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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

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)

¹ University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

¹ University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom

¹ Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

¹ Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Orthopaedics, Gateshead, United Kingdom

²Articulation Research Laboratory, Department of Anatomy, Glasgow University, Glasgow, United Kingdom

³Freeman Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

⁴Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Department of Orthopaedics, Glasgow, United Kingdom

¹ Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital, Department of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Oswestry, United Kingdom

² Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital, Department of Physiotherapy, Oswestry, United Kingdom

³Countess Of Chester Hospital, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Chester, United Kingdom

¹Liverpool University Medical School, Liverpool, United Kingdom

²Wirral University Hospitals NHS Trust, Foot and Ankle, Wirral, United Kingdom