Kyiv to Host International Healthcare Summit on War Zone Medicine
Former U.S. Surgeon General, Ukraine Minister of Health to address medical professionals from around the world
As war rages in Ukraine and Gaza, a former U.S. Surgeon General will be among the medical professionals gathering in Kyiv next week to discuss the challenges of providing medical care in active war zones.
To be held Nov. 7-9 in the Ukrainian capital, the International Healthcare Summit will bring doctors, researchers, and other medical professionals from around the world together with government officials and humanitarian organizations to discuss surgical procedures, treatments for battlefield trauma, and access to medication and much-needed medical equipment, including prosthetics. The summit follows the recent visit to the United States by a team of Ukrainian surgeons, who traveled to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida to study advanced pain management techniques for severely wounded soldiers.