On the 22nd April 2021 Belfast Arthroplasty Research Trust (BART) rebranded to Trauma & Orthopaedics Research Charity (TORC). This was a step in the right direction for us to grow and expand our research capacity and deliver our mission to restore active lives.
Over the last three years with two new charity staff members we have increased our brand visibility and delivered some great fundraising events. The research team are now working on a wider range of research studies involving fracture patients, adolescent scoliosis patients, shoulder replacement patients and meniscal transplant patients, not just hip and knee replacement patients. We have published 35 publications in peer reviewed journals and presented TORC research at over 30 national and international conferences.
Since rebranding the charity has developed into new areas of business: which include new corporate partners, working on support products such as the branded Ortholove Leg Elevator Pillow for use on the hospital wards. They opened their first Multidisciplinary Orthopaedics Training and Simulation room in Musgrave Park Hospital and funded a VirtaMed Arthroscopy Simulation Equipment for trainee consultants to learn and refresh their skills on.
Future plans and development for the charity include the refurbishment of the BART Room into the new TORC Training and Education Hub at Musgrave Park Hospital. The Hub will be multifunctioning and be able to facilitate meetings, training, seminars and teaching courses, in addition to providing a focal point in the hospital to meet, in particular to grow TORCs research capacity.
With the charity growing it’s an exciting time ahead for TORC and we look forward to the next 3 years.
Happy Birthday TORC 🎂
