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CAGS INTERNATIONAL SURGERY COMMITTEE
OFFICES OF INTERNATIONAL SURGERY
Offices of International Surgery
Since the establishment of Toronto's Office of International Surgery by Massey Beveridge and others in 2000, several other Canadian academic centres have initiated similar offices.
Currently these are located in:
(site of the May 2011 Bethune Round Table)
(if you are not listed here and would like to be, contact B. Cameron)
Calgary
The Office of International Surgery at the University of Calgary will advocate for improved surgical care for the world’s poor by building partnerships that promote and provide surgical care within low-income countries or disadvantaged populations.
Mission Statement:To provide a foundation through which professionals from surgical disciplines at the University of Calgary can participate in international endeavours that provide humanitarian assistance, and strengthen surgical education and research in low-income countries.
Administration and Membership:The Office of International Surgery is accountable to the Department of Surgery. The director is appointed by the Department and its board is comprised of volunteers from within the Department of Surgery. Membership is open to all surgical staff and trainees at the University of Calgary, as well as members of the Departments of Anaesthesia and Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Toronto
The University of Toronto Office of International Surgery (OIS) was established in 2000 by the Department of Surgery, University of Toronto to foster surgical education, research and implementation for development. The office is situated within the largest academic Department of Surgery in North America.
The Office of International Surgery is a conceptual innovation that has provided an academic focus on surgical education and research for development both within and beyond the University. The OIS has provided the institutional and financial framework for recruiting medical students, residents, practicing surgeons and ancillary health professionals in surgical education and research for development.
If the greatest challenge to medicine in the 21st century is to find a way to provide an acceptable standard of medical care to the 85% of people who now lack it, the Office of International Surgery is well positioned to provide a part of the solution.
The Office of International Surgery is associated with:
CONTACT US:
Office of International Surgery
The Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue, Room S-107, Elm Street
Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 CANADA
Tel: +1-(416)-813-6430 +1-(416)-813-6430
Fax: +1-(416)-813-6414
Email: ptolemy.info@utoronto.ca
Andrew Howard, MD MSc, FRCSC
Director, Office of International Surgery
Associate Professor, Divisions of Orthopaedic Surgery and Population Health
University of Toronto
Email: andrew.howard@sickkids.ca
Massey Beveridge, MD FRCSC DTM&H
Office of International Surgery
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Email: massey.beveridge@gmail.com
Vancouver
The Branch for International Surgery , at the University of British Columbia is dedicated to advancing surgical care in international health. The Branch forms a broad base of support and champions the emerging concern of international surgery endeavours in three key areas:
Education: In September 2009 the Branch will be offering a groundbreaking accredited, graduate level online course—SURG 510-Surgical Care in International Health. This first-of-its-kind course is an essential foundation to understanding the global burden of unmet surgical need. Course instructors have a long association with UBC and the Branch for International Surgery and have been involved in surgical service, education and capacity building/releasing in low-resource settings of the globe. A Master’s degree in the field of international surgery is currently being developed.
Research & Dialogue: The Branch supports new and innovative research on the burden of surgical care need in low-resource regions of the globe. Annual scholarships for overseas research are available for UBC residents.
The Branch supports dialogue on global surgical care issues through holding three Rounds on International Surgery a year, and hosting and participating in conferences such as the Bethune Roundtable.
Global Engagement: The Branch collaborates with UBC’s Faculty of Medicine to keep an up-to-date inventory of the faculty’s international surgical initiatives. Surgery-related faculty at UBC are now actively engaged in surgical care initiatives in over 30 countries enhancing service, education and research.
The Branch is located in the Department of Surgery, UBC. The Branch is proud to have the distinction of being the first Faculty of Medicine in Canada to have a full-time dedicated Director of Operations.
The Branch’s governance is provided by an Advisory Committee under the leadership of Dr. Robert H. Taylor, MDCM, MIH, DipTM, FRCSC, Clinical Associate Professor, Dept. of Surgery (General Surgery), UBC.
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