PAUL FARMER GLOBAL SURGERY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
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Global Surgery Research Seminar
Past Events
The PGSSC Global Surgery Research Seminar is a public seminar series which aims to share methods and results across a broader surgery research community. Over the course of ten seminars, our goal is to strengthen general knowledge and specific skills by learning from the experience of our seminar speakers.
Videos of past Research Seminar sessions from 2023-2024 can be found on this page. Videos of past Research Seminar sessions from 2022-2023 can be found here.
2023-2024 Research Seminar
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September 14th: Bibliometric Analyses to assess productivity and equity, with Zachary Fowler and Catherine Wu
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October 12th: Qualitative Methods in Global Surgery, with Ferdinand Mayer and Amanda Reich
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November 9th: Carbon life cycle analysis with Ian Umo and Jonathan Slutzman
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December 14th: Record based studies to assess paediatric surgical burden with Emily Smith and Saqib Qazi.
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January 11th: Surgical infections and antimicrobial resistance worldwide with Carine Yehouenou and Frederick Kateera
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February 8th: Data Analytics for Global Cancer Surgery with Riinu Pius and James Glasbey
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March 14th: Multi-Country Collaborations for Global Surgery with Antonio Ramos and Alan Tita
March 14th, 2024
Multi-Country Collaborations in Global Surgery
In this seminar we will learn about the challenges of conducting research with different countries and stakeholders
If you cannot join us for this live session, we welcome you to watch a recording, which will be available here soon
Recommended readings:
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Ahogni et al., "Strategies to minimise and monitor biases and imbalances by arm in surgical cluster randomised trials: evidence from ChEETAh, a trial in seven low- and middle-income countries" 2023 Trials
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Tita et al., “Azithromycin to Prevent Sepsis or Death in Women Planning a Vaginal Birth” 2023 New England Journal of Medicine
February 8th, 2024
Data Analytics in Global Cancer Surgery
In this seminar we will be joined from two members of the NIHR Global Research Health Unit on Global Surgery. We will discuss challenges in data analytics in two large multi-centre prospective cohort studies
Recommended readings:
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Global Surg Collaborative. "Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries" 2021 The Lancet.
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Glasbey et al., “Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19-Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Studyan” 2021 Journal of Clinical Oncology
January 11th, 2024
Surgical infections and antimicrobial resistance worldwide
This seminar will discuss different approaches to antimicrobial resistance in both LMIC and HIC environments. We will be discussing strategic approaches to target this problem
Recommended readings:
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Velin et al., "Surgical Site Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance After Cesarean Section Delivery in Rural Rwanda" 2021 Annals of Global Health
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Yehouenou et al., “Antimicrobial resistance in hospitalized surgical patients: a silently emerging public health concern in Benin” 2020 Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
December 14th, 2023
Record based studies to assess paediatric surgical burden
This seminar will discuss different approaches to pediatric surgical burden using archival, record based data.
Recommended readings:
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Smith et al. "Waiting Too Long: The Contribution of Delayed Surgical Access to Pediatric Disease Burden in Somaliland" 2020 World Journal of Surgery.
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Qazi et al., “Assessment of pediatric surgical needs, health-seeking behaviors, and health systems in a rural district of Pakistan” 2022 Plos Global Public Health
November 9th, 2023
Carbon Life Cycle Analysis
This seminar will discuss different approaches to measuring carbon emissions amongst different healthcare settings. The featured speakers presented on differences between LMIC and HIC expenditure and the future of green operating rooms.
Recommended readings:
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Eckelman et al. "Life cycle environmental emissions and health damages from the Canadian Healthcare system: An economic environmental-epidemiological analysis" 2018 Plos Medicine.
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Umo et al., “Estimating the carbon emissions from a resource-limited surgical suite in Papua New Guinea: The climate change potential” 2023 Dialogues in Health
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October 12th, 2023
Qualitative Methods in Global Surgery
This seminar will discuss different approches to qualitative and mixed methods in global surgery. The featured speakers presented on their experiences conducting research using patient-centric approaches..
Recommended readings:
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Mayer et al. "High Quality Care Following Orthopaedic Injury in Zambia: A Qualitative, Patient-Centred Study" 2022 Injury.
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Reich et al., “Kidney Transplant Clinicians’ Perceptions of Palliative Care for Patients With Failing Allografts in the US: A Mixed Methods Study” 2023 American Journal of Kidney Diseases
September 14, 2023
Bibliometric Analyses to assess productivty and equity
This seminar will focus on Bibliometric analyses for global surgery. The featured speakers will dive into their experiences conducting research focused on Bibliometric analyses across varied settings.
Recommended readings:
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Fowler et al. "Academic output in Global Surgery after the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery: A Scoping review" 2022 World Journal of Surgery.
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Wu et al., “LMIC authorship in global reconstructive surgery: A in bibliometric analysis.” 2023 Journal of Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery