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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)

¹Imperial College, Foot and Ankle Unit, London, United Kingdom 

¹Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom

²Falun University, Falun, Sweden

³Lund University, Lund, Sweden

⁴Lund and Spenshult University, Spenshult, Sweden

⁵Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic 

¹Wrightington Hospital, Wrightington Foot and Ankle Unit, Wigan, United Kingdom 

¹Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom 

¹Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Orthopaedic Research, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 

¹Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley Park, United Kingdom

²West Herts NHS Trust, Watford, United Kingdom

³Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, United Kingdom