Welcome to the GASOC International Conference 2022, we are delighted to have you join us either in person or virtually.
Join the conversation online by using #GASOC2022
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📮 Contact support@MedAll.org with any questions about the platform
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Links from Chat:
Twitter is @GASOC_2015. The facebook is GASOC UK. The conference hashtag is #gasoc2022
Prof Mahmood Bhutta - 'The Real Cost of Healthcare': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl7c3oDxIU8
Dr Hixson's twitter: @ICUdocX / Twitter: @oceansandus
https://www.incisionuk.com/about-4
Miss Hunt - https://bjssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bjs5.50122
References from Michelle Joseph: References:
https://gh.bmj.com/content/4/5/e001853
https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/7/e003164
https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/2/e002921
GASOC Mailing list - https://www.gasocuk.co.uk/join-now
https://www.gasocuk.co.uk/ Is our website for the Keith Thomson travel grant info
Phil - You can set up your own teaching organisation and get going straight away at https://MedAll.org/host
Or feel free to find at time that works for you to jump on a call after the conference and if we can help, we always will: https://calendly.com/phil-medall
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HOUSE KEEPING - once you have entered the event, on the left of the screen you will find the following icons:
🎤 Main stage - this will be where all our talks will happen - you can use the chat on the right to ask any questions
💬 Breakout session - this is where you will see our coffee rooms where you can network throughout the conference and also sessions
ℹ️ Event Info - you will find our schedule - we will try our best to keep to the times listed
👀 Sponsors - we have a few some incredible sponsors here - please do take a look
📃 Poster hall - this will open in a new window for you, you can browse these and click on them to read them - click on them a second time and this will enlarge it for you. Please do 'like' the posters as well as ask our poster presenters any questions
SCHEDULE
(subject to change | 'Skills Sessions' 1, 3 & 4 can be found in the sessions tab on the left of your screen, Skills Session 2 is on the main stage )
08:00-09:00 | Poster Hall and Sponsors
✳️ Welcome
09:00-09:10 | President's Address | William Bolton
09:10-10:00 | Keynote Speech: "Global Surgery: The State of Play" | Kee Park
✳️ Sustainable Global Surgery
10:00-10:25 | Human Healthcare and the Oceans| Richard Hixson
10:25-10:50 | Sustainability in surgery: A circular economy for medical products | Mahmood Bhutta
10:50-11:15 | Sustainable surgery, Making each day count| Katie Hurst
11:20-11:30 | Break | Sponsors and Posters or chat to others in our coffee break session
✳️ Sustainable Global Training
11:30-12:05 | Sustainable Mesh Hernia Surgery – Can Dreams Come True? | Mark Szymankiewicz & Mugisha Nkoronko
12:05-12:30 | What can the Sierra Leone surgical training program teach UK surgeons? | Lesley Hunt
12:30-12:55 | HEE’s Global Health Partnership Team: Global Learning Opportunities | Fleur Kitsell
13:00-13:45 Lunch | Sponsors and Posters or chat to others in our Lunch break session
13:15-13:45 | Sponsor Breakout Session
✳️ Sustainable Policy and Advocacy
13:45-14:10 | Health Partnerships: for sustainable and mutually beneficial health systems strengthening | Kit Chalmers
14:10-14:35 | Sustainable surgical solutions in LMICs, how do we achieve this? | Tim Beacon
14:35-15:00 | Climate Change and Global Surgery Policy | Lina Roa
15:00-15:15 | Break | Sponsors and Posters or chat to others in our coffee break session
SESSIONS **(use tab called 'session' on the left of screen)**
15:15-16:15 | Skills Session 1 - Trainee perceptions of Global Surgery and our role as advocates| Catherine O’Brien
15:15-16:15 | Skills Session 2 **Main Stage** - Research skills in Global Surgery | Michelle Joseph & Kokila Lakhoo
✳️ GASOC Projects updates
16:20 - 16:40 | The Future Surgical Training - Sustainability and Challenges | Moiad Alazzam
16:40 - 17:00 | Uganda VRiMS and Events Update | Helen Please
Sunday 23rd October
✳️ Welcome
09:00-09:10 | Secretary and Conference Organiser Address | Pei Jean Ong
✳️ GASOC Trainee Prize Presentations
09:10 - 09:20 | Ethical challenges in the implementation of global surgery: The Non-Maleficence Principle | Ana Toguchi
09:20 - 09:30 | A case report of multiple urogenital abnormalities detected during the post-surgery in a 20 year old primipara in Uganda | Paul Stephen Ayella-Ataro
09:30 - 09:40 | Designing low-cost simulation model for laparoscopic appendectomy and its application for surgical training in lower and middle-income countries | Bishow Karki
09:40 - 09:50 | Prize presentation including announcement of Keith Thomson grant recipients
09:50 - 10:00 | What are the challenges facing the development of pre-hospital care service in a low resource setting? | Elizabeth Westwood
10:00 - 10:10 | Speech from President of FoNAS | Michael Kamdar
✳️ Sustainable Global Development
10:15 - 10:30 | Why Global Healthcare Education Matters | Phil McElnay
10:30 - 10:55 | Patient-Centered Impact Evaluation in Global Surgery | Mark Shrime
10:55 - 11:15 | Sustainable Strategies for Global Surgery | Salome Maswime
11:15-11:45 | Break | Sponsors and Posters or chat to others in our coffee break session
11:25-11:45 | Mentoring in Global Surgery (EADP) | Omar Ahmed
✳️ Sustainable Global Innovation
11:45-12:10 | Design Challenges for Affordable and Reusable Surgical Devices for Low-Resource Settings | Jenny Dankelman
12:10-12:35 | Environmentally Sustainable Change in Theatre - Our Experience and How-to Guide | Katie Boag
12:35-13:00 | Frugal Innovation in Healthcare: How to Do More and Better with Less | Jaideep Prabhu
13:00-13:15 | Conference Close and Prize Giving | William Bolton
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A Global Conference
The GASOC International Conference 2022 will be hosted in Sheffield City Hall, UK, on the 22-23rd of October. Everyone is welcome, including medical students, trainees and allied health professionals from all surgical specialties, anaesthesia, obstetrics and gynaecology with a passion for global health. There will be something for everyone, with a range of keynote speeches from inspiring leaders in global health, breakout skills sessions, and opportunities to present your research through our e-poster hall. Finally, delegates will have a chance to meet our sponsors and exhibitors both online and in-person.
Sustainable Global Surgery
The theme of this year's conference is Sustainable Global Surgery. This is an exceptionally important topic as sustainability impacts every aspect of healthcare training and service delivery. Through this conference, we hope to not only tackle areas concerning environmental sustainability but also take on a broader approach and explore sustainability in other aspects, including sustainable training programmes, sustainable global partnerships, and sustainable innovation.
Click here to view our conference programme.
Posterhall
We thank all poster presenters for your enthusiastic participation. Please upload your posters by 17th October.
*Important information regarding registration*
Delegates from the UK can only register for in-person attendance, until our venue capacity is reached.
- UK: in-person tickets only, virtual option will only be made available when venue capacity is reached
- LMICs: free in-person and virtual tickets available, subject to a strict vetting process. Please note this does not include accommodation or travel expenses etc, these must be covered by yourself
- Any other countries: in-person and virtual (fee-paying) tickets available, please save the date for now and we will open this option at a later date
LMIC is defined as per World Bank LMIC country classification, please do not pick the Fair Medical Education ticket if you live/work/study in any other country.
All delegate registrations will be reviewed to ensure that the correct tier of payment is selected. We take probity issues seriously and reserve the right to refuse admission to delegates who may have been dishonest in their application.
Please do not hesitate to get in touch via gasocuk@gmail.com if there are any queries about payment.
Refund Policy
GASOC is a trainee organisation and will have to shoulder the burden of the costs when people cancel their tickets. We seek your understanding in this matter. Should you require an urgent refund, this will be considered on a case-by-case basis. No refunds will be considered after 6th October. Please get in touch via via gasocuk@gmail.com in the earliest instance to discuss.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Please visit our GASOC website for more information on the conference programme, food and accommodation. You can also follow us on Twitter @GASOC_2015 for the latest news updates!