Publication Feature: Pediatric Burn Care in the Developing World: Where Are the Gaps in Research and What Can Be Done?
MGSC student, Richard Mark Bresler, along with his two other colleagues published an article in the Journal of Burn Care & Research looking forward to discover more about the gaps in the research of Pediatric Burn Care and what can be done to address these issues. Click on the link to read the full publication. […]
Publication Feature: Surgery in the western Canadian Arctic: The relative impact of family physicians with enhanced surgical skills working collaboratively with specialist surgeons
Ryan Falk (MGSC alumnus and current BGSC Faculty member) and Dawnelle Topstad recently published an article in the Canadian Journal of Rural Surgery seeking to understand the relative impact of family physicians with enhanced surgical skills (FP-ESS) and Specialist Surgeons in the surgical care of a mostly Indigenous rural and remote community in the western […]
Publication Feature: Postoperative morbidity and mortality in pediatric indigenous populations: a scoping review and meta-analysis
Rachel J. Livergant (current GCGSC student) Dr. Shahrzad Joharifard, Dr. Emilie Joos (our very own Associate Director!), and members of the Global Surgery Lab and others recently published an article in the Pediatric Surgery International examining the surgical outcomes for Indigenous pediatric patients compared to non-Indigenous populations globally. To read the full text, please visit […]
Publication Feature: A randomised control trial using soap in the prevention of surgical site infection in Tanzania
Godfrey Sama Philipo (current MGSC student) recently published an article in the Pediatric Journal of Surgery examining the use of soap in the prevention of surgical site infection in Tanzania. To read full text, please visit here To read Godfrey’s student spotlight, please visit here. Abstract Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are common and serious […]
Publication Feature: Epidemiology and treatment outcomes in pediatric patients with post-injection paralysis
Siyou Song, Moses Fisha Muhumuza, Norgrove Penny (BGSC Faculty Member), and Coleen S. Sabatini recently published an article investigating the epidemiology and treatment of Post-Injection Paralysis in Uganda. To read the full text, please visit here. Abstract Background: Post-injection paralysis (PIP) of the sciatic nerve is an iatrogenic paralysis that occurs after an intramuscular injection, […]