More details on the 2022 Bethune Round Table Conference taking place virtually June 16-18!

Visit the link for more information! bit.ly/brt2022

Mark your calendars!!! The Bethune Round Table 2022 will be taking place virtually from June 16-18.

We are very excited for this year's conference which is being put on in collaboration with @SurgicalCare. The theme is 'Decolonizing Global Surgery.'

#globalsurgery #globalhealth

We recently announced our CNIS Volunteers of the Year. It's now time to recognize our 2021 African Partners of the Year!
Congratulations to Rosemary Apaei K and to Victoria Gusa, and thank you for your valuable contributions to CNIS and to #globalhealth .

CNIS is very proud to announce our 2021 Volunteers of the Year!

Congratulations to Anja Dzunic, Stephen Hodges, and Rafat Nouri, and thank you for your valuable contributions to #globalsurgery #globalhealth .

Call for abstracts for the Bethune Round Table 2022 is now open. Submit your abstract here!

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#BRT2022

Happy New Year! 🥳We've had a very successful year here at CNIS and there's still time to contribute.

Make your donation to sponsor a Midwifery student by December 31st to claim your TAX deduction for 2021! You'll also receive a CNIS Membership and a 20% discount to BRT 2022.

BISC in collaboration with Canadian Network For International Surgery invite you to the 2022 Bethune Round Table Conference taking place virtually June 16 - 18. The theme is Decolonizing Global Surgery.

Abstract submission opening soon! See bit.ly/brt2022 for info.

One of the biggest issues with distance education in Low and Middle Income Countries, can be access to reliable internet. 🖥📱

On CNIS' trip to Nigeria, we made sure to have backup generators and two wifi routers so students can reliably learn online.

Here are a few of Dr. Lett's pictures from his recent trip to Nigeria, where he implemented CNIS' MADE-I project!

Pictured here are midwifery students learning to identify abnormalities at birth by standard teaching and by digital distance education.

Pictured here are midwifery students in Nigeria who are participating in a CNIS study comparing in-person and distance education as part of our implementation of the MADE-I initiative.

Students completed in a randomized control trial assessing standard vs digital quizzes ✍️📲

On our recent trip to Nigeria 🇳🇬, Dr. Lett and the MADE-I team studied whether or not distance education 📲 can have at least as good an effect on students' teaching as in-person education.

Pictured here are midwifery students learning from an in-person and a digital instructor.

At our AGM we will tackle all of the following questions:
➡️What were the highlights of 2021?
➡️Where can I participate in 2022?
➡️Why was digital learning effective?
➡️Who is the Volunteer of the Year?
➡️Who is the African Partner of the Year?

See you at 10:30 AM on Zoom!

This morning's AGM will be followed by an open-attendance Board Meeting from 11:15-11:45 AM PST.

We will then have our Strategic Planning Session from 11:45-1:00 PM PST to discuss planning for the post-pandemic era.

The CNIS wishes to remind its Members that the Annual General Meeting for 2021 will take place this morning, Friday, November 12th at 10:30-11:15 AM PST over Zoom. See you there!

While Dr. Lett is implementing MADE-I in-person, Isaac, CNIS' Moodle Developer, is uploading courses on Moodle and YouTube so that midwifery students in Nigeria can also receive e-learning.

See the list of courses currently offered by CNIS!

' #COVID19 has prompted adaptation on all levels of clinical training and education'

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In #Tanzania , Rajan Bola et al. demonstrate 'a feasible and effective strategy to provide future clinicians with the skills needed for patient-centered care'

#GlobalSurgery

Dr. Lett and team members are in Nigeria to implement the MADE-I project to improve the birth standard by teaching and identify the abnormalities in the labor procedure.
Maternal mortality in Benue State is one of the highest in the world at 1 death per 100 live births.

Hello CNIS followers! We are back online after a little hiatus from social media.

Over the next couple of weeks we will be sharing details of our CEO Dr. Ron Lett's trip to Nigeria 🇳🇬 implementing our Maternal Active Digitization Empowerment Initiative (MADE-I) project!

Today is #WorldHeartDay .

The pandemic has highlighted global inequities in access to care & exacerbated the cardiovascular disease burden.

Yet, 6 billion people–not a typo–still lack access to safe, timely, and affordable cardiac surgical care when needed. #GlobalCardiacSurgery

Join us in spreading awareness of #SuicidePreventionDay .

To help suicide prevention, please check in on your loved ones, remind them they are NOT a burden, share the things you love about them, & encourage others to do the same.

Together, let's #breakthestigma .