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WORLD ORTHOPAEDIC CONCERN *AN INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ORTHOPAEDIC EDUCATION AND* *CARE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES* Outline Newsletters Officers & Commitee Regional Secretaries Application Form
Delegates at the first WOC meeting, Oriel College, Oxford, September 1973.
World Orthopaedic Concern : An Outline	Top
World Orthopaedic Concern is an international society for orthopaedic education in developing countries. Its terms of reference are to improve the standard of orthopaedic and reconstructive surgery in the tropics and subtropics, mainly by education of medical students, doctors and paramedical personnel in economically poor countries. In 1970 Professor R.L. Huckstep, who was at that time the Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, was asked by the Commonwealth Foundation of London to make an extensive four month tour around the world to assess orthopaedic services in developing countries. In his report entitled `Orthopaedic Problems in the Newer World' which was published in 1970 (see Commonwealth Foundation Report - Orthopaedic Problems in the Newer World) he advised that a seminar be held in Oxford in September 1973 to discuss his recommendations for improving the treatment of the estimated 40 million untreated crippled patients in the Third World. He suggested that this seminar should be attended by representatives from the developed and developing countries. Mr John Chadwick, then Director of the Commonwealth Foundation and Mr Duncan Guthrie of Action Research, both in Britain, agreed to sponsor such a meeting. Mr Arthur Eyre-Brook, President of the British Orthopaedic Association, Dr Alan McKelvie, an orthopaedic surgeon from Washington, and Professor Ronald Huckstep (subsequently Professor of Traumatic and Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of New South Wales in Sydney) drew up a list of 39 delegates. These delegates, who were mainly senior orthopaedic surgeons from 17 countries, were invited to attend a three-day meeting at Oriel College, Oxford in September 1973 (Illustrated). At this meeting, a report of which was published by the Commonwealth Foundation in 1974, Dr Kanda Pillay agreed to raise further funds for a further conference in Singapore in 1975. At this second meeting which was Chaired by Dr Pillay, the name World Orthopaedic Concern was suggested, and this was ratified at a third meeting in Lagos, Nigeria, in September 1977. Over the years World Orthopaedic Concern has become regionalised and we now have active groups in Singapore (for South-East Asia), Australia, USA, Canada, India, UK, France (for the French speaking region), Germany (for the German speaking region), Spain (for the Spanish speaking region), Netherlands, South America, Japan, Italy, Hungary, Korea and Portugal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kenya and Nigeria. We are continually developing new regions. Membership is through the regional Secretariats, or through the Secretary General if there is no region. Each region is responsible for its own subscription and financial affairs and a list of these regions is at the end of this letter. The current membership fee is Australia A$30, U.K. £45 per year or U.S. $100.00. Details can be obtained from the Regional Secretariat for the appropriate currency. Applications will be entered on our computer in Singapore members receive our International Newsletter which is printed and distributed from Singapore. Our Newsletter editor is always pleased to receive brief reports of activities, appropriate suggestions and comments, and indeed any news of relevance to the aims and objectives of World Orthopaedic Concern. Our basic tenet remains that Orthopaedic Surgeons are best trained in their own countries with their own available facilities and with patients suffering from prevailing orthopaedic and traumatic problems. Occasionally, on completing their training and after a year or two of practice in their own environs, a relatively brief visit to recognised orthopaedic centres in the more developed world is helpful, and we have had some success with this. While the establishment of major orthopaedic training schemes in developing countries is often beset with major political and other problems, and many of our attempts although pursued vigorously have unfortunately failed, there are a number of successes. These are due largely to the efforts of individual orthopaedic surgeons, and while there are usually great problems to overcome, it is surprising what can be achieved with persistence. The role of individual members of WOC varies considerably. The most common role is that of a surgeon-teacher in a hospital or clinic. Other roles are that of a lecturer of students, as a coordinator of allied health professional programs, or simply as a sponsor.
Our methods are four in number: 1. Training Orthopaedic Residents, General Surgeons, General Duty Medical Officers, medical students and allied health personnel in their own country or a country with similar problems where they will encounter those disease patterns which will confront them in their own countries. 2. The Orthopaedic Surgeons who complete their training in their own country assisted by W.O.C. will eventually become the teachers for the next generation and pioneers who have developed their subject and become leaders in their community. 3. In certain developing countries where the need is particularly acute, a succession of volunteer teachers can often be sent to augment and support the training programs. 4. Once a program is well established, it should be phased out so that the former trainees themselves can take over further instruction and assume leadership. We are anxious to maintain a cadre of surgeons who have worked in the developing areas and the Secretary-General is particularly anxious to hear both from those who would like to work abroad, and from those in the developing countries who may have suitable teaching opportunities available. We are affiliated with S.I.C.O.T,, and are recognised as a non-government organisation (NGO) by the World Health Organisation. We are developing a relationship with the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO). This will greatly enhance our teaching presence in the rehabilitation field. How does one join World Orthopaedic Concern? Fill out the application and send it to your local Secretariat or to the Secretary-General if there is no local secretariat. You will be notified of the dues necessary and placed on the mailing list. Allied health professionals are welcome as associate members and should complete the same application. How does one participate? One participates by working with the regional programs. If no programs are available to coordinate with your schedule, one could participate with the programs of another region and work through them. Financial donations are also needed to maintain programs and to provide needed supplies. PATRONS Baroness Ryder of Warsaw Mr Vee King Shaw
World Orthopaedic Concern International Members: 2007 to 2008	Top
Officers Executive Commitee Members Regional Secretaries: Pakistan l Italy l Portugal l Germany l Bangladesh l Kenya l Australia l USA l Japan Canada l Spain l Korea l Netherlands l Nigeria l France l Singapore l UK l Hungary
Officers	Top
President Dr S Rajasekaran apoatrauma2003@dishnet Vice President Dr Dennis Gates This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Secretary General Dr Ger Olijhoek This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Treasurer Mr Stephen Wood This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Editor Mr Michael Laurence This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Registered Office 3 Mount Elizabeth No. 03-01 Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre Singapore 0922 Secretariat Office 147 Periyar E.V.R. Road Madras 600 010, India
Regional Secretaries	Top
WOC International - Regional Secretaries, 2008. AFRICA: Central & East: Kenya,Tanzania, Dr.Prakash Heda. PO Box 61777, Nairobi, Kenya. Uganda, T.254.2.727462, F254.2.749393, e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it South: (in formation) West: Ghana, Nigeria Dr.Gbolahan Adebule. PMB 2009, Yaba, Lagos 101212, Nigeria. T.+234.1.4935222,F +234 .1.4935221, e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ARGENTINA: Dr.Bartolome Allende. Av.Hipolito Yrigoyen 384, 5000 Cordoba, Argentina T.54.351.4269240.F 54.351.4269209. e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it AUSTRALIA: Figi, Tongo, PNG, Prof.William Cumming. Indonesia(W), Vietnam University of New South Wales, 50 Montgomery Street, Kogarah, NSW, Australia. T.61(0)20587 4166, F.61(0)29587.3553 e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it BANGLADESH: Dr.Md.Iqbal Qavi. Dept.of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it BELGIUM: see Netherlands BRAZIL: Prof.Patricia M.de Moraes Barros Fucs. R.Prof.Lucio Martins Rodrigues 330, Apto.22 -05621 - 030, Sao Paulo, Brazil. T.55.11.3744 - 1725 e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it CANADA: Dr. Alan Giachino. 206-1929 Russell Road, Ottawa, K1G 4G3, Canada e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it DENMARK: see Netherlands. EGYPT: Dr.Mohamed Fadel. 23 Mousa Bin-Nasair, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ETHIOPIA: Dr.Biruk L. Wamisho. PO Box 122201, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it FRANCE: void GERMANY: see Switzeland HUNGARY: void INDIA: Dr.J.Dheenadhayalan. Ganga Hospital, Swamambika Lay-out, Coimbatore 641009, India. e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it IRAN: Prof.D.Gouran Savadkoohi. Leon Building, Fatemi Square, Bisoton Ave, Tehran, Iran. T.0098.21.8967703, F.0098.21.8428173 e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it IRELAND: see U.K. ITALY: void JAPAN: Prof.Shoichi Kokubun. (postal address requested) e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it MALAWI: Mr Jim Harrison. PO Box 31236, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi T. (265)671 900, F. (265) 623 417 e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it NETHERLANDS: Borneo,Sumatra, Mr.Ger Olijhoek. Jan Van Goyenstraat 12, Indonesia(E) 6814 KP, Arnham, Netherlands. T. 31.26.3514270, F.31.26.4450175 e: ger This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it PAKISTAN: Dr. Mahammad Amin Chinoy. Nat.Medical Centre, A/5 - A National Highway, Phase 1, D.H.Authority, Near Kala Pul, Karachi, Pakistan. e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it PORTUGAL: void SAUDI ARABIA: Dr.Abdullah Al-Othman. PO Box 2845, Al-Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it SPAIN: Dr.Xavier Martin. (postal address requested) e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it SWITZELAND: Germany Dr.Niklaus F.Frederich. (postal address requested) e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it UNITED KINGDOM Miss. Hillary Robinson. The Old Rectory, Edmundbyers, (Consett P.O.), Co.Durham, DH8 9NQ, U.K. T/F.+44(0)1207.255634 e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it U.S.A Dr.Dennis Gates. 6858 West Archer Avenue, Chicago,Il 608038, Tel: 1 773 588 5940 Fx. 1 773 588 5994 e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ZAMBIA: Prof. John Jellis. Lazy J Ranch, PO Box 320159, Woodlands, Lusaka, Zambia T.+ 260.1.212705 e: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Honorary Members	Top
Prof. R.L. Huckstep Dr. K.T. Dholakia Dr. B. Sankaran Dr. R. de Morneffe Mr. JN Wilson Dr. W.R. Beetham Prof. Naoichi Tsuyama Dr. Kanda Pillay Dr. Thamrongrat Keokarn Dr. Andrew C. Ruoff Dr. Paul Spray Dr. Alvin J. Buhr Mr. Geoffrey Walker Dr. Ronald Garst Dr. Garry Hough, III Professor T.K. Shanmugasunderam

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