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The unmet needs for surgical care are widely reported. It is recognized that up to 5 billion people have limited or no access to basic surgical needs. These populations are primarily located in the sub-Saharan region and southeast Asia. According to a report by the World Health Organization, workforce shortage is more critical than infrastructure problems. Training and retaining surgical and anesthesia workforce is a priority for all countries in the sub-Saharan region. The West African College of Surgeons (WACS) and the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) are leaders in the training and credentialing of the surgical workforce in their respective regions. In this broadcast we will learn about the history of these two surgical societies and the provision of surgical care. Women in surgery represent <10% of the surgeons in the region. We will explore the strategies to increase the number of women surgeons. Then the panel will discuss what the role of surgical associations in high-income countries, such as the American College of Surgeons, should be.

PROGRAM


  1. Welcome & Introduction - Dr. Steven D. Wexner (USA)
  2. The role of COSECSA in developing the surgical workforce in the ECSA region - Dr. Godfrey Muguti (COSECSA, Zimbawe)
  3. Women Surgeons in Africa, where do we stand? - Dr. Mumba Chalwe (Zambia)
  4. Surgical Education and Credentialing: what did the pandemic teach us? - Dr. Abebe Bekele (COSECSA, Ethiopia)
  5. History and the Role of West African College of Surgeons (WACS) in the provision of surgical care in the region - Dr. Emmanuel R. Ezeome (Nigeria)
  6. Training surgeons in WACS region opportunities and Challenges - Dr. Akinyinka Omigbodun (Nigeria)
  7. Anesthesia Provision in Low Resource Environments: Challenges and Opportunities - Dr. Bisola Onajin-Obembe (Nigeria)
  8. Discussion and closing remarks moderated by Dr. Girma Tefera (USA)
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Prof. Abebe Bekele MD, FCS (ECSA), FACS, MAMSE, Dean, School of Medicine at the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE); Full Professor of Surgery, UGHE/Addis Ababa University/University of Rwanda, Ethiopia Cardiothoracic Surgery
Dr. Mumba Chalwe Urologist, Ndola teaching hospital, Vice Chair Women in Surgery Africa, Zambia Urology
Dr. Emmanuel R. Ezeome E.R, MA, MBBS, FWACS, FACS. FNAMed Professor of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Nsukka. Director, Bioethics program, Institute of Public Health, UNN. Consultant Surgical Oncologist and Bioethicist, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, Nigeria Surgical Oncology
Dr. Godfrey Muguti Professor of Surgery and Professorial Chair, Department of Surgical Sciences,University of Zimbabwe. Clinical Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University, - Medical Director at The Avenues Clinic, Harare and President, COSECSA, Zimbawe General Surgery
Dr. Akinyinka Omigbodun Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria and Past President, West African College of Surgeons, Nigeria Gynecologic Surgery
Dr. Bisola Onajin-Obembe Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia at the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria Anesthesiology
Dr. Girma Tefera MD, Professor and Chair, Division of Vascular Surgery, Vice Chair, Global Health Department of Surgery, UW School of Medicine and Public Health-Madison, WI Medical Director, Operation Giving Back-American College of Surgeons, USA Vascular Surgery
Dr. Steven D. Wexner MD, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Surgery, Past Vice Chair, Board of Regents, American College of Surgeons, Director, Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center and Chair, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, USA Colorectal Surgery
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