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. 2005 Dec;48(6):479-84.

Review of a Canadian forum on international surgery: the Bethune Round Table

Robert H Taylor  1 , Gwen Hollaar
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Review of a Canadian forum on international surgery: the Bethune Round Table

Robert H Taylor et al. Can J Surg. 2005 Dec.

Abstract
in English, French

The Bethune Round Table is an annual conference on international surgery that is unique in North America. Hosted by the Office of International Surgery at the University of Toronto, the conference provides a forum for profiling the global realities of surgical need, particularly as they relate to vulnerable and disadvantaged people of low-income countries. The 2004 Bethune Round Table, drawing on input from 4 continents, highlighted "emerging directions". Presentations and discussions focused on the themes of current surgical realities, the implications for surgical education, the role of specialized surgical services and the function of surgical partnerships.

La Table ronde Bethune est une conférence annuelle sur la chirurgie dans le monde qui est sans pareille en Amérique du Nord. Organisée par le Bureau de la chirurgie internationale de l'Université de Toronto, la conférence offre une tribune qui permet de présenter les réalités mondiales du besoin chirurgical, et en particulier chez les populations vulnérables et désavantagées des pays à faible revenu. Fondée sur la contribution de quatre continents, la Table ronde Bethune de 2004 a mis en vedette les «nouvelles orientations». Les communications présentées et les discussions ont porté avant tout sur les réalités chirurgicales de l'heure et leurs répercussions sur la formation en chirurgie, sur le rôle des services chirurgicaux spécialisés et sur le fonctionnement des partenariats chirurgicaux.

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