May 6, 2015
Hosted by Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine in Boston, MA, USA
The North American launch of The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery was held in Boston on May 6, 2015. The focus of this launch was the high-income country response to improving global surgical and anesthesia care.
The agenda for the meeting can be found here
Speaker, moderator, and panelist biographies can be found here.
Powerpoint presentations and video from the event can be found below.
Session I
Keynote Address – From the facts to the future
Speaker – Jim Kim
(Launch video and video address)
Session II
Presentation – Global Surgery 2030: Evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development
Speakers – John Meara, Justine Davies
(powerpoint and video)
Session III
Presentation – Workforce, training, and education for global surgery
Speaker – Lars Hagander
(powerpoint and video)
Session IV
Panel – The role of colleges, academic medical centers, and hospitals
Panelists – Fizan Abdullah, Robert Riviello, Gary Gottlieb, David Hoyt, Vanda Amado
Moderator – Andy Leather
(powerpoint and video)
Session V
Panel – The role of residents, fellows, and training programs
Panelists – Adil Haider, Craig McClain, John Tarpley, Ainhoa Costas-Chavarri, Louis-Franck Télémaque
Moderator – Haile Debas
(powerpoint and video)
Session VI
Panel – The role of students and schools
Panelists – Julio Frenk, Robert Taylor, Mack Cheney, Lars Hagander, Sarnai Erdene
Moderator – Paul Farmer
(powerpoint and video)
Session VII
Panel – The role of industry
Panelists – Stephen Rudy, Asha Varghese, Timothy Prestero, Amber Gaumnitz
Moderator – George Dyer
(powerpoint and video)
Session VIII
Keynote Address – Scaling up surgery from Cange to Connaught
Speaker – Paul Farmer
(powerpoint and video)
Session IX
Presentation – Global Surgery 2030: the state of research
Speaker – Richard Sullivan
(powerpoint and video)
Session X
Panel – The role of academia
Panelists – Justine Davies, Charlie Mock, Matchecane Cossa, Sergelen Orgoi
Moderator – Mark Shrime
(powerpoint and video)
Session XI
Panel – The role of the press in building movements for global health: lessons for global surgery
Panelists – Jeff Marvin, Bridget Huber, Eric Talbert
Moderator – Ray Price
(powerpoint and video)
Session XII
Presentation and Panel – Financing global surgery
Speaker – Gavin Yamey
Moderator – Gavin Yamey
Panelists – Vanessa Kerry, Robert Marten
(powerpoint and video)
Session XIII
Conclusion
Speaker – John Meara
(powerpoint and video)
