The AOTRAUMA network aims to foster and expand a global network of healthcare professionals through education, research, development and clinical investigation to improve patient care worldwide. It is the largest clinical division of the AO Foundation, with over 7,800 members organized into five regional boards. AOTRAUMA prioritizes education through backwards-planned and competency-driven curricula. It also focuses on community development by communicating its portfolio, fostering knowledge exchange, and motivating active member involvement. AOTRAUMA consists of surgeons, researchers and operating room personnel dedicated to improving musculoskeletal trauma and orthopedic care globally.

1. The AOTRAUMA network
A possible gateway for global disaster relief
support
Nikolaus Renner
Chair
AOTrauma International Board
2nd Disaster Surgery
Workshop
Davos, December 6th, 2013

2. Who are we?
Home to Trauma &
Orthopedics
The biggest
Clinical Division
of the AO Foundation

3. The AO
Foundation
Mission =
The
AOTRAUMA
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.

4. Value
statements

5. Global
structure
Five AO regions

6. AOTrauma
5 Regional
International
Chairpersons
Board (AOTIB) + 3 Global Commission Chairs
(Research, Community
Development and Education)

7. Education
Strong emphasis
on education from
the beginning of AO
AOTrauma
Priority #1
1960 First AO Course in Davos
66% of
total funds

8. EDUCATION
Three
underlaying
basic
concepts
1. Backwards-planned
educational activities
2. Competency-driven curricula
development
Curriculum – defines
all learning activities & outcomes
- Faculty development
- Resources (learning material)
Competency
- Knowledge
- Skills
- Attitude
3. Outcomes
measurement
driven planning

9. Community
Development
Foster &
expand the
network

10. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
How to attract
an active member
community and
maintain it?
Communicate the
AOTrauma portfolio and
create awareness
within the trauma and
orthopedic community
Foster
knowledge
exchange
and share
best practices
(face-to-face
and digital)
To improve patient care
through access
to a range of knowledge
services
Expand skills
and knowledge base;
build expertise
Circulate ideas
at the national,
regional and
international level
Motivate members
for active involvement

11. Over 7,800
members
* end of November 2013
*
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Global AOTrauma
Network

12. Closing
Remarks
Who we are and
what we have
What makes us
exceptional

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Driving excellence in trauma surgery
Home to Trauma & Orthopedics