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 2022-2023 can be found on this page. Videos of past Research Seminar sessions from 2021-2022 can be found here.
2022-2023 Research Seminar
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September 8: Multi-site randomized trials in global surgery, with Han-Kwang Yang and Adesoji Ademuyiwa
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November 10: Access to Blood for Global Surgery, with Marie Paul Nisingizwe and Meghan Delaney
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December 8: Gender Disparities in Global Surgery, with Grace Kansayisa and Doris Sarmiento
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January 12: Task-Shifting in Global Surgery, with Jessica Beard and Tigistu Adamu Ashengo
September 8, 2022
Multi-site Randomised Trials in Global Surgery
This seminar discussed multi-site randomized trials in global surgery. The featured speakers presented on their experiences conducting research using a multicentre randomized control methodology.
Recommended readings:
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Ademuyiwa AO et al. “Reducing surgical site infections in low-income and middle-income countries (FALCON): a pragmatic, multicentre, stratified, randomised controlled trial.” 2021. Lancet
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Fujitani K et al. “Gastrectomy plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for advanced gastric cancer with a single non-curable factor (REGATTA): a phase 3, randomised controlled trial.” 2016. Lancet Oncol.
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Yang HK et al. “Extensive peritoneal lavage with saline after curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer (EXPEL): a multicentre randomised controlled trial.” 2021. Lancet Gastroenterol. Hepatol.
November 10, 2022
Access to Blood for Global Surgery
This seminar discussed access to blood for global surgery. The featured speakers presented on their research on the global need and availability of blood, and novel solutions to increasing access to blood delivery.
Recommended readings:
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Nisingizwe et al. “Effect of unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) delivery on blood product delivery time and wastage in Rwanda: a retrospective, cross-sectional study and time series analysis." 2022. Lancet Global Health.
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Roberts et al. “The global need and availability of blood products: a modeling study.” 2019. Lancet Haematol.
December 8, 2022
Gender Disparities in Global Surgery: Disparities Among Providers and Students
This seminar discussed gender disparities in global surgery. The featured speakers presented on their experiences conducting research on gender disparities among surgeons and medical students interested in surgery.
Recommended readings:
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Kansayisa et al. “Gender-based analysis of factors affecting junior medical students’ career selection: addressing the shortage of surgical workforce in Rwanda." 2018. Human Resources for Health.
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Sarmiento Altamirano et al. “Gender disparities in Ecuador: a survey study
of the under‐representation of women in surgery.” 2020. Updates in Surgery.
January 12, 2023
Task shifting for healthcare workers in Global Surgery
This seminar discussed task-shifting in global surgery. The featured speakers presented their experiences conducting research on task-shifting with interested in surgery.
Recommended readings:
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Beard et al. "Outcomes After Inguinal Hernia Repair With Mesh Performed by Medical Doctors and Surgeons in Ghana" 2019. JAMA Surg
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Ashengo et al. “Bridging the human resource gap in surgical and anesthesia care in low-resource countries: a review of the task sharing literature.” 2018. Human Resour Health.