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, Trauma and Orthopaedics, London, United Kingdom

²UCL Division of Surgery, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, London, United Kingdom

³Wellington Hospital, Ankle Arthritis Centre, London, United Kingdom 

¹Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Shields, United Kingdom

²Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Hexham, United Kingdom

³Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Wansbeck, United Kingdom

¹Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Foot and Ankle Unit, London, United Kingdom 

¹Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Northumbria, United Kingdom 

¹Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom 

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

²Royal Surrey County NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, United Kingdom 

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