PMI welcome email confirms your place straight away. This is the only step that happens automatically; everything that follows is prepared for you ahead of and during the cohort.
Ahead of the cohort you receive your Course Portal login and the full session schedule.
Weekly live sessions taught by practising surgeons on Mondays, each recorded for on-demand access.
Weekly self-marked MCQs that build toward the assessment.
A final written paper at the end of the cohort.
A Certificate of Completion on passing.
Faculty
A selection of the consultants teaching on this diploma. The full list is published ahead of each cohort.
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon; Course Director, Adult Trauma Diploma
London, UK (& Dubai)
MBBCh, MS (Orth), FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Complex trauma and fracture management, pelvic and acetabular reconstruction, hip and knee arthroplasty (including robotic), and lower-limb sports injuries. Formerly Orthopaedic Lead for Major Trauma at St George's University Hospital, London, and former Secretary of the Orthopaedic Trauma Society (UK & Ireland).
Consultant Trauma & Limb Reconstruction Surgeon; Course Director, Adult Trauma Diploma
Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals
BSc, MBChB, PhD, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Trauma and complex limb reconstruction: complex limb trauma, open fractures, limb lengthening and frame surgery, deformity correction, periarticular fractures, orthoplastics, bone infection and non-union or malunion.
Adult Trauma, Shoulder & Elbow and Paediatric Trauma are enrolling now. Places are limited and filled on a first-come basis. For all other diplomas, register interest to be notified when applications open.
In partnership with JBJS Miller Review Course Oxford
