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, […]
Publication Feature: A Journey Undertaken by Families to Access General Surgical Care for their Children at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania; Prospective Observational Cohort Study
Godfrey Sama Philipo (current MGSC student) recently published an article in the World Journal of Surgery examining barriers in access to surgical care in low-and middle income countries. To read the full text, please visit here To read Godfrey’s student spotlight, please visit here. Abstract Background A majority of the 2 billion children lacking access […]
Publication Feature: Surgical Task-Sharing in the Western Canadian Arctic: A Networked Model Between Family Physicians with Enhanced Surgical Skills and Specialist Surgeons.
Ryan Falk (past MGSC student and current BGSC Faculty member), Dawnelle Topstad and BGSC Faculty member Dr. Laura Lee, recently published an article in the World Journal of Surgery exploring how family physicians in enhanced surgical skills (FP-ESS) provide access to surgical care for rural and remote populations, focusing on the Beaufort Delta Region of […]
Publication Feature: Building global surgical workforce capacity through academic partnerships
Zineb Bentousi and Anisa Nazir (past GCGSC student) recently published an article exploring how global surgery academic partnerships between institutions in high-income countries (HICs) and low-middle income countries can be a model of sustainable collaborations based on mutual interest. To read the full text, please visit here To read Anisa’s alumni spotlight, please visit here. […]