Lectures of Distinction - Series 2 Lectures of Distinction - Series 2 The second season of BOFAS LoD is starting September 2021 01 September 2021 The second series of BOFAS Lectures of Distinction is starting September 2021. The first lecture is on Principles of Ankle Fractures and will be held on Monday the 6th of September. Click here for more details and to register. Read more
Annual Meeting 2021 - Recap Annual Meeting 2021 - Recap The 2021 Annual Meeting is over, but click here if you missed it! 12 March 2021 We hope you enjoyed the 2021 Virtual Annual meeting, but if you could not make it, it's available for members free of charge! Follow the link to view the programme and recordings. Read more
New Website New Website We have a brand new look 01 February 2021 BOFAS are pleased to announce our new website! Read more
2Oct2025 BOFAS Principles Course - Dubai 02/10/2025 - 04/10/2025 Read more 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 Documents to download ACv3BOFAS-Principles-Course-Programme-DXB(.pdf, 2.13 MB) - 414 download(s) Read more
20Oct2025 BOFAS Principles Course Taunton 20/10/2025 - 21/10/2025 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 - Taunton (TBC) Documents to download BOFAS-Course-Programme--Taunton-2025(.docx, 31.88 KB) - 699 download(s) Read more
SuperUser Account / 31 March 2022 / Categories: News Website Updates Research Grants and Email Patient Info Leaflets Research Grants The research grants page has been updated and can be viewed here. There is now also a page with a record of previous successful and completed grants which can be accessed here. Patient information leaflets BOFAS has produced patient information leaflets on common conditions which can be accessed here. These are a free resource which clinicians may choose to share with patients when discussing the problem in clinic, or when consenting for surgery. It is now possible to email a link to the page directly to the patient from the website. To do this, simply scroll to the bottom of the information page and click the link to enter patient email address and send. The email is sent from a no-reply BOFAS account. Print 679