UPDATE SURG 512 - Global Disability: A Surgical Care Mandate—this next course which has been developed by Drs. Norgrove Penny and Dan Poenaru is now in the UBC approval pipeline. Globally one billion people live with a disability, of which 80% are in resource-limited settings. This online course focuses on physical and sensory impairments that cause disability. Surgical care can prevent or treat a significant number of these impairments, which dictate its strong engagement in the global development agenda. Want to be added to our list for regular updates? Email surgery.international@ubc.ca
Do you know about the Global Paediatric Surgery Network? Founded by Marilyn Butler a Clinical Professor at Stanford University, the network serves as a clearinghouse for volunteer for work performed by paediatric surgeons around the world. Paediatric surgeons who need assistance can indicate their needs on this website, and paediatric surgeons who are interested in volunteering can link with these surgeons. In addition there are extensive resources. http://globalpaediatricsurgery.org/
Expand your understanding of Cancer, surgical care and related issues. Read Lancet’s editorial
What we’re learning: Delivering SURG 510 It's two years since BIS rolled out SURG 510 - the world's first online graduate course focusing on surgical care in underserved regions of the world. View More
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday February 8, 2012
Rounds on International Surgery Focus: Cancer with Dr Dianne Miller
5:30pm - 7:00pm
CESEI
All Welcome
Details to follow
Friday March 16-17, 2012
BC Forum Global Health Conference
Deadline for Abstracts January 6, 2012 Details
Thursday March 22-23, 2012 Extreme Affordability
Hosted by the Center for Global Surgery
Utah Details
The conference will focus on innovations for providing sustainable, affordable surgery, globally. While the need is clearly greatest in resource poor countries and in rural areas, "disruptive" innovations will ultimately reduce the cost of surgery for everybody, everywhere. As a central component of public health, surgery must be considered from the business, engineering, medical, legal, and economic and policy points of view.
Friday April 27 - 29, 2012
Western Regional International Health Conference At a Crossroads: Choosing Hidden Paths in Global Health "featuring Keynote speaker, Kavita N. Ramdas, Executive Director of Ripples to Waves: Program on Social Entrepreneurship and Development at Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL)
Seattle, Washington Abstracts Submission Deadline is November 15, 2011 Late submissions will not be accepted. You will be notified by e-mail of your abstract's acceptance status by January 15, 2012
Friday May 25 - 27, 2012 Bethune Round Table
Filling the Gap: Increasing Numbers of Surgeons
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario Details
Call for Abstracts: Submission deadline: January 17, 2012
Thursday Sept 27 - 28, 2012 Next ASAP meeting
Melbourne, Australia
Details coming soon
Learn more about Surgical Care and the Branch’s work:
QUICK FACTS
Fifteen percent of the global burden of disease can be addressed with surgery.
The wealthiest third of the global population receives 75% of the world's total number of surgical procedures, estimated at 234 million every year, while the poorest third receives only 4% of these operations.
Annual death and disability rate from trauma alone is more than HIV/AIDs, tuberculosis and malaria combined.
Single largest global epidemic of preventable deaths is road traffic injury. About 85% of these happen in low-resource countries.
500,000 women die annually in childbirth—six countries account for half these deaths-Afghanistan, Pakistan, Congo, Ethiopia, India and Nigeria.
