The theme for the BOA Annual Congress 2026 is 'The Changing Faces Of Orthopaedics'.
Should you have any queries please contact the BOA Events Team at [email protected].
Tuesday 22 September
1.30pm – 3pm
Orthopaedic Trauma Society (OTS) - Orthopaedic Trauma Society Case Conference
Specialist Society
Bone & Joint Journal (BJJ) - Innovation, Impact, and AI in Orthopaedic Publishing
External Organisation
World Orthopaedic Concern UK (WOC) - From Jugaad to Precision: Scaling Affordable Trauma Orthopaedics for the Indian Masses
Specialist Society
BOA - Training for a Changing Profession
BOA Session
British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) - Elbow Trauma: Principles, Pitfalls and Contemporary Management
Specialist Society
RADAR: An update on robotic and digital surgery: evolution, data and future prospects
External Organisation
British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma & Arthroscopy Association (BOSTAA) - Sporting Injuries in Children: Managing the Growing Athlete
Specialist Society
British Orthopaedic Research Society (BORS) - Regenerative and Preservative Surgery in the Young Adult Hip - What's New?
Specialist Society
BOA - The Big Debate
BOA Session
British Trauma Society (BTS) - Trauma Revalidation
Specialist Society
British Orthopaedic Trainees Association (BOTA) - Changing Views From "The Top" & The BOA Fellowships Showcase
Specialist Society
British Association of Day Surgery ( BADS) - RPRP (Right Patient, Right Procedure, Right Place, Right Team): Returning to Basics
Specialist Society
4.50pm – 5.20pm
Arris and Gale Lecture : Foundations of Form: Mapping Human Skeletal Development
External Organisation
Wednesday 23 September
8.30am – 10am
British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) - Fixation in Knee Arthroplasty - Current Concepts and Controversies
Specialist Society
OTS/BAJIS - Fracture-related Infection
Specialist Society
The National Joint Registry - Adapting and Progressing
External Organisation
The International Society for Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS)- Advances in Robotic and AI Innovation in Orthopaedics
Specialist Society
BOA - The Changing face and challenges of an Orthopaedic Surgeon Over Time
BOA Session
Best of the Best
External Organisation
BOA - Future Leaders Programme
BOA Session
BOA - The changing face of SAS/LED roles: Developing Your Career Path
BOA Session
British Orthopaedic Trainees Association (BOTA) - Live Simulation Optimising Training In The Operating Theatre
Specialist Society
2.30pm – 4pm
BOSTAA/BASK - Sporting Injuries in the Veteran Athlete: Balancing Performance and Joint Preservation
Specialist Society
British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS) - Revalidation
Specialist Society
BOA - Your Next Professional Chapter
BOA Session
Best of the Best
External Organisation
British Orthopaedic Oncology Society (BOOS) - The Pelvis and It's Challenges
Specialist Society
BOA - TOPP (T&O portfolio pathway) Session
BOA Session
4.30pm – 6pm
British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) - Emergency Management of Knee Dislocations
Specialist Society
British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS) - The Child in Pain
Specialist Society
British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (BOFAS) - SciComm BOTB & Naughton Dunn Lecture
Specialist Society
British Orthopaedic Directors Society (BODS) - Financial Considerations for Orthopaedic Surgeons across the ages - Questions You Never Got To Ask
Specialist Society
BOA - Evidence That Ethnicity, Gender, and Geography Shape Inequities in Training, Surgical Access, and Mortality
BOA Session
OTS&BESS - Shoulder and Elbow Trauma
Specialist Society
BOOS/BASS - Primary Bone Tumours and Metastatic Disease in the Spine
Specialist Society
NHFD - Working with the National Hip Fracture Database to Improve Patient Care
External Organisation
Thursday 24 September
8.30am – 10am
British Hip Society (BHS) - Technology - Is it changing the face of Hip and Knee surgery?
Specialist Society
BOA - Schools Outreach inc Practical
BOA Session
BOA - T&O Careers Day
BOA Session
British Pakistani Orthopaedic Society (BPOS) - The Changing Face of Trauma and Orthopaedics in Modern Conflict: The Emerging Role of Digital Health Solutions
Specialist Society
British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS) - Evidence Based Management of Spinal Pathologies. Addressing the Challenges and Pathways
Specialist Society
British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS) - Revalidation on Paediatric MSK infections
Specialist Society
British Limb Reconstruction Society (BLRS) - The Evolving Role of Limb Reconstruction in Modern Orthopaedics
Specialist Society
ATOCP - Changing The Face Of Hierarchy in Trauma and Orthopaedics
External Organisation
10.30am – 12pm
British Hip Society (BHS) - The Charnley Lecture & Changing The Face Of The Hip Surgery Workforce and The Culture Behind It
Specialist Society
BOA - Schools Outreach inc Practical
BOA Session
BOA - T&O Careers Day
BOA Session
British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS) - Evidence Based Management of Spinal Pathologies. Addressing the Challenges and Pathways
Specialist Society
British Limb Reconstruction Society (BLRS) - An update on Robotic and Digital Surgery: Evolution, Data and Future Prospects & Free Papers
Specialist Society
ATOCP - The Way The Lower Limb Is Being Managed: Working On a Collaboration with BASK or BOFAS
External Organisation
2.45pm – 4.15pm
BOA - How I got involved in Research - From The Academic Professor To The Jobbing Surgeon
BOA Session
BOA -T&O Careers Day & The Practicals
BOA Session
BOA - Optimising Treatment and Recovery in Isolated Orthopaedic Trauma
BOA Session
British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) - Scaphoid Fractures – Where are we now?
Specialist Society
British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS) - Evidence-Based Management of Acute Spinal Conditions. Addressing the Challenges
Specialist Society
Bone and Joint Infection Society (BAJIS) - Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Specialist Society
British Indian Orthopaedic Society (BIOS) - The Changing Face of Trauma Management
Specialist Society
ATOCP - Spine: Surgical vs Conservative
External Organisation
BOA - T&O Careers Day & The Practicals
BOA Session
British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS) - Spinal Conditions for FRCS and Clinical Examination
Specialist Society
Orthopaedic Trauma Society (OTS) - Orthopaedic Research Update
Specialist Society
BOA - Protecting Patients, Lessons in Patient Safety and Litigation Landmines
BOA Session
ATOCP - What is new in T&O Therapy
External Organisation
Friday 25 September
Extended Theatre - Trauma
External Organisation
Training Orthopaedic Trainers Course (TOTs)
External Organisation
The Extended Clinical Team - Elective Session
External Organisation
BOA Clinical Examination Course 2026
External Organisation
Law for Orthopaedic Surgeons
External Organisation
Extended Theatre - Trauma
External Organisation
Training Orthopaedic Trainers Course (TOTs)
External Organisation
The Extended Clinical Team - Elective Session
External Organisation
BOA Clinical Examination Course 2026
External Organisation
Law for Orthopaedic Surgeons
External Organisation
Extended Theatre - Trauma
External Organisation
Training Orthopaedic Educational Supervisors (TOES)
External Organisation
The Extended Clinical Team - Elective Session
External Organisation
BOA Clinical Examination Course 2026
External Organisation
Law for Orthopaedic Surgeons
External Organisation
Extended Theatre - Trauma
External Organisation
Training Orthopaedic Educational Supervisors (TOES)
External Organisation
The Extended Clinical Team - Elective Session
External Organisation
BOA Clinical Examination Course 2026
External Organisation
Law for Orthopaedic Surgeons
External Organisation
