Health camps
In 2021 Dr. Shrestha led the National Hand Surgery Awareness campaign across 50 health camps, and she has organised camps in remote districts.
Teaching and outreach
Closing the hand surgery gap in Nepal
Hand surgery is a small specialty and Nepal has few dedicated surgeons. Delayed diagnosis and under-treated injuries follow. Teaching, camps and public education are how Dr. Shrestha works on that.
Training surgeons
As Founding General Secretary of the Nepal Hand Surgery Society she created training places for young surgeons in Singapore, Japan and India.
Public education
Short videos on hand injuries, infection and arthritis, so patients know when to seek care and what to do first.
International conferences
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31 May to 3 June 2023 · Singapore
Asia Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand conference
Dr. Shrestha shared her surgical experience with hand surgeons from around the world.
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15 to 16 November 2024 · Cottbus, Germany
1st Joint Conference of the Nepalese and the German Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
The first joint conference between the two societies.
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47th annual conference · Bengaluru, India
ISSHCON, Indian Society for Surgery of the Hand
Dr. Shrestha presented.
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2025 · Australia
Australian Orthopaedic Association Emerging Leaders Forum
Dr. Shrestha was selected to attend as a representative.
Patient education videos
Each opens on YouTube in a new tab.
What to do if your finger is cut or severed before reaching hospital
Watch on YouTube, in nepali
How to know if there is an infection, and what effects it has
Watch on YouTube
Hand surgery and its complications: about arthritis
Watch on YouTube
Vitamin D deficiency explained: symptoms and solutions
Watch on YouTube
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