BOFAS Diabetic Foot Principles Courses:

The BOFAS Diabetic Foot Principles Course is an exciting new course designed for Orthopaedic trainees and consultants.

The Course will cover the diabetic foot content in the FRCS (Orth) curriculum but will also enable those attending to manage confidently diabetic foot patients who they will encounter on call, both as trainees and as consultants. The content will be delivered in an informal and interactive multidisciplinary environment, with an emphasis on practical management, including workshops and critical Case Based Discussions. The multidisciplinary faculty includes BOFAS accredited orthopaedic surgeons, plastic and vascular surgeons, radiologists and diabetologists

 

Typically the courses cover topics including:

  • Foot Attack & Acute Debridement
  • Medical management of diabetics with foot infections
  • Vascular assessment and acute ischaemia
  • Imaging of the diabetic foot
  • Antibiotic Management of diabetic foot infections
  • Role of Plastic Surgeons
  • Charcot Foot
  • Diabetic Foot Reconstruction
  • Amputations
  • Prosthetics and rehab of major amputations
  • Workshops

 

Dates:

28th April 2025, Kents Hill Park Milton Keynes

 

Costs:

£150.00

Cancellation

Up to 8 weeks before course 100% refund.

 

Upcoming courses:

Details of upcoming courses can be found below. All courses will be advertised on BOFAS Twitter account.

Course registration will open a few months before the course date - please watch the latest news and events for details. 

Go to the Education tab and then choose Course registration.

Please email enquiries to: events@bofas.org.uk

 

Feedback:

At BOFAS we take delegate feedback very seriously and use it to constantly refine and improve the course.

Examples of feedback from recent courses:
  • All topics well covered. Lectures were not too long.
  • Amazing content and speakers, massive efforts being the 1st course.
  • This was a brilliant course. Excellent range of faculty. Certainly a must for all DM involved clinicians.
Inaugral Course, Milton Keynes, April 2024