Break-off brainstorming sessions at the 2019 ELF in Sydney.
The ELF provides an opportunity to support the development of future leaders in the health sector and to nurture relationships with early-career members of our own (and other) invited surgical societies. This premium event is a chance for delegates to be inspired by guest speakers from a variety of backgrounds and network with colleagues and experts from the broader health sector.
Delegates are nominated to attend the ELF based on specified criteria. It is comprised of orthopaedic nominees from every AOA state branch, our trainee association (AORA) and Orthopaedic Women’s Link (OWL), as well as nominees from kindred surgical groups, such as the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association, the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia and the Australian Indigenous Doctors’ Association.
AOA members interested in being nominated or presenting at a future ELF are encouraged to contact aoa@aoa.org.au
The ELF is an annual event and rotates around the states/territories. To date, six ELFs have successfully run from 2014 to 2019. With a short hiatus due to the pandemic, the ELF is back for 2024 and annually hereafter.
ELF 2024
AOA values the contribution of our sponsors of the ELF which make it possible for this event to run.