PAUL FARMER GLOBAL SURGERY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
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Global Surgery Research Seminar Events
The Global Surgery Research Seminar is co-hosted by the PGSSC at Harvard Medical School and The Centre for Equity in Global Surgery (CEGS) at the University for Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda as part of the Paul Farmer Research Collaborative.
This public seminar series aims to share methods and results across a broader surgery research community. Over the course of five seminars, our goal is to strengthen general knowledge and specific skills by learning from the experience of our seminar speakers.
The Research Seminar will be held the second Thursday of each month, from 9:00 a.m. EST to 10:30 a.m EST.
For each Research Seminar session, we identify a common theme and similar methods. Each speaker will present for 20-25 minutes, followed by a 30-minute open discussion on the topic. All are welcome; specific details and registration links for sessions are available for each individual session.
Our previous research seminar sessions are made available online if you are not able to join us live:
2025 Research Seminar
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January 9th: Colonialism within Surgical Training and Global Surgery
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February 13th: Social Media and Global Surgery
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March 13th: Telesurgery and Teleproctoring in Global Surgery
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April 3rd*: The role of Advocacy in Global Surgery
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May 8th: TBC
*alternate date provided owing to commemoration week in Rwanda
April 3rd, 2025
The role of advocacy in Global Surgery
In this seminar we welcome two guest speakers from Operation Smile, both of whom are long standing advocates of global health equity. We will be hearing about the role of advocacy in global surgery research, Moderated by Dr Kee Park.
Please register using this link.
If you cannot join us for this live session, we welcome you to watch a recording, which will be available here.
Recommended readings:
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Jumbam et al., "Voices beyond the Operating Room: centring global surgery advocacy at the grassroots" 2022 BMJ Global Health
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Jumbam et al., “The role of non-governmental organizations in advancing the global surgery and anesthesia goals” 2020 Journal of Public Health and Emergency
March 13th, 2025
Telesurgery and Teleproctoring in Global Surgery
In our next seminar in our Global Surgery Research series we will be hearing from Dr Linda Zhang and Dr Shady Saikali on Telesurgery and Teleproctoring. We will be learning how remote communications and remote operating can support Global Surgery.
Please register using this link.
If you cannot join us for this live session, we welcome you to watch a recording, which will be available here.
Recommended readings:
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Saikali et al., "Telesurgery: humanitarian and surgical benefits while navigating technologic and administrative challenges" 2024 Journal of Robotic Surgery
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Torabi et al., “Remote training and teleproctoring in gastrointestinal endoscopy for practicing surgeon in rural Uganda” 2023 Surgical Endoscopy