Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma and Anaesthesia Care (The G4 Alliance)

Use your existing devices

Help Lightning runs on your existing mobile devices (iOS, Android) or a web-browser on laptop and desktop computers.

Surgeons can now provide remote assistance as though they’re working side-by-side. They can telestrate, freeze images, use hand gestures, and even add real objects into the merged reality environment.

Be there instantly

Help Lightning is easy, fast and intuitive.

Once you’re in a merged reality call with a colleague or customer, simply tap the mode to change how you interact. Choose whether you’re giving or receiving help, and start collaborating in seconds. Help Lightning’s unique Merged Reality can add missing visual cues, gestures, and non-verbal communication methods to any session.

Using Help Lightning with smart surgical glasses

Take Help Lightning to the next level by pairing it with smart glasses. This innovation allows the wearer to benefit from the assistance of AI or a third-party while performing surgery. When used in conjunction with Help Lightning, smart glasses mean that another surgeon can see exactly what you are seeing and what you’re doing – and also have their hands superimposed over your field of view.

There are a number of models available from different manufacturers including VUZIX, Zebra, and RealWear.

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Specialties

Allied Health Professionals

Occupational therapy
Operating department assistants
Orthotics
Physiotherapy

Anaesthesia

Specialist physician anaesthesia provider (specialist PAP)
Cardiothoracic
Critical care
Neurosurgical
Obstetric
Orthopaedic
Paediatric
Pain medicine
Regional
Trauma and acute care
Non-specialist physician anaesthesia provider (non-specialist PAP)
Cardiothoracic
Critical care
Neurosurgical
Obstetric
Orthopaedic
Pain medicine
Paediatric
Regional
Trauma and acute care
Non-physician, nurse anaesthesia provider (nurse NPAP)
Cardiothoracic
Critical care
Neurosurgical
Obstetric
Orthopaedic
Pain medicine
Paediatric
Regional
Trauma and acute care
Non-physician, non-nurse anaesthesia provider (non-nurse NPAP)
Cardiothoracic
Critical care
Neurosurgical
Obstetric
Orthopaedic
Pain medicine
Paediatric
Regional
Trauma and acute care
Other anaesthesia provider / trainee
Cardiothoracic
Critical care
Neurosurgical
Obstetric
Orthopedic
Pain medicine
Paediatric
Regional
Trauma and acute care

General Surgery

Breast
Burns
Colorectal
Endocrine
Hepatobiliary
Paediatric
Surgical oncology
Vascular

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cardiac Surgery - aortic surgery
Cardiac surgery - cardiac assist devices
Cardiac surgery - congenital heart surgery
Cardiac surgery - revascularization surgery
Cardiac surgery - valve surgery
Cardiothoracic transplant surgery
Thoracic surgery - paediatric thoracic surgery

Ear nose and throat (ENT) surgery

Cochlear implants
Facial plastics
Head & neck
Laryngology
Otology
Paediatric ENT
Rhinology
Skull base

Neurosurgery

Trained paediatric neurosurgeon
Adult neurosurgeon

Nursing

Ambulatory care nursing
Burn nursing
Cardiac nursing
Critical care nursing
Emergency and trauma nursing
Neurosurgical nursing
Nurse anaesthetists
Nurse midwifery
Nurse practitioners
Obstetrical & neonatal nursing
Oncology nursing
Operating room nursing
Orthopaedic nursing
Paediatric nursing (medical and surgical)
Perianaesthesia & recovery area nursing
Perioperative nursing (operating room nursing & maxillofacial, oral and dental nursing)
Psychiatric nursing
Radiology nursing
Rehabilitation nursing
Surgical nursing
Transplantation nursing
Urology nursing
Vascular access & intravenous therapy nursing
Women’s health nursing
Wound and stoma care nursing

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Include obstetrics & gynaecology members that have not selected a subspecialty

Ophthalmic Surgery

Anterior segment surgery
Cataracts and refractive surgery
Cornea and external disease
Glaucoma
Neuro-ophthalmology
Ocular oncology
Oculoplastics and orbital surgery
Paediatrics
Vitreo retinal surgery

Oral & maxillofacial

Include oral & maxillofacial members that have not selected a subspecialty
Orthognathic Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgery

Include orthopaedic Surgery members that have not selected a subspecialty
Paediatrics
Hand
Shoulder and elbow
Hip
Knee
Foot and ankle
Spine
Trauma

Plastic, Reconstructive & Burns

Reconstructive surgery
Aesthetic
Brachial plexus
Breast
Cleft lip and palate
Craniofacial
Head and neck
Lower limb
Paediatric
Upper limb
Hand surgery
Non trauma adult
Paediatric and congenital
Trauma
Burns
Acute burns care
Post burns reconstruction

Surgical, Anaesthetic, Monitoring & Diagnostic Equipment

Provision
Biomedical equipment: anaesthesia (ventilators, monitoring)
Biomedical equipment: blood analysis
Biomedical equipment: radiology (xray, ultrasound, CT, MRI)
Biomedical equipment: sterilisation
Intraoperative equipment: endoscopes
Intraoperative equipment: microscopes
Intraoperative equipment: power tools
Single use and implantable items
Surgical instruments
Servicing
Biomedical equipment: anaesthesia (ventilators, monitoring)
Biomedical equipment: blood analysis
Biomedical equipment: radiology (xray, ultrasound, CT, MRI)
Biomedical equipment: sterilisation
Intraoperative equipment: endoscopes
Intraoperative equipment: microscopes
Intraoperative equipment: power tools
Single use and implantable items
Maintenance training
Biomedical equipment: anaesthesia (ventilators, monitoring)
Biomedical equipment: blood analysis
Biomedical equipment: radiology (xray, ultrasound, CT, MRI)
Biomedical equipment: sterilisation
Intraoperative equipment: endoscopes
Intraoperative equipment: microscopes
Intraoperative equipment: power tools
Single use and implantable items

Urological Surgery

Urological surgeon with paediatric interest

The scope of our work

Research
Assistance with creating a full research partnership with joint research projects and academic exchange
Assistance with data collection, audit and outcome measurement
Assistance with specific local research projects

Our Mission Statement

The Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma and Anaesthesia Care (The G4 Alliance) is committed to advocating for the neglected surgical patient and is driven by a mission to provide a collective voice for increased access to safe, essential, and timely surgical, obstetric, trauma, and anaesthesia care as part of universal health coverage.