BOA Annual Congress 2021

21st – 24th September, P&J Live, The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) www.boa.ac.uk/Congress #BOAAC21

Under the theme of Tackling Infection, the 2021 Congress will take place 21st – 24th September at P&J Live, The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA). This year’s programme will include Hunterian Professorship Lectures from both 2020 and 2021 with topics covering ankle, hip, infection and knee.

Programme Update

The programme will include the BOA keynote lectures, plenary speakers and an update from the BOA President, Bob Handley on his Presidential year. We have been working closely once again with the specialist societies to deliver revalidation and hot topic sessions. Sessions also include Hunterian lectures, Practicalities of Coding, BOA Ortho Committee – Patient access to elective care, BOA Research Committee – Changing Clinical Practice, Curriculum Update and Diversity to name a few. Please keep an eye on the website for updates on the Congress programme, www.boa.ac.uk/programme.

Guest Lecturers

The Howard Steel Lecture will be presented by Mr Oliver Budd, chartered civil engineer, COWI. Oliver has experience working on a variety of road and rail bridges and enjoys getting to grips with large complex projects. He has given papers at international conferences and has interests including better design, high strength materials, and minimising embodied carbon in bridges.

The Robert Jones Lecture will be given by Sarah Muirhead-Allwood, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. Sarah attended St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School and orthopaedic training was undertaken at University College Hospital the Westminster Hospital and the Royal National Orthopaedic hospitals. During the time spent at the RNOH she worked closely with Professor Peter Walker in the Biomechanical Engineering department on the development of custom implants for primary and revision surgery and has also been closely involved with other commercial projects of implant design. In 2012 she left the RNOH and has since continued in private practice and now collaborates with the Biomedical Engineering Department at Imperial College.

The King James IV Lecture will be delivered by Martin McNally. Martin is Lead Surgeon at the Oxford Bone Infection Unit in the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals.

The Sir Walter Mercer Lecture will be given by Professor Robin Paton. Professor Paton is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon with a specialist interest in Children’s Orthopaedics.

The Naughton Dunn Lecture will be delivered by the Simon Hodkinson, BOA Honorary Secretary, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. Simon trained in London at St Bartholomew’s Hospital from 1977-82 and started his surgical training with the Navy in 1986 before being appointed a Consultant in 1995. He left the Navy in 1999 to join the NHS in Portsmouth. After a period as clinical director his interest in education started as the RCS Tutor and progressed to being the Training Programme Director for T&O in Wessex for eight years and membership of the SAC for five years. He Chairs the Education and Careers Committee of the BOA.

The 2021 Presidents Guest Lecture will be delivered in Aberdeen by Professor Stephen Powis, National Medical Director, NHS England. For more information please see the BOA website.

Registration

General Congress registration is now open and will close at 23:59 on Sunday 5th September. Late registration will open at 00:00 on Monday 6th September until the close of Congress. Register for the BOA Annual Congress today through the BOA website, www.boa.ac.uk/Congress.

Travel and Accommodation

How will you be getting to Aberdeen? Logan Air have given BOA Annual Congress delegates 30% off selected routes. We are also currently working with suppliers to secure rail discounts for delegates travelling to Aberdeen from across the country. For more information please visit www.boa.ac.uk/ venue-and-travel.

Book your exclusive accommodation rates online, through BCD M&E with HotelMap, the BOA Annual Congress 2021’s official hotel booking partners. Find out more online, www.boa.ac.uk/ accommodation.

Exhibition and Sponsorship Opportunities

The BOA Annual Congress puts you in a room with over 2,200 healthcare professionals. Join us to build a quality database, increase your sales, meet competitors and keep up to date with the needs of your customers. With over 80 exhibitors every year this is a must attend event that provides you with the platform to sell your business products/ services to prospective clients. Maximise your exposure at the Annual Congress by taking advantage of our Programme, Digital Advertising and Sponsorship opportunities.

If you are interested in any of the opportunities at Congress please contact the BOA Events Team, 020 7406 1754, or find out more online, www.boa.ac.uk/exhibition-sponsorship.