International Standards & Practice Guidelines (IS&Gs)

1. Emergency and essential surgical care
   —Publications
   —Best practice safety protocols
   —Surgical Care at the District Hospital – The WHO Manual
   —Integrated Management for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care (IMEESC) toolkit
2. Safe Surgery
   —WHO guidelines for safe surgery-Safe surgery saves lives
3. Surgical safety tools & resources
4. Best Practice Guidelines on Emergency Surgical Care in Disaster Situations
5. Best Practice Protocols Clinical Procedures Safety (2007)

Missions Specific Best Practices Documents

(Demonstrate Compliance with International Standards & Guidelines)

I. FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION (FBO) OPEN-ACCESS DOCUMENTS/RESOURCES:
A. Christian Journal for Global Health (CJGH)
—Surgical Work in Medical Missions: Study in Remote Areas of India–No references to IS&Gs but appears to demonstrate compliance.
—Working Holidays for Overseas Doctors: Host Perspective in Mission Hospitals in Rural India –No references to IS&Gs but appears to demonstrate compliance.
—Low Cost Training During Lockdown: Homemade Training for Gas Insufflation Less Laparoscopic Surgeries

B. Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PAACS) Resources See especially
—Principles of Reconstructive Surgery in Africa (Surgical text-Download free)

C.William Carey International Development Journal
—Holistic Transformational Development through Surgical Care (See 1. BLOG)

II. SECULAR OPEN-ACCESS DOCUMENTS:
A. The Lancet-Global Health
Global Health Commissions:
—The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery
—Global cancer surgery 2015
Global Health Series See especially:
—Surgical site infection prevention 2016

B. New England Journal of Medicine Global Health See especially:
—Volunteering Overseas — Lessons from Surgical Brigades 2006–No references to IS&Gs but appears to demonstrate compliance.