Medical Doctor,
Passionate Global Health/Surgery advocate,
Managing Director @Mercy surgeons, Program Manager @Uplifting the Girl Child, ETAT coordinator
We had the pleasure of attending and sharing our knowledge at the #ICMDA Francophone Africa Regional Conference in #Bujumbura. Professionals from 16 countries gathered to inspire healthcare workers to serve as ambassadors of Christ. This was a powerful and enriching experience.
Burundi. Africa. 65% poverty, Only 50 residents in general surgery for the entire country. No cadaveric anatomy resources, not even prosection. You need to know your anatomy if you want to be a surgeon. VR allows appreciation of three dimension. From heads of departments, chief of surgery, residents to med students, they all loved the @3DOrganon approach to anatomy teaching. Training surgeons of the future saves lives, reduces morbidity, improves outcomes. Virtual Reality in Medicine and Surgery (VRiMS) #virtualtraining #immersivetechnology #surgicaltraining #digitallearning #augmentedreality #ar #vr #medicaleducation #surgicaltraining #evaluation #medvr #medxr #exr #ruralsurgery
We have the largest immersive surgical training resource in the world and we will be simply giving it away to our African surgical colleagues. VRiMS14 and the democratisation of knowledge using XR. The next four surgical XR hubs with Virtual Reality in Medicine and Surgery (VRiMS) #virtualtraining #immersivetechnology #training #medicaltraining #digitallearning #augmentedreality #ar #vr #medicaleducation #surgicaltraining #evaluation #app #applications #medvr #medxr #exr
"The impact of surgery goes beyond the operation. The child can go on to recover, go to school, get an education and live a full life." 💙
A #child's surgery
A #life changing impact 🤩
In #Burundi
In #Africa
Education is very important.
But how can we tailor education to help the medical trainees of Africa have a greater contribution to the strengthening of surgical systems.
After China-AU,Turkey-Africa,Israel-Africa,France -Africa,US-Africa,India-Africa,Japan-Africa,RussiaAfrica,its now EU-UA summit.What is behind this new"Scramble for Africa"?Why does Africa continue to entertain illusions of cooperation? Why not sustain intra-Africa partnerships?