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Watch: Special Educational Online Series on the NSOAP Manual and Process

The National Surgical, Obstetric and Anaesthesia Planning (NSOAP) Manual is being published as a collaborative initiative between the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Harvard Medical School Program in Global Surgery and Social Change, and the Global Surgery Foundation. It will be officially launched on 28 September 2020 as part of a special Online Educational Series with the generous support of Johnson & Johnson.

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Watch: Conservative Versus Interventional Treatment for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

This one hour webinar involved a review of the literature examining the the topic of conservative versus interventional treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax.

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Watch: The Official Launch of the New NSOAP Manual

The new NSOAP Manual was officially launched on 28 September 2020 as part of a special Online Educational Series in partnership with UNITAR, Harvard PGSSC, and with the generous support of Johnson & Johnson.

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Watch: Global Anaesthesia Priorities in the COVID-19 Era

UNITAR and the Global Surgery Foundation co-hosted this webinar with Smile Train and the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WFSA).

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Webinar: Global Anaesthesia Priorities in the COVID-19 Era, 15 September 2020

UNITAR and the Global Surgery Foundation is is excited to announce a virtual roundtable, in collaboration with Smile Train and WFSA on Global Anesthesia Priorities in the COVID-19 Era.

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Watch: Leading Health Systems Through the COVID-19 Pandemic

UNITAR and the Global Surgery Foundation co-hosted this webinar with the University of Capetown, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Operation Smile, and the Nepal Medical Council.