European Foot and Ankle Society

The EFAS Research Foundation is the official Foundation of the European Foot & Ankle Society (EFAS).  The Foundation was founded 06th November, 2013, in Basel, Switzerland. The main purpose of the EFAS Research Foundation is to promote research, education, knowledge transfer, treatment quality, patient safety, innovation, and charity of EFAS and the Foot & Ankle medicine. Specifically, the EFAS Research Foundation provides and facilitates: Research Grants, Research Awards, Instructional Courses, Fellowships, Certificates, Scientific Journal, Committees, international cooperation projects, and charity and humanitarian activities. The aims of the society are to promote the development of foot and ankle surgery and to advance education, study and research in this specialty. EFAS will meet its goal of advancement of the science and education in foot and ankle pathology, conservative and surgical treatment, offering practicing physicians, residents and fellows instructional courses, seminars and symposia, international congresses as well as close collaboration and team learning programs to other medical and selected paramedical disciplines.