BRT 2012 | Conference Hosts | BRT archive
The Bethune Round Table is a unique international conference devoted entirely to surgical issues in the developing world, held annually in Canada. CNIS and the University of Toronto Office of International Surgery are proud to host the 12th annual Bethune Round Table on International Surgery in Toronto, Ontario on May 25-27, 2012.
Theme: Filling the Gap: Increasing Numbers of Surgeons. There are not enough surgeons in low income countries to provide emergency and essential surgical care to the population. Addressing the global burden of disease due to surgery means filling this gap. Presentations include any aspect of international surgery related to clinical care, education, research, or infrastructure. Projects with international collaboration or cooperation are preferred, but not essential. All accepted abstracts will be published in the Canadian Journal of Surgery. Participants from low income countries whose abstracts are accepted will be offered a scholarship to cover travel accommodation and registration.
Conference Fees:
Conference – surgeons $450 (including welcome drink/party)
Residents / Surgeons from visiting low income countries $150
Students $50
Volunteers – Free
Banquet dinner (set for Saturday May 26th 2012) $100
To register, please click here
For questions, please contact: ptolemy.info@utoronto.ca
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Meet the 2012 conference hosts, OIS and CNIS:
Office of International Surgery, University of Toronto
The mission of The Office for International Surgery is to develop partnerships with colleagues worldwide in order to prevent injury and to disseminate the knowledge and skills necessary to reduce surgical problems and to become a leading centre for surgical reattach in intentional health.
Values and objectives:
- Injured people everywhere deserve proper surgical care.
- At the Office of International Surgery we aim to help our colleagues around the world prevent injury and treat the injured.
- Our special role is to provide our colleagues overseas with knowledge, skills and organization to solve surgical problems in the developing world
- To apply Canadian talent and resources to reduce the suffering caused by injury and surgical disease around the world.
- To further develop surgical techniques around the world by encouraging and supporting partnerships between investigators in Canada and abroad.
- To give doctors, health care practitioners, and our partners overseas the knowledge and skills to reduce the human cost of injury everywhere.
- To make significant reduction in human suffering worldwide.
Canadian Network for International Surgery
CNIS is a Vancouver-based non-profit organization that provides surgical and obstetrical training in 8 countries in Africa. We send volunteer Canadian instructors to share skills with African colleagues, who then pass on this knowledge to African healthcare practitioners. This unique train-the-trainer approach provides hands-on techniques to build sustainable local capacity. For the last 16 years, CNIS has offered life-saving skills to close to 20,000 African health providers, preventing the suffering and deaths of millions of Africans each year.
BRT History
Norman Bethune (1890-1939) was a pioneer in global surgery, developing innovative approaches to surgical care during both the Spanish Civil war and the Second Sino-Japanese war. During his professional life, Dr. Bethune exemplified true advocacy for the underserved populations locally and abroad. Having spent a significant proportion of his career at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, the MUHC is honoured to host the Bethune Round Table and remember Norman Bethune’s legacy.
The Bethune Round Table was initiated as a forum to promote Dr. Bethune’s vision as well as foster new ideas for the further development of global surgery. One of the highlights of this forum is the presence of a truly diverse global representation of speakers and attendees allowing for not only the sharing of research, education, and clinical experiences in low- and middle-income nations, but also for the creation of new long-lasting partnerships. The Round Table brings together practicing physicians and allied health workers involved in surgical care from Canada and across the world to discuss issues and present research on surgical care in countries with low to middle incomes.
Bethune Round Table Archives
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