BOFAS News & Events

This pages lists all the latest news and upcoming events.

 

To access 'Foot Print' (the BOFAS Bulletin) please click here (members only)

 

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Website Updates

Research Grants and Email Patient Info Leaflets

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.

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BOFAS Hosted Events

BOFAS Principles Course - Dubai

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

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BOFAS Principles Course Taunton

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)

 

 

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BOFAS Affiliated Courses

Other External Events / Courses

Event date: 01/12/2025 - 03/12/2025 Export event
4th Diabetic Foot Reconstruction Cadaveric Workshop
Togay Koç
/ Categories: Events, Independent Courses

4th Diabetic Foot Reconstruction Cadaveric Workshop

1st-3rd December, 2025

This is an intensive 2.5-day cadaveric workshop, combining focused lectures with hands-on practical sessions delivered by an experienced faculty. The course is designed for diabetic foot surgeons from the UK and overseas who are involved in the management of complex diabetic foot conditions.

The programme will include practical workshops on:

  • Total Contact Cast application
  • In-clinic tendon releases
  • Soft tissue balancing, including tendon transfers
  • Surgical offloading procedures, including bony reconstruction techniques
  • Soft tissue wound coverage options, such as the medial plantar artery flap
  • The latest Transverse Tibial Transport (TTT) system

Places are limited, so early registration is recommended.

£600 earlybird (15th October 2025), £750 thereafter. Registration closes 15th November 2025.

e-mail debbie.brocklebank@nhs.net with name & position.

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