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We are pleased to announce that Dr. Tino Kreutzer has joined the McGill Department of Pediatric Surgery as an affiliate member, as well as the CommiSur Lab. Dr. Kreutzer brings a wealth of expertise in creating scalable technical solutions for the health and humanitarian sectors, notably through his leadership with KoboToolbox, a widely-used humanitarian data management tool. His research focuses on developing methodologies for large-scale qualitative data collection and analysis using natural language processing (NLP). Additionally, Dr. Kreutzer is working on constructing a pragmatic ethical framework to address AI-related ethical issues in health and humanitarian responses. His extensive experience in humanitarian response and information management, combined with his innovative research, will significantly enhance our lab’s capabilities and impact.
Justina Seyi-Olajide, a senior pediatric surgeon and PhD student with the CommiSur Lab, has been appointed as a guest editor for a Springer Journal.
The awards recognized achievements across various categories, highlighting the diverse contributions of students within the lab. The recipients of this year’s awards are as follows:
- Zanib Nafees, a PhD student, received both the CommiSur Children’s Voice Award and the CommiSur Clinical Research Excellence Award.
- Sacha Williams, a PhD student, was honored with the CommiSur Global Equity Award.
- Riya Sawhney, a PhD student, earned the CommiSur Interdisciplinary Research Award.
- Justina Seyi-Olajide, a PhD student, was awarded the CommiSur Advocacy and Impact Award.
- Ayla Grek, a PhD student, received the CommiSur Collaboration Award.
- Dr. Fabio Botelho, a PhD graduate, was recognized with the CommiSur Surgical Innovation Award.
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Attention Medical Students, Surgical Residents and Pediatric Surgery Fellows: APSA is once again offering events designed especially for YOU at #APSA26! All events are available to students and trainees registered for the meeting.
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Introducing the PartnerOne Global Surgery (POGS) Fellowship
Every year children die from surgically treatable conditions
Montreal Children’s hospital trains LMIC pediatric clinicians to save lives globally 🙏🏻@fondChildren
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Today is World Pediatric Surgery Day. Being a children's surgeon has been a blessing of a lifetime. There is so much I cherish about what we do. But what I cherish most is the trust we build with our patients and families. That is the foundation upon which all else is built.