Abstract
Orthopaedic Outreach Fund is to a large extent the humanitarian face of Australian orthopaedic surgery. Outreach is a registered charitable organisation.
Outreach works closely with Australian Government aid projects, as administered by the College of Surgeons, including the Pacific Islands Projects, Ausaid to PNG and the Australia Timor-Leste Program of Assistance for Specialist Services (ATLASS). In addition, Outreach runs its own projects with a particular emphasis on education and capacity building in developing countries. Finally, Outreach ‘facilitates’ individual surgeon's personal projects, helping with fund raising and the organisation of team visits to host countries.
Outreach's work could not be possible without the support of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA), Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), Rotary International and the Orthopaedic Industry. Last but not least, the pro-bono contribution from surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and physiotherapists is the essential ingredient that makes it all happen—and there is much to do!
