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National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) Report The latest NHFD annual report was published in October 2021 and is available on the NHFD website: www.nhfd.co.uk/20/hipfractureR.nsf/docs/reports2021.
Committee Appointments Following a successful round of applications, the BOA would like to congratulate all those who have been appointed onto the BOA Committees:
Orthopaedic Committee Nick Aresti (Vice Chair)
Research Committee Training Orthopaedic Education Supervisors (TOES) Thanks to Lisa Hadfield-Law for an enormously successful succession of regional TOES courses to support the launch of the new curriculum in 2021. Over 400 of you took advantage of the opportunity to brush up on your skills, which was wonderful to see. We have four dates for the small-group virtual TOES courses in 2022. For more information or to book, please visit www.boa.ac.uk/toes.
Training Orthopaedic Trainers (TOTs) The underlying premise of TOTs is, if T&O trainers understand how people learn and how the T&O curriculum works, by translating that understanding into action, they can improve their teaching. It is taught through a mixture of live online sessions as well as personal learning outside of fixed times. Further information or to book is available at www.boa.ac.uk/tots.
SAS Professional Development Programme The third session of our new SAS professional development programme, ‘Stepping up to the Training Plate’, is scheduled to take place on 15th March. This follows on from ‘Polishing your Portfolio’ and ‘Selecting and Engaging with Mentors, Supervisors and Sponsors’ to round off an insightful series led by Grey Giddins and Lisa Hadfield-Law. We will be using the feedback we get from you to develop and improve the SAS professional development programme, so do please get in touch with any comments to policy@boa.ac.uk.
Arul Ramasamy (SAC Research Lead)
Medico-legal Committee Simon Britten (Chair) Stephen Hepple Sameer Singh
Trauma Committee Will Eardley (Vice Chair) Iain McFadyen Bilal Jamal
RSPA Regional Vacancies As part of the BOA Get Involved Initiative, the BOA and RCS England are seeking Regional Speciality Professional Advisors (RSPAs) to improve local standards and share service delivery in the UK. Current vacancies and how to apply can be found at: www.boa.ac.uk/rspa.
Law for Orthopaedic Surgeons This year will also see the return of the very popular 'Law for Orthopaedic Surgeons – Avoiding Jeopardy' course after a sell-out debut in 2021. Highlights of last year included Safe Social Media, Dos and Don’ts in court and the mock Coroner’s inquest. To see the 2022 programme, please visit www.boa.ac.uk/law-for-orthopaedic-surgeons.
Peripheral Nerve Injury BOAST The BOA have recently published a new Trauma BOAST (BOA Standard) on Peripheral Nerve Injury. The Peripheral Nerve Injury BOAST was jointly developed by the BOA, the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS), the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH), and the Orthopaedic Trauma Society (OTS). You can read the full document here at www.boa.ac.uk/peripheral-nerve-injury. All BOASTs – including Trauma, Elective and Speciality – can be found on the BOA website at www.boa.ac.uk/boasts.
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BOA Wellbeing Resources The BOA has a number of resources to help ensure we also look after ourselves as well as caring for our patients. Recent times have been especially challenging and we should all occasionally take time to check how we are feeling and to ensure we are ‘ok’. View personal wellbeing stories and access other resources available on the BOA website at www.boa.ac.uk/wellbeing.
