June Newsletter

The Global Surgical Outcomes Collaboration

New data centre for GlobalSurg
Data.globalsurg.org

We are delighted to announce the launch of the new GlobalSurg data centre – data.globalsurg.org

The data centre aims to improve access to GlobalSurg datasets and to improve data literacy by providing educational information on data analysis and presentation.
You can follow live updates on registrations and data entry for GlobalSurg 3, and access the GlobalSurg 2 dataset using the GS2 data explorer app

Visit data.globalsurg.org and read more about the data centre on our blog.

Do you want to add a new member to your GS3 data collection team?

If you initially registered as a team of 1 or 2 you can now add new members directly to your team in REDCap (up to a maximum of 3 collaborators per team)

Log in to your REDCap account
Select the ‘Authorship’ project
Complete the ‘Team Changes’ form as shown in the screenshot below

Please note this form can only be used to add new team members – if you require any other changes to your registration please email us [email protected]
If you need help using REDCap you can find user guides on the project page of the website and video tutorials on training module
Please do not complete multiple registration forms

GlobalSurg 3 in Numbers – June Update
www.globalsurg.org/gs3

Are you in a country not yet on the GlobalSurg registration map?
Register today https://is.gd/gs3_registration

1400 collaborators registered in 609 data collection teams

It’s not too late to register if you’d like to join the study
https://is.gd/gs3_registration

92 Countries confirmed as taking part; further 6 pending
Is your country on the registration map yet? If not, join GlobalSurg 3 today!

128 National Leads and Co-Leads

Does your country have a National Lead?
Find out here: http://globalsurg.org/local-leads-contact/

365 Hospitals in 77 countries now registered

1097 patient now entered on REDCap with 230 patient records already completed

Follow live updates at the new GlobalSurg Data Centre
data.globalsurg.org

GlobalSurg Publication update

Over recent months GlobalSurg have published more papers from the GlobalSurg 1 and 2 datasets

Management and Outcomes Following Surgery for Gastrointestinal Typhoid: An International, Prospective, Multicentre Cohort Study
GlobalSurg Collaborative
World Journal of Surgery (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4624-8
Click here to read the full article

Laparoscopy in management of appendicitis in high-, middle-, and low-income countries: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study
GlobalSurg Collaborative
Surgical Endoscopy (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-018-6064-9
Click here to read the full article

You can view all our publications on the publications page of our website

Return of the GlobalSurg photo of the month!
Do you have a picture of your GlobalSurg 3 team? Sent them to us at [email protected] and we will feature them in this newsletter

GlobalSurg and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

New data protection rules come into force in Europe at the end of May 2018.
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