The Dublin Meeting in Patient-Centred Global Surgery will take place on 15 and 16 March 2022, hosted by the RCSI Institute of Global Surgery.

At the inaugural forum, thought-leaders and experts from global surgery will convene to share research, ideas and solutions that improve the safety, accessibility and affordability of surgery across the world.

The two-day event will feature a series of discussions about innovative approaches to scaling up access to safe and affordable surgery, especially in low and middle-income countries, with a focus on SDG3: Good Health and Well-being. 

Speakers include Dr Mpoki M. Ulisubisya, President, College of Anaesthesiologists of East, Central and Southern Africa (CANESCA); Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Director General of Health, Malaysia; Dr C. Alessandra Colainni, Assistant Professor, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University and Professor Agnes Bingawaho MD, M(Ped), PhD, Vice Chancellor and Professor of Paediatrics, University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda. 

Professor Mark Shrime, O’Brien Chair of Global Surgery, RCSI Institute of Global Surgery, said: “Every year, an estimated 16.8 million people die of surgically treatable disease. The scale of the challenge is immense, but these are real people whose health and well-being is detrimentally impacted because they cannot access the care they need. Our aim in this conference is to bring these patients – who can be sidelined in the global surgery conversation – to the fore. We’re delighted to welcome delegates to Dublin to explore patient-centred, outcomes-based research and education.”

Professor Cathal Kelly, Vice-Chancellor, RCSI, said: "It is my great pleasure to welcome delegates, in-person and online, to the inaugural Dublin Meeting in Patient-Centred Global Surgery. Building on extensive experience in surgical training, education and research partnerships in Africa, the RCSI Institute of Global Surgery works with local partners to develop sustainable surgical care systems in low and middle-income countries. Our researchers are actively working to make a difference around the world and they look forward to sharing insights into their collaborations at the meeting, joining with international peers across a series of events.”

The event will explore the current challenges in tackling the inequalities in surgical care worldwide and share innovative approaches to promoting sustainability and advancing global surgery, global health and equity post-pandemic.

View the full programme and register here.