Speakers
BOA Session
This session provides an overview of how orthopaedic training and education are evolving with the changing face of orthopaedic practice.
It opens with an exploration of communication styles in a multi-generational workforce, focusing on effective team interaction, social media use and maintaining professional boundaries.
The second talk examines how digital technologies and AI are reshaping training – covering opportunities for learning, assessment and productivity, alongside governance, ethics and safe implementation.
The final talk considers the changing face of Training Programme Director practice and modern orthopaedic training, addressing contemporary educational leadership, quality assurance, trainee support and how training systems may need to adapt to workforce and service pressures.
Chair: Rajesh Nanda and Ajay Malviya
Agenda:
10:00 - 10:30: Claire McNaught, President, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
Communication styles in a multi-generational workforce, including social media use and professional boundaries
10:30 - 11:00: Luke Farrow, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Digital technologies and AI in training
• AI Basics (relevant to medical education)
• AI in the medical student curriculum
• AI for surgical skills
• AI for surgical knowledge
• Pitfalls of AI in medical education
• The surgeon of the future
11:00 - 11:30: Emily Baird, Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultant, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People Edinburgh, Training Programme Director, Southeast Scotland
James Tomlinson, Consultant Spinal Surgeon, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Associate Medical Director, Education, BOTA trainer of the year 2025
The changing face of TPD practice and orthopaedic training
00:00 - 00:00: Q&A
Paul Banaszkiewicz is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, specialising in hip and knee arthroplasty. He graduated from University of Glasgow, completed basic surgical training in the Merseyside Deanery, and undertook specialist registrar training on the North East of Scotland training programme.
He is currently a Trustee of the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and Chair of the BOA Education and Careers (EdCar) Committee, leading initiatives focused on professional development, mentoring, workforce support, and equity of opportunity across orthopaedics. He has helped develop national educational programmes including the BOA–BODS Clinical Directors course, UKITE, Ortho Update and Extended Clinical Team initiatives at BOA Congress.
Paul is Editor of the Journal of Trauma and Orthopaedics (JTO) and co-leads the TENDON study evaluating musculoskeletal education within UK medical schools. He has a particular interest in differential attainment, widening participation, and improving access to mentorship and career development within surgical training.
He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators, and holds a Master’s degree in Medical Education from Newcastle University. He also serves as an Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC) member and Quality Assurance Assessor for the RCSEng.
As Visiting Professor at Northumbria University, Paul helps bridge academic research with practical clinical orthopaedic practice. He has supported the BOA Futures Leadership Programme, BOA Travelling Fellowships, and the educational activities of the British Orthopaedic Trainees Association (BOTA). He is also lead editor and author of three internationally recognised FRCS (Tr & Orth) textbooks, which have received several BMA Book Awards.
Paul has undertaken humanitarian orthopaedic work in Northern Iraq and remains committed to international collaboration, diversity, and inclusion within orthopaedics. Outside work, he enjoys running, skiing, gardening, and supporting Burnley F.C..