COVID-19 and Orthopaedic International Humanitarianism.

Alec J Talsania1, Chris Lavy, Harpal S Khanuja

  • 1From Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (Mr. Talsania); the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK (Professor Lavy); the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (Dr. Khanuja); Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA (Dr. Chambers), and Department of Clinical Orthopaedics, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA (Dr. Chambers); Health Volunteers Overseas, Washington, DC (Ms. Kelly); CURE International and CURE Ethiopia Children's Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Dr. Gardner); the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA (Dr. Nelson), and Haiti Adventist Hospital, Carrefour, Haiti (Dr. Nelson); the Department of Orthopaedics, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Dr. Wambisho), and Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Dr. Wambisho); the Department of Orthopedics, Haiti Adventist Hospital, Carrefour, Haiti (Dr. Alexis); Dalhousie University, New Brunswick, Canada (Dr. Lalonde); the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (Dr. Coughlin); the Department Foot and Ankle Surgery, Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute, Jacksonville, FL (Dr. Vosseller); and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department Foot and Ankle Surgery, and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (Dr. Gokcen).

Summary

Elective international medical volunteerism, particularly in orthopaedics, faces challenges during pandemics. This discussion explores considerations for continuing global medical support for non-pandemic related issues.

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