Surgical voices from the global south
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Organised and facilitated by the College’s Humanitarian Surgery Innovation (HSI) Fellows, this series of webinars aims to explore, share, and amplify key issues and experiences of delivering surgical, anaesthesia and trauma care, as told by those who live and work in the Global South.
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Civilian-Military Healthcare Integration: Lessons from around the world.
Integrating civilian and military healthcare systems can have significant benefits for patients and healthcare systems. This webinar will feature examples of civilian-military integration from several countries around the world and will end with an interactive panel discussion.
Date and time: 15 June 6 PM BST ( GMT+1)
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Panel
Colonel Amila Ratnayake
Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Serhii Tertyshnyi
Ukrainian Armed Forces Medical Services
Professor Ted Herbosa
Professor of Trauma Surgery and Emergency Medicine, University of Philippines.
Moderators
Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Gerard McKnight MRCS
HSI Fellow, RCS England and Royal Navy General Surgery specialist registrar.
Colonel Professor Linda Orr OBE, PhD, FRCS
Defence Professor of Military Surgery, Consultant ENT Surgeon, RCS England Research Advisor.
Yemen: War wounds are not the only surgical challenge.
Yemen remains one of the largest humanitarian crises in the world. After eight years of conflict, 21.6 million people need humanitarian support; 4.5 million people have been displaced since 2015, of which 76% have been women and children. The national socioeconomic and healthcare systems in Yemen remain on the edge of total collapse, while the continuing conflict, large-scale displacement, uncontrolled inflation and recurring climate shocks have left families vulnerable to communicable diseases outbreaks. Millions lack access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene services, and the country continues to experience regular outbreaks of cholera, measles, diphtheria and other vaccine-preventable diseases. Healthcare is either unavailable or inaccessible to large parts of the population.
Join this webinar to hear directly from those who face the daily challenges of delivering surgical care in one of the most hostile environments.
Date and time: 25 July 2023 6pm BST ( GMT+1)
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Panel
Dr Haydar Alwash: Surgery advisor, MSF Berlin Medical Unit
Dr. Saleh Alwageh: Consultant Surgeon , Althawrah hospital &Assistant professor of Faculty of Medicine, Ibb University, Yemen
Dr Muaad Mansoor: General Surgeon Specialist & Medical team Leader MSF Aden Project
Dr Mohammed Sultan: Medical Activity Manager, Kilo Hospital MSF Project
Moderators
Dr Raoof Saleh
HSI Fellow (Yemen), RCS England and Consultant General Surgeon, Kilo Hospital, Yemen
Miss Rachel Hargest
Co-Director of the Global Surgery Policy Unit;
Academic Colorectal Surgeon, Cardiff China Medical Research Collaborative.
Resilience Humanitarianism: The missing picture in the humanitarian surgery
Resilience humanitarianism suggests that people, communities and societies have the capacity to adapt or respond to the impact of a disaster, violence or conflict. It recognises the potential role of local actors in building immediate and long-term solutions in acute crisis situations – and not simply be seen as victims or beneficiaries.
Through the lenses of Cameroon and Syria, this webinar will take a critical look at the potential role that local humanitarian actors can play in delivering high quality humanitarian surgical care in low-resource and conflict settings.
Panellists will discuss and explore:
- models that are locally led and dependent on local volunteers;
- data collection challenges and quality;
- formal and informal training, including mentorship opportunities;
- sustainability challenges, including funding models, local, regional and international partnerships;
- Interactions with international humanitarian organisations;
- Tackling multiple health and non-health challenges
Date and time: August 2023 (date and time to be confirmed)
Panel
Mme Esther Omam; Founder and Coordinator of REACHOUT, a local humanitarian organisation
Dr Mustafa Haj Omar; MD, Head of Health Unit in Qatar charity
Moderators
HSI Fellow (Cameroon) and Consultant General Surgeon, University of Bamenda, Cameroon
Dr Raoof Saleh
HSI Fellow (Yemen), RCS England and Consultant General Surgeon, Kilo Hospital, Yemen
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Remote surgical training: Models & principles for delivery
This webinar will show case studies of successful models of online medical education. The first speaker will talk through his experience in running his online radiology education channel for 15 years with more than 140 K subscribers and 10 million viewers and how people can benefit from his channel.
The second speaker will talk about his experience in teaching surgical skill remotely, the challenges for training Surgeons in Low- and middle-income countries and whether remote training for surgical skills work.
Date and time: September 2023 (date and time to be confirmed)
Panel
Dr Mamdouh Mahfouz; Professor of Radiology, Cairo University, Egypt
Dr Mohamed Youssef Seleem; Professor of Surgery, Cairo University, Egypt
Moderators
Ahmed Almaqadma; HSI Fellow (Palestine), RCS England and Plastic Surgeon at AlShifa Medical Complex
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Past webinars
Surgery on the international stage, is it a global priority?
In 2015, the World Health Assembly passed resolution WHA68.15 on strengthening emergency & essential surgical care and anaesthesia as a component of University Health Coverage. What progress has been made? Join the conversation about why we all need to advocate for change
Date and time: Thursday 16 March, 6pm (GMT)
Panel
Dr Emmanuel Makasa
Adjunct Professor of Global Surgery and Founding Director of Regional Collaboration Centre for Surgical Healthcare Improvement (WitSSurg), University of Witwatersrand
Dr Serena Cruz
Medical Ethnographer and Chair, G4 Alliance Advocacy Team.
Dr Hamaiyal Sana
Paul Farmer Global Surgery Fellow, Harvard Medical School and Chair of the WHO Youth Council
Moderators
Dr Isobel Marks; HSI Fellow (UK), RCS England and Surgical Trainee
Dr Tim Fabrice Tientcheu; HSI Fellow (Cameroon), RCS England and Consultant General Surgeon, University of Bamenda, Cameroon.
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Adopting a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Approach for Delivering Ortho-Plastic Surgical Care in Conflict Zones: Gaza Case Study
This webinar explored the importance of the multidisciplinary team (MDT) in providing safe and high-quality complex trauma care in conflict settings. Through the lens of Gaza in Palestine, panellists examined the challenges of implementing a MDT approach and how patient outcomes can be improved
Date and time: Wednesday 26 April 2023 6pm BST (GMT+1)
Panel
Miss Yvette Godwin
Consultant Reconstructive Plastic Surgeon, Birmingham Children’s hospital, UK.
Dr. Hafez AbuKhoussa
Consultant Plastic Surgeon at MSF, Palestine.
Dr. Ahmed Mokhallalati
Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Head of Plastic Surgery department at AlShifa Medical Complex, Palestine
Ahmad Shamsaldin
Medical student, Dnipro Institute of Medicine and public health, Dnipropetroves’ka Oblast, Ukraine.
Moderators
Ahmad Almaqadma; HSI Fellow (Palestine), RCS England and Plastic Surgeon at AlShifa Medical Complex
Marcella Rayan-Coker; HSI Fellow (Kenya), RCS England and Ortho/Trauma Registrar at the University of Nairobi
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Trauma Care in Africa: Challenges & Possibilities
Organised in partnership with the AO Alliance and Sign Fracture Care International, this webinar will explore the current state of trauma care in Africa, through the lenses of Gambia, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda.
Panellists will evaluate the current policies for trauma care, existing trauma networks and the impact, preparedness and response of these systems to emergencies, the accessibility, availability and affordability of trauma care, including prehospital care, and the need for trauma and postgraduate training to meet Africa’s trauma needs. They would also highlight some barriers to quality trauma care delivery and the future of trauma care in Africa.
Date and time: Tuesday 16 May 2023 6pm BST (GMT+1)
Panel
Ortho/Trauma Surgeon, Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Gambia.
National lead for the AO Alliance, Gambia
Dr Temiloluwa Olufemi
Ortho/Trauma Surgeon, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi -Lagos, Nigeria.
Team Lead, West African Trauma Education Program (WATEP) for AO Alliance, Nigeria.
Ortho/Trauma Surgeon, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
Dr John Ekure
Ortho/Trauma Surgeon, and Executive Director of Kumi Orthopaedic Hospital, Uganda.
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