http://www.med.ubc.ca/home.htm spph.ubc.ca
Home
Calendar
Oct
30
2012
Emergency Response in humanitarian disasters globally - coordination not chaos - Rounds on International Surgery
October 30, 2012 5:30 PM
Emergency Response in humanitarian disasters globally - coordination not chaos


Featured Speaker:
Dr. Hossam Elsharkawi, PhD, Director, Emergencies and Recovery, International operations, Canadian Red Cross
At age 4, Hossam was medevaced out of war-torn Gaza by the Red Cross. As soon as he was old enough, he began volunteering in disaster zones. A public health specialist, Hossam brings over 20 years experience responding to some of the world's worst disasters in over 30 countries.

He is in charge of establishing the Red Cross' rapid deployment field hospital, an Emergency Response Unit (ERU) which he helped develop, and it was deployed to Haiti for the first time. Hossam and his medical team were on the ground just four days after the quake, but logistical problems delayed surgery. A damaged airport, blocked roads and downed communications are the recurring challenges in the early days of the operation.

Dr. Ross Brown, Trauma Services, UBC/VGH


ALL WELCOME. Light refreshments will be served
View file
Room 3602, CESEI Lecture Hall
Vancouver General Hospital, Jim Pattison (Laurel) Pavilion
October 2012
SUMTWTHFSA
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031   
       
NewsCalendarSubscribeTwitterFacebook
Search

UBC School of Population & Public Health
2206 East Mall
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6T 1Z3
Tel: 604.822.2772
Fax: 604.822.4994

Emergency ProceduresAccessibilityContact UBC© Copyright The University of British Columbia