Dear colleagues,

It is my great pleasure to invite you to join and celebrate the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Orthopaedic Surgeons of Thailand (RCOST) which will be held from October 22 to October 24, 2020 at the Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall (PEACH), Pattaya, Thailand. 

The goals of this annual meeting are to provide the update knowledge in orthopedic field and orthopedic subspecialties, as well as to enhance the translation of basic orthopedic studies into the clinical level, to all RCOST members, orthopedic residents and those local or foreign doctors who attend the meeting. Therefore, there will be several plenary lectures, symposia, instructional course lectures, and free papers which will be presented in English language.

Similar to previous RCOST annual meetings, in this 42nd annual meeting, there will be several invited international speakers from North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific Regions. In addition, we have a very special occasion that The Taiwan Orthopaedic Association (TOA) will be our guest nation, and several well-known Taiwanese orthopedic surgeons under the leadership of Prof. Wei-Ming Chen, the current TOA president, will join our academic activities. Therefore, I do hope that leading orthopedic surgeons from several parts of the world, especially from both Taiwan and Thailand, will have special sessions to participate and to share their knowledges together. 

Last but not least, besides the academic activities, there are also several social events at pre-meeting, and during the meeting, which are arranged to emphasize and to enhance the friendship among our friends from different parts of the world, and especially the friendship between members of TOA and RCOST. I do believe that this meeting is definitely one of the international meetings which you should plan to attend, and absolutely, you will be very satisfied, afterwards.

Again, I am looking forward to welcoming you all to visit the 42nd RCOST annual meeting in Pattaya. 

Warmest Regards,

Aree Tanavalee, MD

Chairman of Organizing Committee RCOST 2020

Dear colleagues, 

On the behalf of the organizing committee, it is my great honor and most delight to welcome you all to the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Orthopaedic Surgeons of Thailand from 22nd to 24th October 2020. The venue of this conference is located in beautiful sea-side city of Pattaya at Pattaya Exhibition And Convention Hall.

This year meeting is one of the special occasions in our Annual Meeting. We will have an distinguish guest, The Taiwan Orthopaedic Association. “TOA partnering RCOST” will be the first collaboration meeting between RCOST and TOA even though both organizations have a very good relationship for a long time.

Our past Annual Meeting have approximately 2,200 registered participants and several hundred of Exhibitor. We hope to improve our Annual Meeting to be very scientific, fruitful and also the place to strengthen relationship between Orthopaedic colleague from many parts around the world. This year main topic will focus on the upcoming technology and treatment that will emerge in the near future. By this topic we can foresee our direction in Orthopaedic. We also invite speakers from all around the world to share their expertise and value opinion for our participants.

I would like to thanks all participants and distinguished guest. It is all because of you that help our Annual Meeting successful every, every year.

Pattaya is one of the beautiful sea-side cities in Thailand, 2 hours traveling by ground transportation from Suvarnabhumi International Airport. This city has a several interesting places to visit for your relaxation. Please spend some of your extra time to explore our heritage and hospitality in Pattaya. 

Charlee Sumettavanich, MD

1st Vice President of Organizing Committee RCOST 2020