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@UCSFSurgery @SustainUCSF is working to reduce our carbon footprint - how are you greening the OR today?🍃 Thank you @SeemaGandhiMD & OR leadership for making this possible, and @JAMA_current for spreading the word. Let's keep up the green work! 🌎♻️

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@UCSFSurgery @SustainUCSF is working to reduce our carbon footprint - how are you greening the OR today?🍃 Thank you @SeemaGandhiMD & OR leadership for making this possible, and @JAMA_current for spreading the word. Let's keep up the green work! 🌎♻️

@UCSFSurgery @UCSF_CHESA & @SaferSurgery fellow @NicholeStarr5 showcases an incredible reduction in surgical site infections in 7 LMIC sites with the Clean Cut program! 👏🏥 #ACSCC2023 @UCSFMSS

@UCSF_CHESA fellow @UCSFSurgery resident Nathan Brand gave an outstanding presentation showing catastrophic expenditure in 28% of surgical patients in Tanzania at #ACSCC2023 collabing with @KickAsana & Dr. Larry Akoko 💸🩺

Honored to be @AmCollSurgeons @WomenSurgeons with our group of surgeons from @UCSFSurgery. Congratulation to Dr Lygia Stewart and @NicholeStarr5 on your prestigious awards! @Jasosamd thank you for your support!

💪We are 1️⃣ hour to go from our first #GlobalSurgeryDay Twitter Hour! 👥Together with #TheFutureOfTheOR - @InciSioNGlobal we will share questions about the #LCoGS Indicators #HalfwayTo2030 ! 🤝We invite all advocates to discuss! Join #AAGS to advocate for #GlobalSurgery today.

Pilot bowel management program at @MbararaUST presented by @STrinidadMD in work done with @FelixOyania , @mkotagal and the late Martin Situma. Incontinence --> controlled BMs for 9 families and 8 continue to use what they learned at 6 months! @APSASurgeons

@CQ_Stephens presents on #gastroschisis at @MulagoHospital. 368 patients total- resuscitation and feeding protocols along with introduction of spring-loaded silos led to more survivors (>35%!). @APSASurgeons #some4pedsurg @bnaikma

Congratulations to our fearless leader on his well deserved. Here is to @UCSF_CHESA fellows past and present

Dr. Doruk Ozgediz reciving the humanitarian award @APSASurgeons #APSA2023

Such an incredibly well deserved award. We can only hope to the work justice @UCSFSurgery @UCSF_CHESA. Now to push forward to improve trauma care with @kampalatrauma and pediatric surgical emergencies with @KisaPhyllis @stellahalyce

@UCSF_CHESA fellow @GregKlazura showed that the Pediatric Emergency Surgery Course in Uganda helped increase referrals, operations, and timely presentation for children who need immediate surgery - strong work!! @CQ_Stephens @KisaPhyllis @stellahalyce @RonaldBisegerwa #APSA2023

Starting off is @avacyap presenting the impact of a dedicated #pedsurg OR (@KidsOperating !!) at Menelik Hospital in Ethiopia- more congenital anomalies treated, more DALYs averted per child, and more trainees exposed to ped surg. @APSASurgeons @negashsamie

@UCSF_CHESA fellow @negashsamie showed that caregivers of children with stomas in Ethiopia carried a huge economic and psychosocial burden - we need more for these hidden children! @KidsOperating @CQ_Stephens #pediatricsurgeries #globalsurgery #APSA2023 #APSA #mixedmethods

@UCSF_CHESA fellow @CQ_Stephens showed that silos reduce gastroschisis mortality at Mulago Hospital in Uganda, which is a previously uniformly fatal disease in #LMICs at #APSA2023 #globalsurgery #APSA #pediatricsurgery @UCSFSurgery 👏

🌍 For today's #GlobalSurgeryDay 2023 campaign’s pulse check we will discuss case studies from South America! 💃 ⏩ We are #Halfwayto2030 since 2015 Lancet Commission of #GlobalSurgery to meet our indicators. 👇Join AAGS to advocate for global surgery today! #AAGS #SoMe4GS

Excited to finally be meeting in person thanks to the @APSASurgeons 2023 meeting! @negashsamie @avacyap @UCSF_CHESA #globalsurgery #APSA2023

🌍 Continuing our #GlobalSurgeryDay 2023 campaign we bring a pulse check! ⏩ We are #Halfwayto2030 since the 2015 Lancet Commission of #GlobalSurgery to meet our indicators. 👇 Below are some case studies from Africa: Join AAGS to advocate for global surgery today #AAGS

@CARM1Monoxide Gorgeous! How did I not even know you had that?😍