The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health A Comprehensive Guide

The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health A Comprehensive Guide / edited by Ram Roth, Elizabeth A. M. Frost, Clifford Gevirtz, Carrie L.H. Atcheson.

“This 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.” —Seymour Topping, Professor Emeritus of International Journalism, Columbia Un...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Roth, Ram (Editor), Frost, Elizabeth A. M. (Editor), Gevirtz, Clifford (Editor), Atcheson, Carrie L.H (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Anesthesiology.
Tropical medicine.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of 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 Médecins sans Frontières 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.

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