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Publication Feature: Chronic schistosomiasis infection and obstetric fistula repair outcomes in Lubango, Angola: A retrospective chart review
Dr. Esther Chin (our MGSC alumni), along with Annelise Olson, Stephen Foster, Steven Arrowsmith, and Andrew Browning, have recently published the results of a study to assess the association between chronic schistosomiasis infection, determined by bladder biopsies, and vesicovaginal (VVF) repair outcomes at an urban hospital in Angola. Other objectives were to quantify the prevalence of chronic schistosomiasis […]
Faculty Spotlight: Emily Schaeffer
Dr. Emily Schaeffer is instructor of SURG 517: Clinical Research Methods for Surgical Procedures with Global Surgical Comparisons. Dr. Emily Schaeffer is a Research Associate with the UBC Department of Orthopaedics and Research Director for Pediatric Orthopaedics at BC Children’s Hospital. After seeing her grandfather struggle with Parkinson’s disease, she decided in high school to […]
Thank you Dr. Peter O’Brien and Dr. Dan Poenaru
Please join us in extending sincere thanks and gratitude for Dr. Peter O’Brien’s and Dr. Dan Poenaru’s contributions to the Branch for Global Surgical Care over the years. They have been instrumental in helping guide our learners on their understanding of designing and implementing a global surgical care research project and alleviating the global burden […]
SURG 560 Final Report: Clinical prediction of treatment success after medical abortion : A prospective study for increased access to care on the lower north shore of Quebec
Suzanne Roberge, a student of the MGSC program, recently published their SURG 560 final report to UBC CIRcle. This report summarizes the final practicum project “Clinical prediction of treatment success after medical abortion : A prospective study for increased access to care on the lower north shore of Quebec” […]
Graduate Feature: Kristen Stevens
Kristen Stevens currently works in orthopaedic surgery as a Physician Assistant in Ottawa. She previously worked in Winnipeg in orthopaedics as well, and is interested in expanding her scope of practice to include global surgery and how Physician Assistants in Canada can become a part of the global surgical care community.