Representatives from various stakeholder groups are appointed to the Branch’s Advisory Committee from a wide variety of surgical care specialties, representing the interdisciplinary nature of surgical care.
Surgery
Student Research
- Towards Comprehensive Injury Surveillance in Africa: the Cape Town Trauma Registry. Vanessa Fawcett.
- Identifying Barriers to the Effective Treatment of Chronic Middle Ear. Paul Mick.
- Identifying the Barriers to the Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Oral Cancer in Uganda. Danielle MacNeil.
- The Status of Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a Systematic Review of the Literature and the Development of Future Strategies for Surveillance. Zaheer Kanji.
- Coaching Surgical Trainees in Africa: a feasibility study using video replay to maximize short-term training opportunities. Monica Langer.
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Fungal Colonization and Infection in Burn. Gareth Eeson.
- Mental Practice in Surgical education: A Pilot Study using an Otologic Surgery Model in Uganda. Anali Dadgostar.
- An Evaluation of Surgical Care in the North Gondar Zone of Ethiopia: Documenting Delivery, Evaluating Essential Surgical Skills Courses as Training Tools, and Identifying Barriers to Surgical Care. Dan Jenkin.
- Distribution and determinants of injury in Cape Town, South Africa: A prospective cohort study using an injury surveillance tool. Eiman Zargaran.
- Endemic Thyroid Goiters in the Rural Philippines: Prognostic Indicators for Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life Post-Thyroidectomy. Kristelle Chueng.
- Validity Testing a Lo-Fidelity Simulator for Ear Surgery in a Low-Resource Setting. Kimberly Luu.
- Development of a centre-specific head and neck microvascular surgery clinical care pathway in Mongolia. Oleksandr Buts
Advisory Committee Members
- Geoffrey Blair
- Ross Brown
- Sam Bugis
- Kevin Bush
- David Fairholm
- Faizal Haji
- Emilie Joos
- Shahrzard Joharifard
- Dan Poenaru
- Karim Qayumi
- Andrea MacNeill
- Robert Taylor
- Brian Westerberg
Projects and Partners
- Hartley Bay Hearing Impairment Initiative
- Hearing Foundation of Canada – SoundSense
- Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation (OPSEI)
- Reconstructing Women International
Orthopaedics
Projects and Partners
- Ethiopia Spine Deformity Program
- Uganda Sustainable Trauma Orthopaedic Program (USTOP)
Student Research
- Medical devices for diagnosis and management of orthopaedic trauma: a needs assessment study of orthopaedic services in Uganda. Lise Leveille.
- Clinical outcomes for open tibial shaft fractures: A prospective randomized trial comparing external fixation to unreamed intramedullary nailing in Uganda. David Stockton.
Faculty / Advisory Committee
- Peter O’Brien
- Norgrove Penny
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Student Research
- The ASPIRE Project: Advances in Screening and Prevention in Reproductive Cancers. Flora Teng.
- Determining an optimal cervical cancer screening paradigm in a low-resource setting: A community-based randomized controlled trial comparing self-collected HPV testing with visual inspection and acetic acid (VIA) screening in Kampala, Uganda. Sheona Mitchell.
Faculty / Advisory Committee
- Ruth Vilayil
Radiology
Faculty / Advisory Committee
- Pete Tonseth
- Tanya Martin
Ophthalmology
Projects and Partners
- Eyesight International
Student Research
- Corneal Transplantation in India: Indications, Outcomes, and Impact on Eye Banking. Sonia Yeung.
Faculty / Advisory Committee
- Simon Holland
Anaesthesia
Projects and Partners
- Office of Pediatric Surgical Evaluation and Innovation (OPSEI)
Student Research
- Development and Evaluation of a Wireless Pulse Oximeter on a Cell Phone (iPleth) for Safe Perioperative Care in Uganda. Jacqueline Hudson.
- A Mobile Diagnostic and Advisory Device for Management of Children with Sepsis in Developing Countries. Sean McLean.
Faculty / Advisory Committee
- Tim Sveinbjornson
Urology
Projects and Partners
- Ethiopia Urology Program
Faculty / Advisory Committee
- Mark Nigro
Nursing
Projects and Partners
- Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC)
Faculty / Advisory Committee
- Rupinder Khotar
In addition we seek representation from the following:
Indigenous Community
- Donna May Kimmaliardjuk
Planetary Health Representative
- Andrea MacNeill
Low- or Middle-Income Country
- Phyllis Kisa
Rural Surgical Care Provider
- Ryan Falk
Student/Trainee Representative
- Celine Hounjet