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Ruscica A, Rogers J, Stokes S. A Qualitative Study Assessing Haitian Pediatric Nursing Educational Needs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2022; 107:1137-1141. [PMID: 36191875 PMCID: PMC9709008 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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After Port-au-Prince's 2010 earthquake, Hospital Bernard Mevs (HBM) developed a collaboration with international medical volunteers to provide clinical care and medical resources; that evolved to include medical education as local Haitian staffing developed. There has been limited coordination among volunteers and local providers about ways in which volunteers can best serve the hospital, and literature that addresses how to coordinate volunteer efforts to support the educational needs of the local nursing staff is scant. Our objectives were to complete an educational needs assessment of the most common diagnoses encountered, requested topics for education, and preferred learning modalities as reported by Haitian pediatric nurses, and categorize the strengths of HBM and barriers to care to understand more fully the context within which nurses function, and how education and international volunteers may be related. In October 2019, 10 HBM pediatric nurses participated in small-group interviews. Questions were based on an interview guide and responses were coded and analyzed for recurring themes. The most common diagnoses were sepsis, hydrocephalus, and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Topics for review included chest tubes, ventilator management, and ventriculoperitoneal shunts. Preferred learning modalities were didactics and hands-on workshops. Strengths of the hospital were team dynamics and education provided by HBM and international volunteers, whereas the most common barrier to care was lack of clinical supplies. This information is useful to guide future educational interventions, and this model may inform other programs with a volunteer presence in resource-limited settings to promote collaboration and self-directed learning.
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- Alice Ruscica
- Columbia University Medical Center Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Children’s National Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia
- The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia
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Carrillo LA, Sabharwal S. Pediatric Orthopaedic Observerships in North America for International Surgeons: The Visitor's Perspective. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2021; 103:e26. [PMID: 33337820 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.20.01464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is substantial disparity in access to surgical care worldwide that largely impacts children in resource-limited environments. Although it has been suggested that surgeons in high-income countries work alongside their overseas peers to bridge this gap, there is limited information regarding the impact of pediatric orthopaedic observerships that are available to international surgeons. This study aimed to assess the perceived impact of such visitations on overseas surgeons, including their professional development and clinical practice. METHODS A survey was distributed to overseas surgeons who participated in a pediatric orthopaedic observership in North America in the years 2009 to 2019. Details were collected regarding each respondent's demographics and observership program, and the impact of this short-term clinical experience as perceived by the visiting surgeon. RESULTS Of the 181 international surgeons from 56 countries who participated in a pediatric orthopaedic observership, most were young male surgeons residing in a middle-income nation. The majority of surgeons observed in outpatient clinics (98%) and in the operating room (96%) and attended educational in-house conferences (92%). Most observers (75%) acknowledged gaining relevant orthopaedic knowledge and clinical skills that improved local patient care, and nearly all (99%) shared the newly acquired knowledge with their peers and trainees. Most (97%) were still living and working in the country that had been their residence at the time of their observership. No noteworthy trends were identified between the income classification of the surgeons' country of residence and their ability to incorporate the acquired skills into their practice. CONCLUSIONS Participating in a North American pediatric orthopaedic observership has a positive perceived impact on the majority of visiting surgeons, with potential gains in clinical skills and knowledge that likely benefit their patients, peers, and trainees. Such participation does not contribute to substantial brain drain and may assist with local capacity building. Identifying ways to increase access to such educational opportunities, particularly for surgeons from lower-income countries, should be explored further.
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- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Oakland, California.,University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Shapiro LM, Park MO, Mariano DJ, Kamal RN. Development of a Needs Assessment Tool to Promote Capacity Building in Hand Surgery Outreach Trips: A Methodological Triangulation Approach. J Hand Surg Am 2020; 45:729-737.e1. [PMID: 32561162 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE The surgical burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is immense. Despite the increase in resources invested in surgical outreach trips to LMIC, there is no consistent process for understanding the needs of the site and for preparing the necessary resources to deliver care. Given the importance and lack of a comprehensive and standardized needs assessment tool, we aimed to create a tool that assesses the needs and capacity of a site to inform site selection and expectations and improve quality of care. METHODS We used methodological triangulation, a technique that incorporates multiple and different types of data collection methods to study a phenomenon. We used 2 standardized World Health Organization (WHO) tools to develop a hand surgery-specific needs assessment tool. We then identified missing items and made refinements as a result of field testing at 2 facilities and qualitative analysis of semistructured interviews of hand surgeons with international outreach experience. Interviews were coded and analyzed using conductive content analysis. Key concepts explored included domains and subdomains pertaining to essential considerations prior to a hand surgery outreach trip. RESULTS Current generic needs assessment tools do not capture all necessary domains and subdomains for a hand surgery outreach trip. The WHO tools provide a framework for reference and foundation; field testing and qualitative interviews identified hand surgery-specific items. We developed a tool that includes 7 domains: (1) human resources; (2) physical resources; (3) procedures; (4) cultural and language barriers; (5) safety, quality, and access; (6) regulation and cost; and (7) knowledge transfer and teaching and associated subdomains relevant to hand surgery. CONCLUSIONS A hand surgery-specific standardized needs assessment tool may ensure appropriate resources and personnel are deployed for outreach trips to improve site selection, expectation setting, and quality of care. CLINICAL RELEVANCE A needs assessment tool is a standardized, comprehensive tool to assess the needs and capacity of a new site prior to hand surgery outreach trips to improve site selection, expectation setting, and delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective care in LMIC.
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- Lauren M Shapiro
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA; Sustainable Global Surgery, Palo Alto, CA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA
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- Sustainable Global Surgery, Palo Alto, CA; VOICES Health Policy Research Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA.
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Javaid M, Haleem A. Impact of industry 4.0 to create advancements in orthopaedics. J Clin Orthop Trauma 2020; 11:S491-S499. [PMID: 32774017 PMCID: PMC7394797 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcot.2020.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Revised: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Scientists and health professional are focusing on improving the medical sciences for the betterment of patients. The fourth industrial revolution, which is commonly known as Industry 4.0, is a significant advancement in the field of engineering. Industry 4.0 is opening a new opportunity for digital manufacturing with greater flexibility and operational performance. This development is also going to have a positive impact in the field of orthopaedics. The purpose of this paper is to present various advancements in orthopaedics by the implementation of Industry 4.0. To undertake this study, we have studied the available literature extensively on Industry 4.0, technologies of Industry 4.0 and their role in orthopaedics. Paper briefly explains about Industry 4.0, identifies and discusses the major technologies of Industry 4.0, which will support development in orthopaedics. Finally, from the available literature, the paper identifies twelve significant advancements of Industry 4.0 in orthopaedics. Industry 4.0 uses various types of digital manufacturing and information technologies to create orthopaedics implants, patient-specific tools, devices and innovative way of treatment. This revolution is to be useful to perform better spinal surgery, knee and hip replacement, and invasive surgeries.
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- Mohd Javaid
- Corresponding author., https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=rfyiwvsAAAAJ&hl=en
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Global burden of disease (GBD) refers to the economic and human costs resulting from poor health. The disability-adjusted life year is a measure of life lost from premature death and life not lived at 100% health. Surgery has long been neglected in the distribution of resources for global health. Because of years of life lived with a disability and the large proportion of children in a population, pediatric musculoskeletal conditions early in life can contribute to the GBD. Fortunately, the World Health Organization has recently promoted essential surgical services through its Emergency and Essential Surgical Care Project and Global Initiative.
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- Richard M Schwend
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Children's Mercy Hospital, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64112, USA.
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Thomas GW, Long S, Tatum M, Kowalewski T, Mattioli D, Marsh JL, Kowalski HR, Karam MD, Bechtold JE, Anderson DD. A Vision for Using Simulation & Virtual Coaching to Improve the Community Practice of Orthopedic Trauma Surgery. THE IOWA ORTHOPAEDIC JOURNAL 2020; 40:25-34. [PMID: 32742205 PMCID: PMC7368513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Many orthopedic surgeries involve the challenging integration of fluoroscopic image interpretation with skillful tool manipulation to enable procedures to be performed through less invasive approaches. Simulation has proved beneficial for teaching and improving these skills for residents, but similar benefits have not yet been realized for practicing orthopedic surgeons. A vision is presented to elevate community orthopedic practice and improve patient safety by advancing the use of simulators for training and assessing surgical skills. METHODS Key elements of this vision that are established include 1) methods for the objective and rigorous assessment of the performance of practicing surgeons now exist, 2) simulators are sufficiently mature and sophisticated that practicing surgeons will use them, and 3) practicing surgeons can improve their performance with appropriate feedback and coaching. RESULTS Data presented indicate that surgical performance can be adequately and comparably measured using structured observations made by experts or non-expert crowds, with the crowdsourcing approach being more expedient and less expensive. Rigorous measures of the surgical result and intermediate objectives obtained semi-automatically from intra-operative fluoroscopic image sequences can distinguish performances of experts from novices. Experience suggests that practicing orthopedic surgeons are open to and can be constructively engaged by a family of mature simulators as a means to evaluate and improve their surgical skills. CONCLUSIONS The results presented support our contention that new objective assessment measures are sufficient for evaluating the performance of working surgeons. The novel class of orthopedic surgical simulators available were tested and approved by practicing physicians. There exists a clear opportunity to combine purpose-designed simulator exercises with virtual coaching to help practicing physicians retain, retrain, and improve their technical skills. This will ultimately reduce cost, increase the quality of care, and decrease complication rates. CLINICAL RELEVANCE This vision articulates a means to boost the confidence of practitioners and ease their anxiety so that they perform impactful procedures more often in community hospitals, which promises to improve treatment and reduce the cost of care while keeping patients closer to their homes and families.
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- Geb W. Thomas
- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
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- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Karhade AV, Qudsi RA, Usoro AO, Dejean CB, Dyer GSM. Education Improves Musculoskeletal Radiology Interpretation by Trainees in a Low-Resource Setting. JOURNAL OF SURGICAL EDUCATION 2019; 76:1605-1611. [PMID: 31221606 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 04/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to assess baseline musculoskeletal radiology knowledge among Haitian orthopedists and to determine the impact of an adult and pediatric musculoskeletal radiology lecture series. DESIGN Participants were given lectures reviewing normal and abnormal elbow radiographs and received assessments before and after the intervention. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify factors associated with baseline and postintervention scores. SETTING This study was carried out as part of the 2018 Haitian Annual Assembly of Orthopaedic Trauma. This is an annual continuing medical educational conference in the capital city of Port-au-Prince open to all Haitian orthopedic surgeons and associated care providers, with a strong focus on resident training. PARTICIPANTS Haitian orthopedic surgery residents and surgeons attending the 2018 Haitian Annual Assembly of Orthopaedic Trauma. RESULTS Thirty-seven residents and faculty consented to participate in this study and 32 (86.5%) were male with a median age of 33 (interquartile rage: 30-35). On multivariate analysis controlling for the title (resident versus attending), total years of orthopedics (beginning of residency and beyond), and formal radiology teaching in medical school or residency, conference attendance in the past was significantly associated with higher preintervention assessment scores (odds ratio = 1.24, 95% confidence interval = 1.06-1.44, p = 0.010]. The mean total preintervention accuracy for correctly identification of pathology, if present, was 70% compared to 83% at the postassessment (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Overall, this study demonstrates that a brief lecture series at a continuing medical conference in Port-au-Prince, Haiti improved upper extremity radiographic interpretation based on pre and postassessments, and that prior conference attendance may be associated with higher baseline scores.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware
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- Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Carefully planned, long-term partnerships can build surgical capacity in developing countries, which can save lives and alleviate suffering. Good partnerships are built around the goal of educating local staff. They involve consistent engagement with the same local hosts over time. Teaching is directed more broadly than just to surgeons; anesthesia, nursing, sterile processing, and biomedical engineering are also important partners.
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Coleman JR, Lin Y, Shaw B, Kuwayama D. A Cadaver-Based Course for Humanitarian Surgery Improves Manual Skill in Powerless External Fixation. J Surg Res 2019; 242:270-275. [PMID: 31121481 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.04.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND General surgery residents interested in humanitarian careers may benefit from supplemental training beyond modern residency. The Colorado Humanitarian Surgical Skills Workshop is a 2-d cadaver-based course for senior surgical residents, teaching low-resource skills across multiple specialties, including orthopedics. We assessed the course's ability to transmit manual competence in a critical humanitarian surgical skill, powerless lower extremity external fixation. MATERIALS AND METHODS We created a novel standardized manual skills test of powerless lower extremity external fixation. Course participants had no prior experience with this technique. At course initiation, paired participants attempted to stabilize a proximal tibia-fibula fracture in a cadaver. Subsequently, participants received didactics from orthopedic surgeons followed by hands-on practice. At course completion, paired participants repeated the exercise. Fixator constructs were scored using standardized criteria. Precourse and postcourse surveys measured participants' level of confidence in performing external fixation. RESULTS Twelve senior surgical residents were included. Average scores of external fixator constructs improved significantly (23% pre versus 75% post, P < 0.01). On pretesting, none of the participants completed the exercise within 15 min. Only one of six constructs was marginally stable, and none were aligned. On post-testing, five of six teams completed the exercise in an average of 12.4 min. Four of six constructs were stable and two of six were also well aligned. Confidence with external fixation also improved significantly. CONCLUSIONS Participants in a short cadaver-based workshop demonstrated significant improvements in manual skill and confidence related to powerless external fixation. However, additional training is likely required to achieve clinical competence.
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- Julia R Coleman
- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, Colorado.
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- Department of Surgery, University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Section of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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Haitian Annual Conference on Orthopaedic Traumatology: Building Surgical Capacity Through Academic Collaboration. J Orthop Trauma 2018; 32 Suppl 7:S16-S17. [PMID: 30247393 DOI: 10.1097/bot.0000000000001291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The Assemblée Annuelle Haitienne de Traumatologie Orthopedique (Haitian Annual Conference on Orthopaedic Traumatology) is an international orthopaedic conference, conducted each Spring in Haiti in French and English. It brings together most of Haiti's practicing orthopaedic surgeons, trainees from Haiti's 3 residency training programs, and a visiting faculty from overseas. The Haitian Annual Conference on Orthopaedic Traumatology has become an unexpected cornerstone of 1 program to support and nurture the development of orthopaedic surgery in that country.
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