Kathleen M.Casey United States

Monday, 20 April 2026

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08:30 10:00	ISW 2026 OPENING SESSION ISS/SIC 111 Kenneth D.Boffard Moderator South Africa Michael G.Sarr Facilitator United States Gerard M.Doherty Guest United States WELCOME ADDRESS 111-1 Kenneth D.Boffard Speaker South Africa WELCOME ADDRESS INTEGRATED SOCIETIES 111-2 Ho-SeongHan Speaker South Korea PRESENTATION OF NEW HONORARY FELLOWS 111-3 Ari K.Leppäniemi Speaker Finland PRIZE CEREMONY 111-4 Ari K.Leppäniemi Speaker Finland CONVOCATION ISS FELLOWS 111-5 Ari K.Leppäniemi Speaker Finland PRESENTATION OF TRAVEL SCHOLARS 111-6 Michael G.Sarr Speaker United States PRESENTATION OF FUTURE SURGEONS PROGRAM 111-7 SuléBurger Speaker South Africa CLOSING WORDS 111-8 Kenneth D.Boffard Moderator South Africa Room: Terrazza B-C (Floor 7)
10:30 12:00	ISW 2026 OPENING CEREMONY ISS/SIC 112 Kenneth D.Boffard Master of Ceremony South Africa María FernandaTorres-Ruiz Master of Ceremony Mexico WELCOME ADDRESS CONGRESS PRESIDENT AMCE 112-2 Eduardo E.Montalvo Jave Speaker Mexico WELCOME ADDRESS SECRETARY OF HEALTH 112-3 DavidKershenobich Speaker Mexico ISS/SIC PRESIDENTIAL LECTURE/ADDRESS 112-4 Ari K.Leppäniemi Speaker Finland MARTIN ALLGÖWER LECTURE: WORLD CHANGING-THINKERS AND INNOVATORS 112-5 Ewen M.Harrison Speaker United Kingdom Room: Terrazza B-C (Floor 7)
12:00 12:30	OPENING EXHIBITION AlessandroFichera Facilitator United States Ari K.Leppäniemi Facilitator Finland Kenneth D.Boffard Facilitator South Africa Exhibition (Floor 7)
13:30 15:00	DISASTER PREPAREDNESS – ARE WE PREPARED? IATSIC 135 AmitGupta Moderator India DavidZonies Moderator United States SharonHenry Moderator United States PERIOPERATIVE CARE IN MASS CASUALTIES' EVENT: HOW TO PREPARE? 135-1 Maeyane StephensMoeng Speaker South Africa CAN HIC LEARN FOR LMIC WHEN THE HEAT IS ON, HOW TO DEAL WITH LESS 135-2 FelipeVega-Rivera Speaker Mexico WHAT SHOULD WE ALL KNOW ABOUT WAR SURGERY? 135-3 Jennifer M.Gurney Speaker United States WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TRAUMA SERVICE IF YOU NEED TO EVACUATE YOUR HOSPITAL? 135-4 Li TserngTeo Speaker Singapore HOW TO RESPOND WHEN THE GOVERNMENT TELLS US TO BE PREPARED BUT NOT WORRIED? 135-5 ChristineGaarder Speaker Norway Room: Girasoles (Floor 6)	GLOBAL POLITICS AND GLOBAL FUNDING FOR SURGICAL INITIATIVES ISS/SIC / G4 165 Miliard BeyeneDerbew Moderator Ethiopia Neil RobertWetzig Moderator Australia A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO FINANCING NATIONAL SURGICAL PLANS? 165-1 KeePark Speaker United States THE ROLE OF THE GLOBAL SURGERY FOUNDATION (GSF) IN PROMOTING AND FUNDING SURGICAL HEALTH SYSTEM STRENGTHENING INITIATIVES 165-2 GeoffIbotson Speaker Switzerland NO ECONOMY NO HEALTH, OR IS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND ? 165-3 Juan CarlosPuyana Speaker Ireland Room: Camelias (Floor 6)
15:30 17:00	THE SILVER TSUNAMI – ARE WE PREPARED? IATSIC 136 Rochelle A.Dicker Moderator United States Ronald V.Maier Moderator United States TRIAGE AND INITIAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT – PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF AGEING AND ITS IMPACT ON RESUSCITATION 136-1 Rochelle A.Dicker Speaker United States GLOBAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND SPECIFIC ASPECTS IN FACE OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS 136-2 AmitGupta Speaker India PALLIATIVE CARE IN TRAUMA RESUS AND ICU 136-3 Scott K.D'Amours Speaker Australia FUTILE CARE AND FRAILTY: ONGOING DILEMMA IN LMIC 136-4 Maeyane StephensMoeng Speaker South Africa Room: Girasoles (Floor 6)	DATA-DRIVEN QUALITY INITIATIVES IN LMIC'S ISS/SIC / G4 166 AntonioRamos De La Medina Moderator Mexico Neil RobertWetzig Moderator Australia A LOW COST PERIOPERATIVE REGISTRY TO DRIVE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN ETHIOPIA 166-1 NabeelZafar Speaker United States CLOSING THE SURGICAL DATA GAP: LESSONS FROM THE WHO OPERATIVE ENCOUNTER MODULE PILOT 166-2 ChristopherDodgion Speaker United States PATIENT PERCEPTIONS, TRUST IN QI INITIATIVES IN LMICS 166-3 NobhojitRoy Speaker Rwanda Room: Camelias (Floor 6)

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

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07:15 08:15	SHAPING THE FUTURE OF ACADEMIC GLOBAL SURGERY: ACCREDITATION, CAREERS, AND COMMUNITY ISS/SIC / AAGS 261 ChristopherDodgion Chair United States KristinLong Chair United States FIRESIDE CHAT 1: PROGRAM ACCREDITATION IN GLOBAL SURGERY 261-1 MosesIsiagi Speaker South Africa SanjayKrishnaswami Moderator United States ElijahRiddle Panelist United States FIRESIDE CHAT 2: CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN ACADEMIC GLOBAL SURGERY 261-2 Patricia JoyNumann Speaker United States KatayounMadani Moderator United States BarnabasAlayande Panelist Rwanda Room: Camelias (Floor 6)
08:30 10:00	STRENGTHENING TRAUMACARE GLOBALLY: THE 20-YEAR IATSIC - WHO COLLABORATION IATSIC / G4 / ISS/SIC 262 AdamGyedu Moderator Ghana Charles N.Mock Moderator United States ChristineGaarder Moderator Norway WHO'S TRAUMA CARE WORK 262-1 LeeWallis Speaker Switzerland IATSIC-WHO TRAINING MATERIALS 262-2 ChristineGaarder Speaker Norway GUIDELINES FOR ESSENTIAL TRAUMA CARE 262-3 Charles N.Mock Speaker United States TRAUMA INTAKE FORM 262-4 AdamGyedu Speaker Ghana UPDATING THE SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST 262-5 NobhojitRoy Speaker Rwanda Room: Camelias (Floor 6)
10:30 12:00	ETHICAL PUBLISHING IN GLOBAL SURGERY WJS 253 AdamGyedu Moderator Ghana Sherry M.Wren Moderator United States SUBJECT, NOT PARTNER? EDITORIAL ETHICS IN GLOBAL RESEARCH 253-1 Sherry M.Wren Speaker United States LITERATURE ACCESS INEQUITY AND AUTHORSHIP DATA 253-2 Margaret AnneTarpley Speaker Botswana OUTREACH AND INCLUSION EFFORTS BY WILEY 253-3 SamanthaDavies Speaker United States CURRENT STATE: IMBALANCE IN EQUITABLE RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS 253-4 Emmanuel AdoyiAmeh Speaker Nigeria UNC/MALAWI COLLABORATIVE SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES 253-5 Anthony GbolahanCharles Speaker United States COLLABORATIVE FRAMEWORK MODEL US/GHANA 253-6 AdamGyedu Speaker Ghana THE PATH FORWARD 253-7 BarnabasAlayande Speaker Rwanda PANEL Q&A 253-8 AdamGyedu Panelist Ghana Anthony GbolahanCharles Panelist United States BarnabasAlayande Panelist Rwanda Emmanuel AdoyiAmeh Panelist Nigeria Margaret AnneTarpley Panelist Botswana SamanthaDavies Panelist United States Sherry M.Wren Panelist United States Room: Arco Iris (Floor 6)	REAL WORLD CONCERNS FOR GLOBAL SURGERY ISS/SIC 263 Ari K.Leppäniemi Moderator Finland HEALTH SYSTEM PROVISION FOR INJURY CARE IN LMICS 263-1 JustineDavies Speaker United Kingdom VISION FROM THE PAN AMERICAN TRAUMA SOCIETY 263-2 Juan CarlosPuyana Speaker Ireland THE ANESTHESIOLOGY GAP IN LMICs: WORKFORCE, RESOURCES AND OUTCOMES 263-3 KellyMcqueen Speaker United States RECOGNITION AND RESPONDING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS: PERSON-CENTRED TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH 263-4 LeanneVan Rooy Speaker South Africa Room: Camelias (Floor 6)
12:15 13:15	POSTER WALK 7 - GENERAL SURGERY ISS/SIC PW07 Kathleen M.Casey Moderator United States Michael G.Sarr Moderator United States A PROSPECTIVE RESEARCH STUDY ON EXCESS WATER USAGE DUE TO THE CONVENTIONAL SCRUBBING TECHNIQUE IN SOUTH AFRICAN STATE HOSPITALS PW07-01 AlvinDrabile Speaker South Africa COST-SAVING STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE SURGICAL CARE: A SCOPING REVIEW OF EFFICIENCY MODELS AND POTENTIAL APPROACHES PW07-02 BarnabasAlayande Speaker Rwanda SURGICAL CARE DELIVERY IN NEPAL: A QUALITATIVE STUDY PW07-03 ElisabethHansen Speaker United States PORTABLE ENDOSCOPY IN JUNGLE SETTINGS: INITIAL EXPERIENCE FROM A PILOT PROJECT IN RURAL MYANMAR PW07-04 GraceTan Speaker Singapore PERIOPERATIVE OUTCOMES AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG ADULT PATIENTS UNDERGOING LAPAROTOMY FOR NON-TRAUMATIC ACUTE ABDOMEN IN EASTERN ETHIOPIA: A MULTI-CENTER PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY PW07-05 Yoseph SolomonBezabih Speaker Ethiopia RISK FACTORS FOR MORTALITY AMONG VICTIMS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE IN FOUR LOW TO MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES PW07-06 KathrynChu Speaker South Africa EMPOWERING FRONTLINE SOTA CARE: A PRACTICAL SURGICAL AND EMERGENCY TRAINING INITIATIVE IN EASTERN DR CONGO PW07-07 Neil RobertWetzig Speaker Australia A CLINICAL AUDIT OF GENERAL SURGERY OPERATIVE NOTE DOCUMENTATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A STANDARDIZED TEMPLATE. PW07-08 HritikSavla Speaker India USE OF REBOA FOR POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE: SCOPING REVIEW OF EFFICACY, SAFETY, AND GLOBAL APPLICATION FOR OBSTETRIC CARE PW07-09 ErikGardner Speaker United States ADVANCING ACADEMIC GLOBAL SURGERY: EQUITY METRICS AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF ACADEMIC GLOBAL SURGERY, 2017–2025 PW07-10 KatayounMadani Speaker United States TRANEXAMIC ACID IN ELECTIVE ABDOMINAL SURGERY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS PW07-11 LeonardoGonzález Bustos Speaker Mexico COST EFFECTIVE REIAIR OF MASSIVE ABDOMINAL WALL DEFECTS USING COMBINED IMMERSING TECHNIQUE PW07-12 MikhailPliss Speaker Russia NATIONAL SURGICAL PLANNING IN NEPAL: USING A QUANTITATIVE SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS TOOL TO GUIDE POLICY DEVELOPMENT PW07-13 NardeenDawood Speaker United States MEDICAL STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING AND EXAMINATION OF VASCULAR SURGERY IN SWEDEN PW07-14 MartinMacek Speaker Sweden OPTIMIZING SURGICAL TREATMENT OF HEPATIC ECHINOCOCCOSIS IN ENDEMIC AREAS: EXPERIENCE FROM KYRGYZSTAN PW07-15 TillekBelekov Speaker Kyrgyzstan UNCOVERING THE HIDDEN BURDEN: A COMMUNITY-BASED SURVEY OF NEGLECTED SURGICAL CONDITIONS IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA PW07-16 BarnabasAlayande Speaker Rwanda ACADEMIC RESEARCH RETREAT: A NOVEL APPROACH TO MAXIMISE THE RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION EFFORTS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS AND JUNIOR DOCTORS PW07-17 FinnBattleday Speaker New Zealand THE IMPACT OF GENDER DYADS ON SELF-REPORTED OPERATIVE ROLE IN GENERAL SURGERY PW07-18 MarquiseSingleterry Speaker United States VIRTUAL SURGICAL SIMULATION IN GRADUATE ENTRY MEDICAL EDUCATION: A NEEDS-DRIVEN FRAMEWORK PW07-19 TalhahBin-Islam Speaker United Kingdom DETERMINANTS OF PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION FOLLOWING EMERGENCY LAPAROTOMY IN THE BUEA AND LIMBE REGIONAL HOSPITALS: A FIVE - YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY PW07-20 Ngomba DivineMartin Mokake Speaker Cameroon STRENGTHENING DIABETES FOOT INFECTION DETECTION THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN RURAL EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA PW07-21 KathrynChu Speaker South Africa Exhibition (Floor 7) Poster Board 4	GREY TURNER LECTURE: LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS: THE MORAL IMPERATIVE IN SURGICAL DECISION-MAKING ISDS 214 Carlos A.Pellegrini Lecturer United States Room: Terrazza C (Floor 7)
13:30 15:00	GLOBAL HEALTH MEETING ISS/SIC Global Health (UPON INVIATION ONLY) 3105 KellyMcqueen Chair United States Room: Monterrey B-C (Floor1)
15:30 17:00	UPDATE IN GLOBAL CHILDREN SURGERY GICS 256 Emmanuel AdoyiAmeh Moderator Nigeria KokilaLakhoo Moderator United Kingdom SimoneAbib Moderator Brazil TahminaBanu Moderator Bangladesh THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR CHILDREN'S SURGERY AND CHILDREN SURGERY RELEVANT FOR ADULT SURGEONS 256-1 KokilaLakhoo Speaker United Kingdom THE 77th WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION AND BIRTH DEFECTS 256-2 TahminaBanu Speaker Bangladesh UNIFIED SURGICAL REPORT FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER 256-3 SimoneAbib Speaker Brazil POLICY AND PROGRAMMATIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN'S SURGICAL CARE 256-4 Emmanuel AdoyiAmeh Speaker Nigeria BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF CHILDREN'S SURGERY PROVIDERS 256-5 MarilynButler Speaker Canada THE IMPORTANCE OF PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA 256-6 ZipporahGathuya Speaker Kenya PEDIATRIC TRAUMA UPDATE 256-7 DennisMazingi Speaker Zimbabwe Room: Arco Iris (Floor 6)

Wednesday, 22 April 2026

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07:15 08:15	PERIOPERATIVE SKILLS SUPPORT IN LMICS ISS/SIC / SELF 361 KathrynChu Moderator South Africa NobhojitRoy Moderator Rwanda TRANSLATING GLOBAL & NATIONAL SURGICAL POLICY INTO TRAINING AND SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS IN ZAMBIA 361-1 EmmanuelMakasa Speaker Zambia STRENGTHENING PERIOPERATIVE NURSING EDUCATION FOR SAFE SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND ENHANCED PATIENT OUTCOMES 361-2 LillianMwape Speaker Zambia TRAINING ANAESTHESIA PROVIDERS FOR PAEDIATRIC AND COMPLEX SURGICAL CARE: CLOSING GAPS FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS 361-3 HazelSonkwe Speaker Zambia PANEL DISCUSSION AND Q&A 361-4 Room: Camelias (Floor 6)
13:30 15:00	LET'S TALK ABOUT BLENDING IN OR STANDING OUT: A SURGEON'S LIFE AWS / ISS/SIC 355 Gabriela AlejandraBuerba Moderator Mexico KandaceMcguire Moderator United States HOW TO BECOME A SURGEON IN AN LMIC (TRAINING PATHWAYS, COSTS OF CERTIFICATIONS) 355-1 AgnetaOdera Speaker Kenya SUPPORTING LACTATING WOMEN SURGEONS / TRAINEES (TIME TO PUMP, LACTATION ROOMS, REFRIGERATORS) 355-2 DevonFreudenberger Speaker United States MANAGING CHILDREN AS A PHYSICIAN PARENT 355-3 ZipporahGathuya Speaker Kenya TEAM SPORT: CRITICAL ROLE OF ANESTHESIA IN THE PERIOPERATIVE WORKFOCE 355-4 HazelSonkwe Speaker Zambia GLOBAL USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR COMMUNICATING, CONNECTING AND BUILDING EACH OTHER UP 355-5 ItzamaraMartain Speaker Mexico Room: Arco Iris (Floor 6)	GLOBAL SURGERY 2026: UPDATE ON NATIONAL SURGERY, OBSTETRIC AND ANESTHESIA PLANS ISS/SIC 365 Cheng-HarYip Moderator Malaysia THE PASHeF INITIATIVE: ITS IMPACT ON NSOAP'S IN AFRICA 365-1 AbebeBekele Speaker Rwanda HOSPITAL PADRINO MODEL AND FUTURE EXPANSION 365-2 Maria FernandaEscobar Vidarte Speaker Colombia REIMAGINING GLOBAL SURGERY: ADVANCING INCLUSIVE, LOCALLY LED PATHWAYS FOR EQUITABLE SURGICAL SYSTEMS IN LOW-RESOURCE SETTINGS 365-3 EmmanuelMakasa Speaker Zambia NOSAP ECOSPHERE 365-4 NobhojitRoy Speaker Rwanda Room: Camelias (Floor 6)
15:30 17:00	DIFFICULT DISCUSSIONS IN SURGERY AWS 356 Cheng-HarYip Moderator Malaysia SimoneBetchen Moderator United States WHEN PATIENTS PERCEIVE TOXICITY OF TREATMENT OUTWEIGHS BENEFIT OF TREATMENT 356-1 SusanPories Speaker United States DISCUSS WHEN LIMITED RESOURCES AND PATIENT FACTORS (CO-MORBIDITIES, SMOKING, OBESITY, SUPPORT) IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO PERFORM SURGERY AS DESIRED 356-2 FernandaLage Lima Dantas Speaker Brazil HOW TO DISCUSS PATIENT GOALS TO TAILOR TREATMENT AT END OF LIFE OR PALLIATIVE CARE 356-3 April CamillaRoslani Speaker Malaysia ETHICS - MANAGING A PATIENT WHO IS VULNERABLE (NOT COMPETENT, DOESN'T HAVE CAPACITY, NOT TRAINED SUCH AS CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL DEFECTS IN LMIC 356-4 AgnetaOdera Speaker Kenya THE SURGEON'S VOICE: LEVERAGING NARRATIVE MEDICINE FOR POWERFUL ADVOCACY AND DEEPER PATIENT UNDERSTANDING 356-5 CorneliaGriggs Speaker United States Room: Arco Iris (Floor 6)

Thursday, 23 April 2026

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07:15 08:15	GLOBAL SURGERY COLLABORATIVE SESSION ISS/SIC Global 491 ChristopherDodgion Facilitator United States KellyMcqueen Facilitator United States Room: Oaxaca A (Floor 5)
13:30 15:00	FREE PAPER SESSION - GLOBAL SURGERY ISS/SIC 465 ChristopherDodgion Moderator United States NobhojitRoy Moderator Rwanda A UGANDAN PRECISION GLOBAL SURGERY EDUCATION PILOT 465-01 SergioNavarro Speaker United States EARLY DETECTION OF POSTOPERATIVE DETERIORATION WITH ENHANCED MONITORING USING SENSORS (EMUS) 465-02 AfraJiwa Speaker United Kingdom ESSENTIAL SURGERY GUIDELINES DURING COVID-19: TYPES OF SOURCES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE SURGICAL PRACTICE 465-03 AnikaAgrawal Speaker United States RESIDENT-LED ADOPTION OF ROUTINE LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY IN A NIGERIAN TEACHING HOSPITAL 465-04 AdedayoLawal Speaker Nigeria IMPROVING IMPLEMENTATION OF ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER CESAREAN SECTION PROTOCOL IN RESOURCE LIMITED SETTING OF KOIDU GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL, SIERRA LEONE 2024. A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FROM EVIDENCE TO REALITY. 465-05 HailemariamGetachew Speaker Sierra Leone BRIDGING HEALTHCARE GAPS: MIXED REALITY APPLICATIONS IN REMOTE MEDICAL OUTREACH 465-06 AilicaLee Speaker Singapore SURGICAL ACCESS IN ETHIOPIA: A GEOSPATIAL MODELING STUDY 465-07 ChidinmaIkonte Speaker United States EXAMINING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF VASCULAR SURGERY: A 12-MONTH SINGLE INSTITUTION REVIEW 465-08 KevinCasey Speaker United States NATIONAL TRENDS IN CHOLECYSTECTOMY IN MEXICO FROM 2008-2023: A NATIONWIDE RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS 465-09 Dario MissaelRocha Castellanos Speaker United States SHARING INNOVATIONS IN NON-TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING ACROSS AFRICAN CONTEXTS: PILOT IMPLEMENTATION OF RWANDA TRAINING TOOLS IN NIGERIA 465-10 BarnabasAlayande Speaker Rwanda Room: Camelias (Floor 6)
15:30 17:00	SPARKLING GLOBAL FINALE MEXICO CITY - GLOBAL TRAUMA CARE IATSIC 436 ChristineGaarder Moderator Norway FelipeVega-Rivera Moderator Mexico CHALLENGES IN MAINTAINING THE OPTIMUM CARE FOR THE SEVERELY INJURED IN A RESOURCE CONSTRAINT ENVIRONMENT 436-1 AdamGyedu Speaker Ghana VERIFICATION OF TRAUMA CENTRES IN LATIN AMERICA 436-2 LuisZamora Duarte Speaker Mexico HOW TO INCREASE EVIDENCE AND PUBLICATIONS FROM LMIC 436-3 ElliottHaut Speaker United States GUIDELINES FOR ESSENTIAL TRAUMA CARE - FINALLY REVISED AND WHAT NOW? 436-4 Charles N.Mock Speaker United States Room: Girasoles (Floor 6)	ANESTHESIA AND SURGICAL DISPARITIES AROUND THE WORLD: HICS AND LMICS ISS/SIC 446 ChristopherDodgion Moderator United States KellyMcqueen Moderator United States BEYOND "GETTING THERE"- DEFINING AND ILLUSTRATING DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO SURGICAL HEALTHCARE: A FRAMEWORK OF GEOGRAPHY, TIME, STRUCTURE, RESOURCES, FINANCE, AND POLITICS 446-1 BarnabasAlayande Speaker Rwanda A (RE)VIEW FROM THE SOUTH: GLOBAL SURGERY AFTER A DECADE 446-2 NobhojitRoy Speaker Rwanda IMPROVING ANESTHESIA AND SURGICAL CARE THROUGH EDUCATION CAPACITY BUILDING: EXPERIENCE FROM EAST AFRICA 446-3 BantayehuSileshi Speaker United States COMMUNITY INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SURGICAL CARE IN AFRICA 446-4 KathrynChu Speaker South Africa Room: Jardin (Floor 6)	SPARTAN SURGEON IASSS 496 CassandraMbanje Moderator United Kingdom JessicaDavies Moderator South Africa TebogoSekgarametso Chair South Africa SURGERY IN LOW RESOURCE SETTINGS 496-1 PatriciaOmwansa Speaker South Africa SURGERY AS A PRIMARY HEALTHCARE INTERVENTION OR SURGERY IN UNCONVENTIONAL SETTINGS 496-2 Kenneth D.Boffard Speaker South Africa IASSS BJS LECTURE: SURGERY IN CONFLICT ZONES & HUMANITARIAN CRISES 496-3 NickMaynard Speaker United Kingdom Room: Oaxaca A (Floor 5)