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BETHUNE ROUNDTABLE

March 11th, 2010


Bethune Round Table

10th Annual Bethune Round Table

Location: Calgary, Alberta

Date:

  • May 14-15 – Meeting
  • May 16 – Workshop

Theme: Serving in Partnerships: The Scalpel for Change

The Office of International Surgery, University of Calgary, is pleased to announce the 10th Annual Bethune Round Table on International Surgery. The meeting will be of interest to surgeons, anesthetists, pathologists – all who are interested in addressing the global burden of surgical disease in low to middle income countries. Allied health workers, residents, students, injury control researchers, experts in development and in medical education, and members of governmental and nongovernmental organizations focused on health care will also find the meeting informative and stimulating.

Registration: Visit www.ucalgary.ca/ois

Forum on International Cooperation for Surgical Capacity Building

Date:  Saturday, May 15, 2010
Time:  7:00 am – 8:00 am
Venue: Health Sciences Centre, HS1405A, University of Calgary
Host: CNIS
Forum Facilitators:
Dr. Ronald Lett, International Director of CNIS
Dr. Tarek Razek, CNIS Board Chairman

Canadian Network for International Surgery (CNIS) wishes to invite fellow international surgical associations to participate and provide inputs as to how we can effectively work together and collaborate in assisting low income countries in transferring skills, knowledge and technology as well as to provide necessary surgical training with the purpose of creating sustainability in environments where there is considerable lack of medical infrastructure.

This forum is being held in conjunction with the Bethune Round Table.

Open House recognizes CNIS supporters

November 17th, 2009

At the Open House following the AGM on Saturday November 28th, CNIS recognized valued supporters and volunteers. Dr. Mensur Osman Yassin was awarded Honorable Lifetime Membership for his contributions to CNIS, as head of the department of surgery at Gondar University, Dean and ESS Patron from 2002-2009. Lorne Braun received a ten-year pin for his numerous important contributions to the success of CNIS.

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The Chamber of Commerce visits CNIS

November 10th, 2009

CNIS hosted a Kitsilano Chamber of Commerce Business-After-Hour networking event on September 30. Thanks to Fassil Ethiopian Restaurant and our dedicated volunteers, the 40+ local business owners were served a delightful fare of injera, vegetables, meats, breads and dips. The Chamber members had rarely had such a tasty get-together. CNIS hopes to continue our collaboration with the Chamber, through non-profit representation at their board and Chamber support of CNIS events and local activities.

CNIS African market

October 5th, 2009

CNIS would like to thank all the participants, artisans, NGOs, performers who helped make our August 2009 CNIS African Market the most well attended and successful so far. Thank you also to the Vancouver Courier, who kindly offered us free advertising space. Finally thank you to all the dedicated and amazing volunteers, aged 4-64, who made it all happen. We look forward to next year and advise all to book tables early.

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Photos © Ted Marchant

Jewelry shopping ships surgical books

October 5th, 2009

Poster Taraxa Jewellery in Vancouver has donated $1870 to the Uganda book project, helping CNIS ship new surgical books to medical libraries in Uganda. From October 13 to November 13, $2 from every sale over $20 in their two stores was donated. The fundraiser ended with an open house on November 13, with food, African music and jewellery shopping. 50% of the proceeds for the evening were generously donated to CNIS.