Free virtual conference on Global Surgery – “Tackling a Viral Outbreak”

Free half day international virtual conference: ‘Frontline Global Surgery: Tackling a Viral Outbreak’ This conference is in collaboration with G4Alliance, RCSI Institute of Global surgery, MedTech Foundation and Incision UK. [...]

Free half day international virtual conference:

‘Frontline Global Surgery: Tackling a Viral Outbreak’

This conference is in collaboration with G4Alliance, RCSI Institute of Global surgery, MedTech Foundation and Incision UK. 3 CPD points will be awarded for attendance by RCSI.

The conference aims to increase awareness of the lessons learnt during the Ebola, HIV and COVID-19 outbreaks and how it affected the management of surgical patients. A particular focus of the conference would be on safety, access to PPE, training needs and equity.

The conference has two main components. In the first half, international speakers will share their experiences and lessons learnt. This will then be followed by a virtual hackathon, led by the MedTech foundation. The topic of this hackathon is ‘How to improve hospital preparedness for COVID-19’?

Date: 25th May 2020
Time: 14:00- 17:30

For more detail regarding the conference, follow this link – https://www.gasocuk.co.uk/frontlineglobalsurgery