Social media in neurosurgery: a systematic review

NA Shlobin, SC Hoffman, JR Clark, BS Hopkins… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Social media has been used increasingly in neurosurgery by individuals. We
aimed to identify demographics and preferences of social media use, describe the scope of …

State of neurosurgical education in Africa: a narrative review

OE Dada, C Karekezi, CB Mbangtang, ES Chellunga… - World Neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background There is no comprehensive report of neurosurgery postgraduate education in
Africa. This narrative review aimed to map out the landscape of neurosurgery training in …

[HTML][HTML] The scope, growth, and inequities of the global neurosurgery literature: a bibliometric analysis

E Paradie, PI Warman, R Waguia-Kouam, A Seas… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Here, we evaluate the evolution and growth of global neurosurgery publications
over time, further focusing on the contributions and impact of authors in low-and middle …

Virtual spine: a novel, international teleconferencing program developed to increase the accessibility of spine education during the COVID-19 pandemic

JJ Rasouli, JH Shin, KD Than, WN Gibbs, GR Baum… - World neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The coronavirus identified in 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic effectively ended all
major spine educational conferences in the first half of 2020. In response, the authors …

The role of international collaborations in sustainable neurosurgical development in Nigeria

CU Onyia, E Morgan, TA Oyemolade, OC Ekweogwu… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Despite 6 decades of existence, neurosurgery is still in the developing stages in
Nigeria. In this era of collaborative health system capacity-building in low-and middle …

Social media as a clinical, educational and networking tool for neurosurgeons: A systematic review of literature

M Farooq, M Farooq, N Atiq, KU Ranjha… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The use of social media has been drastic in the field of neurosurgery over the
last two decades. Almost 70% of neurosurgeons use social media platforms such as …

Spina bifida management in low-and middle-income countries—a comprehensive policy approach

JV Pattisapu, VR Veerappan, C White… - Child's Nervous …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Globally, spina bifida (SB) occurs more often in low-and middle-income
countries, where the healthcare demands are often quite challenging. Several …

Future directions for global clinical neurosurgical training: challenges and opportunities

C Hoffman, R Härtl, NA Shlobin, TN Tshimbombu… - World neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Expanded access to training opportunities is necessary to address 5 million
essential neurosurgical cases not performed annually, nearly all in low-and middle-income …

Perceived roles, benefits and barriers of virtual global health partnership initiatives: a cross-sectional exploratory study

L Umphrey, G Paasi, W Windsor, G Abongo… - Global Health Research …, 2022 - Springer
Background Virtual global health partnership initiatives (VGHPIs) evolved rapidly during the
COVID-19 pandemic to ensure partnership continuity. However the current landscape for …

[HTML][HTML] Establishing collaborations in global neurosurgery: the role of InterSurgeon

P Maleknia, NA Shlobin, JM Johnston Jr… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global deficiency in surgical care has been highlighted in the past several years,
through the publication of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery in 2015, the passage …