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BAPO is delighted to be delivering our final conference of the year alongside our colleagues at the Royal College of Podiatry. This key collaboration underlines the importance of working together across the multi-disciplinary team. Sharing our experience and knowledge to empower the profession to enable the user. The conference will be held at
You can find information regarding the venue here: https://www.sec.co.uk/
Delegate parking is in the MSCP and there are details on this on the SEC website – Car & Parking | How to Get Here | SEC, Glasgow – there is a cost for parking.
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We warmly invite submissions from prosthetists, orthotists, technicians, support workers, managers, researchers, educators, learners, and wider AHP colleagues. You are encouraged to submit an abstract for either a 15-minute oral presentation or a poster presentation on any topic related to the theme “Working Together.” This theme may encompass a range of collaborative efforts—whether within your own team, a multidisciplinary team, across stakeholder groups, or in partnership with your professional body. We are particularly interested in presentations that demonstrate how collaboration has contributed to improved service user outcomes, innovative service redesign, or successful project delivery.
Please select whether you would like to submit your abstract as an oral presentation or a poster and use the abstract template shown below to write your abstract.
If you are selected for a poster presentation, BAPO will provide you with an optional poster template for you to use and a guide on presenting posters at conferences.
Submission Details:
- Please indicate your preference for an oral or poster presentation.
- Use the abstract template provided below to prepare your submission.
- If selected for a poster presentation, BAPO will supply an optional poster template and guidance on effective poster presentation.
- All posters must be A1 size, anything that is not A1 will not be displayed
- It is the responsibility of the author(s) to ensure their printed poster is brought to the conference for display.
Key Information:
- Oral presentations will be 15 minutes in duration, followed by a maximum 5-minute Q&A session.
- All abstracts will be reviewed by a selection panel, and decisions will be made based on pre-defined criteria.
- If your abstract is not selected for oral presentation, it may be considered for poster presentation or future events.
- Poster presenters must be available during the designated session to discuss their work.
- Prizes will be awarded for the best oral presentation (£200) and best poster (£100).
- Each accepted abstract will receive one complimentary registration for the conference.
- All author(s) must email BAPO an electronic copy of their poster by 5pm Monday 10th November
Submission Deadline: Monday, 18 August 2025
Notification of Acceptance: By Monday, 8 September 2025 We look forward to receiving your submissions and to showcasing the collaborative work taking place across the profession.
If you have any questions regarding your submission, please contact enquiries@bapo.com