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Global Surgery & Anesthesia

Health IT to support medical mission trips

HI, I'm working in Guinea West Africa on the African Mercy. We have a mix of long term anesthesia and short term surgeons. We use email and digital photos. We have a sat phone line also, but our surgeons prefer email when we need. Up country here is a bit…

By Brianna Geary on 08 May 2013 0 Recommendations 6 Replies

WHO Global Initiative for Emergency &

The International College of Surgeons (ICS), the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA), and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine invite you to join the inaugural…

By Fizan Abdullah on 10 Apr 2013 1 Recommendations 0 Replies

Share your global health experience

Dear Colleagues, I wanted to inform you of an opportunity to share your experience and expertise in global oncology with cancer physicians world-wide. The Cancer Knowledge Network (CKN) is an online resource widely read by thousands of cancer physicians,…

By Monisha Sudarshan on 09 Apr 2013 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Integrating Surgical Care Initiatives with National Health Care Priorities-The Bethune Round Table May 10-12, 2013

Just one month to the Bethune Round Table. Over 15 surgical and health professionals from low resource settings confirmed. Over 85 attendees including speakers Dr. Meena Cherian, WHO, Dr. Rao, LV Prasad Eye Institute, India. Twelve poster presentations.…

By Mairi Murchison on 08 Apr 2013 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Call for applications for the 2013 Canadian Disaster and Humanitarian Training Program

Course Objectives: The 2013 Canadian Disaster and Humanitarian Response Training Program will provide interest- ed medical students, residents, public health students, other graduate-level students with relevant backgrounds, mid-career professionals and…

By Gregory Silverman on 03 Mar 2013 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

2013 Extreme Affordability Conference March 28-29

The 2013 Extreme Affordability Conference is ONE month away! Submit your abstracts by Feb. 28th Abstracts will be selected for poster presentations and awards. The Center for Global Surgery's 2013 Extreme Affordability Conference addresses…

By carmina lu on 27 Feb 2013 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Global Surgical Consortium Raising Awareness and Money

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By Kelly McQueen on 26 Feb 2013 0 Recommendations 3 Replies

Updated Program for the Bethune Round Table May 10-12, 2013 Vancouver

We are pleased to announce the 30 podium presenters for the BRT 2013. Our presenters come from the UK, USA, Canada, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nepal, Indonesia, Uganda, The Gambia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Haiti.Details available in the updated program. Post…

By Mairi Murchison on 14 Feb 2013 0 Recommendations 0 Replies

Counterfeit/Substandard Medicines

Brilliant Eleanor, Let's start from somewhere. An analyses will bring out the essence and arm us with evidence based first hand information for the war ahead. Please, do not stop at bringing a sample for analyses. Endeavor to make a formal report/protest…

By Jason Nickerson on 01 Mar 2012 0 Recommendations 16 Replies
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Experts in surgery and anesthesia exchange experiences, resources, and expert knowledge to promote initiatives that address the challenges of surgical care in resource-poor settings.

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