Education committee
One of the founding principles of the society is education. This committee's purpose is to support BOFAS in this.
BOFAS is of the view that education should be inclusive of trainees as well as established medical practitioners, our colleagues in podiatry, physiotherapy and in nursing.
We as health care professionals share a desire to bring about the best possible outcomes for the treatment of patients with foot and ankle problems.
BOFAS considers that a unified educational framework is one way by which we can achieve this goal.
Our range of activity currently includes
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BOA Instructional courses
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BOFAS Annual meeting
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BOFAS sponsored basic foot course for Specialist registrars
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Formulation of a framework to support ongoing appraisal and revalidation
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Travelling Fellowship awards for trainees
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Bursaries to support AHP's and other non-medically qualified practitioners
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Contributions to the core curriculum and the foot and ankle components of the FRCSOrth examination in trauma and orthopaedics
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Writing of guidelines for the treatment of foot and ankle conditions (blue book)
Our strategy for the future is:
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To strengthen our educational framework in conjunction with the BOA
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To provide comprehensive information to patients and GP's on foot and ankle problems
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To establish partnerships with countries outside the UK for education in foot and ankle surgery
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To develop and support training standards in foot and ankle surgery amongst all health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with foot and ankle problems so as to ensure the highest quality of care for such patients.