Yale medical diploma awarded Asaph Leavitt Bissell, Class of 1815There is a trend in the global health literature calling for an authority to credential those who undertake medical humanitarian missions in low-income countries (LICs). The argument is that there is no oversight as to the medical or cultural competencies of these providers, and that harm … Continue reading Global Health Credentialing
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Tweets from "Updates in Anesthesia" course.
We had a very successful "Annual Updates in Anesthesia" course (our 9th) in Kumasi, Ghana. The organizers (as always) did a superb job, and the 250+ attendees were engaged, enthusiastic and stimulating.Below are some tweet highlights from the course:Prof. Yaw Adu Sarkodie - "Pain is the most common reason for attendance at our hospitals" #ChronicPain— IAEF … Continue reading Tweets from "Updates in Anesthesia" course.
"So Long and Thanks For All The Fish"
This is my talk from the Extreme Affordability conference held in Salt Lake City 2012.The other talks are here.
Incomplete and biased.
Jury-rigged anesthesia machineRecently one of my colleagues returned from a large teaching institution in the medically under-served world – let’s say West Africa. We visit this institution frequently and have done so for many years. What he found on this trip was disheartening, and he noted problems in a report for the hospital administration. None of these … Continue reading Incomplete and biased.
Student humanitarian aid?
Photo courtesy of Doctor of RecordHere is a question: do medical student trips to developing nations do any good?Although this has been on my mind for some time, it was brought into focus by an article by Crystal Hayling from The Center for Effective Philanthropy (I actually read it on Saundra Schimmelpfennig's blog Good Intentions Are Not … Continue reading Student humanitarian aid?
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