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  • New partnership announced with ClearWealth Advisors Inc.

    ClearWealth Advisors Inc. in Vancouver supports the expansion of orthopaedic care to rural Uganda. Read the full story here. Read More

  • Improving Access to Prosthetic Hands

    USTOP is proud to partner with the Ellen Meadows Foundation to assist in the delivery and fitting of LN-4 prosthetic hands to patients in Uganda. Read More

  • USTOP/GPAS Senior Scholar

    Dr. Rodney Mugarura is a recent graduate from Makerere University’s Orthopaedic training program and the first surgeon supported as a USTOP – Global Partners in Anesthesia and Surgery (GPAS) Senior Fellow.  In this role,Rodney assists in teaching for and spearheads research initiatives. Read More

  • Disruptive Innovation

    USTOP has partnered with members of UBC’s Faculty of Engineering to look for innovative solutions to the complex challenges in providing surgical care in low-resource settings. Learn more about one of our designs at www.drillcover.com. Read More

  • CNIS Safe Surgery Safe Lives Course

    Successful surgeries require a strong team.  USTOP has partnered with the Canadian Network for International Surgery to provide Ugandan colleagues with the perioperative nursing course “Safe Surgery Save Lives”. Read More

  • Bioskills Workshops

    Learning in a controlled environment provides young surgeons with an opportunity to develop foundational skills for their future practice.  USTOP holds basic and advanced bioskills courses twice annually with partners from Mulago Hospital and Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. Read More

Uganda has nearly the same population as Canada
and only one tertiary hospital with the capacity
to manage complex orthopaedic trauma injuries.

Find out how USTOP is helping….


Uganda Sustainable Trauma Orthopaedic Program
Faculty of Medicine
UBC Department of Orthopaedics
3114 - 910 West 10th Ave
Vancouver, BC Canada V5Z 1M9
Tel 604 875 4192
Fax 604 875 4677
Website ustop.ca
Email nathan.ohara@vch.ca
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