Centre for Global Surgery Annual Conference
XIIi MUHC Global Surgery Student Conference
3 May 2025
REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Thomson House on McGill University campus in Montreal (in person) & Zoom (virtual)
OVERVIEW
Through a collaborative effort between students and health professionals from the McGill University Health Centre and international partners, we aim to provide a forum for discussion regarding the different challenges and approaches within the field of global surgery.
The CGS MUHC Global Surgery Conference is a student-led conference that occurs annually at McGill University to expose students to global surgery leaders and ongoing projects around the world. This year, the conference will be held on May 3, 2025 on the theme:
Equity in Global Surgery
The 13th edition of the conference will be held in hybrid format (in person and virtual) and open to all trainees locally and internationally. The conference will include talks and workshops around education, advocacy, innovation, ethics and research in global surgery. It will also include a session for poster presentations highlighting advances in global surgery research.
Stay tuned for year's conference agenda and speakers.
To register and get all details consult this page.
Background
Injury and surgical disease are significant contributors to global morbidity and mortality. Surgically treatable conditions alone account for approximately 30% of the global burden of disease. The medical community is increasingly recognizing access to essential surgical care as a core component of all health systems, as demonstrated by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery and WHO’s Global Initiative for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care. Despite this boost in international attention and research, basic surgical care remains unavailable to the majority of the world’s population.
This conference aims to bring together students and professionals from different health science backgrounds, including medicine, dentistry, nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, across multiple Canadian universities, to stimulate research and promote global surgery.
Objectives
To highlight the value and importance of global surgery
To educate students and healthcare professionals on high impact approaches in global surgery
To provide opportunities to present research relevant to global surgery
To stimulate research and encourage networking to enhance collaboration on future global surgery projects
To expose students to opportunities in global surgery
For information about past conferences, click here.