Adaptability

Extreme Affordability Conference 2015

© 2014 The University of UtahSave the Date!University of UtahCenter for Global Surgery Extreme Affordability Conference: Collaborations for Surgical CareLocation: Rice Eccles Stadium,Salt Lake City,UtahWhen: April 10th & 11th, 2015Registration and Call for Abstracts will be open soon.@UUCGS (and others) will be tweeting with #ExAff(If you missed the talks from the 2013 conference, here they … Continue reading Extreme Affordability Conference 2015 →

Recovering one by one.

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” - Isaac Asimov, "A … Continue reading Recovering one by one. →

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 →

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.

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 →