APOA HULS 2023

APOA History

APOA HULS 2023

APOA History

APOA History

The Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA) is a regional organisation of orthopaedic surgeons from the Asia Pacific region.
It began in 1962 as the Western Pacific Orthopaedic Association.
With the inclusion of countries of the Indian sub-continent in 2000, the association was renamed as the Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association. Today, the APOA has 24 member chapters and more than 65,000 members from over 40 countries. The member chapters and federations are Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.
In 1960, Dr. Catalino Jocson of the Philippines first thought of forming an association of Orthopedic surgeons from Asia after presenting a paper at the Pan-Pacific Surgical Association in Honolulu, Hawaii. Two years later, in 1962, during the 2nd Pan-Pacific Rehabilitation Conference of Rehabilitation International, Dr. Jocson met with Orthopedic surgeons from Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Malaysia, and created the Western Pacific Orthopaedic Association. The first Congress of the WPOA was held in Japan in 1965, then regularly thereafter. With each congress, more members joined the Association, until its transition to the Asia Pacific Orthopedic Association in 2000.
APOA's core mission is to advance the science, art and practice of orthopaedic surgery as well as to promote the education, research and fellowship amongst orthopaedic surgeons in this region. APOA's conferences and fellowships are sought after by young surgeons while established and renowned senior surgeons provide the experience and resources to assist younger fellows. With the various events and conferences that APOA organizes and participates in, it continues to cooperate with global, international, national and regional orthopaedic associations, societies and specialty groups.

2024
23th Congress
Dubai, UAE President - Ellewelyn Pasion
2022
22th Congress & 60th Anniversary
Manila, Philippines President - Shoichi Kokubun
2021
21th Congress (delayed due to covid)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia President - Mahmut N Doral
2018
20th Congress
Antalya, Turkey President - David Choon
2010
16th Congress
Taipei, Taiwan President - PQ Chen
2012
17th Congress & 50th Anniversary
New Delhi, India President - HKT Raza
2014
18th Congress
Pattaya, Thailand President - Charoen Chotigavanich
2016
19th Congress
Melbourne, Australia President - Edward Ted Mah
2007
15th Congress
Seoul, South Korea President - MS Moon
2004
14th Congress
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia President - KS Sivananthan
2001
13th Congress
Adelaide, Australia President - Robert Bauze
2000
WPOA Changes to APOA
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1989
9th Congress
Singapore President - Kamal Bose
1992
10th Congress
Jakarta, Indonesia President - Chehab Rukni Hilmy
1995
11th Congress
Hong Kong President - Jhon C. Y. Leong
1998
12th Congress
Tokyo, Japan President - Yoshiharu Takemitsu
1987
25th Anniversary of WPOA
Manila, Philippines President - Thamorongrat Keokarn
1985
8th Congress
Bangkok, Thailand President - Thamorongrat Keokarn
1982
7th Congress
Perth, Australia President - Ellis Griffiths
1979
6th Congress
Taipei, Taiwan (ROC) President - Shu Wei Teng
1968
2nd Congress
Hong Kong President - Arthur R. Hodgson
1970
3rd Congress with Rehabilitation Conference
Manila, Philippines President - Francisco N. Aguilar
1973
4th Congress
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia President - siaAbdul Majid bim Ismail
1976
5th Congress
Seoul, South Korea President - Pyung Ki Moon
1965
First Congress
Osaka, Japan President - Isaharu Miki
1962
Founding of the Western Pacific
Orthopaedic Association .