<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp2c1032dyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><font style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; color: black; font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif;">Dear </font><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: inherit; font-size: medium; color: black;">PHM Members </font><br></div><div style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><div id="ydp6166a0ecyiv5792697347"><div class="ydp6166a0ecyiv5792697347ydp3695d029yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif;"><div id="ydp6166a0ecyiv5792697347ydp3695d029yiv2443043503"><div class="ydp6166a0ecyiv5792697347ydp3695d029yiv2443043503ydp7eff66eyahoo-style-wrap"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="ydp6166a0ecyiv5792697347ydp3695d029yiv2443043503ydp8d4c91b1yiv5408172717ydp574a1e10MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"> The Royal College of Surgeons Of England, where I currently work, is undertaking a research study to define the term ‘Humanitarian Surgery’.</span></font></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial;"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">Currently, there is no agreed definition of Humanitarian Surgery making it difficult to compare interventions, outcomes and cost effectiveness since a wide variety of activities are included under global or humanitarian surgery. To address this question, <a href="https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/about-the-rcs/international-affairs/humanitarian-surgery-initiative/what-is-humanitarian-surgery/" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a modified Delphi process</a> will be used, <b>and your help is needed!</b></span></font></p><p class="ydp6166a0ecyiv5792697347ydp3695d029yiv2443043503ydp8d4c91b1yiv5408172717ydp574a1e10MsoNormal"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">We are particularly keen that healthcare workers from Low/Middle Income Countries, and patient representatives from across the world contribute to this study. You don't have to be a Surgeon to take part in this study. Kindly check the criteria through the above link. </span></font></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"><font size="3" style="background-color: inherit;">The link to the study is<span class="ydp6166a0ecyiv5792697347ydp3695d029yiv2443043503ydp8d4c91b1yiv5408172717ydp574a1e10apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://app2.welphi.com/Pages/LoginPage.aspx?rp=http%3a%2f%2fapp2.welphi.com%2fPages%2fRedirectPage.aspx%3fp%3d10036%26r%3d15203%26eye%3d1%26cmt%3d1%26o%3d1%26gotoLvp%3d1%26ul%3d1" style="color: rgb(25, 106, 212); text-decoration-line: underline;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>, each participant will need to create an account with Welphi in order to complete the study. Deadline is 2 September </font></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"><font size="3" style="background-color: inherit;"><br></font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;">any questions please email </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font color="#4c76a2" style="background-color: inherit;">humanitarian@rcseng.ac.uk </font></span></font><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="3">Thank you </font></div><div><br></div></div></div><div class="ydp6166a0ecyiv5792697347ydp3695d029yiv2443043503ydp8d4c91b1yiv5408172717ydp9fd8ce03signature">Mai Seida<div><span style="font-size: small;">MSc Global Health and Development <br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: small;">Global Programmes Officer, </span></div></div></div><div dir="ltr">Royal College of Surgeons of England</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>