Unifying Children’s Surgery and Anesthesia Stakeholders Across Institutions and Clinical Disciplines: Challenges and Solutions from Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorKisa, Phyllis
dc.contributor.authorAjiko, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorMale, Doreen Birabwa
dc.contributor.authorGaliwango, George
dc.contributor.authorKakembo, Nasser
dc.contributor.authorKambugu, Joyce B.
dc.contributor.authorMuhumuza, Moses Fisha
dc.contributor.authorMuzira, Arlene
dc.contributor.authorNabukenya, Mary T.
dc.contributor.authorNakku, Doreen
dc.contributor.authorNankunda, Jolly
dc.contributor.authorOgwang, Martin
dc.contributor.authorOkello, Innocent
dc.contributor.authorSsenyonga, Peter
dc.contributor.authorTumukunde, Janat
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-13T17:40:31Z
dc.date.available2022-03-13T17:40:31Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThere is a significant unmet need for children’s surgical care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Multidisciplinary collaboration is required to advance the surgical and anesthesia care of children’s surgical conditions such as congenital conditions, cancer and injuries. Nonetheless, there are limited examples of this process from LMICs. We describe the development and 3-year outcomes following a 2015 stakeholders’ meeting in Uganda to catalyze multidisciplinary and multi-institutional collaboration. The stakeholders’ meeting was a daylong conference held in Kampala with local, regional and international collaborators in attendance. Multiple clinical specialties including surgical subspecialists, pediatric anesthesia, perioperative nursing, pediatric oncology and neonatology were represented. Key thematic areas including infrastructure, training and workforce retention, service delivery, and research and advocacy were addressed, and short-term objectives were agreed upon. We reported the 3-year outcomes following the meeting by thematic area. The Pediatric Surgical Foundation was developed following the meeting to formalize coordination between institutions. Through international collaborations, operating room capacity has increased. A pediatric general surgery fellowship has expanded at Mulago and Mbarara hospitals supplemented by an international fellowship in multiple disciplines. Coordinated outreach camps have continued to assist with training and service delivery in rural regional hospitals. Collaborations between disciplines, both within LMICs and with international partners, are required to advance children’s surgery. The unification of stakeholders across clinical disciplines and institutional partnerships can facilitate increased children’s surgical capacity. Such a process may prove useful in other LMICs with a wide range of children’s surgery stakeholders.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKisa, P., Grabski, D. F., Ozgediz, D., Ajiko, M., Aspide, R., Baird, R., ... & Villalona, G. (2019). Unifying children’s surgery and anesthesia stakeholders across institutions and clinical disciplines: challenges and solutions from Uganda. World Journal of Surgery, 43(6), 1435-1449.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-04905-9en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2800
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWorld Journal of Surgeryen_US
dc.titleUnifying Children’s Surgery and Anesthesia Stakeholders Across Institutions and Clinical Disciplines: Challenges and Solutions from Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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