| Physicians for Peace and Interplast Turkiye: combined humanitarian surgical activities and conferences. | |
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PMID: 17312517 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Plastic surgery is the newest frontier of modern surgery, where the latest scientific advances, the most refined surgical technique, and an artistic approach meet. During the past century, this rather young field of surgery successfully filled an important gap in modern medicine. However, it is still unavailable to billions of people living in developing regions of the world. Nonprofit charity organizations such as Physicians for Peace and Interplast have played a very important role as providers of aid to these people. Interplast Turkiye was founded by Dr. Namik K. Baran together with a group of plastic surgeons and distinguished doctors from Cukurova University in Adana, Turkey, on April 23, 1988. METHODS: : Detailed data about the joint and solo activities of Interplast Turkiye and three cooperating humanitarian organizations (i.e., Interplast Germany; Physicians for Peace; and Interplast Inc., USA) were collected and reviewed. RESULTS: Detailed history of the humanitarian activities held by Turkish plastic surgeons, the foundation of the Turkish Interplast, and its humanitarian activities are discussed. Years of experience are summarized, and the essentials of planning an international mission are described. CONCLUSIONS: Providing help to the people who cannot readily benefit from plastic surgery is a duty for plastic surgeons worldwide. Nevertheless, plastic surgeons should also train the native surgeons and support the plastic surgery foundations in these countries, so that the people may provide themselves with uninterrupted health care. |
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Authors:
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Cihat Nazmi Baran; Yigit Ozer Tiftikcioglu |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Plastic and reconstructive surgery Volume: 119 ISSN: 1529-4242 ISO Abbreviation: Plast. Reconstr. Surg. Publication Date: 2007 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-02-21 Completed Date: 2007-03-27 Revised Date: 2011-02-16 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 1306050 Medline TA: Plast Reconstr Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1077-90 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yeditepe University, Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey. ncbaran@ada.net.tr |
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Altruism Congresses as Topic Germany Humans Medical Missions, Official* Surgery, Plastic* Turkey |
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