OVERVIEW

Training Orthopaedic Trainers Course (TOTs) Course is organized by British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and will be held on Sep 25, 2026.

Description:
The programme is aimed to improve the standard of teaching for those in trauma and orthopaedic (T&O) training and practice entirely online. 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 improve their teaching.

The BOA Training Orthopaedic Trainers (TOTs) course is now running entirely online. Much of the work can be done at a time, place and pace convenient to participants, with attendance at live virtual meetings to supplement personal learning. Learning is monitored through learning logs with written feedback from expert faculty.

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Identify personal development needs as a trainer
Focus on relevant issues arising from the T&O curriculum
Apply principles of learning including feedback to improve teaching
Help learners develop capabilities:
- Working with the multidisciplinary team
- In the operating theatre
- During an unselected emergency take
- Caring for in-patients
- In an outpatient’s clinic
Maximise opportunities in practice for:
- Assessment
- Small group teaching
- Lecturing
- Simulation & technology enhanced learning
- Reflection
- Supporting learners with additional needs