Mon 05 Oct
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Razan Baabdullah: From Local Innovation to Global Impact - Arts, Humanities & Policy in Maxillofacial Surgery
Can the arts and humanities transform surgical education and healthcare policy? Discover how local innovations can become scalable models with global impact in maxillofacial surgery.
Time & Location
05 Oct 2026, 08:00 – 09:00 GMT-7
ONLINE LIVE EVENT - Time zones "read more"
About the event
How can a museum visit improve diagnostic accuracy? Can the arts strengthen clinical observation, communication, and patient care? And how do educational innovations developed in a single institution grow into models with global impact?
In this lecture, Dr. Razan Baabdullah shares her journey from developing local educational interventions to advancing broader conversations about healthcare education, equity, and policy. Drawing on her research in oral cancer screening, visual thinking strategies, facial analysis training, social medicine, and humanities-based learning, she will demonstrate how creative interdisciplinary approaches can enhance clinical reasoning and transform healthcare education.
Using examples from Harvard Medical School and international collaborations, Dr. Baabdullah will discuss how innovations in observation training, oral cancer detection, and learner-centered curricula can be rigorously studied, evaluated, and scaled. Participants will gain practical insights into building programs that improve both educational outcomes and patient care while contributing to larger institutional and policy-level change.
This session will challenge traditional assumptions about surgical education and explore how the arts and humanities can become powerful tools for advancing maxillofacial surgery, healthcare education, and global health.
SPEAKER
Razan Mohammad Baabdullah, BDS, MS, FRCDC is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, educator, researcher, and advocate for interdisciplinary innovation in healthcare. She completed her oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at McGill University and earned a Master of Science degree from Harvard Medical School, where her work focused on oral cancer screening, health policy, social medicine, and educational innovation.
Her scholarship explores how the arts and humanities can enhance clinical observation, diagnostic reasoning, communication, and patient-centered care. She has pioneered educational initiatives incorporating Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), museum-based learning, facial analysis training, and humanities curricula into healthcare education. Her research has demonstrated how creative interdisciplinary approaches can improve diagnostic skills while fostering empathy, reflection, and equity in healthcare delivery.
Dr. Baabdullah's broader interests include oral cancer prevention, global surgery, educational research, social medicine, and the development of scalable educational models capable of influencing institutional practice and healthcare policy. Her work has been recognized internationally and contributes to emerging conversations about the future of healthcare education in the age of artificial intelligence.
Selected Publications
Integrating Arts and Humanities Into Surgical Education: A Novel Curriculum for Facial Analysis Training (Journal of Surgical Education, 2025)
Pilot Study of Arts-Based Learning for Oral Cancer Screening
Multiple peer-reviewed publications and presentations on surgical education, oral cancer screening, social medicine, healthcare innovation, and humanities-based medical education.
Professional Websites
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this event, participants will be able to:
Understand the role of arts and humanities in surgical education and clinical practice.
Identify opportunities to develop scalable educational and healthcare innovations.
Explore methods for translating local initiatives into broader institutional and policy impact.
Evaluate the evidence supporting humanities-based approaches in healthcare education.
Develop strategies for interdisciplinary collaboration and dissemination of innovation
TARGET AUDIENCE
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Surgical Educators
Residents and Fellows
Medical and Dental Students
Academic Faculty
Healthcare Researchers
Health Policy Leaders
FREE ONLINE LIVE EVENT
San Francisco: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 8:00 am
Mexico City: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 9:00 am
New York: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 11:00 am
Rio de Janeiro: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 12:00 noon
London: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Berlin: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Johannesburg: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Cairo: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Dubai: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 7:00 pm
Delhi: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 8:30 pm
Manila: Monday, October 5, 2026 at 11:00 pm
Sydney: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 2:00 am
LANGUAGE: The event language is English.
CE ACCREDITATION : surgeON is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. surgeON designates this activity for 1 credit hour of continuing education credits.
DECLARATION
In accordance with criterion 13 of document UEMS 2023.07.rev “EACCME® Criteria for the Accreditation of Live Educational Events (LEEs)” and the Standard v. Commercial or Promotional Conflict of Interest, published by the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP), all surgeON presenters sign a Conflict of Interest form to document all perceived or actual conflicts of interest for the last 3 years, whether due to a financial or other relationship. This document can be viewed at the beginning of the event or on request by emailing info@surgeon-events.org No fee, honorarium or arrangement for re-imbursement of expenses in relation to the this event has been provided to the speaker.