Event & Course Calendar

On this one day course, delegates will explore the causes of conflict within the surgical workplace and learn about different strategies to address this. This will include how to have difficult conversations, the art of negotiation and how to approach a challenging situation.

The British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) and Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) return in November 2026 to discuss and debate the key issues and controversies that continue to challenge the shoulder and elbow fraternity.

This course aims to teach the fundamental principles of plaster application and the pitfalls to avoid in order to prevent complications of non-operative fracture care with plaster immobilisation. Participants will be taught and advised by experienced orthopaedic clinicians and plaster technicians. Feedback will be provided for each participant through one to one teaching and tutoring

A unique one day interactive course dedicated to Sports Knee injuries. Specifically aimed for ST3 – ST8 Orthopaedic registrars this meeting will provide lectures and hands-on training for the majority of the soft tissue knee injuries, with cadaveric specimens. A strong faculty consisting of expert surgeons working in RJAH Knee firm will stimulate discussion and teach the delegates in an anatomy lab environment.

This important and timely conference will focus on improving care and outcomes for hip fracture patients, learning from the latest National Hip Fracture Database findings and supporting progress against NICE guidance and quality standards. The 2025 NHFD Annual Report, Room for improvement: hip fracture care in 2024, demonstrates that although hip fracture care has improved over time, unacceptable variation remains in access to the right ward, timely surgery, mobilisation, rehabilitation, bone protection and recovery. The conference will also reflect on the forthcoming 2026 NHFD findings. The conference will focus on practical improvement across the whole hip fracture pathway: fast-track admission from the emergency department, reducing delays to theatre, improving surgical decision-making and senior supervision, ensuring full weight-bearing where possible, improving early mobilisation and seven-day rehabilitation, strengthening orthogeriatric leadership, improving patient and family experience, and preventing further fragility fractures through nutrition, bone protection and falls prevention. The programme will also consider the implications of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan and the shift from hospital to community, analogue to digital and sickness to prevention. For hip fracture services this means better use of NHFD data, stronger board-level governance, improved links with community rehabilitation and fracture liaison services, and a renewed focus on prevention, recovery and independence. With the NHFD expanding to include pelvic ring fracture data from 2026, and GIRFT highlighting the need for equitable care for people with non-ambulatory fragility fractures, this conference will also look beyond neck of femur fracture to consider how learning from hip fracture pathways can improve care for older people living with frailty across orthopaedic trauma services. We are pleased to offer a 20% discount with code hcuk20boa

We are pleased to offer a 20% discount with code hcuk20boa

This 3-day course will cover most of the core curriculum for the foot and ankle. Lectures aim to provide delegates with a core understanding of the management of common foot and ankle problems and topics include biomechanics and gait, the evaluation and treatment of forefoot, midfoot and hindfoot pain, the role of orthotics and what to prescribe. Also featured: •Hands-on examination techniques with sawbones workshops •Arthroscopy workshops •Hands-on patient clinical examinations with case based discussions •Anatomy with cadaveric dissection demonstration •Opportunity to complete work-based assessment for portfolio

Join us for the 5th Conference for AI in Orthopaedics and MSK at the Millennium Point, Birmingham. Following the success of previous 4 meetings, preparations for AI26 are well underway. The feedback we have received from last year’s conference was fantastic and so much of the basic structure for AI26 will be maintained but with new innovations and the whole programme will be ratcheted up a gear or two to reflect how AI has moved on since 2025.

his conference focuses on Prehabilitation and Health Optimisation: Principles and Practice, offering a comprehensive and practical guide to developing, delivering and sustaining effective prehabilitation services across surgical, perioperative and cancer pathways. The programme will examine the latest national developments including NHS England’s work on early screening, risk assessment and health optimisation in perioperative pathways, the role of prehabilitation in elective recovery and surgical optimisation, the National Cancer Plan for England, the planned national digital-first prehabilitation offer from 2028, and the updated October 2025 Prehabilitation for People with Cancer clinical and implementation guidelines. The conference will provide practical insight into how prehabilitation can be embedded earlier in the pathway, from diagnosis, referral or listing for surgery, through to treatment, recovery and rehabilitation. Sessions will focus on personalised assessment, exercise prescription, nutritional support, psychological preparation, behaviour change, shared decision-making, digital and virtual prehabilitation, supporting older people and people with frailty, and reducing inequalities in access and outcomes.

The purpose of the event is to provide an international platform for researchers, clinicians, and industry professionals to share knowledge, discuss recent advancements, and collaborate on innovative solutions in cardiology