BOFAS 2023 Video Recap BOFAS 2023 Video Recap Now Live for Members who attended the conference 19 May 2023 If you are a BOFAS member who attended the 2023 annual congress, you can now access the full video recap of the conference here. Read more
BOFAS 2024 - Belfast BOFAS 2024 - Belfast 6th to 8th March 2024 15 March 2023 BOFAS 2024 will be held in Belfast from 6th to 8th of March Read more
Website Updates Website Updates Research Grants and Email Patient Info Leaflets 31 March 2022 The research grants page has been updated and a list of previous grants can now be viewed. Patient information pages now have a link so that the page link can be shared with patients via email. Read more
4Jul2024 Basic Skills Foot and Ankle Arthroscopy Course - open for applications 04/07/2024 Read more This courses is designed to develop and extend the knowledge and skills of training foot and ankle surgeons. Techniques of arthroscopic surgery of the joints, ligaments and tendons of the ankle and foot will be presented and demonstrated. Basic Skills covers the more common procedures which a foot and ankle surgeon would be likely to need. Delegates will be given ample time to develop their skills in each of the areas listed below using cadaver limbs. Questions and case presentations will be encouraged with an expert and interactive faculty. Anterior ankle Posterior ankle Haglund’s surgery Sub-talar joint Tendoscopy Arthroscopic Ankle fusion 1st MTP joint Read more
5Jul2024 Advanced Skills Foot and Ankle Arthroscopy Course - applications open 05/07/2024 Read more This courses is designed to develop and extend the knowledge and skills of established foot and ankle surgeons. Techniques of arthroscopic surgery of the joints, ligaments and tendons of the ankle and foot will be presented and demonstrated. Advanced Skills covers some more advanced and emerging techniques. Delegates will be given ample time to develop their skills in each of the areas listed below using cadaver limbs. Questions and case presentations will be encouraged with an expert and interactive faculty. 1st MTP joint Arthroscopic lateral and medial ligament repair FHL transfer Peroneal groove and Tibialis posterior Tarsal coalition excision Sub-talar fusion Chopart joint fusion Read more
14Oct2024 BOFAS Principles Course Bournemouth 14/10/2024 - 15/10/2024 Read more 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 - Highcliffe Marriott Hotel, st Michaels Road, West Cliff, Bournemouth BH2 5DU Documents to download BOFAS Course Programme -Bournemouth 2024(.pdf, 158.11 KB) - 259 download(s) Read more
11Jun2024 Ankle Arthritis Academy 2024 11/06/2024 - 12/06/2024 Read more Ankle Arthritis Academy 2024 The UK Ankle Arthritis Academy, will be held on the Newcastle upon Tyne Quayside on 11th and 12th June 2024, designed to address the need for education and revalidation for clinicians managing ankle arthritis. The agenda will include supramalleolar osteotomy indications and techniques, decision making in end stage ankle arthritis, primary and revision ankle arthrodesis, primary and revision total ankle arthroplasty, management of complications including prosthetic joint infection and case based discussion. The faculty include recognised experts from the UK and abroad with a broad representation of opinion. Read more
2Dec2024 23rd Oswestry Foot and Ankle Course 02/12/2024 - 04/12/2024 Read more 23rd Oswestry Foot and Ankle Course Documents to download Foot & Ankle Course Flyer 2024(.pdf, 258.2 KB) - 72 download(s) Read more