Surgical Infection Education Event Held in India Draws Large Audience
Registered Medical Practitioners (RMPs) attended recent meeting that looked at results from the FALCON and CHEETAH trials
The meeting that took place on the 12th April at the Christian Medical College in Ludhiana managed to draw a large audience of RMPs who are usually the first point of contact for the patients in India, especially in rural areas. The main aims of the meeting were:
- To appraise the RMPs about the surgical wound care of the patients post-discharge from the hospital
- To inform the RMPs of the early signs of Surgical Site Infection (SSI) and its management
- To understand the challenges faced by the RMPs in managing surgical wound care and surgical site infection in their practices
Following the presentations that took place, the event team were keen to find out what challenges were faced by RMPs in relation to the provision of surgical wound care, particularly regarding the management of SSIs. Following on from initial discussions that took place in the meeting, the team will be following-up with attendees over the coming weeks to gather further information.
In relation to the CEI programme in India, Atul Suroy (India Hub Manager) was quoted as saying 'With CEI, we aim to empower the existing workforce with evidence-based practices generated through GLOBALSurg collaborative studies to build capacity in the states of India."
You can find out more on the CHEETAH trial by clicking here. Further information on FALCON can be accessed by clicking here.
You can also visit the India national page by clicking here and Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI) in India info slides by clicking here.
Latest CHEETAH Publication in BioMed Central Looks at Strategies to Minimise a Major Methodological Challenge in Cluster Randomised Controlled Trials (cRCTs)
The latest paper from the GSU's recently completed CHEETAH trial discusses strategies to minimise and monitor biases and imbalances by arm in cRCTs
The recently conducted analysis includes 10,686 patients from 70 clusters with the study evaluating whether changing sterile gloves and instruments prior to abdominal wound closure reduces surgical site infection at 30 days postoperative. Eight strategies in total to minimise and monitor bias were pre-specified.
The paper identifies potential sources of bias when utilising cRCTs and looks at how the strategic system applied not only monitored and minimised the risks of bias and imbalances by arm but also highlights the lessons that can be learned for future cRCTs within hospitals.
You can access the publication by clicking here.
You can also visit the CHEETAH page by clicking here.
CHEETAH Trial Discussed During OrthoEvidence Podcast
The latest discussion on CHEETAH comes from India Hub Lead - Dhruva Ghosh during recent podcast on OrthoEvidence
Professor Dhruva Ghosh spoke with Editor-in-Chief of OrthoEvidence, Mo Bhandari in relation to the recently completed CHEETAH trial that recruited over 13000 patients from 81 hospitals, across 7 countries.
During the discussion, Professor Dhruva Ghosh discussed the rationale behind the international trial including why the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery decided on utilising a cluster-randomised trial format for the trial design. During the on-line discussion, Professor Ghosh was also able to discuss the implication of the ground-breaking trial results and how they will translate affect surgical policy on a global scale, particularly in LMICs.
The podcast can be accessed via the OrthoEvidence wesbite.
You can also find out further information on the CHEETAH trial by clicking here.
SSI Showcase Webinar - Recording Now Available
Recording from the recent online webinar on the 16th January now available to view
Our official Youtube channel has just added the recording from the recent webinar that took place on the 16th Jan. The webinar provides all those working in surgical practice and research with an overview of the ground breaking global research study CheEETAh which provides clear evidence for a simple intervention that reduces surgical site infections.
You can view the webinar recording on the NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery channel on Youtube where you can also view the recording with English subtitles. French and Spanish subtitles to be added in the coming days.
You can find out more on the recent webinar by visiting our original news story.
CHEETAH Presented at COSECSA AGM & Conference in Windhoek - Namibia
CHEETAH findings presented to over 100 surgeons at the recent College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa Conference 2022
Rwanda Deputy Hub Director, Dr. Allen J.C Ingabire who gave the presentation, was quoted as saying "The audience was excited about the findings of our study and ready to implement the recommendations in their respective Hospitals."
The 22nd COSECA Scientific Conference took place in December and was focused on the theme 'Timely Response to Current & Emerging Surgical Challenges on the Continent'.
You can read the recent publications for CHEETAH and SPI here.
You can hear more about the recently published CHEETAH results by joining our upcoming webinar on January 16th here.
CHEETAH and SPI Presentations Win Awards During International Conference in India
CHEETAH and Surgical Preparedness Index findings discussed by Dr. Parvez Haque of the GSU (India Hub) at ASICON 2022 in Mumbai resulted in 1st place (CHEETAH) and 3rd place (SPI) prizes
India Hub Deputy Director, Dr. Haque was quoted as saying "The Cheetah study methodology, study design, results were appreciated and questions about the Global surgery Unit in India and how to connect were the main queries".
During the conference, the president of ASI (Association of Surgeons of India) Dr. G Siddesh made announcements to attendees about research methodology and opportunities to participate in research through the Global surgery Initiative via workshops, modules etc in the year 2023 and future.
The 82nd Annual Conference of the Association of Surgeons of India took place between the 21st and 24th December and is noted as being the second largest association of surgeons in the world.
You can read the recent publications for CHEETAH and SPI here.
You can hear more about the recently published CHEETAH results by joining our upcoming webinar on January 16th here.