Level 2 – Room E/F | Hybrid
The Alliance and NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery will deliberate, through panel discussions and audience participation, how synergising HPSR and surgery systems can help address challenges in delivering effective surgical care worldwide.
Agenda
Chair’s welcome
- Aku KWAMIE, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
Introductory remarks
- Abdul GHAFFAR, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
- Dion MORTON, NIHR Global Surgery Unit Director, University of Birmingham
Panel 1: Capacities and competencies (Moderator: Aku KWAMIE)
- James GLASBEY, NIHR doctoral research fellow, UK
- Dion MORTON, University of Birmingham, UK
- Janet MARTIN, Western University, Canada
- Stephen TABIRI, Global Surgery Unit, Ghana
- Antonio RAMOS-DE LA MEDINA, NIHR Global Surgery Unit, Mexico
Discussant: Rocio SAENZ, University of Costa Rica
Participant Q&A
Panel 2: Funding priorities (Moderator: Abdul GHAFFAR)
- Joana SIMOES, NIHR doctoral research fellow, UK
- Dmitri NEPOGODIEV, NIHR doctoral research fellow, UK
- Maria AGUILERA, University of San Carlos, Guatemala
- Adesoji ADEMUYIWA, Global Surgery Unit, Nigeria
- Aneel BHANGU, University of Birmingham, UK
Discussant: Irene AGYEPONG, Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
Participant Q&A
Panel 3: Research and evidence: what is needed? (Moderator: Dion MORTON)
- Druva GHOSH, Global Surgery Unit, India
- Sohini CHAKRABORTY, Global Surgery Unit, UK
- Jean Leon OLORY-TOGBE, Global Surgery Unit, Benin
- Janet MARTIN, Western University, Canada
- Abdul GHAFFAR, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
Discussant: TBC
Participant Q&A
Closing remarks
- Aku KWAMIE, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research
- Dion MORTON, NIHR Global Surgery Unit Director, University of Birmingham
- Abdul GHAFFAR, Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research