Global Surgery Week

#GlobalSurgery tweets from recent publications compiled by @SurgeonsSOS International Surgical Fellows @jleow and @pozomarcos

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Thanks for all the RTs everyone! There concludes the end of #globalsurgery week 2011! See u next yr!

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we should direct efforts toward policy and advocacy for provision of #HIV protective supplies/gear for surgical workers http://t.co/hqJUL4Yb

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RT @GlobalSurgWeek: @SurgeonsSOS initiated the Surgery & HIV Assessment & Response Program (SHARP) to provide #HIV gear http://t.co/zEaJ5YBH

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study found a substantial deficiency of basic supplies of protective gears in LMICs although they r essential http://t.co/hqJUL4Yb

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Knowledge abt exposure risks & formal reporting protocols for #post-exposure prophylaxis may be lacking. http://t.co/hqJUL4Yb

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#HIV protective gear is almost always available in 1st world countries, but far from it in 8 #LMICs surveyed. http://t.co/hqJUL4Yb

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@SurgeonsSOS initiated the Surgery & HIV Assessment & Response Program (SHARP) to provide locals with #HIV gear http://t.co/hqJUL4Yb

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Sterile gloves available only in 24% of facilities in Afghanistan #HIV #protection #globalsurgery http://t.co/hqJUL4Yb

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None of 8 LMICs in which #WHO surgical capacity survey has been done has 100% availability of #HIV protective gear http://t.co/hqJUL4Yb

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#HIV protective gear for #surgery found to be lacking in 8 #LMICs http://t.co/hqJUL4Yb

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teaching #EESC in Sierra Leone achieved through workshops http://t.co/t4IEr7ev (pdf)

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8 more workshops undertaken by local surgeons in Sierra Leone after initial @SurgeonsSOS conducted workshop http://t.co/t4IEr7ev (pdf)

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#EESC workshops should not be too long and deprive facilities of clinical service from staff. http://t.co/t4IEr7ev (pdf)

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#WHO #EESC program also aims to improve surgical infrastructure at govt and facility level http://t.co/hyTlYhAg #globalsurgery

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Teaching emergency and essential surgical care in sierra leone: a model for low income countries. J Surg Educ 2011 http://t.co/t4IEr7ev (pdf

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Scarcity of healthcare worker protection in 8 LMICs: #surgery & the risk of #HIV. http://t.co/vTBa8IPX

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Botswana is adopting the US Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE) curriculum for post-grad surgical training #globalsurgery

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Bostwana is served by 2 Batswana who trained elsewhere, and ~25 expatriates for 1.9 million population #globalsurgery #workforce

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Dr George Azzies talks about developing contextually appropriate surgical curriculum Botswana #globalsurgery #training

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Meanwhile, Mozambique will continue to encourage more physicians to specialize in surgical sub-specialities #globalsurgery #workforce