| 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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PIOA Introductory and Trauma Modules Report
held on 14–27 September 2026 at the National Referral Hospital, Honiara, Solomon Islands The Pacific Islands Orthopaedic Association held its Introductory and Trauma modules at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara from 14 to 27 September 2026. The twoweek programme brought together regional and international faculty, trainees from across the Pacific, practical clinical teaching, faculty …
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Women in PIOA
My experience of the Introductory and Trauma modules Jacky – the PIOA module this year 2026 in Honiara was a highly engaging and valuable learning experience. The teaching component adopted a student-centred approach, with students taking an active role in delivering lectures in accordance with the teaching principles demonstrated and taught to us by Claude …
Women in PIOA
Why did I choose Orthopaedics? Ari – I fell in love with orthopedics in my fifth year of medical school. I had completed a few clinical rotations and was still unsure which specialty to pursue when a junior orthopedic registrar took me under his wing. Orthopedics brought together everything I enjoyed: anatomy, physics, and time …