Tickets are now available!
Delegate tickets are now available for the next мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Regional Conference in the West Midlands.
The event is scheduled for Friday, September 6th, 2024, at the Tower and Hamilton Suites, Drayton Manor, Drayton Manor Drive, Fazeley, Mile Oak, Tamworth B78 3TW. You can find information on how to get there
You can receive discounted accommodation by quoting the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ regional conference event when you book!
Our one-day event theme will be based on “Sustainability in Prosthetics and Orthotics.”
It will feature a combination of invited speakers and free paper presentations aimed at prosthetic and orthotic professionals.
The program will commence at 10:00 am and conclude at 4:00 pm, with registration and exhibition starting at 9:00 am. There will be a 1-hour lunch break and two 15-minute coffee breaks in the morning and afternoon. All will be served in the room opening onto the exhibition area.
The event is targeted at P & O professionals and the wider P & O community. It is open to both мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ 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.
Come along to learn, collaborate, communicate, and share ideas!
To Purchase Tickets
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ members please log into your membership profile,
Non-members, please complete the Non-Member Events registration
Not a member? Join before purchasing your member-discounted ticket!
For anyone wishing to purchase multiple tickets please email enquiries@bapo.com
Ticket Category | Total including VAT |
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Member Early Bird Launch until 28/06/2024 | £55.00 |
Non-мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Member Early Bird until 28/06/2024 | £105.00 |
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Student Member Early Bird until 28/06/2024 | £42.00 |
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Associate Member Early Bird until 28/06/2024 | £42.00 |
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Member From 29/06/2024 | £65.00 |
Non-мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Member From 29/06/2024 | £120.00 |
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Student Member From 29/06/2024 | £50.00 |
мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Associate Member From 29/06/2024 | £50.00 |
If you are interested in exhibiting or sponsoring this event, please contact enquiries@bapo.com
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Dr Stephanie Tempest
Growing the P&O workforce
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Dr Jo Watson
Growing the P&O workforce: Update on the PBERC work 24/25
Pre-Preceptorship and Preceptorship workstream:
Preceptorship is a period of structured support provided during key moments of career transitions. In the context of this project, the focus is on the transition between pre-registration learner and registered professional.
The мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ (2024) Early Career Guidance Framework for Prosthetics and Orthotics introduces the concept of preceptorship, how it can be both structured and personalized, the value it adds, and top tips for all involved. The focus of this workstream is on: (a) embedding pre-preceptorship within pre-registration P&O curricula, so that new graduates are ready for, and receptive to, employer’s preceptorship offers, and (b) developing guidance and other resources to support employers, line managers, preceptors and preceptees to embed inclusive engagement with preceptorship, regardless of the employment context.Ìý
Pre-registration Learner Support and Engagement workstream:
Pre-registration learners is an equitable term that includes students enrolled on BSc(Hons) and pre-registration MSc programmes, and Level 6 apprentices. The aim of this workstream is to expand and develop the pre-registration learner support mechanisms and resources offered by мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼.
It focuses on two specific areas: 1. Developing a sustainable approach to providing pre-registration learners with an equitable opportunity to feed into and engage with мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ via a learner network, forum, community of practice, or similar, and 2. Creating a Learner Hub page on the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ website to house those profession-specific resources provided by the professional body that are of most relevance to pre-registration learners
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Gemma Cassidy
Inclusive practice in higher education for Disabled Students
To understand current inclusive practice in higher education with regards Disabled students, define gaps and discuss barriers and enablers to inclusion. Considerations will include the higher education experience in addition to placement experience. Multi stakeholder input is vital including higher education staff, placement educators, apprentice employers and P+O students. To include your experience please email gemma.cassidy@bapo.com
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Michael Guthrie
Scope of practice statements
Advanced practice network
Supervision
Enhanced practice
Scope of practice statements
This project is about reviewing and updating standards, guidance and information published by мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼, to address any perceived barriers to the development of advanced practice roles in prosthetics and orthotics. We will be making changes to publications and information which include мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼’s Standards for Best Practice and the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Ethical Code.
Advanced practice network
This project will establish a network for мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ members who are in advanced or consultant practice roles or who are interested in or aspire to these levels of practice.
Supervision
We will develop guidance on supervision for prosthetists and orthotists. This will build on existing guidance published by the HCPC and others to make the case for good quality supervision to support the practice and development of prosthetists and orthotists.
Enhanced practice
Enhanced practice is a level of professional practice which is the precursor to advanced practice. This project will support growing understanding of enhanced practice in prosthetics and orthotics.
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Dr Stephanie Tempest
Growing the P+O workforce
The Support Worker project explores the roles and opportunities to develop patient-facing support worker and technician roles. Building on from the publication of the Support worker framework for the prosthetic and orthotic workforce, the end product includes a dedicated мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ webpage for this vital segment of the profession, to aid workforce development.
The P&O Careers project involves segmented work to promote the profession with students, people leaving the Armed Forces and those starting life after Professional Sport. It also involves updating the general P&O Careers Guide. Multiple resources will be developed as outputs and will be accessible for use by members in their own career promotion activities.
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Steve Hewitt
Staying Ahead of the Curve: The Evolution and Future of Scoliosis Brace Treatment
Call for Abstracts:
We encourage prosthetists, orthotists, technicians, support workers, managers, researchers, and students to submit an abstract for a 15-minute presentation or poster about any aspect of sustainability 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. This could be environmental sustainability, workforce sustainability, workload sustainability, or any other aspect of the P&O or wider allied health profession affected by any form of sustainability.
Please note – ÌýOral Presentation:
- Time limit for oral presentation is 15 minutes. A 5-minute maximum Q & A session will be allowed following the presentation.
- All submissions will be reviewed by the мÓÆÂÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ review panel 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.
- There is a £200.00 prize awarded to the selected best oral presentation
- The selected oral presentations will receive free registration to the conference.
Please note – Posters:
- If you choose to submit a poster you will be required to print and supply your A1 poster for the conference.
- There will be an award of £100 for best poster.
Abstract Deadlines:
Applications for abstracts are now open.
Submission deadline for free paper abstracts is Friday 26th July 2024
Free paper applicants will be notified by Friday 9th August 2024
To submit your abstract, please complete the template via the link below.
If you have any questions, please email: enquiries@bapo.com
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