Speakers
Hiro Tanaka
Lisa Hadfield-Law
Michael Grevitt
Professor Xavier Griffin
Professor Deborah Eastwood
BOA Session
Session Title: Future Leaders Programme
Session Description: Accomplished surgeons share their experience as leaders.
Agenda:
08:30 - 08:35 Introduction Hiro Tanaka and Lisa Hadfield-Law
08:35 - 09:00 What would you have done differently as a leader? What were the lessons you’ve learned? How have you done it? Mike Grevitt
09:00 - 09:25 What would you have done differently as a leader? What were the lessons you’ve learned? How have you done it? Professor Xavier Griffin
09:25 - 09:50 What would you have done differently as a leader? What were the lessons you’ve learned? How have you done it? Professor Deborah Eastwood
10:00 - 10:10 What would you have done differently as a leader? What were the lessons you’ve learned? How have you done it? Scott Fletcher
10:00 Summary and finish for coffee and presentation of current FLP certificates
Hiro Tanaka is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon in Newport, South Wales. He is passionate about improving the quality of surgical training and promoting clinical leadership in the NHS. He designed the BOFAS Principles Course on behalf of the Education Committee in 2010 and continues to be a member of the committee. He is Chairman of the Education and Revalidation Committee of the BOA and is an examiner for the FRCS (Orth).
Having spent 20 years in clinical practice and 20 years in surgical education, Lisa has been immersed in both cultures and is, therefore, in a unique position to provide educational support. She has managed an orthopaedic/trauma service of a teaching hospital, and has insight into the circumstances and challenges facing surgical teams.
Current Position
Mike has been involved in leadership roles since graduating. He has seen examples of great leadership whilst a serving office in the British Army and as a trainee on the South East Thames orthopaedic rotation. Conversely he has dealt with failures of individual and corporate leadership as an invited College assessor, external SUI/RCA expert and a National Clinical Assessment Service supervisor. His own leadership journey has included roles as head of service, clinical lead of East Midlands Spinal Network, secretary UK Spine Societies Board and global chair of AOSpine Community Development and Education Commissions. He is currently a Specialist Advisor in spinal surgery for GIRFT.
He has been trained in coaching and mentorship skills.
Professor Xavier Griffin spearheads academic orthopaedics at QMUL and Barts Health, having joined in August 2020 as the inaugural chair of Bone & Joint Health. Xavier’s vision is for worldclass excellence in research and clinical academic training; providing opportunity for the next generation of clinician scientists to realise their aspirations.
Xavier has been awarded over £12m of research funding and over 100 peer reviewed publications. He is a recognised research leader in the management of hip fracture and is excited to have launched the WHiTE PLATFORM study with colleagues at University of Oxford. Xavier is Chief Investigator for a number of National Institute Health Research funded clinical trials, having led 9 in the last 5 years and supported a further 5.
Xavier is driven by having meaningful impact on patient care; his research is focused on the clinical and cost effectiveness of new and existing treatments to improve bone and joint health and has been cited by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence. He has a passion for developing methodologies which harness the speed, power and efficiency of routinely-collected data but are coupled with the great advantages of randomisation.
Xavier’s clinical expertise is orthopaedic trauma surgery specialising in pelvic and acetabular fractures. He enjoys working as part of the team at the busiest orthopaedic trauma hospital in Europe – The Royal London. Having graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1999 before attending medical school at the University of Oxford, Xavier trained in orthopaedic surgery as a National Institute of Health Research integrated clinical academic fellow. Xavier completed a world-renowned clinical fellowship in Melbourne, Australia specialising in complex fractures of the pelvis and hip. Prior to joining Bone & Joint Health Xavier was Associate Professor of Trauma Surgery at the University of Oxford and Honorary Consultant Trauma Surgeon at the John Radcliffe Hospital major trauma centre.
Outside of work Xavier can be found mountain biking or rock climbing usually with his young sons in tow!
Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Great Ormond St Hospital for Children & the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Assoc Professor, University College London
Deputy Chair of the RCS England Workforce and Training Committee
RCSE Trustee and Council Member
As a medical student, growth and function fascinated me, and so I became a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon. I enjoy clinical work, research and teaching, and I remain a committed trainer despite the current challenges. I am a past president of both EPOS and the BOA and current president of IODA (International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance).
I enjoy writing and have contributed to numerous book chapters and authored many papers. As BOA President in 2023, I was at the forefront of developing and maintaining innovative and sustainable solutions for training, research and clinical care with diversity, inclusion and equity at the forefront of our plans: but all these do require engagement! I continue to pursue these interests and try to ‘make a difference’!
In my spare time … I enjoy London Life
He is a Tasmanian graduate who performed his Orthopaedic training in Melbourne and post graduate paediatric training in the UK and Ireland.
He returned to Tasmania where his practice initially was quite general in nature, but in the last ten years has been focused on hip and knee arthroplasty. He has been the President of the Australian Arthroplasty Society and has had numerous leadership roles at local, state and national levels.
He was the Head of Orthopaedics in his local hospital for 25 years and for 15 years was the Director of Surgery. He has dual fellowships, being a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of Medical Administrators (2017) and Associate Professor with the University of Tasmania.
Scott’s current focus is leading the Australian Orthopaedic Association to be more membership and patient focussed. He has worked hard to develop stronger relationships between the Board and the membership and between the Board and external influential stakeholders such as Government, the Department of Health, Private Hospitals, the Medical Device industry, Insurers and Consumers. He is a strong believer in evidence and the translation of that evidence down into improved clinical practice.
He has a strong focus on supporting the whole of the membership. His theme for the
Australian Orthopaedic Association ASM in 2025 in Hobart is “Connection”.