Talking to people

I am honored to have been asked to speak at UT Southwestern's 3rd Annual Global Health Symposium on February 8&9 2014.As you can see, the topic is "Transformative Global Health: Impact and Accountability", which will make for a wide-ranging and engaging couple of days. For example, I'm going to be talking about the role of … Continue reading Talking to people →

Website returns.

After a ridiculously long time, we have managed to get our website up and running.Hopefully this will give folks an idea of what our group does, and perhaps how we can help with their endeavors.We are also in the process of uploading stripped-down versions of our refresher course lectures so they can be downloaded and … Continue reading Website returns. →

Tweets from "Updates in Anesthesia" course.

We had a very successful "Annual Updates in Anesthesia" course (our 9th) in Kumasi, Ghana. The organizers (as always) did a superb job, and the 250+ attendees were engaged, enthusiastic and stimulating.Below are some tweet highlights from the course:Prof. Yaw Adu Sarkodie - "Pain is the most common reason for attendance at our hospitals" #ChronicPain— IAEF … Continue reading Tweets from "Updates in Anesthesia" course. →

"So Long and Thanks For All The Fish"

This is my talk from the Extreme Affordability conference held in Salt Lake City 2012.The other talks are here.

9th Annual Refresher Course Program

Below is the final program for our 9th Annual Refresher Course.We're all looking forward to an informative and engaging couple of days.Hope to see you all there. 12th Annual Update in Anæsthesia 3rd & 4th May 2012True Vine Hotel, Ahodwo, Kumasi. Day 1: Thursday, 3rd May, 2012 Anæsthesia and antithrombotics - Dr. William Addison Pulse oximeter monitoring - … Continue reading 9th Annual Refresher Course Program →

Things I Like.

Here are some interesting posts / articles / videos that recently wandered onto my radar. Some may make it into my permanent links / videos pages; some may not.African aid: helpful or hazardous? - A look at the current structure of aid to Africa, and how it needs to change.The “Developing Country” Double Standard - (Partly) humorous … Continue reading Things I Like. →

Extreme Affordability Conference

Well, the first annual Center for Global Surgery conference is over.As always after such events, I am left with a sense of enthusiasm, optimism and community. There are so many people from different fields and countries collaborating and using innovative approaches to the myriad problems facing the low resource world.(And they're fun to hang out with … Continue reading Extreme Affordability Conference →

Incomplete, biased and correct.

I was very sad to read an item on GhanaWeb about multiple deaths at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH). The article states that these deaths are due to faulty equipment and, consequently, doctors are refusing to carry out surgeries "for fear that the patients’ ailments might worsen at their hands".I know many of the fine physicians … Continue reading Incomplete, biased and correct. →

8th Annual Anesthesiology Refresher Course

[UPDATE: The conference is over and, once again, our hosts put on a great course. The True Vine Hotel was the best venue yet, with more attendees, and a wider range of topics than ever before. Great job everyone - can't wait till next year.]We've just confirmed the curriculum for our 8th Annual Refresher Course in Anesthesiology … Continue reading 8th Annual Anesthesiology Refresher Course →

Incomplete and biased.

Jury-rigged anesthesia machineRecently one of my colleagues returned from a large teaching institution in the medically under-served world – let’s say West Africa. We visit this institution frequently and have done so for many years. What he found on this trip was disheartening, and he noted problems in a report for the hospital administration. None of these … Continue reading Incomplete and biased. →