SAGES Go Global

Praia, Cape Verde

Kevin McGill, MD; Fellow, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Go Global

• 1997: Dr. Teixeira, Dr. Berguer, Dr. Earle, Dr. Pleatman, and Dr. Asbun were individually travelling to Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, and Argentina to teach laparoscopic cholecystectomy

• SAGES adopted their program, now SAGES Go Global

Go Global• The goal: teach local surgeons basic laparoscopy

with laparoscopic cholecystectomy as the model

• Two surgeons undergo weeklong didactic and clinical training in laparoscopy including an introduction to FLS.

• Equipment was generously donated by industry including: Karl Storz Endoscopy and Ethicon endosurgery

Go Global• Dr. Victor Manuel Mureira de Costa – born and

raised in Cape Verde, trained in Cuba and the current Chief of Surgery at Agostinho Neto Hospital

• Dr. Jose Fragosso from Portugal who also trained in Cuba and currently works in Cape Verde

• Staff also receive training to support ongoing laparoscopy

Go Global

• Identified a high rate of gastric cancer in cape verde

• For this reason, we reviewed the hospital’s endoscopic capabilities. Dr. Teixeira is returning in the future for endoscopy training.