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.
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 […]
Publication Feature: Availability of surgical services in rural British Columbia
Brooke McDonald, BGSC faculty members, Dr. Ryan Falk, Dr. Emilie Joos, Dr. Shahrzad Joharifard, and members of the Global Surgery Lab have recently published a study on family physicians with enhanced surgical skills and obstetric surgical skills while detailing their locations and procedural scope. Find out more here. ABSTRACT Background: Family physicians with enhanced surgical skills […]
Publication Feature: Defining a Framework and Evaluation Metrics for Sustainable Global Surgical Partnerships: A Modified Delphi Study
Catherine Binda, BGSC faculty members Dr. Emilie Joos, Dr. Faizal Haji, Dr. Shahrzad Joharifard as well several members of the Global Surgery Lab have recently published a study that used expert consensus to build a concrete and realistic framework and checklist to evaluate sustainability in global surgery partnerships (GSPs). For more info, […]
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 […]