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.
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