Reducing the need for surgeons by reducing pollution-derived workload: Is there a role for surgeons?

Jamsheer J. Talati, Riaz Agha, Maliha Agha, Richard David Rosin

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Abstract

The need for additional surgical workforce personnel is likely to increase dramatically at a rate beyond our capacity to train them. As surgical training programmes cannot be rapidly expanded, this paper explores an alternative solution to the quandary, a reduction of the disease burden by a war on pollution. Highlighting the role of pollutants in increasing the surgical workload, it identifies potential roles for surgeons in the battle against pollution and draws attention to the need to research out agents which could protect humans against their carcinogenic effects.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)444-450
Number of pages7
JournalInternational Journal of Surgery
Volume9
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Cancer
  • Iatrogenic disease
  • Nuclear disaster
  • Pollution
  • Prevention
  • Public health role for physicians
  • Surgical workforce

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