Ketamine

China is pushing the Commission on Narcotic Drugs to place ketamine on a schedule of the Convention on Psychotropic Substances.This would severely restrict access.As many of you know, ketamine is the only available anesthetic in most rural areas of low resource countries, and is the anesthetic of choice in disaster relief.Placing ketamine on any schedule … Continue reading Ketamine →

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 →

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 →

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 →