May 27, 2012 is the deadline for this year's Global Surgery Research Awards Up to four grants of $2500 each will be awarded to support research in low-resource settings
The Bring Back Hope gala held April 4th was an amazing success. Over $900,000 was raised to support Dr. Rick Hodes and the partnership with the Branch. Dr Hodes is an American doctor who works at the Mother Teresa Missionaries mission in Ethiopia where he is treating the sick suffering from heart disease, spine disease and cancer. The Branch-Hodes partnership will support curriculum development, international resident clinical research scholarships and guest faculty support. The Branch will contribute to the sustainability of Dr. Hode's work through training, education and development of tomorrow’s global health leaders.
This year, more than 1.3 million people will die as a result of road traffic injury. Read More
The Global Surgical Index: The Global Surgical Consortium invites participation from you in creating this Index. The purpose: to inform the international community on safe anesthesia and surgical need on a country specific basis. View Report
APPLY NOW FOR BRANCH 2012 Global Surgery Research Awards Learn More
Starts September 2012 - SURG 512
Global Disability- A Surgical Care Mandate—this next online graduate course which has been developed by Drs. Norgrove Penny and Dan Poenaru will be offered in September. 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. To learn more or pre-register - Email surgery.international@ubc.ca
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
Learn-Expand-Grow your knowledge of Surgery in Global Health
Unite for Sight has developed a short introductory online course focussing on Surgery in Global Health. Learn more >>
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday May 13, 2012
Save the Mothers: Mother's Day Walk Details
Friday May 25 - 27, 2012 Bethune Round Table
Filling the Gap: Increasing Numbers of Surgeons
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario Details
Monday September 24, 2012
W.B. & M.H. Chung Research Day : Keynote speaker is Dr. Haile Debas
Research presentations take place in the Paetzold Auditorium at VGH
Abstract deadline is June 1, 2012
Prizes will be awarded to the best presentation in: basic science, clinical outcomes and education research.
Everyone is welcome to the Research Day presentations.
Thursday Sept 27 - 28, 2012 ASAP meeting : Global Burden of Surgical Disease
Melbourne, Australia View Details
Wednesday October 17 - 18, 2012
ICOSET
International Conference on Surgical Education & Training, Ottawa
The Future of Surgical Training: Global Challenges, Shared Solutions
The 2012 International Conference on Surgical Education and Training (ICOSET) is a one-of-a-kind global gathering of surgeons and educators to explore the latest techniques, standards and innovations in surgical training worldwide. http://www.royalcollege.ca/public/events/icoset
Call for Abstracts-deadline April 18, 2012
Thursday
October 18 - 20, 2012
Side by Side
3rd Annual Conference on Collaboration Uganda
Hamilton, Ontario View Details
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.
