Smith & Nephew Announces Agreement with the OREF Regarding Grants to Support Research and Education in Orthopaedics

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smith & Nephew, Inc. (NYSE: SNN, LSE: SN) announced today that its Orthopaedics Reconstruction Division has entered into a grant administration agreement with the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF).
Under the agreement, Smith & Nephew's first with a third-party administrator of grants, OREF will assist Smith & Nephew in continuing its long-standing support of research and education in orthopaedics. The multi-year agreement is unique among the major joint replacement makers in that it covers graduate medical education, including fellowships and residency enhancement programs, as well as continuing medical education (CME) and research. This comprehensive approach gives Smith & Nephew a platform from which to support consistent education and innovation in orthopaedics.

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