Pediatric surgical camps as one model of global surgical partnership: A Way Forward

Blair, Geoffrey K.; Duffy, Damian; Birabwa-Male, Doreen; Sekabira, John; Reimer, Eleanor; Koyle, Martin A.; Hudson, Guy R.; Stanger, Jennifer; Langer, Monica; Eeson, Gareth; Gan, Heng; McLean, Sean E.; Kanaroglou, Nikki; Kisa, Phyllis; Kakembo, Nasser; Lidstone, Katherine

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.02.069

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“…2 Our findings lend credence to this claim: 13 of the 18 articles on Northto-South exchanges reported on the operative numbers and performance of HIC trainees, 15,[17][18][19][20][21]23,24,26,27,[30][31][32] whereas only 2 of these programs stated that they educated and evaluated surgical trainees from the host LMIC. 18,21 This indicates a large area for potential improvement, as training LMIC surgeons in their home countries is a wellestablished way to address the surgical workforce gap. 2 Furthermore, there is evidence to suggest that incorporating teaching of local surgical trainees during short-term service missions is both effective and feasible.…”

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North–South surgical training partnerships: a systematic review

Greive-Price¹,

Mistry²,

Baird³

2020

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North–South surgical training partnerships: a systematic review

Greive-Price¹,

Mistry²,

Baird³

2020

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“…Continuing medical education programs must be more robustly implemented, so that medical officers (with high operative demands) are more effectively mentored. One way to achieve this goal is to train medical officers at surgical camps, transferring skills at an intensive pace [37].…”

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Optimizing Care for Ugandans with Untreated Abdominal Surgical Conditions

Butler

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Fuller

et al. 2019

Annals of Global Health

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Background: Abdominal operations account for a majority of surgical volume in low-income countries, yet population-level prevalence data on surgically treatable abdominal conditions are scarce. Objective: In this study, our objective was to quantify the burden of surgically treatable abdominal conditions in Uganda. Methods: In 2014, we administered a two-stage cluster-randomized Surgeons OverSeas Assessment of Surgical Need survey to 4,248 individuals in 105 randomly selected clusters (representing the national population of Uganda). Findings: Of the 4,248 respondents, 185 reported at least one surgically treatable abdominal condition in their lifetime, giving an estimated lifetime prevalence of 3.7% (95% CI: 3.0 to 4.6%). Of those 185 respondents, 76 reported an untreated condition, giving an untreated prevalence of 1.7% (95% CI: 1.3 to 2.3%). Obstructed labor (52.9%) accounted for most of the 238 abdominal conditions reported and was untreated in only 5.6% of reported conditions. In contrast, 73.3% of reported abdominal masses were untreated. Conclusions: Individuals in Uganda with nonobstetric abdominal surgical conditions are disproportionately undertreated. Major health system investments in obstetric surgical capacity have been beneficial, but our data suggest that further investments should aim at matching overall surgical care capacity with surgical need, rather than focusing on a single operation for obstructed labor.

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“…Large number of paediatric congenital herniae/ hydroceles can be repaired when appropriate and enabling surgical camps are established as reported by Blair et al, [32] thereby reducing the chances of such children being mismanaged by unqualified personnel. In addition, this will raise awareness of rural dwellers on surgery and surgery-related diseases.…”

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confidence: 99%