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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)

¹Edinburgh Orthopaedic Trauma, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

²Edinburgh Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

³University of Edinburgh, Centre for Population Health Sciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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

²Aneurin Bevan Universisty NHS Trust, Newport, United Kingdom

³University of Liverpool, Institute of Health and Ageing, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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

²University of Liverpool, Institute of Health and Ageing, Liverpool, United Kingdom

3University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom

⁴Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, United Kingdom

Winner of the BOFAS 2024 First Prize - Chan Cheng Memorial Prize for Clinical Paper (Podium)

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

²University College London, Dept of Ortho & MSK Science, London, United Kingdom

¹King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Trauma and Orthopaedics, London, United Kingdom

²Prevent Senior, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Sao Paulo, Brazil 3COTE Brasilia Clinic, Foot and Ankle Unit, Brasilia, Brazil

¹Nottingham University Hosptials NHS Foundation Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom

²North Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom