BOFAS Surveys Results BOFAS Surveys Results Now Live 24 March 2022 The results of BOFAS surveys to the membership which have been published / presented can now be viewed here. Read more
BOFAS 2022 Recap BOFAS 2022 Recap BOFAS 2022 is over, but you can catch up here! 19 March 2022 Read more
EFAS Lyon 2021 - Hybrid Annual Meeting EFAS Lyon 2021 - Hybrid Annual Meeting October 21-22-23 - Combined Face to Face and Virtual Meeting 01 October 2021 The EFAS Congress Lyon 2021 will be the first hybrid congress from the European Foot and Ankle Society. EFAS hopes BOFAS members and others will join them in person for 3 amazing days of congress, to meet each other and exchange ideas, but in the current climate going abroad might still be difficult. EFAS would therefore like to extend the opportunity for all to be part of the congress by going HYBRID for the first time. 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) - 262 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) - 79 download(s) Read more