nikolaus renner - welcome address : challenges of international disaster relief: the aotrauma...
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A possible gateway for global disaster relief support
The AOTRAUMA network
Nikolaus RennerChair AOTrauma International Board
2nd Disaster Surgery Workshop
Davos, December 6th, 2013
Who are we?Home to Trauma &
Orthopedics
The biggest Clinical Division
of the AO Foundation
The AO Foundation Mission =
Our mission is to foster and expand our network of health care professionals in education, research, development and clinical investigation to achieve more effective patient care worldwide.
The AOTRAUMAMission
Value statements
Global structureFive AO regions
AOTraumaInternationalBoard (AOTIB)
5 Regional Chairpersons+ 3 Global Commission Chairs
(Research, Community Development and Education)
1960 First AO Course in Davos
Education
Strong emphasis on education from the beginning of AO
66% of total funds
AOTraumaPriority #1
2. Competency-driven curricula development
3. Outcomes measurement driven planning
EDUCATION
Three underlaying basic concepts
1. Backwards-planned educational activities
Competency- Knowledge- Skills- Attitude
Curriculum – defines all learning activities & outcomes- Faculty development- Resources (learning material)
Foster & expand the
network
Community Development
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
How to attract an active member community and maintain it?
Expand skills and knowledge base;
build expertise
Circulate ideas at the national, regional and
international level
Foster knowledge exchange and share
best practices (face-to-face and digital)
Communicate the AOTrauma portfolio and
create awareness within the trauma and orthopedic community
Motivate members for active involvement
To improve patient care through access
to a range of knowledge services
To improve patient care through access
to a range of knowledge services
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Global AOTrauma NetworkOver 7,800
members*
* end of November 2013
Closing Remarks
Who we are and what we have
What makes us exceptional
Who we are and what we have
• A network of surgeons, researchers and operating room personnel dedicated to improving patient care in musculoskeletal trauma and orthopedics
• A voluntary, independent community of medical officers, faculty and committed surgeon members
• Thinking globally - acting locally through regional boards and country councils
• Well established process in developing competency driven educational modules tailored to the needs of our community
What makes us exceptional
• Passionate faculty and healthcare professional members
• Efficient across all cultures by acting on local knowledge and needs with demonstrable experience in emerging markets, especially Asia Pacific and Latin America
What we will have
• A database of prequalified, austere-environment disaster responders enabling us to more quickly connect AOTrauma members with the respective government, military, or nongovernmental organizations that ask AO for assistance
• Getting underway in Asia Pacific in 2014 (AOTAP), other regions to follow
• Competency driven curriculum for disaster surgery
Home to Trauma & OrthopedicsTrauma & Orthopedics
Driving excellence in trauma surgery