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July 2004
VOL 5. NO.2

AKUH Holds AO Basic Skills Workshop on Fracture Management

Dr Riaz Hussain, Assistant Professor and Head of Orthopaedics (left), providing hands-on skills using artificial bones at the first AO workshop on fracture management.
AKUH's multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and care ensures a continuum of safe and high-quality care for patients. As part of that approach, the University Hospital organised the first AO basic skills workshop in Pakistan in October 2003.
The course coordinator, Dr M. A. Wajid, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at AKUH, maintained that the workshop "forms an integral part of training of surgeons and will bring AKU postgraduate orthopaedic training in line with training programmes in the developed world." Training was carried out on artificial bones under the supervision of AO-trained national and international trauma surgeons and the trainee-to-trainer ratio was one to two. One of the keynote speakers, Dr Mirza Rahman Beg, Orthopaedic Consultant, AKUH, described the course as mandatory training for junior surgeons.

The course concentrated on improving comprehension of common fractures. Three key methods were employed: comprehensive lectures concentrated on the understanding of core material, emphasising the scientific rationale for the advocated treatment; practical sessions helped in the application of AO principles; and video demonstrations supplemented one-to-one teaching on artificial bones.

Since trauma is the leading cause of disability, we can reduce trauma-related disability in our population by properly training young surgeons. Such courses are vital in terms of achieving this goal," noted Dr Imtiaz Hashmi, Honorary Consultant, Section of Orthopaedics, AKUH.

This is a step in the right direction and has long been the need of the local orthopaedic community. It is not within the means of every trainee to go abroad for such workshops," added Mansoor Jokhio, national representative of Mathys Medical Ltd., Switzerland, and the corporate organiser of the event. Such courses constitute a step towards enhanced quality of care, allowing continuous education of physicians and surgeons and improved treatment of patients.