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Bethune Round Table, Registration Now Open! Date: May 16 – 18, 2024
Date: May 16, 17, 18, 2024 Location: Virtual and Skyline Hotel, Addis Ababa Theme: “Violence and Injury in the context of Sustainable Development” The Bethune Roundtable is an annual interdisciplinary meeting hosted at a Canadian academic centre to discuss challenges and solutions to improving surgical care to underserved and marginalized patients locally, regionally and globally. […]
Graduate Feature: Jugraj Singh Chhatwal
Dr. Singh Chhatwal is originally from India where he worked as a General Surgeon both in public as well as private set ups. Thereafter he managed a Senior Secondary School (up to Grade 12). The GCGSC allowed Jugraj to reconnect with the field of surgery and has given him an insight into an absolutely different aspect […]
Student Spotlight: Mathilde Djeneba Billau
Dr. Mathilde Djeneba Billau is currently based in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada working with a variety of organizations such as our own UBC Global Surgery Lab. Read on to find out more about Mathilde, her experiences, what led her to the MGSC, and more!
Publication Feature: Creation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol for Children with Wilms Tumours in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Mercedes Pilkington (our MGSC alumni), along with another MGSC alumni, Godfrey Sama Philipo and Mary Brindle, have recently published the results of a study to develop contextually-appropriate enhanced recovery after surgery recommendations for children undergoing resection for Wilms tumours in a low-resource setting. This study was based on Dr. Pilkington’s final MGSC project […]
Upcoming Rounds: Special Guest Presentation on Pediatric Surgery in Uganda for Joint BGSC-OPSEI Rounds, Dr. Sister Mary Margaret Ajiko
Presenter: Dr. Sister Mary Margaret Ajiko, General Surgeon, Soroti Regional Hospital, Uganda & Adjunct Professor, UBC You are invited to a Special Guest Presentation for OPSEI Rounds on Wednesday, October 18th from 7:00-8:00am, followed by breakfast in the Chan auditorium. This will be a hybrid format. This round is being co-sponsored by the UBC Branch […]