Subspecialties | Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (COFAS)
Meetings
COA|CORS|CORA Annual Meeting, June 11-14, 2025
Vancouver British Columbia
Wednesday June 11
17:00 – 18:30 Opening Ceremonies
18:30-20:30 Welcome Reception
Thursday June 12
09:00 – 19:30 General COA programming with a variety of content – paper sessions, symposia, and more!
Friday June 13
07:30- 18:00 General COA programming
07:30 – 09:00 Foot and Ankle Paper Session
18:00 – 19:00 COFAS Business Meeting
Saturday June 14 – Subspecialty Day
08:00 – 17:00 COFAS programming, “Mythbusters”
08:00 – 08:30 What should people know about TAR in 2024?
08:30 – 08:45 When to fuse and when to replace the ankle
08:45 – 09:00 Conversion from AA to TAR is simple and easy with great outcomes
09:00 – 09:15 Can the infected TAR be salvaged in One step?
09:15 – 9:45 AA vs TAR : the final showdown
9:45 – 10:15 Panel Discussion – ask the experts
10:30 – 11:00 What we can all learn as Orthopedic Surgeons from a team based approach to Clinical care.
11:00 – 11:30 TTC nail is the solution for all things Geriatric
11:30 – 11:45 How does the biology of patients matter in Fracture fixation
11:45 – 12:00 Fixing a Lisfranc injury with transarticular screws is the equivalent to Bridge plating
12:00 – 12:15 The Cutting Edge of Syndesmosis Injury Treatment
12:15 – 12:30 Panel Discussion- ask the experts
1:00 – 1:30 Highlights Talks
13:30 – 13:45 Deltoid ligament injury and sequelae – prevalence vs incidence
13:45 – 14:00 Achilles tendon rupture – minimally invasive surgery has changed the game
14:00 – 14:15 We have cracked the OCL code: the perfect treatment algorithm
14:15 – 14:30 Everything can be done through an athroscope! Or almost everything
14:30 – 14:45 Panel discussion – ask the experts
15:00 – 15:15 Fee Disparities and Recruitment Isses in Foot and Ankle Surgery
15:15 – 15:30 Is minimally invasive truly better then open ?
15:30 – 15:45 Achiles tendonopathy: Minimally invasive cure? Everything coming up Zadek
15:45 – 16:15 Panel Discussion : Compare and Contrast Health care systems- who is doing better !
16:15 – 18:00 COFAS CASKS and CASES – Mingle with the faculty
| MORE MEETINGS | DATE | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| AOFAS Annual Meeting | Sept 10-13, 2025 | Savannah, Georgia |
| COFAS Think Tank | Oct, 2025 | Montreal, Quebec |
| AOFAS Winter Meeting | Jan 22-24, 2026 | Napa, California |
| U of T Foot and Ankle Meeting | April 1-4, 2026 | Toronto, Ontario |
2025 COFAS Whistler Meeting
Thank you to everyone who made this such a successful event! 
2024 COA Annual Meeting – Halifax
COFAS Subspecialty Day at COA Annual Meeting, June 15, 2024
See program for more information
Cadaver Lab, June 16, 2024
Immediately following COA Annual meeting in Halifax.
Two Lab Session Blocks Available:
- Lab 1: 8:00 -11:30
- Lab 2: 12:00 -15:30
There are 4 sponsor companies and the topics/equipment per company is as follows:
- Stryker: MIS procedures (Hallux Valgus, Calc Osteotomies, lesser toes); Total Ankles and Inbone / invision prophecy fancy feet
- ConMed/In2bone: Cartimax; Fibula Nail; Anterior ankle fusions
- J&J / DePuy / Synthes: External fixators
- Paragon28: Charcot beams/nailing system; TTC nailing
Cost: COFAS Members: $250/participant, Non-COFAS Members: $350/participant, Fellows/Residents: FREE*
Total spots available: 40 (20 per Lab block – space is limited!)
*Lab fees include a sponsored social event on the Saturday evening prior, exclusively for COFAS lab participants.
2022 COA Annual Meeting – Quebec City
Wednesday June 8
17:15-18:15 Opening Ceremonies
18:15-20:15 Welcome Reception – drinks and snacks in the exhibit ball
Thursday June 9
08:00 – 18:30 – General COA programming includes a little something for everyone – paper sessions, symposia, case-based roundtable sessions, and more. View the program.
17:15-18:15 Case-Based Roundtable: Foot and Ankle – Attendees are encouraged to bring cases of their own to discuss within a group setting with two moderators being set for each table.
Friday June 10
08:00-17:45 General programming
13:00-15:00 Your COA: Business Meeting, Strategic and New Programs Update, and Transfer of Office (inauguration of Laurie Hiemstra)
16:00-17:45 2022 Meeting Highlights Paper Session – See the top papers in each subspecialty
19:00-23:00 COA Gala – purchase your tickets through the online registration (limited tickets available on site)
Saturday June 11 – Subspecialty Day – see the program for all the details
08:00-09:30 Paper Session: Foot and Ankle
09:45-11:15 OCLs of the Talus: Do we Finally Have an Answer?
11:30-12:30 COFAS Business Meeting – All members are encouraged to attend
13:30-15:00 Foot and Ankle Symposium: Ankle Arthritis
15:15-16:45 Foot and Ankle Symposium: Foot Deformities
For speaker guidelines, registration, and all the meeting details;
Visit the COA Annual Meeting Website
Visit the Full Program Details
2021 COA Virtual Annual Meeting
Thu, June 17 at 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET
COA Paper Session: Foot and Ankle
Moderators:
Brad Meulenkamp, The Ottawa Hospital
Nicholas Smith, Memorial University
Thu, June 17 7:15 PM – 8:15 PM ET
COA Symposium: Foot and Ankle – The Anatomic Approach to Ankle Fracture Fixation
Moderators:
Herman Johal, McMaster University
Angela Scharfenberger, University Orthopaedic Consultants
Panelists:
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- Philippe-Hugo Champagne
- Joel Morash
- Melissa Laflamme
- Andrea Veljkovic
2020 COA Virtual Annual Meeting
- COFAS still delivered a great, yet reduced, program virtually at the first COA, CORS, and CORA Virtual Annual Meeting on June 19 and 20, 2020. Please see below the Subspecialty day foot and ankle programming:2:30 – 3:30 pm EDT
COA Paper Session: Foot and Ankle
Moderator:
Andrea Veljkovic, BCTalk:
BOFAS Research Comparing Ankle Replacements and Ankle Fusions
By Guest Speaker – Andy Goldberg, UK
3:45 – 4:45 pm EDT
COA/COFAS ICL: Foot and Ankle and Anesthesia
Moderator:
Timothy R. Daniels, ON
5:15 – 6:15 pm EDT
COFAS Past Presidents Panel
Moderators:
Monika Volesky, QC and Peter J. Dryden, BCPanel Topic:
Cases in the Last Two Years that I now Approach Completely Differently than Before?Panelists: Kevin Wing, Gord Golplen, Murray Pennar, Mark Glazebrook, Johnny Lau, Peter Dryden, Alastair Younger, Tim Daniels, Karl LaLonde
2019 COA Annual Meeting – Montreal QC
The 2019 COA/COFAS Annual Meeting in Montreal was a great success. See below for highlights.
Foot & Ankle Highlights at Annual Meeting
We were pleased to welcome COFAS Visiting Professor, Dr. Thibaut Leemrijse, who joined us all the way from from Luxenbourg, Belgium. See his bio here: https://www.digital-orthopaedics.com/team/thibaut-leemrijse/
FRIDAY
11:15-12:45 COA Foot and Ankle / Hip and Knee Arthroplasty ICL: Common Challenges for Lower Extremity Arthroplasty Surgeons
Moderators: Karl-André Lalonde, ON; Etienne Belzile, QC
15:30-17:00 Foot and Ankle Round Table
SATURDAY – Subspecialty Day
7:30-9:10 COA Paper Session: Foot and Ankle
Moderators: Christina Bakir, AB; Peter Dryden, BC
9:15-10:30 COA/COFAS Foot and Ankle Symposium and Guest Speaker
COFAS Visiting Professor: Thibaut Leemrijse, Belgium
- Forefoot Surgery, Our Concepts of Reconstruction
- Can AI and Modelization Revolutionize Foot Surgery?
- Triple Athrodesis, Techniques and Causes of Failures
10:35-11:45 COFAS Business Meeting
12:00-17:00 COFAS Lab: Foot and Ankle Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Techniques Lab • McGill Lab-Offsite
Moderators: Monika Volesky, QC; Ian Le, AB
Shuttle pick up: Departs from the Westin Hotel at 11:30 for Shriners Pediatric Simulation Centre