Innovation and Global Surgery

Name: Innovation and Global Surgery
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Surgical Innovation in Global Surgery

Created byJames Dittman

Last updated 2/2021

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What you'll learn

What is surgical innovation and how does it relate to Global Surgery?
How to identify institutional voids, disruptive and reverse innovation in healthcare.
An overview of the innovative process from idea to prototype development.

Course content

5 sections • 16 lectures • 50m total length

Course Introduction0:59
Explore the definition and process of surgical innovation, including product development, evaluation, resources, and mentorship, to engage ethically and productively in global surgery.
Innovation, Surgery, and Global Equity2:57
Explore how surgical innovation advances safety and access through new techniques, devices, and patient groups, and examine global equity in expanding affordable, high-quality surgery worldwide.
Ethics, Regulations, and Team Building3:04
Explore how autonomy, beneficence, do no harm, and justice guide ethical global surgery, with regulations and mentorship shaping team building to ensure safe, equitable innovation and responsible partnerships.

Disruptive Innovation and Reverse Innovation2:22
Explore disruptive and reverse innovation in global surgery, highlighting omics technologies, mobile health, telemedicine, health informatics, and retail clinics, and discuss how these approaches shape support for innovations.
Spaces for Change: Institutional Voids2:21
Identify institutional voids in health care by mapping the gaps from prehospital care through emergency dispatch and ambulance transport to hospital care, and the level of care patients receive.

Prototyping and Iterative Development2:23
Prototype quickly to prove your concept: build a working model in under an hour for under one hundred dollars. Iterate with focus groups and follow the IDEAL framework IDL.
Resources and Funding5:08
Identify physical and human resources for global surgery innovation, from 3d printers and software to mentorship, grants, and free publicity, and explore partnerships, licensing, and investor options.
Intellectual Property Considerations5:00
Explore what intellectual property is and when to protect it, including trademarks and patents, enforcement, costs, and institutional ownership, plus non-disclosure agreements and seeking expert advice.

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders)2:40
Doctors Without Borders drives innovation in global surgery by developing standardized medical guidelines adopted by World Health Organization, building inflatable hospitals, and deploying mobile surgical units for emergency care worldwide.
Mobile Surgical Units5:22
Explore how mobile surgical units extend access to rural communities. Deliver sterile environments, air filtration, and adaptable setups for diverse procedures, crisis response, and integrated care with telemedicine.
912 Rwanda4:55
Examine the 912 Rwanda project, a collaboration to prototype a digital prehospital system in Rwanda that links dispatch, ambulances, and hospitals, with GPS, tablet connectivity, and data sharing.
Narayana Health3:06
Demonstrates how Narayana Health delivers affordable open-heart surgery under $2000 through telemedicine, efficient staffing, strict sterilisation, and device reuse, expanding across specialties worldwide.
Xenoscope2:50
Explore cost-effective innovations in global surgery by turning smartphones into practical tools for accessible laparoscopic and minimally invasive procedures in low-resource settings, leveraging connected devices and mobile diagnostics.
Innovations in Training3:27
Stanford Global Health - Projects Map2:42
Explore Stanford's interactive global health projects map, displaying over 60 general surgery projects worldwide, by region and departments, with funding status to illustrate innovation, research, and service.

Requirements

There are no course requirements or prerequisites.

Description

Access to essential surgical care remains limited in many countries around the world, especially in regions which are resource-limited in general. Innovation is key to expand surgical access to underserved populations, and can take many forms. Collaboration between medical professionals, engineers, and community experts is required to achieve sustainable improvement of access to surgery worldwide. Examples of collaborations and notable efforts across all stages of development in global surgery are included to provide an impression of the overall scope and diversity of innovation in global surgery.

The main objectives of this course are to give a broad overview of innovation concepts as they relate to global surgery, provide key relevant resources for obtaining mentorship, provide references for studying each topic more in depth, and share practical advice regarding the innovative process based on personal experience. We welcome all budding innovators from around the world to join the course, whether you are in the medical profession or come from another background. While nothing in this course should be taken to constitute medical or legal advice, our hope is that through learning more about global surgery and innovation you will be able to identify barriers hindering patients in your area from accessing surgical care when they need it and become empowered to partner with local, regional, or national efforts to expand surgical access to the underserved. Together through innovation we can work towards universal access to essential surgical care worldwide.

Who this course is for:

all learners interested in global surgery and innovation
medical students interested in surgery

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Course content

Before the Idea3 lectures • 7min

Getting an Innovative Idea2 lectures • 5min

Developing an Innovative Idea3 lectures • 13min

Case Studies in Surgery from around the World7 lectures • 25min

Summary and Conclusion1 lecture • 1min

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