Tag Archive for ‘surgical volunteerism’
Nominations for 2017 volunteerism and humanitarian awards due February 28
The ACS, in association with Pfizer, Inc., is accepting nominations for the 2017 Surgical Volunteerism Award and Surgical Humanitarian Award.
Nominations for 2017 volunteerism and humanitarian awards due February 28
The ACS, in association with Pfizer, Inc., is accepting nominations for the 2017 Surgical Volunteerism Award and Surgical Humanitarian Award.
Two decades of humanitarian surgical outreach and capacity building in Kurdistan
This article describes the health care issues that affected the people of Kurdistan after decades of Iraqi dictatorship and the role ACS Fellows played in developing a sustainable health care system in this region.
Dispatches from the Africa Mercy: A ship of hope and healing
Dr. Emil describes his pediatric surgery mission aboard the Africa Mercy.
Fellow initiates program to train Future Doctors for South Sudan
Dr. Waxman describes the challenges and benefits of developing a program to train future physicians in South Sudan.
Fellows honored for volunteerism and humanitarianism
The Board of Governors’ Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards Workgroup has announced the recipients of the 2016 ACS/Pfizer Surgical Humanitarian Award and Surgical Volunteerism Awards.
Nominations for 2016 volunteerism and humanitarian awards due February 29
The ACS, in association with Pfizer, Inc., is accepting nominations through February 29 for the 2016 Surgical Volunteerism Award(s) and the Surgical Humanitarian Award.
Nominations for 2016 volunteerism and humanitarian awards due February 29
The ACS, in association with Pfizer, Inc., is accepting nominations for the 2016 Surgical Volunteerism Award and Surgical Humanitarian Award.
Dr. Timothy Miller: A career in service to military, patients, veterans
Timothy A. Miller, MD, FACS, former chief, division of plastic surgery, University of California-Los Angeles, and co-founder of Operation Mend—a program that provides reconstructive surgery to severely wounded veterans of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq—is the subject of this profile.
Nominations for 2016 volunteerism and humanitarian awards due February 29
The ACS, in association with Pfizer, Inc., is accepting nominations for the 2016 Surgical Volunteerism Award and Surgical Humanitarian Award.
Fellows honored for volunteerism
The Board of Governors’ Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards Workgroup has announced the recipients of the 2015 ACS/Pfizer Surgical Humanitarian Award and Surgical Volunteerism Awards.
Register for Global Humanitarian Surgery Course, February 7–8
The third annual International Humanitarian Aid Skills Course, February 7–8, will review common conditions encountered in resource-limited environments.
Nominations for 2015 volunteerism and humanitarian awards due February 27
The ACS, in association with Pfizer, Inc., is accepting nominations for the 2015 Surgical Volunteerism Award and Surgical Humanitarian Award.
Submit 2015 ACS Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Award nominations, January 1–February 28
The ACS, in association with Pfizer, Inc., is accepting nominations for the 2015 Surgical Volunteerism Award and Surgical Humanitarian Award.
Past recipients of the ACS/Pfizer Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards: Where are they now?
Since 2003, 38 individuals have received the ACS/Pfizer Surgical Volunteerism and Humanitarian Awards, and this article provides updates on a few past recipients and their recent accomplishments.
Surgical training abroad: It’s not about the cases
The challenges of surgical training abroad are addressed in this article as is the collaboration between Stanford University and the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences, which may serve as a model for other surgical training programs around the world.
2014 Volunteerism and Humanitarian Award nominations due February 28
The ACS, in association with Pfizer, Inc., is accepting nominations for the 2014 Surgical Volunteerism Award and Surgical Humanitarian Award.
Preoperative telemedicine evaluation of surgical mission patients: Should we use it routinely?
On-site preoperative evaluation of global surgery patients is a complex, time-consuming, and often chaotic process, however, telemedicine may expedite the delivery of lifesaving care. This article describes how the authors reviewed patient information and radiologic studies using store-and-forward telemedicine (SAFT) before embarking on a surgical mission in the Philippines.
Nominations for 2014 volunteerism and humanitarian awards due February 28
The ACS, in association with Pfizer, Inc., is accepting nominations for the 2014 Surgical Volunteerism Award and Surgical Humanitarian Award.
Dr. Brendan C. Brady serves “invisible population” of migrant workers in upstate New York
For the past seven years, general surgeon Brendan C. Brady, MD, FACS, has provided migrant workers in upstate New York with access to safe, quality surgical care. In this article, Dr. Brady—the recipient of the 2012 ACS Surgical Volunteerism Award for Domestic Outreach—reveals the challenges and the rewards of working with marginalized populations.
