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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)

¹Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Foot & Ankle, Stanmore, United Kingdom

¹Versus Arthritis, Centre for Sports, Exercise & Osteoarthritis Research, Nottingham, United Kingdom

²Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom

³University of Central Lancashire, Allied Health Research unit, Preston, United Kingdom

⁴University of Leeds, Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, Leeds, United Kingdom

Joint Winner of the BOFAS 2022 Third Prize (Podium)

¹Topsuppport, Sports Medical Center, Eindhoven, Netherlands

¹University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom

²Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Liverpool, United Kingdom

³Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, HA7 4LP, United Kingdom

Joint Winner of the BOFAS 2022 Second Prize (Podium)

¹Barts Bone and Joint Health, London, United Kingdom

¹Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Trauma and Orthopaedics Service, Liverpool, United Kingdom

²University of Liverpool, School of Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom