Emergency and Surgical Care in Universal Health Coverage

“From Research to Practice”: Public Health Training Course in Emergency and Surgical Care in Universal Health Coverage is an online course, facilitated by GFMER.

The course is a complete training package, which is appropriate to meet the needs of healthcare providers and other professionals interested in population health. The course aims to provide participants with knowledge, research and competencies in addressing emergency and surgical care in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals within the framework of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

It is especially beneficial for students and professionals whose access to quality learning is constrained by time, distance and financial resources.

This course (of approximately 4 hours) is free for everyone following a mandatory free registration process. There is an option to upgrade the course which will allow you to participate in the Global Discussion Forum with experts and peers, evaluate your knowledge through MCQ tests and a short assignment, following which you will receive a certificate for 4.0 CPD credits approved by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Our Team

Course Experts

1. Dr Meena Nathan Cherian
   GFMER, Geneva, Switzerland
2. Dr Vatshalan Santhirapala
   Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
3. Dr David Andrew Spiegel
   Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA
4. Dr Sandro Contini
   University of Parma, Parma, Italy
5. Dr Raymond R Price
   University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
6. Dr Davy Cheng
   Western University, London, Ontario, Canada

Course Editors

1. Dr Meena Nathan Cherian
   GFMER, Geneva, Switzerland
2. Dr Jyotsna Agarwal
   Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Delhi, India
3. Dr Aseel Mugahed
   GFMER, Geneva, Switzerland
4. Dr Chandra Pauline Daniel
   National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc., New York, USA
5. Dr Sarah Abo Alasrar
   Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland
6. Videos: Parisa Fallah, Anusha Sri Vaishnavi, Alexis Kahanu
   Global Surgery Student Alliance, Boston,USA

Public Health Survey Team

1. Dr Fiemu Nwariaku
   University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, USA
2. Chinmayee Venkatraman
   University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, USA
3. Lotte Wolff
   The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
4. Dr Nur Lubis Whipps
   Cross Hospital, London, UK
5. Dr Meena Nathan Cherian
   GFMER, Geneva, Switzerland

Evaluation Questions Team

1. Dr Joel Kevin Bagley
   University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
2. Jonathan Nellermoe
   University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
3. Dr Raymond R Price
   University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
4. Dr Jyotsna Agarwal
   Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Delhi, India
5. Dr Meena Nathan Cherian
   GFMER, Geneva, Switzerland

Course Webpage Developers

1. Murchana Roychoudhury
   The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
2. Sashidhar Jonnalagedda
   Surgibox Inc, Lausanne, Switzerland
3. Dr Meena Nathan Cherian
   GFMER, Geneva, Switzerland
4. Dr Aldo Campana
   GFMER, Geneva, Switzerland