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
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.