Academic global surgery curricula: current status and a call for a more equitable approach

A Jayaram, N Pawlak, A Kahanu, P Fallah… - Journal of Surgical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction We aimed to search the literature for global surgical curricula, assess if
published resources align with existing competency frameworks in global health and …

Highly targeted spatiotemporal interventions against cholera epidemics, 2000–19: a scoping review

R Ratnayake, F Finger, AS Azman… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Globally, cholera epidemics continue to challenge disease control. Although mass
campaigns covering large populations are commonly used to control cholera, spatial …

[HTML][HTML] Ways to improve surgical outcomes in low-and middle-income countries

CA Barth, A Wladis, N Roy, C Blake… - Bulletin of the World …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The report of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery 2030 highlights the shortage of
essential, safe and affordable surgical procedures to more than half of the world's population …

Increasing and retaining African surgeons working in rural hospitals: an analysis of PAACS surgeons with twenty-year program follow-up

C Van Essen, BC Steffes, K Thelander, B Akinyi… - World Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background African surgical workforce needs are significant, with largest disparities existing
in rural settings. Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS), a primarily rural …

Patient follow-up after orthopaedic outreach trips–do we know whether patients are improving?

C Leversedge, S Castro, LMC Appiani, R Kamal… - World journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background The burden of traumatic musculoskeletal injuries falls greatest on low-and
middle-income countries (LMICs). To help address this burden, organizations host over …

Operative case volumes and variation for general surgery training in East, Central, and Southern Africa

MM Mwachiro, Y Yankunze, N Bachheta… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Operative experience is a necessary part of surgical training. The College of
Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA), which oversees general …

Surgical training throughout Africa: a review of operative case volumes at multiple training centers

RK Parker, HM Topazian, W Ndegwa, P Chesang… - World journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Adequate surgical training is paramount to produce competent surgeons to
address the global burden of surgical disease. The Pan-African Academy of Christian …

Global orthopaedic surgery: an ethical framework to prioritize surgical capacity building in low and middle-income countries

CA Pean, A Premkumar, MA Pean… - JBJS, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Global surgery experiences and structured international surgical initiatives, which involve
surgeons temporarily practicing in low and middle-income countries, are becoming …

Mitral valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease: replace, repair, retrain?

D Vervoort, M Ouzounian… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Increased consideration for MV repair in the setting of RHD may be warranted, particularly in
low-and middle-income countries. We suggest some avenues for increased exposure and …

Short message service-based collection of patient-reported outcome measures on hand surgery global outreach trips: a pilot feasibility study

LM Shapiro, MP Đình, L Tran, PM Fox… - The Journal of Hand …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose As the burden of surgical care and the associated outreach trips to low-and middle-
income countries increases, it is important to collect postoperative data to assess and …