Description
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.- 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.
Table of Contents
An Overview of Global NeurosurgeryThe Role of Policy in Global NeurosurgeryNeurosurgical Advocacy in the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: Impacting Global Fortification Policies Through Leadership, Collaboration, and Stakeholder EngagementPartnering in Global Health: What Is a Successful Dyad? The Duke ExperienceEducation and Training in Global Neurosurgery: Current State and Path Toward a Uniform CurriculumContinuing Education for Global Neurosurgery Graduates: Visiting Surgeons, Skills Teaching, Bootcamps, and Twinning ProgramsEstablishing Microsurgery Skills Laboratories in Low- and Middle-income Countries with Integrated Remote Teaching: A Novel ApproachPartnering with Foundations, Philanthropy, and Universities with Programs Supported by Local Physicians and Eventually Local Physicians Taking OwnershipNongovernmental Organizations in Global Neurosurgery: Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery and Solidarity BridgeEngineering Principles and Bioengineering in Global HealthGlobal Partnerships in Neurosurgery: Mapping the NeedPostgraduate Fellowships, Distant Continuing Education, and Funding in Neurosurgical EducationTraining the Next Generation of Academic Neurosurgeons in Global Health, Academics, and Research
