Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
J Clin Neurosci. 2022 Jun;100:164-168. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2022.04.019. Epub 2022 Apr 26.
The global deficiency in surgical care has been highlighted in the past several years, through the publication of the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery in 2015, the passage of WHA Resolution 68.15, and concerted efforts by advocacy organizations such as the G4 Alliance.Approximately 23,300 additional neurosurgeons are estimated to be needed to address the greater than 5 million essential neurosurgical cases that are not performed annually, most in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, increasing recognition of the ease and feasibility of virtual technology prompted a shift towards virtual modes of communication. InterSurgeon (https://www.intersurgeon.org/), an independent, internet-based social network platform, has allowed for formal connection between global surgery advocates who may have complementary needs and resources.This manuscript aims to: 1) characterize the current progress of InterSurgeon, 2) describe lessons learned from the creation and use of InterSurgeon, and 3) discuss future directions for InterSurgeon. Equitable, well-designed collaborations are central to progress in global neurosurgery. InterSurgeon has catalyzed collaborations within global neurosurgery across world regions and country income status. In addition to its role in facilitating traditional in person collaborations, InterSurgeon will become an increasingly important tool for connecting surgeons worldwide as virtual collaboration and augmented reality training paradigms become important components of global surgery capacity building.
过去几年，通过《柳叶刀全球手术委员会》（2015 年）、世界卫生大会第 68.15 号决议以及 G4 联盟等倡导组织的一致努力，突显了全球外科护理的不足。据估计，每年有超过 500 万例基本神经外科手术未得到实施，其中大多数在中低收入国家，因此需要增加约 23300 名神经外科医生。然而，人们越来越认识到虚拟技术的简便和可行性，促使人们转向虚拟交流模式。InterSurgeon（https://www.intersurgeon.org/）是一个独立的、基于互联网的社交网络平台，它使具有互补需求和资源的全球外科手术倡导者之间能够建立正式联系。本文旨在：1）描述 InterSurgeon 的当前进展；2）描述创建和使用 InterSurgeon 过程中吸取的经验教训；3）讨论 InterSurgeon 的未来方向。公平、精心设计的合作是全球神经外科学进步的关键。InterSurgeon 促进了全球神经外科领域跨越世界区域和国家收入状况的合作。除了在促进传统的面对面合作方面发挥作用外，随着虚拟合作和增强现实培训模式成为全球外科能力建设的重要组成部分，InterSurgeon 将成为连接全球外科医生的重要工具。
