OGS Highlights

Trauma Training Courses and Programs in Low- and Lower Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review

April 19, 2022

Want to know what LMIC have available for trauma training? See what the research team at the Office of Global Surgery recommends.
Improved Documentation Following the Implementation of a Trauma Registry: A Means of Sustainability for Trauma Registries in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

September 1, 2021

Though resource intensive, trauma registries are critical for understanding and improving health care. See how registries can help institutions sustain themselves with this information and thus help to sustain registries.
What Makes Global Healthcare Partnerships Successful? A Systematic Review

March 9, 2021

Want to know how to complete a successful healthcare partnership between high and low-middle income countries? Guilfoyle et al. will explain how, based on historical data.
Ethical Considerations in Global Surgery: A Scoping Review

April 21, 2020

Before a framework for ethics in global surgery can be developed, the Office of Global Surgery has reviewed the current literature regarding this subject. See what key insights they have found.

Beyond The Knife: Global Surgery, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

February 4, 2021

Why global surgery is so important? Did you know that 5 billion people do not have access surgical care that is safe and affordable, and 143 million more surgeries are needed in these low-income and middle-income countries? How do we ethically address these issues? Dr. Saleh provides a short presentation at the University of Alberta 2021 Global Health Fair.

Journey of 1000 Miles Starts with One Small Step

July 11, 2022

Interested to know visiting fellow, Dr. Innocent Okello's journey in the last year? See how his work in the Global Pediatric General Surgery Fellowship will impact children's lives in Uganda.
Welcome Dr. Innocent Okello

September 20, 2021

Meet Dr. Innocent Okello, Pediatric Surgeon visiting from Uganda to complete his Pediatric Global Surgery Fellowship

Bethune Round Table 2023- Save the Date and Call for Abstracts!

November 22, 2022

Want to know when and where the next Bethune Round Table is? Check out the details and updates here.
UofA Team in Kenya- October 2022

November 2, 2022

It's been a long two and a half years, but the team within the UofA Division of Otolaryngology were finally able to make a trip to Eldoret, Kenya, in October, as part of their training partnership with the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH).