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COSECSA PUBLICATIONS

  1. Aird, J. J., Animasahun, V., Harrop, T., Cameron, B., Howard, A., & Jani, P. (2021). Evaluation of an online journal club–style course on evidence-based surgery for trainees of the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa. East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 26(3), Article 3.
  2. Atieno, R. (2022). Women in Surgery. Annals of African Surgery, 19(2), 66–67. https://doi.org/10.4314/aas.v19i2.1
  3. Bagan, M. (2010). The Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery. World Neurosurgery, 73(4), 289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2010.03.007
  4. Bekele, A., Alayande, B. T., Gulilat, D., White, R. E., Tefera, G., & Borgstein, E. (2024). A plea for urgent action: Addressing the critical shortage of cardiothoracic surgical workforce in the COSECSA region. World Journal of Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12278
  5. Bekele, A., Alayande, B. T., Iradukunda, J., Minja, C., Forbes, C., Bachheta, N., Gulilat, D., Munthali, J., Muguti, G., Riviello, R. R., Geraghty, J., O’Flynn, E., Fualal, J. O., Chikoya, L., Mwachiro, M. M., & Borgstein, E. (2024). A cross‐sectional survey on surgeon retention in the COSECSA region after specialist training: Have things changed? World Journal of Surgery, wjs.12069. https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.12069
  6. Bekele, A., Wondimu, S., Firdu, N., Taye, M., & Tadesse, A. (2019). Trends in Retention and Decay of Basic Surgical Skills: Evidence from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia: A Prospective Case-Control Cohort Study. World Journal of Surgery, 43(1), 9–15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4752-1
  7. Brown, R. R., Davies, M. B., Drury, G., Lane, J., Lavy, C., Nungu, S., & Munthali, J. (2022). Feasibility of delivering foot and ankle surgical courses in a partnership in Eastern, Central and Sothern Africa. BMC Medical Education, 22(1), 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03142-y
  8. Chokotho, L., Jacobsen, K. H., Burgess, D., Labib, M., Le, G., Lavy, C. B. D., & Pandit, H. (2015). Trauma and orthopaedic capacity of 267 hospitals in east central and southern Africa. Lancet (London, England), 385 Suppl 2, S17. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60812-1
  9. Commander, S. J., Ellis, D., Williamson, H., Grabski, D., Sallah, A. Y., Derbew, M., & Fitzgerald, T. N. (2020). Predictors of Burnout and Depression in Surgeons Practicing in East, Central, and Southern Africa. The Journal of Surgical Research, 255, 536–548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.04.038
  10. Daniel Bulenga, N., Miller, A., Ojakapeli, B., Wekesa, E. W., Mburu, J., Barasa, I., Sims-Williams, H. P., Henderson, F. C., & Copeland, W. R. (2024). Operative Epidemiology of the First Five Years in a New African Neurosurgery Training Center: The Experience in Rural Kenya at Tenwek Hospital 2016 to 2021. World Neurosurgery, 188, e376–e381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2024.05.119
  11. Derbew, M. (n.d.). COSECSA collaborates to address surgical shortages in sub-Saharan Africa. ACS. Retrieved August 9, 2024, from https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/news-publications/news-and-articles/bulletin/2018/05/cosecsa-collaborates-to-address-surgical-shortages-in-sub-saharan-africa/
  12. Derbew, M. (2019). Pediatric surgery in Eastern Africa: The unmet need. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 54(1), 21–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.10.028
  13. Elmaraghi, S., Min Park, K., Rashidian, N., Yap, A., Faktor, K., Ozgediz, D., Borgstein, E., Bekele, A., Alseidi, A., & Tefera, G. (2023). Postgraduate Surgical Education in East, Central, and Southern Africa: A Needs Assessment Survey. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 236(2), 429–435. https://doi.org/10.1097/XCS.0000000000000457
  14. Farrow, N. E., Commander, S. J., Reed, C. R., Mueller, J. L., Gupta, A., Loh, A. H. P., Sekabira, J., & Fitzgerald, T. N. (2021). Laparoscopic experience and attitudes toward a low-cost laparoscopic system among surgeons in East, Central, and Southern Africa: A survey study. Surgical Endoscopy, 35(12), 6539–6548. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-020-08151-w
  15. Freitas, D. M., Munthali, J., Musowoya, J., Ismail, H., Herbst, A., Chikoya, L., Dhage, S., & Hopkins, M. A. (2018). Surgical registrars’ perceptions of surgical training and capacity in Zambia: Results from three COSECSA affiliated training hospitals. American Journal of Surgery, 215(4), 744–751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.07.023
  16. Glasbey, J., Ademuyiwa, A., Adisa, A., AlAmeer, E., Arnaud, A. P., Ayasra, F., Azevedo, J., Minaya-Bravo, A., Costas-Chavarri, A., Edwards, J., Elhadi, M., Fiore, M., Fotopoulou, C., Gallo, G., Ghosh, D., Griffiths, E. A., Harrison, E., Hutchinson, P., Lawani, I., … Aldawbali, M. (2021). Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: An international, prospective, cohort study. The Lancet Oncology, 22(11), 1507–1517. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00493-9
  17. Harrington, C. M., Jang, S. S., Mangaoang, D., O’Flynn, E., Minja, C., Chikoya, L., Bekele, A., & Borgstein, E. (2020). Integration and Sustainability of Electronic Surgical Logbooks in Sub-Saharan Africa. World Journal of Surgery, 44(10), 3259–3267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05613-z
  18. Henderson, F. J., Abdifatah, K., Qureshi, M., Perry, A., Graffeo, C. S., Haglund, M. M., Olunya, D. O., Mogere, E., Okanga, B., & Copeland, W. R. 3rd. (2020). The College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa: Successes and Challenges in Standardizing Neurosurgical Training. World Neurosurgery, 136, 172–177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.084
  19. Hutch, A., Bekele, A., O’Flynn, E., Ndonga, A., Tierney, S., Fualal, J., Samkange, C., & Erzingatsian, K. (2017). The Brain Drain Myth: Retention of Specialist Surgical Graduates in East, Central and Southern Africa, 1974-2013. World Journal of Surgery, 41(12), 3046–3053. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-017-4307-x
  20. James, J. (2006). College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa. Tropical Doctor, 36(4), 196–196. https://doi.org/10.1258/004947506778604661
  21. Lane, R. (n.d.). The Rahima Dawood Memorial Lecture – Maputo, Mozambique 2008. Surgical Education & Training in the COSECSA Region. East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 14(1), 1–12.
  22. Lane, R., & Programme, C. C. (2019). The future of surgical training in Africa, the importance of co-ordination and COSECSA’s role (p. 2089174 Bytes). Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. https://doi.org/10.25419/RCSI.10769615.V1
  23. Liebert, C. A., Melcer, E. F., Eddington, H., Trickey, A., Shields, S., Lee, M., Korndorffer, J. R., Bekele, A., Wren, S. M., & Lin, D. T. (2023). Correlation of Performance on ENTRUST and Traditional Oral Objective Structured Clinical Examination for High-Stakes Assessment in the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 237(1), 117–127. https://doi.org/10.1097/XCS.0000000000000740
  24. Long, C., Meyers, N., Nyoni, T., Sivaraj, D., Muguti, G. I., & Chang, J. (2021). A new model for educational programming in global health emerges during COVID-19. Journal of Global Health, 11, 03034. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.11.03034
  25. Long, K. L., Galukande, M., Kyamanywa, P., Tarpley, M. J., & Dodgion, C. (2021). Developing Research Potential and Building Partnerships: A Report of the Fundamentals of Surgical Research Course at the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa. The Journal of Surgical Research, 259, 34–38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2020.11.020
  26. Luboga, S., Macfarlane, S. B., von Schreeb, J., Kruk, M. E., Cherian, M. N., Bergström, S., Bossyns, P. B. M., Denerville, E., Dovlo, D., Galukande, M., Hsia, R. Y., Jayaraman, S. P., Lubbock, L. A., Mock, C., Ozgediz, D., Sekimpi, P., Wladis, A., Zakariah, A., Dade, N. B., … Debas, H. T. (2009). Increasing Access to Surgical Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Priorities for National and International Agencies Recommended by the Bellagio Essential Surgery Group. PLoS Medicine, 6(12), e1000200. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000200
  27. MacLeod, J. B. A., Okech, M., Labib, M., Aphivantrakul, P., Lupasha, E., & Nthele, M. (2011). Evaluation of trauma and critical care training courses on the knowledge and confidence of participants in Kenya and Zambia. World Journal of Surgery, 35(1), 9–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-010-0810-z
  28. Marcel, E. I., Ramdas, G. V., & Chaurasia, B. (2022). Letter to the Editor Regarding “Awake Craniotomy with Functional Mapping for Glioma Resection in a Limited-Resource-Setting: Preliminary Experience from a Lower-Middle Income Country.” World Neurosurgery, 164, 463–464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2022.04.086
  29. Mooney, C., Tierney, S., O’Flynn, E., Derbew, M., & Borgstein, E. (2021). Analysing the Operative Experience of Paediatric Surgical Trainees in Sub-Saharan Africa Using a Web-Based Logbook. World Journal of Surgery, 45(4), 988–996. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05892-6
  30. Mulwafu, W. (2020). In memoriam: Mr Jimmy James (1940–2019). His contribution to the training of surgeons in Malawi and the College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) region. Malawi Medical Journal, 32(3), 180–181. https://doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v32i3.12
  31. Mulwafu, W., Fualal, J., Bekele, A., Itungu, S., Borgstein, E., Erzingatsian, K., Nungu, S., Chikoya, L., White, R., & Muguti, G. (2022). The impact of COSECSA in developing the surgical workforce in East Central and Southern Africa. The Surgeon, 20(1), 2–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surge.2021.11.003
  32. Mwachiro, M. M., Yankunze, Y., Bachheta, N., Scroope, E., Mangaoang, D., Bekele, A., White, R. E., & Parker, R. K. (2023). Operative Case Volumes and Variation for General Surgery Training in East, Central, and Southern Africa. World Journal of Surgery, 47(12), 3032–3039. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-023-07164-5
  33. Mwaungulu, M., Noah, P., Philipo, G. S., & Mpanga, C. C. (2024). Patterns Of Orthopedic Injuries among Motorcycle Trauma Patients in Malawi. East and Central African Journal of Surgery. https://doi.org/10.4314/ecajs.v29i4.4
  34. Ndeleva, B. M., & Lakati, K. C. (2018). Graduated compression therapy usage among surgeons in the COSECSA region: A cross-sectional study. East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 23(1), 11. https://doi.org/10.4314/ecajs.v23i1.3
  35. Nogaro, M.-C., Pandit, H., Peter, N., Le, G., Oloruntoba, D., Muguti, G., & Lavy, C. (2015). How useful are Primary Trauma Care courses in sub-Saharan Africa? Injury, 46(7), 1293–1298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2015.04.010
  36. Nyundo, M., Umugwaneza, N., Bekele, A., Chikoya, L., Detry, O., & Gashegu, J. (2023). Exploring Laparoscopic Surgery Training Opportunities in the College of Surgeons of East, Central, and Southern Africa region. Journal of Surgical Education, 80(10), 1454–1461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.07.024
  37. Flynn, D., O Flynn, E., Deneke, A., Yohannan, P., da Costa, A. A., O Boyle, C., & Byrne, E. (2017). Training Surgeons as Medical Educators in Africa. Journal of Surgical Education, 74(3), 539–542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.10.013
  38. Odera, A., Tierney, S., Mangaoang, D., Mugwe, R., & Sanfey, H. (2019). Women in Surgery Africa and research. The Lancet, 393(10186), 2120. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31106-7
  39. O’Flynn, E., Andrew, J., Hutch, A., Kelly, C., Jani, P., Kakande, I., Derbew, M., Tierney, S., Mkandawire, N., & Erzingatsian, K. (2016). The Specialist Surgeon Workforce in East, Central and Southern Africa: A Situation Analysis. World Journal of Surgery, 40(11), 2620–2627. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-016-3601-3
  40. Okebe, S., Osawa, F., Mwika, P., & Jumbi, T. (2024). Is Uroflowmetry a Valuable Tool for Posterior Urethral Valve Ablation Follow-Up? A Single Centre Study in Africa on Voiding Patterns and Outcomes. East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 29(4), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.4314/ecajs.v29i4.2
  41. Ologunde, R., Le, G., Turner, J., Pandit, H., Peter, N., Maurer, D., Hodgson, S., Larvin, J., & Lavy, C. (2017). Do trauma courses change practice? A qualitative review of 20 courses in East, Central and Southern Africa. Injury, 48(9), 2010–2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2017.06.007
  42. Oosting, R. M., Wauben, L. S. G. L., Madete, J. K., Groen, R. S., & Dankelman, J. (2020). Availability, procurement, training, usage, maintenance and complications of electrosurgical units and laparoscopic equipment in 12 African countries. BJS Open, 4(2), 326–331. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50255
  43. Parker, A. S., Hill, K. A., Steffes, B. C., Mangaoang, D., O’Flynn, E., Bachheta, N., Bates, M. F., Bitta, C., Carter, N. H., Davis, R. E., Dressler, J. A., Eisenhut, D. A., Fadipe, A. E., Kanyi, J. K., Kauffmann, R. M., Kazal, F., Kyamanywa, P., Lando, J. O., Many, H. R., … Parker, R. K. (2022). Design of a Novel Online, Modular, Flipped-classroom Surgical Curriculum for East, Central, and Southern Africa. Annals of Surgery Open, 3(1), e141. https://doi.org/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000141
  44. Peter, N. A., Pandit, H., Le, G., Muguti, G., & Lavy, C. (2015). Delivering trauma training to multiple health-worker cadres in nine sub-Saharan African countries: Lessons learnt from the COOL programme. Lancet (London, England), 385 Suppl 2, S45. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60840-6
  45. Peter, N. A., Pandit, H., Le, G., Nduhiu, M., Moro, E., & Lavy, C. (2015). A multicountry health partnership programme to establish sustainable trauma training in east, central, and southern African countries using a cascading trauma management course model. Lancet (London, England), 385 Suppl 2, S43. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60838-8
  46. Peter, N. A., Pandit, H., Le, G., Nduhiu, M., Moro, E., & Lavy, C. (2016). Delivering a sustainable trauma management training programme tailored for low-resource settings in East, Central and Southern African countries using a cascading course model. Injury, 47(5), 1128–1134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2015.11.042
  47. Qureshi, J. S., Young, S., Muyco, A. P., Borgstein, E., Charles, A. G., Mulwafu, W., Shores, C. G., Banza, L., Cairns, B., Viste, A., & Mkandawire, N. (2013). Addressing Malawi’s surgical workforce crisis: A sustainable paradigm for training and collaboration in Africa. Surgery, 153(2), 272–281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2012.08.004
  48. Samkange, C. (n.d.). Inaugural Speech by in-coming COSECSA-ASEA President, Christopher A Samkange, Lusaka-Zambia. East and Central African Journal of Surgery.
  49. Santos, D. E., Chmutin, G., Aybar Peña, M. D., Matos Cuevas, Y. E., Marcel, E. I., & Chaurasia, B. (2022). Letter to the Editor Regarding “Management of Hydrocephalus with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts: Review of 109 Cases of Children.” World Neurosurgery, 164, 465–466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2022.04.085
  50. Shaban, L., O’Flynn, E., Mulwafu, W., Borgstein, E., Bekele, A., Bachheta, N., Stanistreet, D., & Gajewski, J. (2024). Factors Influencing Exam Performance of Surgical Trainees in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Retrospective Analysis of the College of Surgeons in East, Central, and Southern Africa Membership Examination. Journal of Surgical Education, 81(3), 404–411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2023.12.004
  51. Shikanda, A. W., & Situma, M. S. (2019). Assessment of the impact of the new paediatric surgery unit and the COSECSA training programme at Mbarara Hospital, Uganda. East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 24(2), Article 2.
  52. Soltani, H., Nthumba, J., Wester, J., Figueroa, A. E., & Gosain, A. K. (2024). 27. Training Paradigms: A Current Update To Plastic Surgery Training In Sub-saharan Africa. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open, 12(S3), 19. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.GOX.0001014720.08938.9f
  53. Stoehr, J. R., Chappell, A. G., Hassan, A., Nthumba, P., & Salyapongse, A. N. (2021). Plastic Surgery Across Continents: A Comparison of Residency Training in Subsaharan Africa and the United States. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 87(1), 3–11. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000002672
  54. Tarpley, J. (2023). Case Volumes, Variations, and Challenges for General Surgery Training in the East, Central, and Southern African Sub-Region: Heterogeneity and Challenges as COSECSA Concludes Its First Twenty-Four Years. World Journal of Surgery, 47(12), 3040–3041. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-023-07210-2
  55. Tataryn, M., Polack, S., Chokotho, L., Mulwafu, W., Kayange, P., Banks, L. M., Noe, C., Lavy, C., & Kuper, H. (2018). Correction to: Childhood disability in Malawi: a population based assessment using the key informant method. BMC Pediatrics, 18(1), 92. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-018-1073-3
  56. Traynor, M. D. J., Owino, J., Rivera, M., Parker, R. K., White, R. E., Steffes, B. C., Chikoya, L., Matsumoto, J. M., & Moir, C. R. (2021). Surgical Simulation in East, Central, and Southern Africa: A Multinational Survey. Journal of Surgical Education, 78(5), 1644–1654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.01.005
  57. van Egmond, R., van Kesteren, J., Kaomba, L., Philipo, G. S., Borgstein, E., Rinkes, I. B., Rijken, M., Kruijff, S., & Stortelder, E. (2024). Empowering Tomorrow’s Cancer Specialists: Evaluating the Co-creation and Impact of Malawi’s First Surgical Oncology Summerschool. Journal of Cancer Education: The Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 39(3), 234–243. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-024-02400-5
  58. Varallo, J. E., Fitzgerald, L., Okelo, S., Itungu, S., Mwape, L., Hardtman, P., & Ashengo, T. A. (2022). Surgery is really a team sport. The Lancet Global Health, 10(12), e1713. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00472-7
  59. Wanjara, S., Parker, R. K., Cheruiyot, D., Kipkoech, N., Lutomia, M., Oduor, P. R., Nduhiu, M., & Mwachiro, M. (2021). A cross-sectional survey investigating the impact of COVID-19 on surgery training at teaching hospitals accredited by the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa. East and Central African Journal of Surgery, 26(2), Article 2.
  60. Which Surgical Operations Should be Performed in District Hospitals in East, Central and Southern Africa? Results of a Survey of Regional Clinicians—Bentounsi—2021—World Journal of Surgery—Wiley Online Library. (n.d.). Retrieved August 9, 2024, from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1007/s00268-020-05793-8
  61. Yankunze, Y., Mwachiro, M. M., Lando, J. O., Bachheta, N., Mangaoang, D., Bekele, A., & Parker, R. K. (2024). Laparoscopy experience in East, Central, and Southern Africa: Insights from operative case volume analysis. Surgical Endoscopy, 38(8), 4415–4421. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-024-10960-2