Sister Surgeons

Lauri Romanzi & Sohier Elneil
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Sister Surgeons

Share our adventures as we explore what it means to join forces with colleagues and champions across the globe as teachers; as life-long seekers of knowledge, wisdom, and truth; as champions of equity, and as women. With jokes.

  1. 10/15/2021

    Ep22: Dr. Tahir Ghaznavi - Our Man in Afghanistan - updates us on the Taliban, 1 million Afghan children starving to death, and Afghan immigrants stuck in Uganda

    Afghan refugees stuck in Uganda en route to USA, Pakistani flight fees out of Kabul up from 150 USD to 2,500 USD, the insurmountable Afghan winter and starvation certain to kill millions... and on the bright side, ongoing demonstrations in-country supporting the rights of girls and women. Dr. Tahir Ghaznavi is a physician and Programme Specialist with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) who first spoke with us in Episode 20 [posted 07 Sep 2021]. Though Afghanistan has fallen off the mainstream televised media outlets in the United States, it remains an evolving, downward-spiraling global crisis with U.S. citizens still stuck in-country and myriad qualified Afghanis still blocked from obtaining US visas while many unqualified Afghanis who circumvented process (with relative ease, it seems) now arriving to foreign lands in the EU and North America. To illustrate the painful truths, Pakistan International Airline jacking up its Kabul flights from 150 USD to 2,500 USD, and a group of Afghan refugees who are stuck in Uganda, a country with a long history of helping refugees make there way to the USA. We are not making this up. We love to hear from our listeners! Today we launch the Sister Surgeons poll and question sections for this podcast. And you may also share your thoughts, questions and ideas with us by voicemail here: https://anchor.fm/l-romanzi-s-elneil/message United Nations Radio updates on Afghanistan - https://news.un.org/en/tags/afghanistan "Special Immigrant Visas for Afghans - Who Were Employed by/on Behalf of the U.S. Government" https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/special-immg-visa-afghans-employed-us-gov.html "U.S. Refugee Admissions Program Priority 2 Designation for Afghan Nationals - United States Department of State" https://www.state.gov/u-s-refugee-admissions-program-priority-2-designation-for-afghan-nationals/ "Agencies distribute food. blankets, cash as hunger and cold threaten Afghanistan" (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/agencies-distribute-food-blankets-cash-hunger-cold-threaten-afghanistan-2021-10-13/ "A Million Afghan Children Could Die in Most Perilous Hour" U.N. Warns (NY Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/13/world/asia/afghanistan-united-nations-crisis.html?smid=url-share Afghan refugees lingering in Uganda - (DW News) https://youtu.be/90wenUx4Xn8 All things Al Jazeera English on Afghanistan today - https://www.aljazeera.com/where/afghanistan/

    38 min

  2. 09/30/2021

    Ep18: Florence Belleghem of One.Surgery shares her perspective on anaesthesia and the decolonization of global health

    Florence Van Belleghem, MD, is an Anesthesia Resident in Belgium who has seen the good, bad and the ugly of global health work in her volunteer activities before and during medical school. As a result, she has developed respectful, mutually beneficial relationships with colleagues in low-income countries that she hopes to develop through a partner-led set of priorities with an eye on equity over the course of her career. Her vision, open mindedness and youthful wisdom have of these activities landed her in a leadership position within the  groundbreaking One.Surgery, an open-source global platform for surgical advocacy and equity insights. She is the Chief Editor of Voices of One Surgery.  Leave us a voice message here.  We love to hear from our audience! Be in touch with Florence - florence@one.surgery   Join the movement of One.Surgery! https://one.surgery/

    46 min

  3. 09/21/2021

    Ep21: Calling all students! Meet Tufts Medical Student Anusha Jayaram - the U.S. Co-Chair of the Global Surgery Students Alliance

    Searching for a role model who can show you how to Stay in Your Lane while simultaneously accelerating gender equity in surgery and the decolonization of global health? The Sisters are thrilled to share the strategies, accomplishments and vision of Anusha Jayaram, a 5th year medical student at Tufts University and a recent graduate of the Research Associate Fellowship at Harvard's Program in Global Surgery and Social Change. She is also the North American Co-Chair of a dynamic group of undergrad and medical students dedicated to surgery - the Global Surgery Student Alliance. as well as a leader within The Gender Equity Initiative in Global Surgery.   We love to hear from our podcast community - share your thoughts, questions and suggestions with Sister Surgeons here  Gender Equity Initiative in Global Surgery on Twitter  Website https://gendereqglobalsurg.wixsite.com/geigs Anusha on Twitter  Harvard Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) https://www.pgssc.org  Lancet Commission on Global Surgery https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/global-surgery Global Surgery Student Alliance (GSSA) - who we are  https://www.globalsurgerystudents.org/who-we-are  https://www.globalsurgerystudents.org/chapters-new GSSA on Twitter  USAID https://www.globalsurgerystudents.org/usaid Mobile Surgery International https://mobilesurgery.international/ G4 Alliance https://www.theg4alliance.org/ GSSA is linked to InciSioN https://incisionetwork.org/ International Student Surgical Network InciSioN on Twitter

    37 min

  4. 09/07/2021

    Ep20: Dr. Tahir Ghaznavi shares hopes & fears for women & girls of Afghanistan - feat. Guest co-host Midwife Dr. Pandora Hardtman

    An Afghan national, Dr. Tahir Ghaznavi shares his unvarnished, insider perspective on the impact of the US withdrawal on women and girls in Afghanistan with Lauri and guest co-host Dr. Pandora Hardtman. Pandora is an international Midwifery leader who has worked extensively in fragile states and refugee communities. Share your comments, questions and suggestions with Sister Surgeons - we love to hear from our listeners! Dr. Mohammed Tahir Ghaznavi of Afghanistan is a Programme Specialist with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), currently stationed with UNFPA Libya and Tunisia.  Dr. Ghaznavi is a committed, results driven, public health crusader physician with a Masters degree in health systems management and policy from University of Colorado Denver – School of Public Health. Tahir's career includes a diverse clinical and public health background with a focus on formulating health policies and programs for curative, preventive and promotive healthcare at speciality hospitals, academic health centres and community based healthcare with a focus on RMNCAH, Immunization, Nutrition, Mental health and Disability.  Follow Dr. Mohammed Tahir Ghaznavi on Twitter Follow Dr. Pandora Hardtman on Twitter Join Dr. Mohammed Tahir Ghaznavi on LinkedIn  NY TIMES April 2021 'Afghan women fear the worst, whether war or peace lies ahead' By Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Fatima Faizi and Najim Rahim Read about and watch Dr. Ghaznavi's interview at Afghanistan's premiere Government Hospital Maternal and Reproductive Health - Malalai Maternity Hospital in Kabul Take a photo tour (Getty Images) of Malalai Maternity Hospital

    1h 7m

  5. 08/31/2021

    Ep19: Honorary Sister Mark Shrime on health & financial risk in rich and poor countries

    Rwanda has better health insurance- Mutuelle de Sante - than the United States where citizens live in constant, birth-to-death risk of catastrophic health expenditure. Yes, America, we're talking about you. In this episode, Suzy, Lauri and honorary Sister Professor Mark Shrime ponder healthcare financial risk across the international spectrum, where Rwanda's Mutuelle lies in close proximity to the UK's National Health Service and Canadian Medicare, while the U.S., with it's debacle of racial/ethnic inequity in maternal health safety, decreasing life expectancy and expanding healthcare deserts, seems incapable of expanding either Medicaid or Medicare into guaranteed lifetime coverage for citizens of the "best nation on Earth".  Professor Mark G. Shrime, MD, MPH, PhD, FACSis O’Brien Chair of Global Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Lecturer in Global Health and Social Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. He previously served as the founder and Director of the Center for Global Surgery Evaluation at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and as Research Director for the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change at Harvard.  His academic pursuits focus on surgical delivery in low- and middle-income countries, where he has a specific interest in the intersection of health, impoverishment, and inequity. His work aims to determine optimal policies and platforms for surgical delivery that maximize health benefits while simultaneously minimizing the risk of financial catastrophe faced by patients. In 2018, he was awarded the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award by the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery. His research has been supported by the Damon Runyon Cancer Foundation and by an anonymous donation to the Center for Global Surgery Evaluation; he has previously received research support from the GE Foundation’s Safe Surgery 2020 project and the Steven C. and Carmella Kletjian Foundation.  He is currently the Principal Investigator on a randomized controlled trial of financial incentives for surgical patients in Guinea and the Principal Investigator on a prospective extended cost-effectiveness analysis of maxillofacial surgery in West Africa.  When not working, Mark is an avid photographer and rock climber and has competed on Seasons 8, 9, and 11 of American Ninja Warrior. Prof Mark Shrime on Twitter Medical Deserts in the United States - on Wiki! Nowhere to Go: Maternity Care Deserts Across the U.S.  - March of Dimes 2020 report on USA maternal healthcare The 3-Delays model as adapted by the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) World Health Organization initiatives for Universal Health Coverage (#UHC)

    55 min

  6. 08/17/2021

    Ep 17:Infection Prevention on Planet Earth with Dr. Unarose Hogan

    Meet one of the Sisters' favorite behind the scenes colleagues - Dr. Unarose Hogan. From Ireland across Europe, much of Africa and into South East Asia, Unarose supports colleagues to prevent infection even when health systems appear to barely have enough to get by.  Unarose Hogan, (PhD, MSc, BSc, R.N.) has spent the past seventeen years working in global health security, infection control, academia and clinical practice; primarily living in Sub Saharan Africa but also working in Central and South East Asia and Eastern Europe. Presently she is an Infection Control Advisor with Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization operational in 90 countries. At the start of COVID-19, she was working with WHO’s Health Emergencies Program, focusing on hospital readiness for COVID-19 in the EURO region, specifically in Armenia. Formerly she has worked in several positions with WHO (in Albania/ Geneva) and served as Infection Control Advisor for Medical Operations during the Ebola Response with United Nations Mission Emergency Ebola Response (UNMEER, Sierra Leone). She has worked as an infection control lecturer in the school of nursing and midwifery at the University of East Anglia, UK. She holds an adjunct Faculty position with the school of medicine, the University of Limerick on a Master of Public Health. She has published broadly in operational research in low-income countries. Unarose is a board member at the Irish Global Health Network. Leave us a voice message here. We love to hear from our audience! Links for our most curious listeners: Americares  Global Alliance of Nurses and Midwives(GANM) African Infection Control Network (AICN) Asia Pacific Society for Infection Control (APSIC) Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)  WHO Infection Control Royal College of Nursing UK

    35 min

  7. 08/03/2021

    Ep16: Sarah Craven and Rachel Moynihan rock the world at UNFPA

    If you are a girl, a woman, or know someone who is, join us in celebrating the pivotal role played by The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in securing the rights of girls and women to live as empowered, foundational citizens. Or maybe you need to know how the 43rd president of the United States -GW that is - came by the moniker "Rubbers Bush". We got it all, right here!  UNFPA was established in 1969, 4 years before the 1973 United States' landmark reproductive rights case of Roe v. Wade. The UNFPA is the largest international source of assistance for population programs and the leading United Nations (UN) organization for the implementation of the 1994 Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development. In the United States, UNFPA has 2 main offices, one at the famous United Nations HQ in New York City, and one in Washington, D.C.. Join Sister Surgeons as we talk with the Director and 2nd in command of the UNFPA Washington D.C. office, Ms. Sarah Craven and Ms. Rachel Moynihan, an indefatigable and dynamic team of champions for women's rights and health.  SARAH CRAVEN – DIRECTOR OF UNFPA WASHINGTON A policy advocate and attorney with experience in global health and human rights, Sarah Craven currently serves as the Director of the Washington Office of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. In this role, Sarah leads UNFPA’s strategic engagement with policy makers and civil society to advance programs and policies that empower women and girls globally.  Prior to her work at UNFPA, she held positions at the National Women’s Law Center, the U.S. Department of State and on the legislative staff to U.S. Senators Tim Wirth (Colorado) and Spark Matsunaga (Hawaii).  She holds a B.A. from Macalester College, a M.Phil. from Cambridge University (UK) and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center where she was a Public Interest Law Scholar. In 2010, she was named one of Macalester College’s Distinguished Citizens. RACHEL MOYNIHAN - ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST OF UNFPA WASHINGTON Communications and Policy professional at the United Nations in Washington, D.C., lover of podcasts, politics and Donald Glover. She holds a Master's in Public Policy from George Mason University and a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia. She is a proud alumn of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.   Leave us a voice message here. We love to hear from our audience! Support your legislators who support UNFPA - Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Barbara Lee (D-CA) UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATIONS - WASHINGTON D.C. OFFICES As discussed in today's podcast, here are the links to UNFPA website, UNFPA Internship program, Friends of UNFPA website, UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATIONS founded by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, UNICEF website, UNHCR website

    40 min

  8. 07/23/2021

    Ep15: WASH what? Susan K. Barnett on Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

    As we live our way into conditions of chronic pandemic occurring inside rapid shifts in climate, water security is less assured no matter where you are in the world. In addition to drinking water, competition for the water we need for sanitation and hygiene is mounting, from households to hospitals. Challenges include long-standing global inequities between rich and poor countries and growing local inequities between rich and poor areas within wealthy countries, such as the ongoing water supply debacle in Flint, Michigan, USA.  Sister Surgeons has the pleasure of talking with Susan K Barnett, an award-winning investigative journalist (ABC News PrimeTime Live, 20/20 & DatelineNBC), turned to strategic media/communications/ advocacy for nonprofits, and founder of Cause Communications.  Susan leads communications for projects focused on her passion: Water. Global Water 2020 pushed to get the foundation for health—water, toilets, hygiene—into health facilities because 100s of 1000s lack this most basic need. It puts women & children at particular risk. GW2020 also focused on water as a path to security. Faiths for Safe Water engages leaders in advocacy around the single symbol all religions share: Water. Faith in Foreign Assistance advocates strengthening USG support for foreign aid.  Domestically, Susan leads communications for Auburn Senior Fellows, 25 justice-centered faith leaders. She has produced several films including a series for rainforest dwellers in Borneo linking forest and human health, which aided ending logging in one of Borneo’s last rainforests.  Leave us a voice message here. We love to hear from our audience! For the DEEP DIVERS: On Twitter, start with @WASHAdvocate @GlobalWater2020 @USAIDWater @WaterAid @UN_Water @WorldBankWater Global Water 2020 WASH legacy list, from global awareness days, legislation, the (Sister Surgeons' fave) First Ladies of Latin America and Africa and The Rotary to Youtube channels, NGOs, United Nations organizations and USAID. For those who want to join the cause, if it has to do with water or WASH, start here! Global Water 2020 has gathered a broad selection of resources highlighting the US Government's global water efforts, leadership and Federal funding testimonies given to the House Appropriations Subcommittees on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPS) and Labor, Health and Human Service, Education and Related Agencies (Labor HHS), the World Health Organization's solidarity statement created in partnership with Global Water 2020, Funding sources for WASH and Global Water 2020's wide array of open source materials for WASH advocacy, policy and implementation.

    59 min
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Share our adventures as we explore what it means to join forces with colleagues and champions across the globe as teachers; as life-long seekers of knowledge, wisdom, and truth; as champions of equity, and as women. With jokes.

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    Lauri Romanzi & Sohier Elneil
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    2020 - 2021
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