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Global Neurosurgery, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

  • 1st Edition, Volume 35-4 - September 9, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Michael M. Haglund, Robert J. Dempsey
  • Language: English

In this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Robert J. Dempsey and Michael M. Haglund bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Global Neurosurg… Read more

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In this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Robert J. Dempsey and Michael M. Haglund bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Global Neurosurgery. Top experts in the field cover the delivery of neurosurgical care in a variety of settings, discussing topics such as worldwide need and disparities; medical curriculum development for a worldwide curriculum for neurosurgery; continuing medical education for graduates; key partners in global health; bioengineering in global health; and much more.

Key features

  • Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including overview on global neurosurgery; global neurosurgery and international policy; establishing microsurgical skills laboratories in low- and middle-income countries and partnering through WIFI for remote teaching; establishing the trainee in their first program; traumatic brain injury and the early development of a neurosurgical program; and more.
  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on global neurosurgery, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Readership

Neurosurgery

Table of contents

An Overview of Global Neurosurgery
The Role of Policy in Global Neurosurgery
Neurosurgical Advocacy in the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Impacting Global Fortification Policies Through Leadership, Collaboration, and Stakeholder Engagement
Partnering in Global Health: What Is a Successful Dyad? The Duke Experience
Education and Training in Global Neurosurgery: Current State and Path Toward a Uniform Curriculum
Continuing Education for Global Neurosurgery Graduates: Visiting Surgeons, Skills Teaching, Bootcamps, and Twinning Programs
Establishing Microsurgery Skills Laboratories in Low- and Middle-income Countries with Integrated Remote Teaching: A Novel Approach
Partnering with Foundations, Philanthropy, and Universities with Programs Supported by Local Physicians and Eventually Local Physicians Taking Ownership
Nongovernmental Organizations in Global Neurosurgery: Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery and Solidarity Bridge
Engineering Principles and Bioengineering in Global Health
Global Partnerships in Neurosurgery: Mapping the Need
Postgraduate Fellowships, Distant Continuing Education, and Funding in Neurosurgical Education
Training the Next Generation of Academic Neurosurgeons in Global Health, Academics, and Research

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 35-4
  • Published: September 9, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editors

MH

Michael M. Haglund

Affiliations and expertise
Distinguished Duke Professor of Neurosurgery, Global Health, and Orthopaedic Surgery, Vice Chair Education, Duke Department of Neurosurgery, Division Chief, Duke Global Neurosurgery and Neurology, Program and Training Director, Duke Department of Neurosurgery, Professor SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Program Director, Uganda Neurosurgery Training Program, Duke Health, Duke University

RD

Robert J. Dempsey

Affiliations and expertise
Chairman and Manucher J. Javid Professor of Neurological Surgery Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin SMPH Chairman, Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery