| Welcome to the Pacific Islands Orthopaedic Association The Pacific Islands Orthopaedic Association (PIOA) was formed to promote and develop modern orthopaedic surgical care in the Islands of the South Pacific. The association was established in Honiara, Solomon Islands and has trainees from nine Pacific Island countries. (Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa, Kiribati, Federated states of Micronesia, Palau, Timor Leste and Vanuatu). See map below for locations of our members and trainees. PIOA welcomes enquiries from orthopaedic surgeons who wish to become members. The next block – “Upper limb and Reserach modules will be held in September 2024.. Applications to commence training in 2025 close on 31 October 2024. Click here for the Application form.  Click map for Google Earth view of where our trainees are based. |
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PIOA trainees at ISOLS 24 in Brisbane
PIOA graduates and trainees were invited to participate in the International Society of Limb Salvage (ISOLS) 24 meeting in Brisbane. PIOA is very grateful to Peter Steadman and Prof. David Wood for organising a special workshop to develop tumour services for the Pacific. PIOA graduates Areta Samuelu (Samoa), James Tewa’ani (Solomon Islands, Juvencio Dias (Timor …
New PIOA graduates
The 2024 PIOA exit exam was held in Apia, Samoa. The PIOA exit exams follows the approximate format of the AOA / RACS exams. There are 2 written papers with 10 short answer (1 page) questions each. There are 2 Operative surgery computer vivas (with 5 cases in each) and 1 Imaging and Investigation computer …
PIOA Upper limb and Research methods modules report
The PIOA Upper Limb and Reserach methods modules were held in Apia, Samoa from 16-27 Spetember 2024. Module 2 was held at the Tupua Tamasese Meaole (TTM) Hospital in Apia, Samoa from 16th to 27 September 2024. There were 12 trainees who attended the module. They are Dr. Robert Fa’ataga and Dr. Michael Leota from …
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