Bellwethers versus Baskets: Operative Capacity and the Metrics of Global Surgery
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DOI: 10.1007/s00268-020-05615-x
Abstract: A core concept promoted by health services researchers interested in the impact of surgical and anesthesia care on global health programs is that of ‘‘bellwether’’ procedures: that is, a select set of well-defined operations that… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; open fracture; capacity; emergency ... See more keywords
What is global surgery? Identifying misconceptions among health professionals.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.11.021
Abstract: BACKGROUND Global surgery has emerged as a new field within academic surgery. Despite attempts to provide a common definition, it is unclear whether health professionals understand what is meant by the term "global surgery." This… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; health professionals; surgery identifying; global surgery ... See more keywords
Global Surgery and Mercy Ships.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jobcr.2021.10.010
Abstract: Two-thirds of the world population do not have access to safe, affordable and timely surgery. This global surgical crisis largely affects low and middle-income countries, and it will surpass the challenges created by communicable diseases.… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; mercy ships; global surgery; care ... See more keywords
Belgium and global surgery: quo vadis?
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DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2020.1753149
Abstract: Dear Editor, Five billion people lack access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical care when needed [1]. As a result, nearly 18 million people die from surgically treatable conditions every year – over five times… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; surgery; global surgery; health ... See more keywords
Author response to: Global surgery education in Europe: a landscape analysis
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DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac038
Abstract: Centre for Teaching & Research in Disaster Medicine and Traumatology (KMC), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School,… read more here.
Keywords: global surgery; surgery; author response; surgery education ... See more keywords
Global Surgery: Effective Involvement of US Academic Surgery Report of the American Surgical Association Working Group on Global Surgery
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DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002934
Abstract: &NA; There is an unacceptably high burden of death and disability from conditions that are treatable by surgery, worldwide and especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The major actions to improve this situation need… read more here.
Keywords: academic surgery; surgery; working group; american surgical ... See more keywords
Ethics of Educating American Global Surgeons: An Approach to Conscientious Training on the Individual, Departmental, and Institutional Levels.
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DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000026
Abstract: Global surgery is a medical field dedicated to the facilitation of timely access to safe, affordable, and high-quality surgical healthcare worldwide, including support for necessary surgery and anesthesia infrastructure. Standard surgical training in the US… read more here.
Keywords: global surgeons; surgery; global surgery; ethics educating ... See more keywords
Partnering to build surgical capacity in low-resource settings: a qualitative study of Canadian global surgeons
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070148
Abstract: Objectives This qualitative study aimed to explore the perspectives of Canadian global surgeons with experience developing surgical education partnerships with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for the purpose of identifying factors for success. Design A… read more here.
Keywords: global surgery; qualitative study; success; canadian global ... See more keywords
Global Surgery at the National Landscape: Perspectives after the XXXIV Brazilian Congress of Surgery.
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DOI: 10.1590/0100-6991e-20223189
Abstract: The XXXIV Brazilian Congress of Surgery included Global Surgery for the first time in its scientific program. Global Surgery is any action in research, clinical practice, and policy-making that aims to improve access and quality… read more here.
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Barriers to participation in global surgery academic collaborations, and possible solutions: a qualitative study.
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DOI: 10.3171/2017.10.jns17435
Abstract: OBJECTIVEThere is a global lack of access to surgical care, and this issue disproportionately affects those in low- and middle-income countries. Global surgery academic collaborations (GSACs) between surgeons in high-income countries and those in low-… read more here.
Keywords: surgery academic; surgery; academic collaborations; global surgery ... See more keywords
Academic Global Surgery: Creating Opportunities, Equity, and Diversity
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DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3972
Abstract: A workforce trained in the development and delivery of equitable surgical care is critical in reducing the global burden of surgical disease. Academic global surgery aims to address the present inequities through collaborative partnerships that… read more here.
Keywords: global surgery; surgery creating; surgery; academic global ... See more keywords