The BOA Annual Congress 2025 Programme
This years flagship event will take place on 16th - 18th September 2025 in Liverpool, ACC, under the theme of Preventing Harm and Saving Lives. Full programme will follow shortly.
Tuesday 16 September
OTS Revalidation Session: Preventing harm - Preparing our response to war
Specialist Society
BAJIS Revalidation Session: Bone and Joint Infection – The Great Debates
Specialist Society
BJ360 Session: Game Changing Papers
External Organisation
BOA SAS/LED Session: Developing your career as an SAS surgeon
BOA Session
WOC Revalidation Session: Transforming lives in less resourced environments
Specialist Society
BOA Research Committee and BORS joint session: What’s new in in osteoarthritis and cartilage repair research?
BOA Session
BOA Education and Careers Committee: Finding success and happiness in the second half of your professional career
BOA Session
BOA SAS/LED Networking Lunch
BOA Session
4.10pm – 4.55pm
Abstract Presentations: Preventing Harm & Transforming Lives & Sports Trauma
Free Paper
Thought Leadership: Mölnlycke Health Care
Sponsored
4.10pm – 5.10pm
BOA Research Committee: BIG TRIALS; BIG NEWS - key new study results that will change your practice
BOA Session
4.10pm – 5.40pm
BAJIS Revalidation Session: Fracture-Related Infection – An Update
Specialist Society
British Trauma Society Revalidation Session
Specialist Society
BOA SAS Session: T&O Portfolio Pathway (TOPP)
BOA Session
BPOS Revalidation Session: Protecting Patients, Protecting Surgeons - Prevention of Primary and Secondary Injury
Specialist Society
BJJ Session: AI, Impact & Innovation: The Digital Transformation of Orthopaedic Publishing
External Organisation
5.50pm – 6.10pm
Sir Walter Mercer Lecture: Global Health in Motion. Ortho Challenges in LMI Countries
Specialist Society
Wednesday 17 September
OTS Revalidation Session: The Trauma Meeting: Taking a Different Approach
Specialist Society
Independent Practice Session
BOA Session
NJR Revalidation Session: Preventing Harm and Transforming Lives NJR Session and launch of 22nd Annual Report
Specialist Society
BSSH Revalidation Session: Preventing & Managing Complications in the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures
Specialist Society
Future Leaders Programme
BOA Session
BESS/BOSTAA Joint Session
Specialist Society
RADAR: Updates and what to know
External Organisation
Innovaton Theatre: Asclepius Medical SA
Sponsored - Innovation Theatre
10.30am – 12pm
BOA Plenary: Healing the healers – Addressing moral injury and fostering just culture in healthcare
BOA Session
12pm – 12.30pm
Robert Jones Lecture: A career’s research advancing knee ligament surgery in the most demanding patients
BOA Session
2.30pm – 3.30pm
BHS/BASK/BOFAS Joint Revalidation Session: Rotational Alignment of the Lower Limb: A Multi-speciality Approach to Optimising Outcomes
Specialist Society
BOOS Revalidation Session: Mimics in Sarcoma
Specialist Society
BSCOS/British Patello-femoral Society Revalidation Session: Combined BSCOS BPFS Society Meeting
Specialist Society
BOA Trauma Committee Session: surgical, peri-operative and recovery strategies in the hyper-frail
BOA Session
BESS Revalidation Session: Pitfalls of Virtual Fracture Services – Missed Shoulder/Elbow Injuries
Specialist Society
BIOS Revalidation Session: 'A Stitch in Time': Optimising outcome through effective intervention in trauma
Specialist Society
BADS Session: Busting the Myths of Day Case Arthroplasty
Specialist Society
BOA Education and Careers Committee Session: Beyond the scalpel: Integrating human factors to elevate surgical performance
BOA Session
Best of the Best Session
BOA Session
3.30pm – 4pm
BHS: John Charnley Lecture - Arthroplasty in a 21st Century Vassal State: Outcomes for Patients, Surgeons and Society
Specialist Society
4.30pm – 5.15pm
BHS Revalidation Session: Bone Health Beyond the Fracture: Quick Wins for the Busy Orthopaedic Surgeon
Specialist Society
Abstract Presentation: Knee
Free Paper
Abstract Presentation: Innovation
Free Paper
BSCOS Revalidation Session: Paediatric Upper Limb Trauma – The Usual Suspects
Specialist Society
BIOS: Indian Summer - Innovations and Global Perspectives in Orthopaedic Surgery
Specialist Society
Abstract Presentations: Quality Improvement
Free Paper
BOA Orthopaedic Committee Session: Preventing Harm to Ourselves and Colleagues
BOA Session
Best of the Best Session
BOA Session
5.15pm – 6pm
BHS Revalidation Session: Pre-operative optimisation for hip replacement
Specialist Society
Thursday 18 September
BASK Revalidation Session
Specialist Society
BOFAS Revalidation Session: Education Committee Sessions
Specialist Society
BLRS Revalidation Session
Specialist Society
T&O Careers Day
BOA Session
BSS/BASS Revalidation Session: The Ageing Spine
Specialist Society
BOA Trauma Committee: Preventing Harm to Ourselves and Colleagues
BOA Session
BOTA Revalidation Session: BOTA Training Update – The Current State of Affairs
Specialist Society
ATOCP: Preventing Harm within your Community
External Organisation
Innovation Theatre: J&J MedTech
Sponsored - Innovation Theatre
BASK Revalidation Session (including The Adrian Henry Lecture)
Specialist Society
BOFAS Revalidation Session (including Naughton Dunn Lecture)
Specialist Society
BLRS Revalidation Session
Specialist Society
T&O Careers Day
BOA Session
BSS/BASS Revalidation Session: Preventing Harm and Transforming Lives through Innovation
Specialist Society
NHFD: The National Hip Fracture Database Congress Session
External Organisation
BOTA Revalidation Session: BOTA Training Update – The Future of Training
Specialist Society
ATOCP: Do You Treat the Condition or the Patient
External Organisation
BOA EDI Session & Networking Lunch: Navigating Career Challenges and Rising to the Top
BOA Session
2pm – 4.15pm
ATOCP Session: Transform lives - Rehab Through the Years
External Organisation
OTS & BOFAS Joint Revalidation Session
Specialist Society
BODS Revalidation Session: British Orthopaedic Directors Society BOA Meeting
Specialist Society
BOOS/BASK Joint Revalidation Session: British Orthopaedic Oncology Society and British Association for Surgery of the Knee combined session
Specialist Society
The BOA Big Debate: Artificial Intelligence will reduce Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeons to technicians
BOA Session
BOSTAA Joint Revalidation Session: Best Practice in ACL Surgery – How to Avoid Complications and Poor Outcomes
Specialist Society
T&O Careers Day Practical Session
BOA Session
BSS/BASS Revalidation Session
Specialist Society
BOA Medico - Legal Session: The Medico legal consideration in Sports
BOA Session
CAOS Revalidation Session - When Innovation Meets Administration: The Challenges of Integrating Robot Systems into the NHS
Specialist Society
Return to Work
BOA Session
4.30pm – 6pm
OTS Revalidation Session - BIG TRIALS; BIG NEWS in TRAUMA - Key New Study Results (USA & UK) that will change your practice
Specialist Society
BOOS/NJR Joint Session
Specialist Society
CSOS Revalidation Session
Specialist Society
BOSTAA Revalidation Session - Orthopaedic Surgeons in Team Sports Medicine: Scope and Challenges
Specialist Society
T&O Careers Day Practical Session
BOA Session
BSS/BASS Revalidation Session - FRCS Exam Session
Specialist Society
BOA Medico - Legal Session
BOA Session
BORS Revalidation Session
Specialist Society
Return to Work
BOA Session
ATOCP Session
External Organisation
Friday 19 September
BSCOS Trainee Session
External Organisation
Clinical Examination Course
BOA Session
Non-Technical Skills (NOTSS RCSEd)
BOA Session
Training Orthopaedic Trainers (TOTs)
BOA Session
BSCOS Trainee Session
External Organisation
Clinical Examination Course
BOA Session
The Extended Clinical Team - Elective Session ( Session 1)
External Organisation
Law for Orthopaedic Surgeons - Avoiding Jeopardy
BOA Session
Non-Technical Skills (NOTTs RCSEd)
BOA Session
The Extended Clinical Team - Trauma Session (Combined with FFN UK)
External Organisation
Training Orthopaedic Trainers (TOTS)
BOA Session
1pm – 2.30pm
The Extended Clinical Team - Elective Session ( Session 2)
External Organisation
Clinical Examination Course
BOA Session
Law for Orthopaedic Surgeons - Avoiding Jeopardy
BOA Session
The Extended Clinical Team - Trauma Session (Combined with FFN UK)
External Organisation
Training Orthopaedic Educational Supervisors (TOES)
BOA Session
3pm – 4pm
The Extended Clinical Team - Elective Session ( Session 3)
External Organisation
Please see a copy of the 2025 draft programme available to download below.
BOA Congress 2025 Draft Programme at a glance
Please Note: the programme is subject to change
Should you have any queries please contact the BOA Events Team at [email protected].