Event Recordings: 2020 Webinars on Global Surgery
The Global Surgery Foundation hosted a number of well-received events in 2020. Learn more and re-watch all of them below. If you are looking for the recordings of our Special NSOAP Manual Educational Series, please click here.
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Minimally Invasive Surgery & the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: Lessons Learned in China and Italy
The Global Surgery Foundation, in collaboration with Evidence Based Reviews in Surgery (EBRS), hosted a Webinar Journal Club. The Webinar reviewed the journal article “Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Novel Coronovirus Outbreak: Lessons Learned in China and Italy. Annals of Surgery. MH Zheng, L Boni, A. Fingerhut.”
The one hour event involved a review of this new paper examining the use of MIS in the setting of the coronavirus pandemic. Using the Users Guide to the Medical Literature: Clinical Practice Guidelines as the methodologic framework from which to review this paper, the expert reviewers reviewed this paper and assessed the recommendations made by the paper along with the validity of these recommendations.
This discussion occured in the context of a pragmatic real-world scenario, including health systems experiencing resource scarcity.
Youth, Technology and Health Initiatives - Accelerating Africa's COVID-19 Response
According to the 2018 World Youth Report, 1.2 billion people are aged between 15-24 years and it is predicted that this number will grow by 7% by 2030. Youth are hardly ‘the future’: they are ‘the now’. Meanwhile, their ideas are rarely taken into account in the current responses to health crises.
The Global Surgery Foundation, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), in collaboration with Slalom and the University of Cape Town and with the support of the Rali & Makentse Mampeule Foundation developed a Pandemic Self-Diagnostic Application & Predictive Modeling Dashboard. The developers are partnering with 1M2030 to engage the next generation to increase the impact of this tool.
Watch this conversation with influential youth in South Africa to discuss how the tech-savvy next generation can drive health initiatives forward - in South Africa and beyond.
COVID19 & Oxygenation support: Is there any solution for low resource hospitals?
Lessons learned from the literature and from the top of the Kilimanjaro Mountain!
UNITAR and the Global Surgery Foundation co-hosted this one hour webinar with HUG and 2nd chance, to provide a focus on one of the main life threatening symptoms of Covid-19: Dyspnea / respiratory failure /Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome in health systems experiencing resource scarcity across the globe, the critical oxygenation support, as well as treatment guidelines.
Watch this discussion between health care experts and anesthesiologist Dr. Dumont.
How to plan for re-starting surgery post COVID-19 in LMICs
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the delay or cancellation of tens of thousands of non-emergent essential surgeries such as cleft repair, burn care, and hernia repair. Now that many countries have flattened their COVID curves and increased their health system capacity to address COVID with improved staffing, infection control, testing, and PPE supplies, hospitals are planning on restarting non-emergent essential surgery.
The American College of Surgeons and other groups have published guidelines on restarting non-emergent essential surgery, however, the guidelines can be challenging to adapt to low and middle income settings. In addition, research has been published showing excess mortality rates for asymptomatic COVID patients as high as 20%, raising ethical issues.
Through this webinar, the Global Surgery Foundation, Operation Smile, and their partners, shared ideas and created a dialogue on how to safely restart non-emergent surgery.
Key Learning Objectives:
To understand the potential pre-requisites and factors to consider before restarting essential surgery and other services.
To share the experiences of other countries that have restarted essential surgery after COVID-19 and Ebola.
To be familiar with the existing professional guidelines on the restarting on non-emergency surgery
To be familiar with the ethical issues and patient informed consent issues surrounding the restarting on non-emergent surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leading Health Systems Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unparalleled crisis in health facilities and their health systems. Leaders faced simultaneous crises of lack of staff, financial shortfalls, and lack of PPE and other supplies. The best and worst of health sector leadership was seen; from hospitals that were able to rapidly respond to changing needs to nursing homes that experienced patient abandonment and the failure to report deaths in a timely manner. Six months into the pandemic, it is clear that many countries will have to address the COVID-19 challenge for months or years to come, further stressing health workers and hospital leaders. The leadership sprint is turning into a marathon.
Through this webinar, the Global Surgery Foundation, Operation Smile, and their partners, shared ideas and created a dialogue on how to best lead health workers and health systems during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Key Learning Objectives
To understand the leadership challenges occurring during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
To understand some of the leadership mistakes that have been made during the pandemic and how to correct them and rebuild trust.
To understand ways of promoting leadership throughout your institution and at all levels during the pandemic.
To share experiences of Best Practices and Lessons Learned in COVID-19 leadership, especially from low and middle income countries
Global Anesthesia Priorities in the COVID-19 Era
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused drastic changes in surgical and anesthesia systems worldwide. While each region of our world has been affected, countries each have their own approach to the pandemic as well as different pacing of their respective surges. This is especially true in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa.
This virtual town hall will feature anesthesiologists representing perspectives from Uganda, Senegal, South Africa, India, and Pakistan. Dr. Mary T. Nabukenya will moderate the session, while panelists include: Dr. Rebecca Gray, Dr. Fauzia Khan, Dr. Ekta Rai, and Dr. Adamson Phiri.
Key Learning Objectives
Address and define the varying stages of countries in their response to COVID-19
Understand the anesthesiology-specific challenges to perioperative care, critical care, as well as patient and provider safety during the pandemic
Become familiar with COVID-19 information for anesthesia providers in LMICs, including WFSA-curated resources and the WHO Academy COVID-19 Learning Centre
Share experiences of anesthesiologists from around the world in transitioning through the stages of response to the pandemic