The aim is to give Overseas Trainee Orthopaedic Surgeons a solid grounding in the principles and the decision making in Foot & Ankle Surgery.

There is an emphasis on clinical examination of cases, small group discussions and learning surgical approaches in the cadaver lab.

This is the first course BOFAS is running in UAE and the aim is to expand the Foot and Ankle education and training in the Middle East and Gulf area.

Venue - Le Meridien, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

These courses are aimed at Higher Surgical Trainees / ST3 onwards and are designed to teach the core of Foot and Ankle surgery in an informal and interactive environment. The emphasis is on clinical examination cases, discussion groups and typical day-to-day clinic scenarios. Although not an exam preparation course, content is taught to the standard expected in the FRCS(Tr & Orth) exam; that of a day-one non-specialist orthopaedic consultant. Applications will open on 1st September 2023.

Venue - Taunton (TBC)

¹University of Leicester, School of Healthcare, Leicester, United Kingdom

²Centre for Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom

³University Hospitals of Leicester, Emergency Care, Leicester, United Kingdom

⁴University Hospitals of Leicester, Orthopaedics, Leicester, United Kingdom

¹Watford General Hospital, Watford, United Kingdom

²University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom

³Imperial College NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom

⁴Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Reading, United Kingdom

⁵East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, United Kingdom

¹Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom

²University of Oxford, Kadoorie Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford, United Kingdom

³University of Birmingham, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom

⁴University of Oxford, Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Oxford, United Kingdom

⁵University of Oxford, Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford, United Kingdom

⁶University of Exeter, College of Medicine and Health, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom

Winner of the BOFAS 2023 Second Prize (Podium)

¹University Hospital of North Tees and Hartlepool, Orthopedics, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom

¹University of Liverpool, Human Anatomy and Resource Department, Liverpool, United Kingdom,

²Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Orthopaedic and Trauma Service, Liverpool, United Kingdom

³University of Liverpool, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Winner of the BOFAS 2023 Fourth Prize (Podium)

¹King’s College Hospital, London, Orthopaedics, London, United Kingdom