Olayinka Ayankogbe
About Olayinka Ayankogbe
Age 53 years
sex Male
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Academic
Organization
- University of Lagos College of Medicine
Work Location(s)
- Nigeria
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Recent Contributions
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Olayinka Ayankogbe replied to "Is America Stealing Doctors?" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.
In these era of globalisation, i do not think you will call doctors going to work in America as being stolen. The world has become a global village and both physical mobility and electronic mobility has become very very high. This mobility brings increased flow and distribution of skills, funds and expertise from highly endowed societies to less endowed ones. yes let them go to Amerca, learn what they can and globalise their knowledge, resources ...
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Olayinka Ayankogbe replied to "GHDonline Expert Panel February 6 – 10: Surgical Training in Resource-Limited Settings" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.
Well so where do we do from here, especially in Nigeria? The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria is planning to start a training programme in Emergency Surgery using the WHO training toolkit and the Mission hospitals, for its members nationwide Any comments? Any volunteers?
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Olayinka Ayankogbe replied to "GHDonline Expert Panel February 6 – 10: Surgical Training in Resource-Limited Settings" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.
I deeply understand Phillip concerns and i agree with him perfectly. It is not only in surgical training that tertiary institutions must go beyond the Ivory Tower. The whole issue must be tackled wholistically. Education, training and service in medicine and health must be extended into the community. The Medical University of Northern Ontario is blazing the trail and what an innovative trail! All its faculty members, laboratories, medical students are all in the community! ...
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Olayinka Ayankogbe replied to "Fwd: free Internet course "Do-It-Yourself: Essential Epidemiological Data Analysis"" in the Health IT community.
Thanks. The course sounds interesting, especially for non-public health physicians like me. How do i join? the advertised website is not opening
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Olayinka Ayankogbe replied to "GHDonline Expert Panel February 6 – 10: Surgical Training in Resource-Limited Settings" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.
Great! The very popular Dr Cherian is on your team. First question to her: Is there anyway that non-governmental entities can be involved in the WHO Essential and Emergency surgery training process for its members (for example Association of General & Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria)?. If there is a way, what processes do you suggest ma?
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