Join us for an evening of discussion around innovations in global health, network with global health professionals, and find out how to get involved! Refreshments will be provided for those joining us in person. This is a free event.

Evening schedule:

18.00- 18.20: Networking

18.20-18.30: Introduction

18.30- 19.00: Global Surgery Innovation.

Mr Will Bolton who is a Neurosurgery Academic Clinical Fellow at Leeds. His PhD developed novel evaluation methods for frugal innovation in low and middle income countries. He now runs a programme of research investigating how immersive technologies can improve recovery after surgery or injury in the UK and internationally. He is IDEAL Global Lead, helping surgical researchers across the world develop and evaluate surgical technology.

19.00-19.30: Widening access to minimal access surgery in Uganda.

Dr John Dalton is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

19.30-20.00: Innovating Automated Progress Tracking System (APTS) for Laparoscopic Simulation Training in Low-Middle Income Countries: Low-Cost High-Fidelity Performance Assessment System with Microcontroller Connectivity.

Mr Bishow Karki is a Speciality Registrar in General Surgery at the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield. He is a Surgical Simulation Fellow at the Hull Institute of Learning & Simulation and an Honorary Lecturer at the Institute of Engineering , Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu Nepal.

**HYBRID EVENT** - in person at St James' Hospital, Leeds, UK and online.

Venue:

Bexley/07/Meeting Room ,051 Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTH)

St James' University Hospital (SJH)

Bexley Wing, 44

Level L7 - (Seventh Floor Level), SJH44L7

Please find directions to the Bexley Wing, St James' Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7LP, here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/srmMSPh5y41T42nQA

Please register by 14th July for in person attendance.

Summary

Join us at the GASOC Yorkshire Regional Event, themed on 'Innovation'. This unique hybrid event, happening both in person and online, will be held at St James' Hospital, Leeds, UK. Engage in enlightening discussions about global health innovations, expand your network with other global health professionals, and discover how you can contribute to this crucial field. Refreshments will be available for those attending in person.

Learning objectives

1. To understand and discuss the latest innovations in global health. 2. To gain insights from experienced global health professionals. 3. To learn about the role and impacts of innovation in the improvement and advancement of global health. 4.Network with global health professionals.

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