Agenda
EFAS Congress 2026
EFAS2026 – Join us in Augsburg and be part of #EFAS!
📅 October 1-3, 2026
📍 Kongress am Park, Augsburg, Germany
For 3 days, the EFAS European Foot & Ankle Society Annual Congress will bring together the international foot & ankle community for an exceptional scientific and networking experience.
🔹 1,000 participants from 50 countries
🔹 60 international speakers
🔹 6 workshops & symposia
🔹 100 exhibitors
🔹 300 e-posters expected
📊 Discover the latest research and innovations in foot & ankle surgery.
The #EFASCongress is a unique opportunity to connect with leading experts, exchange experiences and stay at the forefront of this specialty.
👉 A rich scientific programme covering #forefoot, #midfoot, #hindfoot, #ankle, soft tissues and trauma, with challenging case discussions and practical insights on diagnosis, management and prevention.
👉 Hands-on learning opportunities with a renowned international faculty through workshops and the industry exhibition.
🔗 Registration & programme: www.efascongress.org
⚠️ Please note: accommodation and transport should be booked early due to the Oktoberfest period.
EFAS Certification Exam, Augsburg
EFAS Certification Exam, Augsburg
BFAS Friday Evening Event
Join us for the first BFAS Friday Evening Event, Friday 4-9-2026
Organized by Ionut Caracudovici.
International guest speaker Ronny Lopes joins us from France to share his expertise on ankle instability, followed by a catered social event.
BFAS evening on Ankle arthroscopy.
📅 Friday 4/9/2026
📍 Van der Valk Brussels Airport in the Ivory Gold room on the ground floor (parking on site)
Program
17h30 Welcome and registration
18h00 Introduction (Ionut Caracudovici)
18h10 Ankle instability concept literature surgical options (Pedro Diniz)
18h25 How to decide witch surgical procedure Ankle severity score (Ronny Lopes)
18h35 Arthroscopic lateral ligaments reinsertion (Alélaïde Wojda)
18h50 Arthroscopic lateral ligaments reconstraction with tendon (Corentin Malherbe)
19h10 Returning to sport after ankle instability surgery Ankle go score (Ronny Lopes)
19h30 Revalidation after surgery (Benjamin Lallement)
19h45 Questions and participant interaction with faculty
Accreditation requested
🍕 Food and drinks included
❗Register with this link before friday 28/8/2026
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWIt5waY3O9304kqEbCprJ5vJ2MP-Zbb29bdzCq0-9dbCyUA/viewform
✔ Free for BFAS members
💡Opportunity for Residents who are not yet members
Residents who are not yet members of BFAS have a great opportunity to join. By registering with BFAS and paying the €70 Junior Membership fee, you will gain access to this event and will not need to pay a new membership fee in 2027.
Residents can apply via office@bfas.be
Please feel free to share this invitation with fellow residents who are interested in Foot & Ankle.
September BFAS evening edition
4th September 2026:
Brussels evening edition ‘Ankle arthroscopy’ Ionut Caracudovici
Starting from 18h to 21h; nearby station; drinks after
June 2026 Saturday morning meeting Aalst
20th June 2026: Aalst: Strategies to Reduce Surgical Stress in Foot and Ankle Surgery Paul Byttebier
Location: Zaal Guernica, AZORG, Moorselbaan 164, Aalst
08:00 – 08:30 Welcome
08:30 – 08:50 What We Can Learn from Our Hip and Knee Colleagues (Virtual); Dr. Nanne Kort
08:50 – 09:20 Pain Management and Developments in Anaesthesia; Dr. S. Vanhooreweghe
09:20 – 10:00 Foot and Ankle Surgery: an option for better outcomes; Dr. Wahid Rezaie
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:30 Advancements in Arthroscopic and Endoscopic Techniques (Virtual); Dr. R. Lopes
11:30 – 11:40 Deep Peroneal Neurectomy: Less Surgical Stress, Less Stress for the surgeon; Dr Paul Byttebier
11:40 – 12:10 WAX Trial: Safety and Benefits of Early Weight Bearing (Virtual); Dr. C. Bretherton
12:10 – 12:55 Rehabilitation Strategies in Fast-Track Foot and Ankle Surgery; Dr. R. Parys
12:55 Closing Remarks
BFAS Session at Orthopaedica Belgica Congress
BFAS Session at Orthopaedica Belgica Congress
De Montil, Affligem
Theme: Complications in Orthopaedic Surgery
More info: https://orthobelgica.be
March 2026 Saturday morning meeting Tienen
We are pleased to invite you to the first Saturday Morning Meeting of 2026, open for all members.
Date: Saturday, 21 March 2026
Location: RZ Tienen – ‘De Kapel’ (see attachment for plan) plan-tienen.docx
Kliniekstraat 45, 3300 Tienen
Hosts:
Sanne Vanstockstraeten
Anny Steenwerckx
Jorien Deferm
Program
08:30 – 08:55 Coffee and registration
08:55 – 09:00 Introduction – S. Vanstockstraeten
09:00 – 09:20 The internist’s point of view on the diabetic foot – Frank Nobels
09:20 – 09:40 Charcot pathology and reconstruction techniques – Sander Wuite
09:40 – 10:00 MIS in Charcot deformities – Wahid Rezaie
10:00 – 10:20 Principles of amputations – Charles Deltour
10:20 – 10:40 Coffee break
10:40 – 11:00 MIS for forefoot problems in diabetic patients – Wahid Rezaie
11:00 – 11:20 Tibiotalar fusion vs ankle replacement in diabetic patients – Kris Buedts
11:20 – 11:40 Transverse Tibial Bone Transfer for Diabetic Foot Ulcers – Arne Burssens
11:40 – 12:30 Q&A
We look forward to welcoming you.
Kind regards,
BFAS
2026 01 23 BFAS Course
The 4th Antwerp Foot & Ankle Course with Cadaveric Dissection will take place at the Antwerp University. The new date is Friday 23rd September 2026.
The theme of the course is New trends versus Established value.
23-1-2026 Annual BFAS Diner
Save the date
23-1-2026, Antwerp region
Annual BFAS Diner for BFAS members
20-09-2025 BFAS Saturday morning meeting, Liège
BFAS Saturday morning meeting will be held on 20 September 2025 in Liège.
Topic: Peroneal and tibialis anterior tendon pathology,.
Organizing Faculty: Codrut Alexandru Volcu and Ionut Caracudovici
🟦 BFAS Saturday Morning Meeting
📅 Saturday 20th of September
Tendon pathology around the ankle - Tibialis anterior & peroneal tendons
📍 Host & Location
• Dr. Codrut-Alexandru Valcu
CHU de Liège
Avenue de l’Hôpital 1, 4000 Liège
• Bâtiment B35, Tour Central, 2nd floor, Colloque A
(just in front of the Orthopedic Surgery secretariat)
🚗 Parking available (Parking 101)
• ✉️ ca.valcu@chuliege.be
👥 Guests & Invited Speakers• Stefan Clockaerts – BFAS President
• Frederick Michels
• Ionut Caracudovici
• Joline Lootsma
• Pim Van Dijk
Not able to come to Liege? Do you wish to follow the presentations online? Please send your email to ca.valcu@chuliege.be
Accreditation requested for live attendees
🕘 Programme
09:00 – Welcome & registration
09:15 – Anterior Tibial Tendon
• Tenosynovitis (Dr. C.-A. Valcu) – 10’
• Rupture – acute repair (Dr. C.-A. Valcu) – 10’
• Rupture – delayed repair / allograft (Dr. F. Michels) – 20’
• Q&A – 20’
10:25 – Peroneal Tendons
• Tenosynovitis (Dr. C.-A. Valcu) – 10’
• Rupture & repair (Dr. I. Caracudovici) – 15’
• Subluxation / dislocation (Dr. J. Lootsma) – 15’
• Q&A – 20’
11:30 – Invited Speaker Lecture (30’)
Peroneal tendon pathology (focus on endoscopic treatment & sports)
(Dr. Pim Van Dijk)
12:15 – Closure
Young BFAS Meeting
Dear BFAS Colleagues,
Hereby we would like to invite you to the Young BFAS symposium on Saturday 21/6/25 at the Kapel, Imelda Ziekenhuis, Bonheiden.
The program looks great.
Meet all the ongoing scientific studies on foot&ankle pathology in our area !
We hope you will be able to attend.
Program:
BFAS 9:00 the young surgeon
-Joris Robberecht, young minds think alike
-Stef Verfaillie, Old mind looks back and forth
10:00 the fellowships blind spot
Simon Van Roy- Extreme hallux valgus
Gilles Van Eetvelde- Pilon fracture.. it‘s in a lot of pieces
Jeroen Van den Langenbergh- PCFD
Bart Van Groningen acute multiligamentary lesions
11:00 Research forum
Bart Van Groningen- Lisfranc
Jeroen Van den Langenbergh- Hallux valgus rehab - Grant EFAS -
Gilles Van Eetvelde- systematic review deltoid letsel.
11:45 Jeroen Neyt EBJIS statement
Location: De Kapel. Imelda Ziekenhuis, Imeldalaan 9 te 2820 Bonheiden.
BFAS Dinner 2024
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcXOeH6Kf0A_Mm4Wc3aB2BzYJvfuyo9DIm8twjmlQPzQgY-w/viewform
The annual BFAS Dinner will take place on Thursday, October 17 in the "Le Louise" Hotel in Brussels.
Registration is mandatory
BFAS Cadaver Course
BFAS Foot & Ankle Course - January 19th 2024
Cadaveric Dissection
Antwerp University
F&A Osteotomies: Cut, Shift and Fix the Footbone
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BFAS Saturday morning meeting september 16th 2023 Gent - “Latest Imaging Technologies in Foot and Ankle Surgery”
AZ Maria Middelares Gent @ Sensum (zaal kasteel +1), Kortrijksesteenweg 1026 9051 Gent
Let op! Neem de ingang van "Ziekenhuis Maria Middelares" via de Kortrijksesteenweg en niet via de buitenring.
FANC decided that this activity qualifies for continuing education in radiation protection for :
3h00 for Connexists (orthopaedic surgeons)
EFAS symposium
SAVE THE DATE: EFAS Advanced Symposium, 7th-8th December 2023, Madrid, Spain
We are pleased to announce that registration for the EFAS Advanced Symposium is open!
The primary goal for this EFAS Advanced Symposium is to provide a forum for delegates to acquire the knowledge set needed in the rescue and “bailout” of complications resulting from foot and ankle procedures. Experts will review challenging complications cases of forefoot, midfoot, hindfoot, ankle, soft tissues, and trauma procedures and discuss their early recognition, management, and prevention through a case-based approach. Delegates will present their cases and faculty will also present their own from the hospital locker. Opportunity for hands-on experience with the equipment needed for “bailout” and rescue from complications will be available throughout the Industry Exhibition and Workshops
EFAS Basic and advanced course on ankle arthroscopy
13TH INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED COURSE OF FOOT & ANKLE, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
2021 06 26 - BFAS Saturday Morning meeting
Stem cell surgery, new image modalities
13TH INTERNATIONAL BASIC COURSE OF FOOT & ANKLE, MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
2021 04 29 OTC Dissection Webinar
.The 1st OTC Belgium Dissection livestream webinar on Importance of vascularity in foot and ankle trauma - Surgical approaches and solutions.
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2021 04 22 EFAS webinar : Developments in the treatment of Hallux Rigidus