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  • 1.  global critical care education

    Posted 12-05-2023 00:09

    Hello everyone!

    I was wondering if any individuals in this group are involved in teaching critical care overseas, eg. by teaching FCCS courses, ultrasound, or in any structured / longitudinal programs. Would love to get in touch and hear about opportunities to get involved.

    Thanks.

    Andrea Braun MD



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    Andrea Braun
    Baylor College of Medicine
    Houston TX
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  • 2.  RE: global critical care education

    Posted 12-05-2023 06:27
    I would like to be involved with that too.





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  • 3.  RE: global critical care education

    Posted 12-05-2023 07:36
    Hello friends,
    Some of us do this on an annual basis in Rwanda and I know other colleagues that also do it in other places. To be honest we can discuss during our next meeting and have a list of people interested. 

    I do get invitation to other places in Africa to help do it however because of time commitment I deny some of the offfer, so if we have people interested we can divide and conquer.



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  • 4.  RE: global critical care education

    Posted 12-06-2023 08:07
    All,

    I have been teaching critical care in Rwanda for over 14 years. I have also taught in Zimbabwe. Our remote programs and webinars have reached over 8000 learners from 145 different countries during the pandemic. However, I have not taught or been involved with FCCS yet. We have a different online course we use in Rwanda developed in conjunction with the Rwandans and other African colleagues. I am also heavily involved with a global coalition of colleagues called the Essential Emergency and Crirical Care (EECC) Network. This group focuses on the foundational care all patients should receive in all hospitals in the world. 90% of critically ill patients are found outside of the ICU and many places lack ICUs or their ICUs lack critical resources to ensure good outcomes. We must bring critical care to the patients. Happy to share more if this is helpful at all.



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  • 5.  RE: global critical care education

    Posted 12-06-2023 08:41
    I have done fCCS in Singapore and Malaysia for five years previously
    Sent from my iPhone



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  • 6.  RE: global critical care education

    Posted 12-06-2023 14:02

    Thank you everyone for responding. 

    i unfortunately won't be able to attend the 2/8 Global Outreach KEG call, since I will be in Nicaragua with a team providing medical care for victims of human trafficking, in partnership with a local organization. I've been serving there and in Honduras with the same ministry for many years, but this year I finally had the time to teach and work overseas in my actual field of critical care (teaching at a university hospital in Mongolia, and working for a month at a mission hospital in rural Kenya). I would love to learn from those of you who have been doing longitudinal work in critical care overseas. 

    Dr. Siddiqui, if you have any contacts how to get involved with teaching FCCS courses overseas, I would love to get connected. When I was working in Kenya, I thought the FCCS course would be extremely useful for the medical and clinical officers, interns, and nurses there. Having that training would make a real difference in patient care, I believe. Cost will be an issue with FCCS. 

    Dr. Crawford, I'd love to learn more about what you've been doing in East Africa and the EECC network. I think I attended a talk you gave to this group a while back. 

    I recently spoke with Dr. Burton Lee at the NIH (he's the Head of Medical Education and Global Critical Care). He's part of the Global Critical Care Collaborative working in Kenya; I believe 7 academic US institutions (or healthcare professionals from these institutions) are part of that. 

    My personal email address is andreabraun1501@gmail.com, if anyone wants to connect individually. 



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    Andrea Braun
    Baylor College of Medicine
    Houston TX
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  • 7.  RE: global critical care education

    Posted 12-07-2023 08:38

    I would love to know about the course you have developed for Rwanda. Perhaps  you can elaborate during the next on line meeting or share some details here if possible. My personal email is nkabani@gmail.com



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    Noormahal Kabani
    Hicuity Health
    Houston TX
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  • 8.  RE: global critical care education

    Posted 12-20-2023 11:25

    It is still in process but what we have developed thus far can be found here: https://www.stanesglobal.com/  Those interested in becoming contributors are welcome!



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    Ana Crawford
    Director Global Engagement Strategy
    Stanford University
    Palo Alto CA
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  • 9.  RE: global critical care education

    Posted 12-06-2023 22:34

    Dear Andrea

    I am involved in teaching FCCS  overseas in East Africa , also Tajikistan as well. A course also planned for Pakistan. I am so glad to have connected with you and hear about from others. I cannot make it to SCCM this year, however hope to stay connected with all online. 



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    Noormahal Kabani
    Hicuity Health
    Houston TX
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