ConferenceThe Oxford Bone Infection Conference (OBIC) is a multidisciplinary clinical meeting dedicated to the management of complex bone infections. The conference brings together orthopaedic surgeons, infectious disease specialists, microbiologists and other clinicians involved in the care of patients with challenging osteomyelitis and fracture-related infection.
OBIC focuses on difficult clinical scenarios rather than protocol-driven teaching. The programme emphasises diagnostic uncertainty, surgical decision-making, reconstruction after infection, and long-term outcomes, drawing heavily on case-based discussion and shared clinical experience. Attention is given to situations where standard algorithms are insufficient and judgment, timing and multidisciplinary coordination are critical.
The meeting is particularly relevant for clinicians managing complex or recurrent bone infections who are looking for conceptual depth, peer exchange and insight into real-world decision-making, rather than hands-on training or basic science presentations.