BOA Ortho Update Course

For orthopaedic trainees at all levels and SAS surgeons, this updated course will give you the opportunity to access new understanding and support your preparation for the FRCS exam. 

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Next Course Date

Saturday 1st March 2025, Birmingham
 

Course Information 
 

Course Aims

The course is designed to deliver teaching on important / Hot topics and clinical examination skills to cover various aspects of the orthopaedic curriculum over a 3-year cycle. The course is aimed at improving orthopaedic knowledge. Keep up to date with Hot topics and newer developments. Learn good examination techniques to improve clinical skill.

Who Should Attend 

  • Orthopaedic Trainees of all years especially
  • SAS and Trust doctors
  • Core trainees who are interested in orthopaedics as a career choice

Course Delivery

Candidates will circulate in small groups to different stations on the day covering various aspects of the orthopaedic curriculum. There will be ample opportunities to ask questions in the sessions and clear any doubts. Each station will have experts in their fields to help in this education process. 

Course Format

Small group teaching sessions

 Each year there will be trauma stations, a couple of station to cover ‘Hot Topics’ of the day and Essential CBD stations. There will be small group teaching with emphasis on showing different cases and discussing management.

  • Trauma stations - Candidates will rotate every 30 minutes, in small groups (3-4, max 6 per group), to 2 separate trauma stations where there will be presentations and discussion on trauma cases similar to the morning trauma meeting. Led by trauma surgeons, the aim is to re-enforce the trauma management skills and learning of appropriate management skills
  • Hot Topics -  Candidates will rotate every 30 minutes, in small groups (3-4, max 6 per group), to 2 separate ‘Hot Topics’ stations. This year we have chosen to concentrate on management of the Young Adult Hip and scenarios requiring Osteotomies around the knee joint. Candidates will discuss cases with experts to learn the latest evidence in management of such cases.
  • Case-Based Discussion WBA’s – Each year we will have 2 stations to cover essential CBD;s that are not easily attainable in all hospitals. This year we will concentrate on Metastatic Spinal Compression and Primary & secondary Musculo-skeletal malignancy. Candidates will rotate every 30 minutes, in small groups (3-4, max 6 per group), to 2 separate ‘CBD’ stations where they will discuss cases with spinal surgeons and Onco-surgeons in the respective stations.
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Examination sessions

Each year there will 2 examination stations. This year the emphasis is on Shoulders and Knees. There is small group teaching where candidates will get to learn examination techniques from experts in their field. There will be volunteers in each station for experts to demonstrate and for candidates to practice their skills. In small groups (3-4, max 6 per group) candidates will rotate every 30 minutes to practice clinical examination skills over 4 stations – 2 shoulder and 2 knee. This will give ample opportunity for all candidates to have a practice.


Course Fee

A discounted course fee of £200 is available only for BOA members.
(£300 for non-BOA members)

Course Leads: 
  • Rajesh Nanda, BOA Lead for Fellowships and Courses & Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon & Upper Limb Specialist
  • Paul Banaszkiewicz, Chair BOA Education and Careers Committee

Course Speakers

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Rajesh Nanda

Lead for Fellowships and Courses

Rajesh Nanda is a keen educationist working as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at University Hospital of North Tees & Hartlepool since 2010. With Subspecialty interest in Shoulder and Elbow surgery. He is, affiliated as an Honorary Professor to the Teesside University. A member of BOA Education & Careers committee.

Has a postgraduate certificate in Clinical Education, Fellowship of Northeast Leadership Academy and completed Education Leadership programme for surgeons (RCS England). He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers of RCS Edinburgh. He is on the panel of Examiners for the FRCS(T&O).

Organises annual orthopaedic basic science course; shoulder and elbow symposium for physiotherapists and allied health professionals; joint injection courses for GP’s; invited faculty to Orthopaedic courses. He has been a member of BESS Education committee and a present member of BIOS education committee. Organises the MCh Orthopaedics course from Teesside University.

Is a college tutor and trainer for ST / CT trainees and offers SSC for medical students. Is involved in local and regional teaching programmes, ARCP panels and regional STC. He is the Guardian of safe working for doctors in training at his trust. He has an active research interest and reviewer for BJJ and Shoulder & Elbow Journal.

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Ajay Malviya

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Northumbria Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust

Ajay Malviya joined Northumbria Healthcare as a Consultant in 2011 after completing his orthopaedic training in the North East. His area of specialty is in the treatment of disorders of the young adult hip and has helped Northumbria become a tertiary referral centre for young patients with hip disorders. He is heavily involved in training and is an examiner for FRCS T&O. He is in the BOA Education and Careers committee as the national lead of the UK and Ireland orthopaedic in training examination (UKITE).
He has an active interest in research, with many publications to his name. He is Deputy Editor of the Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery (OUP) and the Chair of UK National Non Arthroplasty Hip Registry (NAHR).

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Mark Sohatee

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Derby Hospital

He is based in the North East of England currently, having remained in the region since attending Newcastle University Medical School. He has a specialist interest in Hip Preservation surgery and is looking to undertake fellowships prior to obtaining a consultant post in this field. Alongside clinical work, he is actively involved in research within his chosen subspecialty and has authored publications and presented work at international meetings.

He is passionate about education and the study of educational theory. He has undertaken postgraduate study in medical education at Newcastle University and is currently completing a MSc in clinical education with Keele University, having been awarded a fully funded place. In addition to his educational studies, his recognition of involvement in medical education has been rewarded with a 'Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy' and 'Membership of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers'. He has also previously been the 'Specialty Training Committee' trainee representative for the Northern Deanery. 

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Alexander Baker

Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal Surgeon, Royal Preston Hospital

Alex has been a Consultant Orthopaedic Spinal surgeon since 2011 based at Royal Preston Hospital. The regional Major Trauma Centre and Spinal Hub, the hospital serves a catchment area of over 1.4 million people. He undertook all aspects of adult spinal surgery including deformity (scoliosis) surgery and complex spinal trauma.

  • Honorary Senior Lecturer University of Manchester
  • Directorate Training lead / Surgical training Committee member
  • FRCS Examiner
  • Specialist advisor to NICE guideline development group
  • Specialist advisor to Health Service Ombudsman
  • Masters Degree (MSc) in Biomechanics
  • Honours Degree (BSc) in Biochemistry
  • International Faculty – AO, Edinburgh International Trauma Symposium / Postgraduate Orthoapedics
  • Spinal Fellowship Training in UK and USA
  • Multiple publications and book chapters including McRae’s Orthopaedic Trauma and Postgraduate Orthopaedics

He is an ordained priest working in the Church of England and minister in secular employment. Alex also enjoy sailing and skiing as well as growing my own vegetables, keeping Alpaca, Shetland Sheep, pigs and chickens!

Speaker, BOA Clinical Examination Skills Course

Prasad Karpe

Claire Simpson

Frank Liaw

Trainee

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Sanjay Gupta

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Mr Sanjay Gupta is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon/MSK Oncologist and an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor with the University of Glasgow.

After graduation he worked in Newcastle upon Tyne, the Central Coast in Australia, Middlesbrough and Northumberland before returning home to complete his specialist orthopaedic training in the West of Scotland. He undertook substantive fellowships at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, with further travelling fellowships across the world.

His practice is focussed on musculoskeletal oncology, hip/knee replacement surgery and osseointegration. He is passionate about tumour research, education and global orthopaedics, focussing on teaching in lower resource settings.

Heledd Havard

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore

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Karen Robinson

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Karen is a Consultant at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She has a specialist orthopaedic interest in general trauma, pelvis and acetabular surgery and an elective practice of primary hip arthroplasty. Karen is part of a dedicated hip fracture team, and has an additional role as a Major Trauma Consultant within their Major Trauma Centre.

She also plays an active role in the teaching and training of medical students, junior doctors and specialty registrars. Karen is part of the faculty for the Postgraduate Orthopaedics course, and has contributed to the Postgraduate Orthopaedics: Candidates guide to FRCS examination textbook and the 3rd edition of Examination Techniques in Orthopaedics, on which this course is based. She has a passion to provide quality teaching and training of orthopaedic skills to the next generation.

Chair, BOA Clinical Examination Skills Course

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Daniel Engelke

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon

Daniel is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon with Specialist Interest in Trauma and Upper Limb Surgery. Trained as General, Trauma and Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon in Germany, working in Gloucestershire since 2010 with continuous involvement in complex  trauma care and local/regional education.  In 2017/18 as Speciality Director member of the team leading the reconfiguration of the T&O department of both major hospitals in the trust. Longstanding AO and ATLS faculty.  BOA, OTS and BESS member, since 2019 member of the OTS education committee.

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Deepa Bose

Elected Trustee

Ms Deepa Bose is a consultant in orthopaedic trauma and limb reconstruction at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. Her practice is exclusively in adults, and includes general trauma, major trauma and post-traumatic limb reconstruction: osteomyelitis, malunion, non-union, limb lengthening and deformity correction.

Deepa is currently Vice Chair of the Specialist Advisory Committee for Trauma and Orthopaedics, and the lead for CESR approval process. She has also contributed to the revision of the curriculum. She holds an MSc in Medical Education and has been admitted to the Faculty of Surgical Trainers of RCS Edinburgh, as well as being a member of the Academy of Medical Educators. She is involved in national selections for core and orthopaedic surgery, and sits on ARCP panels for both. She was regional training programme director for core surgery in West Midlands from 2015 – 2019.

Deepa is the Chairman of World Orthopaedic Concern UK, a specialist society of the British Orthopaedic Association, and a charity which focuses on teaching orthopaedics in low resource countries. She is co-director of the postgraduate orthopaedic training programme in Guyana. Deepa also visits Gaza as part of the UK limb reconstruction team of the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians.

She has been on the Emergency Response Team of UK Med, a first response team for international disaster relief, since 2012.

Deepa decided to run for the BOA Council because she is passionate about safeguarding the future generation of orthopaedic surgeons. She hopes to achieve this by promoting the highest standard of education and training, both in the UK and in low and middle income countries.

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William Eardley

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, South Tees Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Will Eardley is a Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon with a clinical and academic  practice. He holds several senior positions across UK Orthopaedic Trauma including the TARN National Committee, Vice Chair of the BOA Trauma Committee and Chair of the OTS Research Committee. Most recently Will was appointed orthopaedic lead of the NHFD.

 

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Ronnie Davies

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust        

Ronnie Davies qualified from the University of Cambridge medical school in 2006.  He completed his orthopaedic training in Manchester, before undertaking a shoulder & elbow surgery fellowship at the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry.

He treats all problems affecting the shoulder and elbow, including major trauma.  He is interested in the use of technology to improve surgery, including surgical navigation and 3D printing.  He has a research interest in postoperative rehabilitation and is running a trial relating to rotator cuff surgery rehabilitation.

He has a major interest in improving the teaching and training junior doctors.  He is education lead for the North West T&O training programme.

Outside of medicine, he has a young family and enjoys playing squash and other racket sports, but only against people who let him win!

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Neil Kang

Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust , Education & Careers Committee British Orthopaedic Association, Medical Student Engagement Lead

Emma Mulgrew

Andy Titch

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Sanjeev Anand

Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Mr Sanjeev Anand works in the specialist knee unit at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. He has a tertiary-level practice in soft tissue knee and knee reconstructive surgery, including paediatric knees.

He is the President-elect for the British Indian Orthopaedic Society and Academic Secretary to the British Orthopaedic Sports Trauma and Arthroscopy Association. He is also an executive member of the British Patellofemoral Society. He is the Executive director of the International Society for Knowledge for Surgeons on Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty (ISKSAA) and is the Executive Editor of the Journal of Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery. He has led the development of the UK’s national guidelines for ACL reconstructions. He has also contributed to the development of national guidelines for arthroscopic knee meniscus surgery and patellofemoral problems. For his contributions, he received the British Association for Surgery of the Knee President’s Medal in 2023.

 

 

Testimonials from previous course participants.

"Spinal teaching was excellent overview of a lot of topics".

"All very engaging and educational - great day and I learnt a lot".

"Diabetic foot - enthusiastic speakers, relevant material, not often covered elsewhere - good for exam".

"Excellent. I have attended this course for the last 4 years and as an overseas doctor (Australia) I found the small group interactions really useful in finding out how the specialist centres manage critical conditions which I am not really exposed to in my DGH". 

"All faculties are supportive and helpful".

"Overall excellent - thank you for your time".