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Event date: 21/10/2021 - 22/10/2021 Export event
Anglia Ruskin Diabetic Foot Cadaveric Workshop
Robert Clayton

Anglia Ruskin Diabetic Foot Cadaveric Workshop

This is a 2-days hands-on workshop organised at the School of Medicine at Anglia-Ruskin University, Chelmsford.

This is aimed at Surgeons who are involved in surgical management of diabetic feet. The aim of this course is to cover surgical management of diabetic foot conditions affecting the forefoot, midoot and hindfoot, with soft tissue and bony reconstruction procedures on cadaveric specimens. 

 

 
Course Convener:
Mr Madhu Tiruveedhula
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mid & South Essex University Hospital
Basildon, UK
 
Location:
School of Medicine
Anglia-Ruskin University
Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ, UK
 
Programme:
Please see brochure attached as PDF
 
Course Fees:
£300 (not inclusive of accomodation)
The course fees include attendance to the 2-day workshop, all refreshments and the course dinner.
 
£130 for accomodation for 2 nights (inclusive of breaskfast) - www.atlantichotelchelmsford.co.uk
 
Registration
 
Or book directly:
Tel:        01245 268 168
Email:   info@atlantichotel.co.uk and quote 'Diabetic Foot Reconstruction workshop'
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BOFAS Hosted Events

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

 

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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

 

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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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