‍I am a clinical lecturer and Anaesthetist at the University of Papua New Guinea and Port Moresby General Hospital in Papua New Guinea. I completed my MBBS in 2006 and postgraduate MMED in Anaesthesiology in 2013 from the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Papua Guinea. I also am currently doing my fellowship in pediatric anaesthesia in Vellore, India.

My first exposure to PTC was as a participant in 2008 in Alotau Provincial Hospital, Milne Bay Province, PNG. In 2009, while working as an Emergency Medicine registrar, I was given the opportunity to be attached to PTC workshop and assist in facilitated under the leadership and mentoring of Dr Lucas Samof. Within that same year, I assisted in all organized PTC courses.

The following years in 2010 to 2012, I coordinated and facilitated PTC workshops with support of the anaesthetic department team of Alotau Provincial Hospital. More than 200 participants were trained. Of these 200+, < 5% of them were non health workers: firemen, airport employees. Thus part of the challenge was teaching PTC to non health workers appropriately to what was applicable for them.

Gold Honour

This award recognises that the individual has organised at least 4 PTC Course cascades and has trained at least 10 instructors.

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