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Hatian Earthquake Relief Efforts
Updates from the OTA Business Office and Membership
Patient Transfer Forms available on the AAOS website
Insurance Tips for Volunteers
June 28, 2010 - Volunteers Needed!
The OTA gets a volunteer request from John E Herzenberg, MD (open link to read more)
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics
2401 West Belvedere Ave
Baltimore, MD 21215
May 20, 2010
Johnson D Ogunlusi, FMCS, a new 2010 OTA International Member from St. Lucia, shares his story
from a two-week mission to Haiti. Read of Dr. Ogunlusi's personal Haiti experience and also his
recommendations for future organization of any large-scale disaster. Open link to read:
February 25, 2010
Dr. Langdon A. Hartsock, MD, FACS from the Medical University of Southern Carolina shares
photos (courtesy of Dr. Gregory Colbath) and details of his week in Haiti. Open link to read more.....
February 18, 2010
OTA member, Mark McAndrew, MD sent a message and photos from his Haiti visit with the
International Medical Surgical urgent Response TEAM.
Open link to read more......
February 11, 2010
OTA member, Melvin Paul Rosenwasser, MD along with a dedicated surgical team, treated seventy fractures
on forty-five patients in three days at Dario Contreras hospital in Santa Domingo. Open link to read more......
February 10, 2010
West Michigan orthopedic surgeons gave own blood as they worked to save patients injured in
Haiti earthquake. Open this link to read about OTA members,
David J. Bielema, James R. Ringler, and Terrence J. Endres' Haiti experience
 Dr. David Bielema with a young Haitian patient.
Feb. 5th Update from Dr. Templeman
on OTA Initiatives/Efforts
February 2, 2010
Read correspondence from Haiti between OTA Members, Roman Hayda, MD and Dean G. Lorich, M.D.:
Haiti/Dr. Lorich emails.pdf
February 1, 2010
Request for support and medical mission synopsis from OTA member, Paul J Duwelius, MD.
January 22, 2010
Smith Nephew contributed surgical instruments and implants are being distributed in Haiti by Hope Force International
(HFI) www.hopeforce.org . Orthopedic surgeons who are trained to use these instruments and who are travelling to
Haiti
to assist in the relief effort are instructed to contact HFI in the
United States
at (615) 371-1271 or info@hopeforce.org.
The primary base of surgical operations and implant distribution for HFI is King’s Hospital in Port-au-Prince, although more
distribution points may be established in order to more widely deliver the donated implants across the country.
January 21, 2010
Listen to OTA member, Dr. Christopher Born's interview from Haiti with NPR:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122774784
January 21, 2010
SIGN UPDATE
Well clearly SIGN's #1 challenge right now is transportation.
We desperately need a cargo plane capable of moving pallets
of emergency surgical supplies into PaP airport.
Our best commercial option at this moment is to pay $16,500 to FedEx who
will fly our current 6 pallets into the
Dominican Republic
and then Medical Teams Int. will truck it overland to PaP.
We are in
communication with Army and Air Force people as well as with AidMatrix and several other organizations but so far no plane.
I will pass along your question to Jeanne Dillner and Dr. Zirkle to get their thoughts when possible.
www.signhaiti.blogspot.com
January 19, 2010
Andy Pollak called and he believes his team from shock trauma will leave Monday from Baltimore. He has reached out to
Zimmer for equipment.
Helfet is in Haiti with a team and Dean Lorich is there, too!
January 19, 2010
From Paul J. Duwelius
To: OTA
Subject: Re: Thank you for volunteering to work in Haiti
Thank you. I am in Dominican Republic at present. Dr. Staehli, Tessier and myself have been trying to set up infrastructure to
receive Haitian patients. I am in contact with Dave Templeman and have been keeping him posted. At present time they are not
sending Haitian patients to our trauma hospital. We are trying to get infrastructure set up to recieve pateints in need but at present
it is transportaion and security logistics. Put me on your list for help in future but at present feel unable to help much. Thanks for your
updates and will keep you posted.
January 15, 2010
To: Dave Templeman, MD Date: January 15, 2010
From: Christopher Born, MD
Dave: Thank you for updating the members. As you know, the OTA and the Academy have been making an effort over the past
decade to raise the level of consciousness regarding disaster response and management. We have had some limited successes, but
considerable barriers of credentialing, diverse governmental organization issues and overall lack of prioritization remain. At this
juncture in Haiti, the primary issues are access and security. The multinational response coordinated through the UN and WHO will
first need to gain a physical "beachhead" on the island. Once done, provision needs to be made for the safety and security of the
responders. Only at that time can sustained healthcare and recovery efforts move forward. The very well intentioned outpouring of
offers for assistance has been magnificent and is not to be discouraged. However there are really limited opportunities to become
"involved" early on in a disaster such as this unless prospective responders are already somehow a part of the system, i.e. registered
with some bona fide organization with whom they are pre-credentialed, trained, properly equipped and immunized in advance for
deployment on short notice. Nonetheless, I would encourage my orthopaedic colleagues who want to lend a hand to contact
organizations like Project Hope, SIGN, and Partners in Healthcare to let them know of their availability over the next few months
because catastrophes like this will require prolonged and sustained medical recovery efforts while the country's infrastructure is
being restored...long after CNN has left the scene. The lesson that we have difficulty learning is that a reasonably successful response
to any disaster begins with planning and preparation. This starts at the personal/family level and appropriately expands when physicians
embrace and actively participate and drill with their local, regional and national disaster response organizations in advance...Chris Born
January 14, 2010
T
o: OTA Members Date: January 14, 2010
From: Dave Templeman, OTA President
Many thanks to those of you who have reached out to volunteer your time to assist the victims of the Haitian Earthquake. I would like to
share with you the details we currently have regarding relief efforts.The Information from Haiti rescue mission is that fresh water and medical
supplies are in short supply. We are unsure of how long it will be before the infrastructure is in place to respond to this medical emergency,
but would like to be prepared to respond by compiling a list of potential OTA member volunteers. If you are interested and able to volunteer
your time and expertise for 1 – 2 weeks, send your name and best contact phone number and best e-mail address to ota@aaos.org .
Please note: you should also contact your local infectious disease clinic to determine your need for minimum requirements for immunizations.
We do know of three OTA members who have deployed, and they will send us updated information as it becomes available.
Chris Born and Jim Krieg have been deployed with an IMSuRT team and he will send a call as needed to those OTA members who have been credentialed.
Lew Zirkle is heading to Ft Lauderdale for a charter flight to Haiti. The biggest problem facing Lew’s team is clean water and a mobile surgical unit. He is
working with Michael Bosse and Andy Pollak to assess the options available.
He indicated that his contact hospital has 50 open fractures waiting for surgical intervention.
The US Comfort (Navy Hospital ship) will deploy from Baltimore in a few days with Active Duty Military Surgeons and plans support to Haiti for 5-6 months.
It may be that volunteer doctors will be contacted for 2 week assignments after a few weeks. More details to be forthcoming.
Having been to Port-au-Prince, working in a hospital there in January of 2007, the operative resources are scarce and precarious and the major impediment is
the availability of infrastructure to perform surgery. Travel has not been cleared at this time since the airport was severely damaged.
The OTA staff office will continue to post updates on the website as information becomes available. Thanks again to all those extending their concern and
support to this effort
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