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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)

¹Kantonsspital Winterthur, Wínterthur, Switzerland

²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States

³Swiss Ortho Center AG, Schmerzklinik Basel, Basel, Switzerland 

Winner of the BOFAS 2018 Klenerman Prize for Best Basic Science Paper

¹Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Wakefield, United Kingdom 

¹Healthpoint Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 

¹Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 

¹Freeman Hospital, The Newcastle upont Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Foot and Ankle Department, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 

¹AOC Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom