Tickets are now available!
Delegate tickets are now available for the next BAPO 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 HERE
You can receive discounted accommodation by quoting the BAPO 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 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.
Come along to learn, collaborate, communicate, and share ideas!
To Purchase Tickets
BAPO members please log into your membership profile, HERE
Non-members, please complete the Non-Member Events registration HERE
Not a member? Join HERE before purchasing your member-discounted ticket!
For anyone wishing to purchase multiple tickets please email enquiries@bapo.com
Ticket Category | Total including VAT |
BAPO Member Early Bird Launch until 28/06/2024 | £55.00 |
Non-BAPO Member Early Bird until 28/06/2024 | £105.00 |
BAPO Student Member Early Bird until 28/06/2024 | £42.00 |
BAPO Associate Member Early Bird until 28/06/2024 | £42.00 |
BAPO Member From 29/06/2024 | £65.00 |
Non-BAPO Member From 29/06/2024 | £120.00 |
BAPO Student Member From 29/06/2024 | £50.00 |
BAPO Associate Member From 29/06/2024 | £50.00 |
If you are interested in exhibiting or sponsoring this event, please contact enquiries@bapo.com
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 – Oral 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 BAPO 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 MSForm template via the link below.
If you have any questions, please email: enquiries@bapo.com