The role of anesthesiology in global health : a comprehensive guide / Ram Roth, Elizabeth A.M. Frost, Cliford Gervirtz, editors, Carrie L.H. Atcheson, associate editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roth, Ram, editor.

Frost, Elizabeth A. M., editor.

Gevirtz, Clifford, editor.

Atcheson, Carrie L. H., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anesthesiology.

World health.

Missions, Medical.

Internal medicine.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, [2015]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

ĹℓThis brilliantly assembled expert compendium provides a much-needed guide for the practical application of anesthesiology in medical practice in the most bereft underdeveloped and violence-afflicted regions of the globe.ℓ́ℓ ℓ́ℓSeymour Topping, Professor Emeritus of International Journalism, Columbia University ℗ℓ This is a comprehensive guide to the role of anesthesiologists in medical missions. In their capacity as perioperative physicians, anesthesiologists improve the safety and efficacy of surgical interventions for underserved patients in low- and middle-income countries around the world. Contributions from international experts in global health provide essential historical context, practical medical and surgical considerations for planning missions, and scenarios of ℓ́ℓon the groundℓ́ℓ implementation of care. The final section considers anesthesiology education in the context of global health. This is an encompassing and eye-opening resource for trainees and physicians considering participating in a medical mission and students and faculty of global health.

Contents:

Part I: Evolution and Development of Missions

Medical Missions: A Short History from There to Here

The Evolution of Surgical and Humanitarian Missions

The Global Burden of Surgical Need

Comparative Economics of Anesthesia Care and the Global Anesthesia Workforce

Planning a Mission, Fundraising, and Building a Team: The Kybele Experience

Organizing and Developing Universal Anesthetic Equipment

Materials Management

What do Patients and Communities Expect of a Medical Mission?

Anesthesia in Resource-Poor Settings: The Mďecins sans Frontir̈es Experience

Quality Care: Maintaining Safety Through Minimum Standards

Legal and Ethical Issues in Global Health: A Trip through the Vagaries of Truth and Culture

Part II: Specific Case Related Implementation

Strategies for Patient Assessment and Scheduling

Postoperative Follow-up and Quality Maintenance

Women?s Rights and the Right to Pain Relief in Surgery and Labor

Saving Sight In Developing Countries

Cardiac Anaesthesthesia in Low Resource Settings

Anesthesia Considerations for Facial Deformity Repair in Lesser Developed Countries

Implementing a Regional Anesthesiology Service in a Low Resource Setting

The Management of Pain in Less Developed Countries

Living the Mission in Serbia and Other Less Affluent Worlds

Anesthetic Management During the Lebanese Civil War

Trauma, War, And Managing Vascular And Orthopedic Injuries

Emergency Deployment in Disaster Areas

Part III: Education at Home and Abroad

Missions as a Part of Medical Education and the Residency Curriculum

Global Health Programs in Academic Centers.- Closing the Professional Gap in Europe Through Education

The Role of the Visiting Anesthesiologist in In-Country Education

Letters (Lessons) from Around the World (Vignettes)

The Future of Anesthesiology and Global Health in a Connected World.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-416) and index.

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ISBN:

9783319094236

3319094238

OCLC:

897810325

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