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11/14/2025

This November let's learn to Thrive together by joining UBC’s community-led events and connecting.

Whether you’re looking to try an Indigenous dance class or relax with peers and colleagues a cozy outdoor concert with Thrive by the Fire, there are many ways to come together to learn about, talk about, and explore ways to support our mental health and wellbeing together.

Check out the Thrive Events Calendar to learn more at buff.ly/mBaS5nv

11/12/2025

🌎 The Global Surgery Lab is excited to welcome five Guyanese surgical trainees to Vancouver! Join us for a Lunch & Learn session with the visiting residents on Monday, November 24th, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Center.

👉 Make sure to RVSP by November 19th via the QR code or at the following link: https://buff.ly/O7R1ZUV

11/11/2025

As we observe Remembrance Day in Canada today, we pay tribute to the incredible sacrifices made by our veterans and fallen heroes. This week, hundreds of ceremonies and events are taking place across the country to honour their service and recognize their achievements. Take a moment to join a Remembrance Day ceremony or find an event near you, learn more at https://events.ubc.ca/ubc-remembers/

11/08/2025

🩻 Happy World Radiography Day!

Today, we celebrate radiographers around the world whose expertise in imaging plays a vital role in surgical care. In global surgery, access to timely and accurate imaging can make a big difference in ensuring safe and effective procedures, especially in low-resource settings.

Thank you to all the radiographers who help improve surgical outcomes and advance health equity worldwide!

11/04/2025

When war breaks out, surgical teams face some of the toughest conditions imaginable.

For over 170 years, the International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC has led the way in caring for the weapon-wounded — from the frontlines of conflict to rehabilitation and reintegration.

Now, through a new partnership with The Global Surgery Foundation, ICRC’s war surgery training will reach tens of thousands of healthcare workers worldwide through .

This collaboration ensures that critical, field-tested knowledge — from anaesthesia in war to nursing care and surgical management of weapon injuries — is accessible to those who need it most.

Now available on SURGhub:
🔺Fundamentals of War Surgery
🔺Anaesthesia in War
🔺Nursing Care in War

👉 Read more & register now (link in bio): https://www.surghub.org/blog/icrc-gsf-surgical-training-war-zones

11/04/2025

🎉 Congratulations to members of the Branch for Global Surgical Care (BGSC) and the Global Surgery Lab (GSL) for their strong showing at Chung Research Day 2025, presenting impactful projects that address both global and local surgical challenges.

⭐️ Jayd Adams – Evaluating Our Framework for Sustainability in Global Surgery Partnerships: Continuing Conversations Through Quality Improvement
⭐️ Mathilde Billau – Facilitating Access to Acute Surgical Care for Indigenous Patients: A Strength-Based Approach
⭐️ Rachel Livergant – Who’s Training Tomorrow’s Pediatric Surgeons? A Global Review of Pediatric Surgery Postgraduate Training Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
⭐️ Hannah van Riswijk – Exploring the Central African Republic’s Surgical Landscape: A Qualitative Analysis Pre-Implementation of a Surgical Task-Shifting Approach
⭐️ Peter Malik – Molding Mastery: Validation of a 3D-Printed Simulator for Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair
⭐️ Lukas Shum-Tim – Evaluation and Validation Assessment of a Low-Cost, Low-Fidelity Cricothyroidotomy Simulator
⭐️ Ruth Vilayil – Medical Improv as an Effective and Innovative Method for Surgical Trainees to Learn Non-Technical Skills
⭐️ Alexandra Donaldson – Enhancing Documentation Compliance in Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for Esophageal Cancer

Read more at https://buff.ly/qhU3RIY

11/01/2025

The Chung Research Day highlights outstanding research within the UBC Department of Surgery.

Join us on November 3rd for a keynote presentation on the neural regulation of movement and associated disorders, and listen to several researchers from the BGSC and Global Surgery Lab as they present their findings!

https://buff.ly/seh4Bty

10/31/2025

🎓 The SURG 560 course in our Master of Global Surgical Care (MGSC) program helps students apply their academic learning to real-world challenges in global surgical care.

🎉 Congratulations to Huiyu (Anne) Li, MGSC student, on publishing their SURG 560 final report in UBC CIRcle!

Titled “Identifying Gaps in Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in Traumatic Brain Injury in China: A Cross-Sectional Clinician Survey of ICP Monitoring,” the study examines barriers and training challenges in ICP monitoring across China.

🔗 Read the full report at https://buff.ly/I9lPAD9

10/29/2025

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10/24/2025

🎉 Alumni Spotlight: Karina Olivo (MGSC Alumna)

After years leading peri-operative services at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, Karina has taken on a new challenge as Senior Manager for Global Programs at Operation Smile. Karina now oversees nursing education and is helping strengthen surgical systems through education and collaboration.

💬 “I believe my Master of Global Surgical Care was instrumental in me getting this new opportunity. I would be happy to share my experience with any prospective students as an example of the opportunities that the program brings from a career development perspective. I feel that in order to strengthen surgical systems we require a multidisciplinary approach, much like that which the MGSC program offers."

We’re so proud of Karina’s impact in advancing global surgical care worldwide! 🌍💙 Read more about Karina's story at https://buff.ly/tA58Tun

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