OUR HISTORY – Pakistan Orthopaedic Association

Introduction

Pakistan Orthopaedic Association (POA) is a non-profit, NGO of Orthopaedic Surgeons in Pakistan. Launched in 1964 (Hyderabad)

Founding Members were:

Prof. Z. K. Kazi, Prof Ali Muhammad Ansari, Late Prof. A Raheem

Aims and objectives

To bring together all professional workers interested in the field of Orthopaedics and to encourage goodwill and co-operation between them.
To stimulate interest in the study and advancement of the science and practice of Orthopaedics in all possible ways including propaganda, education and research.
To establish and run accident & trauma service centres and hospitals to promote the objectives of the Association
To organize and help in the organization of Rehabilitation centres and crippled children clinics.
To arrange lectures, clinical meetings, conferences and exhibitions for the study and discussion of all the problems of Orthopaedics.
To co-operate or to enter into arrangement with other Association, Bodies and authorities (national & International) in all matters which are likely to promote the objectives of the Association.

Executive Board

President: (one): All Pakistan basis

Secretary General (one): All Pakistan Basis

Treasurer: All Pakistan basis.

Vice Presidents(four): One each from four provinces

Joint Secretaries (four): One each from four provinces

Executive Members (five): One each from four provinces and one from AJK

President Elect: All Pakistan basis

Immediate Past President Past President

Editor in Chief JPOA: All Pakistan basis

Sub-Committees

Committees to look after various concerns of POA in a more comprehensive and coordinated manner. They hold their meeting at least twice a year.

Membership

POA Forums

Sr. No.	Forums	Chairmen	Email
1.	POA Foot & Ankle Forum	Dr. Rizwan Haroon ur Rashid	rizwan.haroonrashid@aku.edu
2.	POA Orthopaedic Oncology Forum	Prof. Maj. Gen. (R) Sohail Hafeez	colsohail@hotmail.com
3.	POA Sports Surgery and Arthroscopy Forum	Dr. Khalid Mahmood Shah	pkmahmudshah@gmail.com
4.	POA Trauma Forum	Prof. Brig. Muhammad Suhail Amin	suhailamin@gmail.com
5.	POA Pelvic & Accetabulum Forum	Dr. Masood Umer	masood.umer@aku.edu

Liaisons Objectives

To ensure mutual understanding & cooperation between regional and international associations, to know each others problems, exchange knowledge & recent advancements
To exchange experts from various specialties of orthopaedics to provide opportunities of training for junior fellows/consultants. To provide an opportunity for implant instrument industry to develop further to achieve state art That all in the better benefit of medical education and the patients at large. Liaisons

Liaisons