Faculty / program leadership: Ali Al Belooshi and Robert Hube
Profile completeness68%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, official contact
✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current— Current cycle evidenced✓ Faculty identity sourced✓ Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
3 days, 22–24 September 2026
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Last checked
31 Aug 2026
Duration · published3 days, 22–24 September 2026
Clinical exposureRevision and complex primary hip and knee arthroplasty through evidence-based lectures, moderated small-group cases, peer exchange and an anatomical-specimen laboratory
Funding · not publishedCourse fee, travel and accommodation costs are not published in the reviewed official sources
DestinationUnited Arab Emirates
Participation levelEducational course. Attendance does not itself confer clinical privileges.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
This is a three-day educational course, not a clinical fellowship or employment pathway. Indonesian orthopaedic surgeons may use the official registration route but must independently satisfy event acceptance and UAE visitor-entry requirements.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Certified, experienced orthopaedic surgeon · Current practice in complex primary or revision hip and knee arthroplasty · Event registration acceptance
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Educational attendance; not a clinical fellowship or licence.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Clinical medical registration is not required for this educational course; AO event-registration requirements still apply.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
English
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Clinical work authorisation is not applicable; UAE visitor-entry requirements remain the participant's responsibility and are not published by the course.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
Course fee, travel and accommodation costs are not published in the reviewed official sources
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
66% of core application fields verified
Checked 31 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-27. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing date22 September 2026
Application route / cycleAO currently publishes a Register now route for the 22–24 September 2026 Dubai course
Official contactNo programme-specific contact published
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Certified, experienced orthopaedic surgeon
Current practice in complex primary or revision hip and knee arthroplasty
Event registration acceptance
Registration, licence & examinations
Clinical medical registration is not required for this educational course; AO event-registration requirements still apply.
Visa / work authorisation
Clinical work authorisation is not applicable; UAE visitor-entry requirements remain the participant's responsibility and are not published by the course.
Application documents
CV, personal statement, recommendation-letter, transcript and identity-document requirements are not published by the cited official source.
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A three-day advanced AO Recon course in Dubai for experienced orthopaedic surgeons treating complex and revision hip-knee arthroplasty. Registration is currently linked by AO; the course is education only and does not confer clinical privileges.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Patient-centred planning, revision hip and knee modules, complication management, wet-lab training, international faculty exchange, CME credit pathway and a certificate of completion
Benefits may depend on appointment type, training level, visa status and the active academic year. OrthoFellow keeps stipend and benefits separate so a salary figure is not mistaken for the full package.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Course fee, travel and accommodation costs are not published in the reviewed official sources
Housing availability, rent, deposits, utilities and relocation support can change by intake and appointment type. OrthoFellow does not estimate living costs unless an official source publishes them.
HOST INSTITUTION
About AO Recon / AO Foundation
AO publishes the exact dates, English delivery, current registration link, two chairpersons, modular curriculum, small-group teaching and anatomical-specimen laboratory. Capacity, fee and registration deadline remain unpublished.
Ali Al Belooshi is listed in the cited programme evidence as course chairperson for AO Recon Complex Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Course — Dubai 2026. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Complex hip and knee arthroplasty. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Ali Al Belooshi is listed by the official programme source as course chairperson. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Robert Hube is listed in the cited programme evidence as course chairperson for AO Recon Complex Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Course — Dubai 2026. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Primary and revision hip and knee arthroplasty. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Robert Hube is listed by the official programme source as course chairperson. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
This is a three-day educational course, not a clinical fellowship or employment pathway. Indonesian orthopaedic surgeons may use the official registration route but must independently satisfy event acceptance and UAE visitor-entry requirements.
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
