SIOT - Società Italiana di Ortopedia e Traumatologia

What SIOT - Società Italiana di Ortopedia e Traumatologia does

SIOT — Società Italiana di Ortopedia e Traumatologia — is a non-profit professional medical society (Ente del Terzo Settore) founded in 1891 and headquartered in Rome, serving approximately 4,700 orthopedic surgeons and traumatologists across Italy. The society is registered in the RUNTS (rep. n. 43675), certified to ISO 9001:2015, and operates with a lean staff of about 16 employees. SIOT's core activities span continuing medical education, professional certification, scientific publishing, and member services.

Its product and service portfolio includes the SIOT Academy certification program (launched in its 2025 edition), the SIOT SMART resident program, the annual national congress drawing roughly 3,000 attendees, and two scientific journals — GIOT (marking 50 years in 2024) and JOOT, which carries an Impact Factor. Member services extend to SIOT SAFE collective professional liability insurance (premiums €1,300–€10,500), the FIMO healthcare benefits program distributed through affiliated specialty societies, and curated deals through SIOT Insieme. The society also anchors an ecosystem of 25+ affiliated specialty societies.

SIOT's business model is multi-stream: annual membership dues of €195–€275 for specialists and €50 for residents generate a recurring revenue base, supplemented by congress registration fees and industry sponsorships, insurance brokering economics on SIOT SAFE premiums, FIMO healthcare premiums, journal advertising, and certification fees. Revenue is diversified across these streams with no single large customer dependency. The society maintains institutional partnerships with Generali Italia, AON, EFORT, AAOS, SICOT, ASSIDAI, AIM Group, and ICLO, supporting both domestic service delivery and international scientific collaboration.

Name

SIOT - Società Italiana di Ortopedia e Traumatologia

Legal name

Società Italiana di Ortopedia e Traumatologia E.T.S.

Website

https://siot.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1891

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SIOT is a 134-year-old Italian non-profit professional society serving approximately 4,700 orthopedic surgeons and traumatologists through continuing education, certification, an annual congress, scientific journals, collective liability insurance, and an ecosystem of 25+ affiliated specialty societies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Dues: SIOT generates primary revenue through annual membership fees from orthopedic specialists (€195-275 per period), medical residents (€50), and affiliated societies. Membership includes automatic enrollment in SIOT SAFE collective insurance program.
2. Event Registration and Congress Fees: Revenue from the annual National Congress (approximately 3,000 attendees) and other educational events, webinars, cadaver labs, and training courses. Organized in partnership with AIM Group Italy.
3. SIOT SAFE Insurance Premiums: Optional additional insurance coverage for members who assume contractual obligations with patients. Premiums ranging from €1,300 to €10,500 depending on surgical scope and deductible selection, managed through AON portal.
4. FIMO Supplementary Healthcare: Fondo Integrativo Medici Ortopedici provides supplementary healthcare plans (ONE, GOLD, Senior, Family) to members and their families through ASSIDAI fund, generating contribution revenue.

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Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SIOT is the Italian national professional society for orthopedic surgeons and traumatologists, offering membership services, collective professional liability insurance (SIOT SAFE), continuing medical education (FAD courses, cadaver labs, webinars, national congress), official scientific journals (GIOT and JOOT), the SIOT Academy certification program in prosthetic and robotic surgery, and supplementary healthcare plans (FIMO). Founded in 1891, the society represents approximately 4,700 orthopedic specialists across Italy and operates as a registered nonprofit (E.T.S.) under the Italian Third Sector framework.

Product overview

SIOT (Società Italiana di Ortopedia e Traumatologia) is a professional medical society for orthopedic surgeons in Italy. The organization operates as a unified membership-based society offering official journals (GIOT and JOOT), professional liability insurance through SIOT SAFE, supplementary healthcare through FIMO, national congresses, distance learning (FAD) courses, Cadaver Lab training, webinars, scholarships, and the SIOT Academy certification program for surgeons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SIOT SAFE: Collective professional protection system for orthopaedic surgeons, established with Aon and Generali Italia, providing insurance coverage for members.
• SIOT Academy
• SIOT SMART
• FIMO (Fondo Integrativo Medici Ortopedici)

Products and services

• SIOT Membership (Annual Dues) Annual membership subscription for orthopedic surgeons and traumatologists in Italy, priced €195-275 for specialists (depending on age and employment status) and €50 for medical residents, with automatic inclusion in the SIOT SAFE collective liability insurance.
• SIOT SAFE Professional Liability Insurance Collective professional liability insurance (colpa grave/gross negligence coverage) for orthopedic surgeons, underwritten by Generali Italia and brokered through AON, including automatic base coverage with membership and optional additional coverage (€1,300-€10,500) for surgeons assuming patient contractual obligations.
• National Congress (Congresso Nazionale) Annual national orthopedic congress bringing together approximately 3,000 of SIOT's 4,700 members for scientific sessions, presentations, networking, and continuing medical education.
• FAD Courses (Formazione a Distanza) Distance learning courses for continuing medical education of orthopedic specialists, delivered through a dedicated learning management system (Edubit).
• Cadaver Lab Hands-on surgical training using cadaver specimens for orthopedic techniques, delivered in partnership with ICLO San Francesco di Sales in Verona since 2018.
• Webinars Regular online seminar series for orthopedic professionals delivering continuing medical education content and scientific updates.
• SIOT Academy Certification Program Certification program for orthopedic surgeons in hip, knee, shoulder, robotic and computer-assisted surgery, delivered through SIOT Academy (siotacademy.it).
• Giornale Italiano di Ortopedia e Traumatologia (GIOT) Official Italian-language journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024.
• Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (JOOT) Official English-language journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, recipient of an Impact Factor from Clarivate Analytics.
• FIMO - Fondo Integrativo Medici Ortopedici Supplementary healthcare fund providing integrative healthcare coverage (ONE, GOLD, Senior, Family plans) to SIOT members and their families through ASSIDAI.
• Scholarships and Research Grants (Borse di Studio) Financial grants for young orthopedic specialists under 35 years old, including the Prof. Giacomo Pisani and Dott. Pier Carlo Pisani scholarship.
• SIOT SMART Resident Program Project for orthopedic and traumatology residents providing services, training opportunities, cadaver labs, webinars, scholarships, and mentorship for young doctors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,700 orthopedic specialists represented out of Italy's orthopedist population
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• AONcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAON serves as the exclusive insurance broker for SIOT SAFE collective professional liability program. The partnership provides members with comprehensive insurance coverage including gross negligence protection, legal defense, and tail coverage through Generali Italia. AON manages the digital portal (siotsafe.aon.it) for optional insurance purchases.
• Generali ItaliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGenerali Italia is the insurance underwriter for the SIOT SAFE collective professional liability program. The three-year renewable convention provides automatic gross negligence coverage for all specialist members, with optional additional coverage for those with patient contractual obligations.
• European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEFORT is the European umbrella organization for orthopedic societies. SIOT maintains active participation including Prof. Pietro Ruggieri serving as 2nd Vice President (2023) and future President (2025-2026). Collaboration includes congress participation, research initiatives, and guideline harmonization.
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAOS is the leading US orthopedic association. SIOT President Alberto Momoli met with AAOS leadership in Las Vegas (March 2023) to establish future scientific collaboration. Joint initiatives include the Traveling Fellowship program for young Italian orthopedists.
• Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSICOT is a global orthopedic surgery organization. SIOT maintains collaborative relations and has participated as Guest Nation at SICOT events.
• AIM Group ItalycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAIM Group Italy serves as the organizing secretariat for the annual SIOT National Congress. They manage logistics, sponsor relations, and event coordination. Contact: Via Flaminia 1068, Roma.
• ASSIDAIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASSIDAI manages the supplementary healthcare fund FIMO (Fondo Integrativo Medici Ortopedici) providing health insurance plans (ONE, GOLD, Senior, Family) to SIOT members and their families.
• AUOTminorOthersPartner organization of SIOT, listed on partner banner.
• OTODIcoreOthersOTODI (Società di Ortopedia e Traumatologia dell'Italia Nord-Ovest) is an affiliated regional orthopedic society. New board elected for 2025-2027.
• Nuova ASCOTIcoreOthersNuova ASCOTI is an affiliated orthopedic society. Their members can access FIMO supplementary healthcare through SIOT.
• WOW Italia (Women in Orthopaedics Worldwide)coreOthersWOW Italia is the Italian branch of the international organization working to reduce gender gap in orthopedics. SIOT supports the initiative and hosted the first national congress in 2022.
• ICLO San Francesco di SalescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerICLO provides cadaver lab facilities in Verona for SIOT's practical surgical training programs, collaborating since 2018.
• 25+ Affiliated Specialty SocietiesflagshipOthersSIOT serves as umbrella organization for 25+ affiliated specialty societies including AIP, AIR, AISOT, AITOG, AOTRAUMA Italy, CIO, CIOSM, GIMETRA, GISTIO, GISOOS, GLOBE, GISCM, IORS, SIdA, SIBOT, SIC.OST., SICSeG, SIF.E., SIAGASCOT, SICeP, OrtoMed, SIGM, SIPAL, SITO.D., SITO.P., SOC.ITRAS., SERTOT, SOTIMI, SPLLOT. Each holds autonomous congresses while participating in the SIOT National Congress.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• AO Trauma: AO Trauma is the trauma-focused arm of the AO Foundation and an affiliated society within SIOT's ecosystem (AOTRAUMA Italy is listed). It is a specialized, internationally operating orthopedic trauma society offering education and certification — overlapping with but narrower in scope than SIOT's full orthopedic specialty remit.
• Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología (SCCOT): SCCOT is the Colombian national orthopedic society, with which SIOT has a guest-nation partnership (70th SCCOT Congress 2024). It is a national orthopedic professional society structurally analogous to SIOT but operating in Latin America, making it a regional peer.

Direct peers

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS): AAOS is the US national orthopedic professional society and is explicitly listed as a strategic international partner of SIOT (joint initiatives, Traveling Fellowship). It is the most direct functional peer — member society providing CME, journals, insurance, certification, and an annual congress — for a national orthopedic specialty society.
• Sociedad Española de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología (SECOT): SECOT is the Spanish national orthopedic society, structurally analogous to SIOT with member services, annual congress, and journal publication. It serves the same function for Spanish orthopedic surgeons that SIOT serves for Italian ones, making it a direct peer.
• Société Française de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique (SOFCOT): SOFCOT is the French national orthopedic society, with which SIOT has direct guest-nation partnership (100th SOFCOT Congress 2025). It mirrors SIOT in mission, member services, congress cadence, and journal publishing — a like-for-like national professional society peer.
• British Orthopaedic Association (BOA): BOA is the UK national orthopedic society, providing member services, education, and annual congress comparable to SIOT's offerings. It is structurally and functionally analogous — a nonprofit professional society serving orthopedic surgeons within a single country — making it a direct peer.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (DGOU): DGOU is the German national orthopedic and trauma surgery society, operating the same model as SIOT: member society, annual congress, journals, CME programs. It serves a comparable German specialist population and is a direct structural peer for SIOT.

Emerging players

• North American Spine Society (NASS): NASS is a US-focused spine specialty society offering CME, guidelines, and annual meeting that intersects with SIOT's orthopedic spine subspecialty activities. It is comparable in mission (sub-specialty society with education and congress) but narrower in anatomical focus than SIOT's whole-body orthopedic scope.

Broad incumbents

• European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT): EFORT is the European umbrella body for national orthopedic societies, including SIOT. SIOT's Prof. Ruggieri is its 2nd Vice President and incoming President. EFORT is a broad incumbent — overlapping mission and congress activity with SIOT but at the continental rather than national level.
• Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie (SICOT): SICOT is a global orthopedic surgery organization with which SIOT maintains collaborative relations. It is a broader incumbent — global rather than national scope — but comparable in offering education, congresses, and international representation for orthopedic specialists.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

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