Archive
August 2024
An announcement of the new GICS leadership team and Board Members
Welcome to new Organizational Members and a reminder that annual dues were due August 1st!
Notice of a special webinar co-hosted by GICS on September 10th on An Approach to Pediatric Laryngotracheal Obstruction
GICS' Statement on the missile attack on Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital
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June 2024
A look back at GICS V - We are pleased to share a video summary of the conference highlights and soon we will share the forthcoming conference report.
Recent publications by GICS members: "Action against birth defects: if not now, when?" and "Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (GICS) Pediatric Trauma Care Initiative: A Call for a Comprehensive Approach to a Global Problem"
Upcoming informative webinar on June 7: Managing Children with Lower Limb Differences: Local to Global
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GICS V Update
GICS V Travel Funds - If you want to be considered for travel funds for GICS V you must submit a request by Monday January 15th. Funds are limited and priority will be given to our LMIC Colleagues who have submitted an abstract.
Visa information – Please see the full newsletter for important information about visas for the Philippines.
A Scientific Writing Workshop is being offered January 16th and 18th and is open to all GICS members at no charge.
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January 2024
We are pleased to share a wound care survey developed by the GICS Nursing Working Group, and encourage you to take the survey and share it with your nursing colleagues.
We are happy to highlight the work of two GICS members, Emmanuel A. Ameh, and Justina O. Seyi-Olajide, on the Africa Surgical Initiative 2030.
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December 2023
GICS V Registration is Now Open!
Mark Your Calendars for February 26th, 2024! It's Global Children's Surgery Day, and we're eager to hear your heartwarming patient stories. Your experiences inspire us all!
We're thrilled to announce the low-cost surgical simulator competition at GICS V.
Recent Publication Highlights Challenges of Children's Surgery.
Attention Nurses! An enriching workshop is on the horizon, designed just for you.
Manila Awaits! We're counting down the days to see many of you in Manila. It's going to be an unforgettable gathering of minds and hearts.
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November 2023
We are thrilled to announce that registration is now open for the upcoming GICS V conference! The Conference will be held 25-26 February in Manila, Philippines with a theme of "Children’s Surgery as an Essential Component of Global Health."
We are also pleased to share a wound care survey developed by the GICS Nursing Working Group, and encourage you to take the survey and share it with your nursing colleagues.
We are happy to highlight the work of two GICS members, Emmanuel A. Ameh, and Justina O. Seyi-Olajide, on the Africa Surgical Initiative 2030.
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October 2023
Global Children's NCDs Virtual Research Capacity-Building Course
GICS Organizational Membership information
GICS Annual Conference Updates
Invitation to participate in the International ARM Survey
A webinar on "The Political Argument for Equitable Surgical Care: A Conversation with Champions and Experts."
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July 2023
Our newest board members
An update on the annual GICS Membership drive
Introduction of Organizational Membership
Announcement about PAPSA meeting in Zambia
GICS Annual Conference Updates
New Video: Where We Started, Where We Are
A survey to find out your communication preferences
Appeal for trainees to join Trainee Working Group
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June 2023
A new article in the World Journal of Surgery and the Journal of Pediatric Surgery "Surgically Correctable Congenital Anomalies: Reducing Morbidity and Mortality in the First 8000 Days of Life."
Congratulations to Doruk Ozgediz, GICS Board Chair, for receiving the Donald E. Meier Humanitarian Award
GICS Annual Conference Updates
Dr. Emmanuel A. Ameh, was recently published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery "Realigning Global Health Realities Towards Children's Surgery: Progress and Possibilities"
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May 2023
May 12th is International Nurses Day
GICS Stands with the people of Sudan
Workshop Opportunity: Understanding the Fundamentals of Hypospadias Repair
GICS Annual Conference Updates
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April 2023
Announcing the GICS Annual Report
GICS Pediatric Surgical Oncology Resource/Access Questionnaire
Support for Malawi after devastating floods
Improving paediatric surgical care in Malawi
APSA James O’Neill Global Pediatric Research Scholarship
University of Oxford course on surgical, anesthesia, and obstetrics care
ICBD Meeting report
Survey of practitioners regarding most common birth defects
Global Surgery course in Oxford
Course at UCSF on managing lower limb differences
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February 2023
Watch a recording of the GICS Paediatric Trauma Webinar & Club Foot Care Webinar
Participate in a Paediatric Brain Tumor Survey
Save the Date: Upcoming GICS Meeting in Manila, Philippines on 22-25 February 2024
International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World in Santiago, Chile on 1-4 March 2023
Paediatric Surgical Oncology Fellowship opportunity from Surgeons for Little Lives and the University of the Witwatersrand
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