The AO Alliance is offering to qualifying surgeons the opportunity to attend one of the outstanding AO Trauma Masters courses from September 7-9, 2020.
Trauma and orthopedic surgeons in LMICs are facing unprecedented and challenging conditions with the COVID-19 pandemic. This worldwide concern has brought AO Alliance’s face-to-face educational activities to a standstill. Many organizations with more developed means have been able to offer online education that is pertinent to the AO Alliance network. While there is a lot available on the web, quality is not always assured.
Therefore, the AO Alliance has launched a three-tier strategy to advance its mission to improve the care of the injured, and to further develop its main assets: the AO Alliance healthcare worker community and its network of faculty.
To qualify for the course, the following criteria must be met:
- Trauma and orthopedic surgeons with at least 2 years of experience who want to update their expertise, and want to manage complications and more complex cases.
- Participants should have completed either the AO Alliance or the AO Trauma Advanced Principles of Fracture Management course and must be able to communicate well in English.
- These online courses will be delivered on three consecutive days from 12:00 to 16:00 CET (different modules each day consisting of presentations, small group discussions, and other activities). Participants should be able to join online for 4 hours each day with a reliable Internet connection.
The AO Alliance will cover the registration fees for one of the following courses:
- Shoulder Trauma
- Fractures around the Elbow
- Foot and Ankle Fractures
Click here to apply
Application deadline: August 24, 2020.
If you have any questions, please contact Angela Weber, AO Alliance Project Assistant ([email protected])
