| 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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Recent journal article on the work of PIOA
Here is a link to a recent journal article reviewing the work of PIOA in developing an orthopaedic service in the small Pacific Island countries. Special thanks to Philip Lee, Sacha Rovinsky and David Rovinsky for preparing this and persevering with getting it published. Lee PM, Rovinsky S, Caldwell MJA, Nguyen AT, Snyder EM, Soares …
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PIOA welcomes 9 new trainees in 2026
PIOA is pleased to welcome 9 new trainees in 2026. They include 3 each from Solomon Islands and Fiji and 1 each from Timor Leste, Samoa and PNG. Dickson Wak from Madang in Papua New Guinea Steven Kutukana from Honiara in Solomon Islands Duncan Makiawa from Honiara in Solomon Islands Willie Abuito from Honiara in …
Hermann Oberli – The Ingredients for Sustainable Trauma Care in the Solomons: Lifelong Learnings
Presented at Jamieson Trauma Insititute in Brisbane, Queensland in April 2026. You can view the presentation at: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/jamieson-trauma-institute/jti-events/trauma-care-solomons Dr Hermann Oberli, shared more than three decades of experience building sustainable trauma and orthopaedic care in the Solomon Islands and across the Pacific. The session brought together clinicians and trainees both in person and online from …