The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists

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BAPO Regional Conference Farnborough 2023

After the success of our first regional conference in Scotland, BAPO is excited to announce that we will hold our next regional conference in England on Saturday 18th November at The Village Hotel, Pinehurst Rd, Farnborough GU14 7BF.  For directions please click here
 
If you would like to stay at the hotel for the event, please use the code VHEVE to receive a discount off your accommodation. This discount is only available when booking through the venue website. You can visit the page here.

The theme for the one day event is “Growing The Profession” and our soon to be announced programme, will consist of a mix of invited speakers and free papers.

The event is targeted at P & O professionals and the wider P & O community. It is open to both BAPO members and non-members. It is a great opportunity to enhance knowledge, support continuing professional development, network with colleagues and engage with exhibitors in a face to face environment.

The programme will start at 11:00am and conclude at 4:00pm. Registration and the exhibition will start at 10:00am. There will be a 1 hour lunch break and a 30 minute coffee break in the afternoon in order to allow delegates to network with colleagues and friends.

Come along to learn, collaborate, communicate and share ideas!

BAPO members please log into your membership profile, via BAPO Member Ticket button below.

Non-members please click the non-members button below and complete the Non-Member Events registration.

For anyone wishing to purchase multiple tickets please email enquiries@bapo.com
 
Early Bird Tickets Now Available Until
29th September 
 
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Call for Papers – BAPO Regional Conference – Farnborough 2023

We encourage prosthetists, orthotists, technicians, support workers, managers, researchers, and students to submit an abstract for a 12-minute presentation about any aspect of growth related to prosthetic and orthotic professions, including any area of clinical practice, research, evidence, innovation, technical or manufacturing processes, education, leadership, mentoring or case studies.

Papers may be about a clinical audit, service improvement, case study, technical note or research study.

Please note:

  • Time limit for presentation is 12 minutes. A 3-minute maximum Q & A session will be allowed following the presentation
  • All submissions will be reviewed by the Education Committee which reserves the right to accept or reject the application based on pre-approved criteria
  • All submissions will receive a written acceptance or reason for not being included in the regional event
  • We recognise and value the amount and depth of work which goes into preparing a submission. We want to encourage as many submissions as possible, which if not accepted, may be reconfigured for a future event

Abstract Deadlines:

Applications for free paper abstracts are now open.
Submission deadline for free paper abstracts is Friday 6th October
Free paper applicants will be notified by Friday 13th October 2023

To submit your abstract, please complete the MS Form template via the link below.

If you have any questions, please email: enquiries@bapo.com

Complete Abstract Submission Form Here

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BAPO2022

How to Register:

BAPO members wishing to register should use their current login details to access BAPO Online and click on the Conference banner

Click Here to Book

Non-members should login using their non-member account details or click on the members area and create a non-member account in order to register. Once you have created your login details, go back into the BAPO homepage where you are able to Login and register.

If you have any enquiries regarding BAPO Conference 2022 please contact our event partner Profile Productions via bapo@profileproductions.co.uk or call 0203 725 5840

To keep up to date with all the latest news about #BAPO2022 follow our conference social media sites

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2022 Awards

Do you know someone who deserves to be Orthotist or Technician of the year – if so the time has come again to nominate them for the 2022 Awards (Don’t worry Prosthetist’s – the 2022 Prosthetist of the Year Will run in the second half of the year)

Nominate now using our new online forms or see our Awards pages under the events menu for more information

Tech of the Year 2022
Orthotist of the Year 2022

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Last Chance to Register #BAPO2021

Registration is closing on the 1st Oct! Register now so you don’t miss out.

Have a look below at some of our esteemed BAPO2021 speakers, or even better visit https://bapoconference2021.vfairs.com/ for the up-to-date event agenda!

Dr David Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD – Keynote: Offloading the Diabetic Foot: 30 years research
Simon Bartold – Keynote: A SWOT Analysis of Athletic Footwear
Dr Michael Dillon – Keynote: Informing Difficult Decisions About Dysvascular Partial Foot and Transtibial Amputation Using a Shared Decision-making Approach
Tim Cooney – Keynote: Composite Fibre Materials in Support of Orthotic Science
Graham Dunn – Footwear Adaptions Combining a Technical and Clinical Perspective
Joel Gibbard – Using the Latest Digital Technologies to Drive Adoption of Multi-Grip Bionic Arms
Holly Phimister – Preventing Catastrophic Deformity in Multiple Myeloma- Orthotic Interventions
Helen McCormack – EDS & Hypermobility Management
Fiona Davie-Smith and Bruce Carse Comparison of patient-reported and functional outcomes following transition from mechanical to microprocessor knee in the low-activity user with a unilateral transfemoral amputation
Stacey Care – Facilitating Student Placements in Prosthetics & Orthotics: A Practice Educator’s View
Gemma Cassidy – The Holistic Management of Patients and the Discussion of Mental Health
Sarah Williams – Fast and Simple ABPI Assessment: Allowing You to Compress with Confidence
Lynne Rowley – COVID: Virtual Ax Pathways
Malgorzata Serafin – 3D Printing: Experiences of a Digital Orthotist
Ian Reilly – Nerve Entrapments of the Foot and Ankle
Ivan Phelan – VR for Upper Limb
Dr Simin Li – Development of a Digital Design and Manufacturing Workflow for Personalised Paediatric Prosthetic Sockets
Dr Matthew Dyson – A Home-Based Biofeedback System for Teaching Children Prosthetic Control Through Games
Stephen Blakeley – Developing new everyday prosthetics for active children and adults
Laura Wiggins – Cerebral Palsy Integrated Pathway
Joshua Young – Orthotic Management of Scoliosis, navigating a varied and changing landscape
Dr Navid Aslani – Customisable 3-D Printed Covers for Children’s Prostheses
Christian Pankhurst – Mental Health Screening in Diabetic Foot Clinics
Professor Nachiappan Chockalingham – Biomechanical Assessment in Scoliosis and Spinal Deformities
Alan & Christopher Hutchison- ProsFit, a Fitting Solution: 3D Printing in Prosthetics
Carly Bauert – Limbformation
Alan Gordon – Low Mobility Patient Rehabilitation Using an MPK: The Journey to K3
Abigail Needham and Dr. Gemma Wheeler – The Starworks Child Prosthetics Research Network: Progress & Next Steps
Jamie Halliday & Donna Cooper – Rigo Cheneau Bracing at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Kirsty Sutters & Rachel Adam – Spinal Bracing for Scoliosis

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Save the Date #BAPO2021

BAPOs conference committee are proud to announce the date for BAPO’s 2021 conference. Keep an eye out for more news coming soon!

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Prosthetist of the Year

BAPO is proud to announce the “North Sea Plastics Prosthetist of the Year Award.”

This award is for an Prosthetist who consistently goes that extra mile for patient satisfaction or has a great understanding of what their patient needs. It could be for a Prosthetist who has excelled in research or has overcome barriers to allow them to carry out their duties, or who consistently design excellent and innovative prosthesis.

The Prosthetist can be nominated by anyone, be it their manager, a clinician, a fellow Prosthetist, a Technician or a patient.  The winner will receive a prize of £200 and free registration to the BAPO Conference 2021 (virtual).

To nomination a Prosthetist of the Year simply tell us in under 300 words why they should win this award. 

Click here for nomination form. 

This can by emailed back to us at enquiries@bapo.com or posted to the Secretariat at the below address:

BAPO, Unit 3011 Mile End Mill, Abbey Mill Business Park, Paisley, PA11JS

Deadline for entries: 1st September 2021.

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AOPA

Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association (AOPA) National Congress 2020, Remotely Connect, Virtually Together

Venue: Virtual event

Date: Thursday 8th – Friday 9th October 2020

Website: https://www.aopa.org.au/events/category/aopa-congress

Description: The AOPA is delighted to invite our wider O&P network and allied health colleagues to the AOPA National Congress 2020 to be held as a live, virtual event from Thursday 8th – Friday 9th October 2020. Our innovative, virtual event has extensive concurrent program, exhibition hall and live chat lounges. The theme for our event is Remotely Connected, Virtually Together and we are pleased to have received extensive exhibition and delegate support during these challenging times. We are also thrilled to announce two keynote speaker, Mr Chapal Khasnabis, Director of Assistive Technology at the World Health Organisation and Mr David Constantine, Founder and Director of Motivation UK. Our impressive international keynote addresses are further complimented by more than 12 invited addresses cutting across orthotics/prosthetics, bionics and pattern recognition, international development, telehealth, digital technology and 3D printing and outcome measures in rehabilitation to name a few. The program aims to be relevant to a wide-breadth of allied health practitioners and rehabilitation specialists and will provide a forum to connect and share knowledge, skills and experiences, and to network on our exciting virtual platform.