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CONGENITAL PSEUDOARTHROSIS OF TIBIA(CPT) – FIRST EVER CASES TO BE OPERATED IN SAMOA
PIOA graduate Dr Areta Samuelu was delighted to welcome PIOA lecturers Dr. Tim Gregg from Wellington, NZ and Dr Jason Donovan from Waikato, NZ on a surgical visit. Tim and Jason are experienced paediatric orthoapedic surgeons. The purpose of the visit was to help and train Areta in the management of congenital pseudoarthosis of the …
Building safe surgical teams in Samoa
PIOA ran a safe surgical teams workshop in TTM Hospital on Saturday 25 March 2023 The workshop focussed on Situation analysis, Decision making, Communication and Teamwork. Here are some comments from those who attended. RN Faatalaleleigafou Maliko / Junior theater Nurse. RN Heaven Isaia / Senior Theater Nurse. RN Filipi Keresoma/ Senior Theater Nurse. Dr …
Some reflections on the Paediatric orthopaedic module
Dr. Haynes Rasin, Buka, Bougainville The week was very informative for me. I appreciated a lot of new knowledge gained in this section. An example, that there is a condition called Blount’s disease which is similar to rickets. However, have certain features that a characteristic of each and thus differentiates from the 2. In Rickets, …
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