The theme for the BOA Annual Congress 2026 is 'The Changing Faces Of Orthopaedics'.
We are working with Specialist Societies and other organisations on this year's programme.
Registrants of last year's event can log in and view the recordings.
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
Training Orthopaedic Trainers Course (TOTs)
External Organisation
BOA Clinical Examination Course 2026
External Organisation
Law for Orthopaedic Surgeons
External Organisation
Training Orthopaedic Trainers Course (TOTs)
External Organisation
BOA Clinical Examination Course 2026
External Organisation
Law for Orthopaedic Surgeons
External Organisation
Training Orthopaedic Educational Supervisors (TOES)
External Organisation
BOA Clinical Examination Course 2026
External Organisation
Law for Orthopaedic Surgeons
External Organisation
Training Orthopaedic Educational Supervisors (TOES)
External Organisation
BOA Clinical Examination Course 2026
External Organisation
Law for Orthopaedic Surgeons
External Organisation
