Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Council of the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA), I welcome you to the 21st APOA Congress to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia from 29 to 31 July 2021. As concerns increased on the uncertainties and the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Organising Committee, led by Congress Chairman, Dato’ Dr Syed Alsag off, has decided to convene it in a hybrid format using both the physical and virtual platform.
The Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association is a regional organisation of orthopaedic surgeons mainly from the Asia Pacific region. To date, the APOA has 24 member chapters and more than 60,000 orthopaedic surgeons as members of APOA.
The scientific sessions will be dedicated to all fields of orthopaedic surgery – trauma, sports injuries, paediatric orthopaedics, orthopaedic oncology, hip, knee, spine, hand & wrist, shoulder & elbow, foot & ankle, hand & upper limb, general orthopaedics and orthopaedic research. APOA 2021 will attract world renowned leaders to participate and exchange expertise and to launch brilliant new ideas together as well as an opportunity to the young and budding orthopaedic surgeons to interact with experts from particularly from the region. It will present a unique chance to share and enhance knowledge on the latest international research and developments, to advance orthopaedic knowledge and to forge new friendships.
I look forward to meeting you in the beautiful city of Kuala Lumpur.
Prof. Mahmut Nedim Doral, MD
APOA / President