Publication Feature: Improving care and survival of newborns with surgical conditions in Tanzania (TINY Tanzania): a focus on gastroschisis
We’re proud to highlight Dr. Godfrey Sama Philipo, MGSC alumnus and current instructor, for his work improving newborn survival in Tanzania. His latest article in Pediatric Surgery International showcases the TINY Tanzania project, which has increased survival rates for babies with gastroschisis through decentralizing care nationwide. Learn more about this impactful work here.
SURG 560 Final Report: Aesthetic Outcomes of Patient with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Following NasoAlveolar Molding (NAM) Therapy in an Outreach Setting, in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Serena Kassam, a student of the MGSC program, recently published their SURG 560 final report to UBC CIRcle. This report summarizes the final practicum project “Aesthetic Outcomes of Patient with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Following NasoAlveolar Molding (NAM) Therapy in an Outreach Setting, in Guayaquil, Ecuador” conducted during the […]
Welcome New BGSC Faculty Members 2024/25!
BGSC is excited to welcome two new Faculty members who will be co-instructing our courses beginning in 2024/25! Dr. Jason McVicar will be joining SURG 518 – Surgical Care in Canada’s Rural and Remote Indigenous Communities with Global Comparisons and Dr. Ruth Vilayil will join SURG 560 – Global Surgical Care Field Practicum. Dr. McVicar […]
Global Surgery Symposium 2024: Teaching Surgical Skills for Medical Deserts
The Global Surgery Lab’s recent symposium provided an excellent platform for discussing the challenges and opportunities in surgical training for multidisciplinary healthcare providers in low-resource settings. With over 120 participants from around the world, both in-person and virtually, the event explored and compared the delivery of surgical care programs for medical deserts on a global […]
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 […]