Orthopaedic Trauma in the Austere Environment

Introduction: Do you really want to help?- The Conflict and the low resource environment.- General Principles.- Perioperative management with scarce resources.- Practical guides to orthopaedic trauma management in the austere environment.- Common challenges in the austere environment.- Important considerations.  

Mr. Juande Dios Robinson BA MBBS MRCS Dip SICOT FRCS (Tr and Orth) MSc(Trauma Surgery) is a consultant in trauma and orthopaedics atthe Major Trauma Centre in St Mary's Hospital, London. Mr. Robinson has had extensive experience in naturaland man-made disasters. He has participated in rescue efforts and healthprojects following earthquakes and conflicts in Latin America and Asia. Whileworking as an orthopaedic trauma consultant in the Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) Kunduz Trauma Centre, Afghanistan, he carried out close to 500 surgeriesin 5 months. An active member of the UK International Emergency TraumaRegister, Mr. Robinson has lectured on civilian orthopaedic trauma in theconflict and low resource environment in Europe, North America, and Asia.

He was awardedan MBBS by the Imperial College School of Medicine, London, in 1999 and gainedhis membership from The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK, in 2006. Hethen passed the Intercollegiate Fellowship in Trauma and Orthopaedics and waselected as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2011. Mr.Robinson completed prestigious Trauma Fellowships at Dalhousie University, Canadaand Oxford. He also holds a Diploma from the International Society ofTrauma andOrthopaedics (SICOT) and an MSc in Trauma Surgery (Military) and in completingan MSc in Surgical Science and Practice at the University of Oxford.