Creating collaborative connections across a continent: Seven children's
                        hospitals striving for a sustainable global health partnership

Lemkin, Allison; Noska, Amanda; Graham, Kristen; Trappey, Bernard E.; McQuilkin, Patricia A.; Kempf, Jeffrey A.; Al-Nimr, A.; Schmidt, James M.; Gautier, Jacqueline; Köster, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.aogh.2014.08.035

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“…Executive leadership at HSD asked for one site to lead coordination efforts. The result was the SDC, the beginnings of which were several phone conversations and decisions about when groups would be traveling so as not to overlap and cause a drain on the HSD system ( 4 ). In 2011, monthly conference calls ensued and minutes were kept in order for teams to have up-to-date information and synchronize efforts.…”

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A Sustained Partnership between a Haitian Children’s Hospital and North American Academic Medical Centers

Köster

Williams

Gautier³

et al. 2017

Front. Public Health

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Global health initiatives from academic medical centers have rapidly proliferated over the last decade. This paper endeavors to describe our 5-year experience as an academic medical collaborative supporting healthcare delivery, medical training, and research at Hôpital Saint Damien-Nos Petits Frères et Soeurs, the only freestanding children’s hospital in Haiti. Descriptions of the history and current activities of our academic medical collaborative, its partnership and communication structure, its evolution to fill the expressed needs of our host site, its funding mechanisms, and its challenges and opportunities for the future are included.

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A Sustained Partnership between a Haitian Children’s Hospital and North American Academic Medical Centers

Köster

Williams

Gautier³

et al. 2017

Front. Public Health

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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Hand Hygiene Awareness and Compliance in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Haiti

Deshommes

Nagel

Tucker

et al. 2020

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

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Introduction Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) are major causes of morbidity, mortality, increased lengths of stay and are an economic burden on healthcare systems in resources-limited settings. This is especially true for neonates, who are more susceptible with underdeveloped immune systems. Hand hygiene (HH) is a key weapon against HCAI, yet globally, HH compliance remains substandard. This study sought to determine the compliance with HH among healthcare workers (HCWs) in a children’s hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Haiti. Methods A HH educational intervention was performed in the NICU, including lectures and posters. Pre- and post-intervention HH data were collected on HCWs and parents using the World Health Organization ‘5 Moments for HH’. Data were analyzed using standard statistical analysis. Results HH increased in all HCW roles but not in parents. Correct HH increased in all groups, including parents. HH was more likely to occur prior to patient contact than after patient contact. Correct HH was more likely to occur with alcohol-based hand rub than with soap and water. Conclusion This study demonstrates that an inexpensive and simple intervention can significantly increase HH compliance in a resource-limited NICU, which may lead to decreased rates of hospital-acquired sepsis. Parents, however, due to cultural norms as well as literacy and language barriers, need targeted educational interventions distinct from those that HCW benefit from.

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Creating collaborative connections across a continent: Seven children's hospitals striving for a sustainable global health partnership

Cited by 2 publications

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A Sustained Partnership between a Haitian Children’s Hospital and North American Academic Medical Centers

A Sustained Partnership between a Haitian Children’s Hospital and North American Academic Medical Centers

A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Hand Hygiene Awareness and Compliance in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Haiti

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