TY - JOUR
T1 - We Asked the Experts
T2 - Community Participation in Global Surgery Research
AU - Bust, Lynn
AU - D’Ambruoso, Lucia
AU - Gajewski, Jakub
AU - Chu, Kathryn
N1 - Funding
The authors declare no specific funding for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
PY - 2023/3/1
Y1 - 2023/3/1
N2 - The academic field of global surgery aims to develop and advance research agendas to improve access to quality, timely, and affordable surgical care for all. Access to surgical care is highly inequitable particularly for marginalised groups. This article describes community participation in global surgery research from a pro-equity approach and outlines practical considerations of the challenges and benefits of community participation throughout the research process. Surgical care is an integral component of a functional and responsive health system. The diversity and complexity of surgery means research within the field can benefit from a health system strengthening approach which moves beyond the individual to investigate societal health goals and how to achieve them...
AB - The academic field of global surgery aims to develop and advance research agendas to improve access to quality, timely, and affordable surgical care for all. Access to surgical care is highly inequitable particularly for marginalised groups. This article describes community participation in global surgery research from a pro-equity approach and outlines practical considerations of the challenges and benefits of community participation throughout the research process. Surgical care is an integral component of a functional and responsive health system. The diversity and complexity of surgery means research within the field can benefit from a health system strengthening approach which moves beyond the individual to investigate societal health goals and how to achieve them...
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U2 - 10.1007/s00268-022-06801-9
DO - 10.1007/s00268-022-06801-9
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 36269377
VL - 47
SP - 578
EP - 580
JO - World Journal of Surgery
JF - World Journal of Surgery
SN - 0364-2313
IS - 3
ER -
