No Woman No Care: The Case to Incorporate Women into the Global Surgery Workforce (No CME)

Session Description

Globally there is a substantial deficit in the surgical workforce leaving an estimated 5 billion people without access to safe surgery. The workforce must double within the next 15 years to address this gap—a goal that is currently unreachable. Gender disparities in education and societal expectations often prevent/discourage women from entering the surgical workforce. Surprisingly even the U.S., United Kingdom, and Japan women make up less than 10 percent of surgeons and numbers are even lower in LMICs (low- and middle-income countries). This is in contrast to increased women’s enrollment into medical school, which even exceeds male enrollment in some countries. This panel will explore strategies to improve gender equity and thereby the pipeline for women into surgical fields. Without these changes national health goals are unattainable.

Moderator: Sherry M. Wren, MD, FACS, Palo Alto, CA

Co-Moderator: Susan E. Pories, MD, FACS, Cambridge, MA

Presentations

Introduction
Sherry M. Wren, MD, FACS, Palo Alto, CA

Gender Equity: The Key to Sustainable Health Care
Hilary A. Sanfey, MB, BCh, FACS, Springfield, IL

Barriers and Challenges to Gender Equity in Surgery
Hiba Abdel Aziz, MBBCh, FACS, Doha, Qatar

Global Institutions Leading Change: Malaysia
April C. Roslani, MBBCh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Global Institutions Leading Change: College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa
Abebe Bekele, MD, FACS, Kigali, Rwanda

Global Institutions Leading Change: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Deborah McNamara, MD, MB, BAO, BCh(Hon), FRCSI, Beaumont, Ireland

Summary and Questions and Answers
Susan E. Pories, MD, FACS, Cambridge, MA

Sponsored by Operation Giving Back and the Women in Surgery Committee

Target Audience

  • Practicing surgeons
  • Residents

Learning Objectives

  • Apply new knowledge and ideas to improve their surgical practice
  • Adapt concepts and quality measures in support of research advancements
  • Enhance the quality of patient care

Contact

For questions about the course, please contact elearning@facs.org.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.00 Certificate of Completion
  • 0.00 Self Assessment Credit
Course opens: 
11/15/2019
Course expires: 
02/28/2021

Disclosure Information

In accordance with the ACCME Accreditation Criteria, the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone in a position to control the content of the educational activity (planners and speakers/authors/discussants/moderators) has disclosed all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest. For additional information, please visit the ACCME website.

The ACCME also requires that ACS manage any reported conflict and eliminate the potential for bias during the educational activity. Any conflicts noted below have been managed to our satisfaction. The disclosure information is intended to identify any commercial relationships and allow learners to form their own judgments. However, if you perceive a bias during a activity, please report it on the evaluation.

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Faculty and Disclosures

Abebe Bekele MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
April C. Roslani, MBBCh, MS, FRCS, FAMM - J & J: Honorarium: Provider for Science of Tissue Management Courses
Deborah A. McNamara MD, MB, BAO, BCh (Hons), FRCSI (Gen) - Nothing to Disclose
Hiba Abdel Aziz MBBCh, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Hilary A. Sanfey MB, BCh, FACS - Nothing to Disclose
Sherry M. Wren, MD, FACS - Intuitive Surgical Inc: Consulting Fee: Consultant; Recro Phara, Inc: Honorarium: advisory board
Susan E. Pories MD, FACS - Nothing to Disclose

Program Committee and Disclosures

CHAIR: Henri R. Ford, MD, MHA, FACS, FAAP, FRCSEng(Hon), Miami, FL - Nothing to Disclosure
VICE-CHAIR: David T. Cooke, MD, FACS, Sacramento, CA - Nothing to Disclosure

Members

David C. Borgstrom, MD, FACS, Morgantown, WV - Nothing to Disclosure
Daniel L. Dent, MD, FACS, San Antonio, TX - Nothing to Disclosure
Roger R. Dmochowski, MD, FACS, Nashville, TN - Allergen: Honoraria: Consultant
Cynthia D. Downard, MD, FACS, Louisville, KY - Nothing to Disclosure
Audra A. Duncan, MD, FACS, London, ON - Nothing to Disclosure
Mariam F. Eskander, MD, Boston, MA - Nothing to Disclosure
Paula Ferrada, MD, FACS, Richmond, VA - Nothing to Disclosure
Neil H. Hyman, MD, FACS, Chicago, IL - Nothing to Disclosure
Martin S. Karpeh, Jr., MD, FACS, New York, NY - Nothing to Disclosure
Dennis H. Kraus, MD, FACS, New York, NY - Nothing to Disclosure
Kenneth W. Sharp, MD, FACS, Nashville, TN - Nothing to Disclosure

Ex-Officios

Daniel M. Herron, MD, FACS, FASBMS, New York, NY - Nothing to Disclosure
Edith Tzeng, MD, FACS, Pittsburgh, PA - Nothing to Disclosure

Consultants

Barbara Lee Bass, MD, FACS, FRCSEng(Hon), FRCSI(Hon), FCOSECSA(Hon), Houston, TX - Nothing to Disclosure
Quan-Yang Duh, MD, FACS, San Francisco, CA - Nothing to Disclosure
B. J. Hancock, MD, FACS, FRCSC, Winnipeg, MB - Nothing to Disclosure
Ronald V. Maier, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), Seattle, WA - Nothing to Disclosure

A Certificate of Completion will be awarded.

This educational activity is not eligible for CME or CE credits.

Available Credit

  • 0.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.00 Certificate of Completion
  • 0.00 Self Assessment Credit
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