The Global Research Directorate of The Operating Room Global Centre for Education, Research & Innovation serves as a central platform for advancing high-quality, collaborative, and impactful research across perioperative care and surgical systems worldwide.
Our mission is to generate evidence that informs practice, strengthens health systems, and improves patient outcomes, particularly in low- and middle-income settings where the burden of unmet surgical need remains significant.
Through a structured and globally coordinated approach, TORG Global Research:
- Facilitates multinational research collaborations across diverse institutions and regions
- Provides research mentorship and capacity-building for healthcare professionals at all career stages
- Supports the development and implementation of ethically sound, methodologically robust studies
- Promotes knowledge translation into policy, education, and clinical practice
Our research portfolio spans key priority areas including:
- Surgical safety and quality improvement
- Workforce development and training
- Health systems strengthening
- Innovation and emerging technologies in surgery and perioperative care
With an expanding network of researchers, institutions, and partners across over 100 countries, TORG Global Research is committed to building a sustainable, inclusive, and globally representative research ecosystem.
We continue to prioritise collaboration, integrity, and impact, ensuring that every project contributes meaningfully to the advancement of safe and equitable surgical care worldwide.
TORG-ETH Project
Expression of Interest โ Bellwether Surgery Accessibility & Financial Protection Study (TORG-ETH)
Led by: The Operating Room Global โ Ethiopia Chapter (TORG-ETH) Research Unit
Project Summary: Bellwether surgical conditions (emergency laparotomy, emergency caesarean section, and open fracture fixation) are vital to saving lives in low- and middle-income countries. However, in many African communities, people face long travel distances and severe financial hardship to access these services.
This multi-centre, prospective study will examine geographic accessibility and financial risk protection for bellwether surgery in resource-limited hospitals across Africa.
TORG-GRT Projects
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ – ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐-๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐.
๐ด ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฆ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐๐ ๐บ)
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ?
A multinational, multidisciplinary research project assessing the causes, care processes, and outcomes of lower limb amputations across sub-Saharan Africa.
๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐
ยท All patients who undergo a lower limb amputation during the study period
ยท Any hospital which performs at least one major lower limb amputation per month can take part
๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐-๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
The Operating Room Global (TORG), in collaboration with ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐)Department of Neurosurgery and the ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ (๐๐๐๐), ๐๐๐ is pleased to invite expressions of interest from institutions interested in ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐-๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ-๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐จ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ.
This project builds on a successful ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐-๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ at Queen Square, London, where ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐จ-๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ was shown to improve both surgical performance and patient outcomes in ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฒ. With early feasibility demonstrated, we are now moving toward ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐-๐ฎ๐ฉ, with a focus on ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐-๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐๐ฌ).
We are seeking institutions that meet the following ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐:
- Perform at least one transsphenoidal pituitary surgery per month.
- Have at least two consultant-level neurosurgeons involved in pituitary surgery.
- Are in a low- or middle-income country (as per World Bank classification).
- Do not currently have an existing video-based surgical coaching program.
CALL FOR DATA ANALYSTS!
We are excited to unveil four active studies under the TORG Global Research Team (GRT) highlighting our mission to drive impactful, multidisciplinary surgical research across the globe. To expand our capacity and support ongoing and upcoming studies, we are inviting passionate and skilled Data Analysts to join the team.
To Apply: Kindly send your Statement of Interest and CV to info@operatingroomissues.org
Join us in advancing safe, evidence-based surgical practices in low-resource settings and beyond.
TORG-GRT Project E-25
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ: ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ (๐๐๐๐) ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐-๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
We are excited to announce a call for the expression of interests from qualified institutions, investigators, and clinical sites on ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐-๐๐, an initiative led by The Operating Room Global Research Team (TORG-GRT). This project, titled โ๐ฐ๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐
๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐๐-๐ช๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐,โ will explore the identification and validation of neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative biomarkers (e.g., GFAP, NfL, IL-6) associated with postoperative delirium (POD) and develop predictive models combining clinical risk factors.
This is an opportunity to:
- Join a high-impact, multisite translational research project
- Collaborate with international investigators.
- Contribute to biomarker discovery, clinical data collection, or assay implementation
- Potentially co-author resulting publications
Click Here to ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ & ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ:
Deadline: June 30, 2025
TORG-GRT Project D-25
Call for Interest: International Audit on WHO Surgical Safety Checklist Implementation in Low-Resourced Settings
The TORG Global Research Team is conducting a landmark international audit to assess the real-world implementation of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in low-resourced settings. This high-impact study will generate multi-site data that can influence policies, improve surgical outcomes, and drive systemic change in global surgical safety.
Why Join?
- Be part of a global research initiative shaping surgical safety policies.
- Gain co-authorship opportunities in high-impact publications.
- Contribute to life-saving improvements in surgical systems worldwide.
Click Here to Learn More about this Project.
Deadline for Interest Submission: 30th April 2025
Join the Initiative Now: Together, letโs amplify surgical safety efforts and transform patient care globally!
#TORGResearch #SurgicalSafety #WHOChecklist #GlobalSurgery #PatientSafety
TORG-GRT Project C-25
The Operating Room Global (TORG), as a proud member of the G4 Alliance, is thrilled to announce that 19 hospitals from across our community have stepped forward to participate in the WHO Clinical Registry: Operative Encounter Module Pilot!
This groundbreaking initiative, developed under the guidance of the WHO Clinical Services and Systems Unit with technical inputs from the G4 Alliance, aims to establish a global dataset for operative encounters, driving quality improvement, upskilling, advocacy, and surgical system planning globally.
These institutions will be pioneers in shaping the future of surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anesthesia (SOTA) care through data-driven decision-making. They will also engage in the Community of Practice (Project ECHO model) to share experiences and learn collectively.
We celebrate these hospitals for their leadership in surgical data collection and quality improvement!
#TORG #G4Alliance #WHO #GlobalSurgery #OERPilot #QualityImprovement #SurgicalData