MACF “Hands-on Doctor Program” goals

1. Training, and educating surgeons, nurses and therapists in basic primary care for those thousands of patients with injuries, infections and disorders of their hand and upper extremity

MACF Member, A/Professor Bruce Conolly teaching doctors and nurses on how to manage the amputation of this patient.

MACF Member A/Professor Bruce Conolly uses a white board to highlight important points to the student doctors. MACF Member, A/Professor Bruce Conolly teaches the principles of the clinical examination of the hand.

2. increased standard of living for the community by improving the quality of care, training, support and supplies.

Education of the young will impact on the health of the community

MACF Member Mike Withford presents on “capacity building” in the medical sector. One of his discussion points was common preventable injuries, including those sustained on bullock carts, the cause of substantial injuries through collapses.

3. Training, educating and developing of doctors, therapists and nurses in upper limb surgery.

MACF Member A/Professor Bruce Conolly delivers hand surgery and rehabilitation lectures at Medical Conferences in Magway and Yangon to doctors and nurses at all levels in the clinics of the various hospitals. MACF Members assisted with surgical procedures. Donation of essential equipment including internal fixation fracture systems, micro surgical instruments and essential text books on techniques was made, thanks in great part to Medartis and AusAiD’s Direct Aid Program.

MACF Member, A/Professor Bruce Conolly teaching on a ward round in Magway Hospital.