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BOA Educational Courses The BOA runs a wide range of courses under the Education Committee. These courses cater to the educational needs of a wide range of members (and nonmembers in some cases) at all stages of their careers.
NOGG Website Launch The UK National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG) has just launched its new UK Guideline for ‘The Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis’, which has been endorsed by NICE. The guideline can be found on a brand-new website at www.nogg.org.uk, which also houses a range of useful resources, a two-page summary of the main recommendations and FAQs.
Support for Ukraine The BOA has been working with BSSH, BAPRAS and the Ukrainian Association of OrthopedistsTraumatologists (YAOT) to deliver a series of webinars to support our Ukrainian colleagues with managing complex trauma/pathology. There has been very good uptake and we have received really positive feedback, and we will continue this initiative as long as it serves a useful role. The recordings of the webinars can be viewed on the BOA website at www.boa.ac.uk/UkraineWebinars.
Training Orthopaedic Educational Supervisors (TOES) This course is designed to help members prepare for the new curriculum in 2022 and learn how to supervise trainees to be the very best they can be. We have two remaining 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 Course (TOTs) The underlying premise of TOTs is that if T&O trainers understand how people learn and how the T&O curriculum works, by translating that understanding into action, they should be able to improve their teaching. Further information or to book is available at www.boa.ac.uk/tots.
Medico-legal Course - ‘Law for Orthopaedic Surgeons – Avoiding Jeopardy’ We have one remaining course date in 2022 for this popular course specifically designed to highlight potential pitfalls in practice from the medico-legal perspective and to help steer surgeons away from potential jeopardy. The course is aimed at consultants, SAS doctors and orthopaedic trainees who want to gain knowledge of the elements of law which underpin contemporary surgical practice. Full details can be found at www.boa.ac.uk/law-fororthopaedic-surgeons.
Face-to-Face Research Courses at the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit As part of our new partnership with Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit (NCTU), we are delighted to offer some new opportunities for BOA members and associates to undertake courses about clinical trials and systematic review free of charge. NCTU and the BOA are offering a limited number of fully funded places for BOA Members on two NCTU short courses. • Nottingham Systematic review course 4-day course: 28th June – 1st July 2022 (Normally £985) • Introduction to Statistics 3-day course: 4th - 6th July 2022 (Normally £480) For further course information, eligibility criteria and how to apply, please visit the BOA website at www.boa.ac.uk/NCTU-research-courses.
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UK and Ireland In-Training Examination (UKITE) The dates for this year’s UKITE are 9th - 16th December 2022. The UKITE is an online annual assessment that allows trainees of all grades to practice for Part 1 of the FRCS (Tr and Orth) examination, with similar formatted questions based on the UK and Ireland T&O Curriculum. Information on UKITE is available on the BOA website www.boa.ac.uk/ukite.
New joint replacement NICE quality standard published Having initially been delayed by the COVID pandemic, NICE have published a new joint replacement quality standard for hip, knee and shoulder. The standard can be viewed at www.nice.org.uk/guidance/qs206.
