Oxford University Global Surgery Group
PUBLICATIONS
Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development.
Meara JG. et al, (2015), Am j obstet gynecol, 213, 338 - 340
Indignity, exclusion, pain and hunger: the impact of musculoskeletal impairments in the lives of children in Malawi.
Alavi Y. et al, (2012), Disabil rehabil, 34, 1736 - 1746
A collaborative public health approach to clubfoot intervention in 10 low-income and middle-income countries: 2-year outcomes and lessons learnt.
Owen RM. et al, (2012), J pediatr orthop b, 21, 361 - 365
A national survey of musculoskeletal impairment in Rwanda: prevalence, causes and service implications.
Atijosan O. et al, (2008), Plos one, 3
Members of the Oxford University Global Surgery Group have supported the following training activities and resources.
Special Study Module in Global Surgery students
OUGSG Education projects & resources
- Africa Clubfoot Training - Professor Chris Lavy
- Anaesthesia in Developing Countries course - Dr Hilary Edgcombe
- FIGO PPIUD Project - Dr Anita Makins
- Global Musculoskeletal on The Global Health Network
- Oxford Global Surgery course
- Zimbabwe Orthopaedic training
Paediatric Surgery
OUGSG faculty Prof Kokila Lakhoo is involved as course organizer / faculty on the following paediatric surgery courses:
- Hugh Greenwood Neonatal Skills course - run by the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons
- Hugh Greenwood BAPS skills course for Neonatal Surgery - run every two years, attached to the Pan African Association of Pediatric Surgeons
- Hugh Greenwood Paediatric Surgical Skills Masterclass for General Surgeons - this is run as a COSECSA FCS exam preparation course annually, led by Professor Eric Borgstein. The 2017 course was held at Mercy James Institute for Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Care (children's hospital in Blantyre set up by Madonna / Raising Malawi). Oxford faculty sponsor two COSECSA surgical trainees annually for this course. 2018 dates to be announced.
Academic foundation programme
Oxford University Global Surgery Group welcomes Oxford Academic Foundation Programme doctors who would like to incorporate Global Surgery & Anaesthesia as part of their studies. Please contact globalsurgery@nds.ox.ac.uk for more details.
Apply for the Oxford AFP: Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School
OUGSG Undergraduate teaching
Find out more about Special Study Modules in Global Surgery
Oxford Global Surgery Course
We run the week-long accredited Oxford Global Surgery Course. Our 2020 course has been postponed due to the pandemic, and will take place in 2021 (September, to be confirmed). You can find out more here including signing up for the mailing list.
Recent training events with OUGSG faculty
Dr Hilary Edgcombe was the course director for the Anaesthesia in Developing Countries training course in November 2019.
Oxford University Global Surgery Group
Contact: globalsurgery@nds.ox.ac.uk
Web: www.globalsurgery.ox.ac.uk
Twitter: @oxglobalsurg