Dr Ravi Oodit

Ravi is the perioperative lead at UCT : Global Surgery. He is a general surgeon, with an interest and passion in developing a collaborative approach to improving the quality of perioperative care and establishing a patient cantered, evidence based, data driven, innovative service delivery platform in perioperative care for LMIC’s.

 

He is the African for the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program (ERAS). Ravi has led the establishment of the first 2 ERAS Centres on the African Continent. Pilot projects have been completed and scale up is being tested in the private and public sector.

 

In collaboration the ERAS Society and perioperative leads form South Africa, South America and the Philippines and funding from the World Bank, Ravi has led the developed of the first perioperative care guidelines for primary and secondary hospitals in LMIC’s for elective abdominal and pelvic surgery. Currently plans are underway to develop a contextually relevant database and monitoring and evaluation tool for LMIC’s and scale up is being planned.

 

Training

Undergraduate University of Kwa Zulu Natal -1986

Postgraduate FCS(SA) - 1996

 

Areas of interest

A patient centered , MDT approach to patient-care

Perioperative care and patient outcomes

Monitoring and evaluation tools

IT, AI and mHealth solutions

 

Current positions

Perioperative lead Global Surgery UCT

Steering committee Global Surgery UCT

President South African Society of Endoscopic Society(SASES)

ERAS Society ERAS Lead: Africa

Trainer Perioperative Life-Long Learning Course for the European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.

 

Professional Affiliations

South African Society for Endoscopic Surgery - President

ERAS Society

Association of Surgery of South Africa

South African Perioperative Research Group

Hernia Interest Group of South Africa( founder chair)

South African Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.