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Global Neurosurgery, An Issue of Neurosurgery Clinics of North America, 1st Edition

Authors :
Michael M. Haglund & Robert J. Dempsey
Date of Publication: 09/2024
In this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Robert J. Dempsey and Michael M. Haglund bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Global Neurosurgery. Top experts in the field cover the delivery of neurosurgical care in a variety ...view more
In this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Robert J. Dempsey and Michael M. Haglund bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Global Neurosurgery. Top experts in the field cover the delivery of neurosurgical care in a variety of settings, discussing topics such as worldwide need and disparities; medical curriculum development for a worldwide curriculum for neurosurgery; continuing medical education for graduates; key partners in global health; bioengineering in global health; and much more.
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In this issue of Neurosurgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Robert J. Dempsey and Michael M. Haglund bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Global Neurosurgery. Top experts in the field cover the delivery of neurosurgical care in a variety of settings, discussing topics such as worldwide need and disparities; medical curriculum development for a worldwide curriculum for neurosurgery; continuing medical education for graduates; key partners in global health; bioengineering in global health; and much more.

Key Features
  • Contains 16 relevant, practice-oriented topics including overview on global neurosurgery; global neurosurgery and international policy; establishing microsurgical skills laboratories in low- and middle-income countries and partnering through WIFI for remote teaching; establishing the trainee in their first program; traumatic brain injury and the early development of a neurosurgical program; and more.
  • Provides in-depth clinical reviews on global neurosurgery, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
  • Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Author Information
Edited by Michael M. Haglund, M.D., Ph.D., MACM, FAANS, Distinguished Duke Professor of Neurosurgery, Global Health, and Orthopaedic Surgery, Vice Chair Education, Duke Department of Neurosurgery, Division Chief, Duke Global Neurosurgery and Neurology, Program and Training Director, Duke Department of Neurosurgery, Professor SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Program Director, Uganda Neurosurgery Training Program, Duke Health, Duke University and Robert J. Dempsey, MD, Chairman and Manucher J. Javid Professor of Neurological Surgery Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin SMPH Chairman, Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery