Haiti Acute and Emergency Care Conference: descriptive analysis of an acute care continuing medical education program
# Background Several disasters over the past decade have highlighted the need for strong acute-care systems in Haiti. As part of a multifaceted approach to improving national acute-care training, the Research and Education consortium for Acute Care in Haiti (REACH) launched the inaugural Haiti Acut...
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| author | Lia I Losonczy Sarah Williams Alfred Papali Corey A Costantino L Nathalie Colas Bhavesh M Patel Donald F Zimmer Shannon R Olwine Zena Davidson John W Wilson Michael T McCurdy Marc E Augustin Nathan D Nielsen |
| author_facet | Lia I Losonczy Sarah Williams Alfred Papali Corey A Costantino L Nathalie Colas Bhavesh M Patel Donald F Zimmer Shannon R Olwine Zena Davidson John W Wilson Michael T McCurdy Marc E Augustin Nathan D Nielsen |
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Several disasters over the past decade have highlighted the need for strong acute-care systems in Haiti. As part of a multifaceted approach to improving national acute-care training, the Research and Education consortium for Acute Care in Haiti (REACH) launched the inaugural Haiti Acute and Emergency Care Conference (HAECC).
# Methods
REACH is a Haitian-led, multinational collaboration based out of Saint Lûc Hospital in Port-au-Prince. The first HAECC was held in April, 2017. Pre- and post-course evaluation consisted of subjective and objective components. Differences between pre- and post-responses were determined using McNemar's test of paired proportions.
# Results
57 participants from 21 hospitals in five Haitian departments were included. The majority (37/58, 63.8%) were physicians. Most (33/57, 57.9%) had no prior training in acute or emergency care, but 8/57 (14.0%) had taken ATLS/ACLS, 11/57 (19.3%) had taken a formal course not internationally recognized, and only 1/57 (1.8%) had completed acute care specialty training. 43.7% (25/57) reported routine access to point-of-care ultrasound. Following course completion, participants felt significantly more comfortable managing basic emergency conditions (up to 25/57, 43.9% increase, *P*\<0.01) and using ultrasound (up to 30/57, 52.6% increase, *P*\<0.01), but improvements on objective testing were not significant (ranging from -2 (-3.5%, *P*=1.00) to +5 (8.7%, *P*=0.15) change).
# Conclusions
While continued quality review is necessary for future iterations of the conference, the inaugural HAECC provided a useful "first pass" for current front-line providers in Haiti. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5ad6699504754c5bb1a03bb013bb8b9b2025-08-20T02:07:08ZengInishmore Laser Scientific Publishing LtdJournal of Global Health Reports2399-16232019-04-01310.29392/joghr.3.e2019012Haiti Acute and Emergency Care Conference: descriptive analysis of an acute care continuing medical education programLia I LosonczySarah WilliamsAlfred PapaliCorey A CostantinoL Nathalie ColasBhavesh M PatelDonald F ZimmerShannon R OlwineZena DavidsonJohn W WilsonMichael T McCurdyMarc E AugustinNathan D Nielsen# Background Several disasters over the past decade have highlighted the need for strong acute-care systems in Haiti. As part of a multifaceted approach to improving national acute-care training, the Research and Education consortium for Acute Care in Haiti (REACH) launched the inaugural Haiti Acute and Emergency Care Conference (HAECC). # Methods REACH is a Haitian-led, multinational collaboration based out of Saint Lûc Hospital in Port-au-Prince. The first HAECC was held in April, 2017. Pre- and post-course evaluation consisted of subjective and objective components. Differences between pre- and post-responses were determined using McNemar's test of paired proportions. # Results 57 participants from 21 hospitals in five Haitian departments were included. The majority (37/58, 63.8%) were physicians. Most (33/57, 57.9%) had no prior training in acute or emergency care, but 8/57 (14.0%) had taken ATLS/ACLS, 11/57 (19.3%) had taken a formal course not internationally recognized, and only 1/57 (1.8%) had completed acute care specialty training. 43.7% (25/57) reported routine access to point-of-care ultrasound. Following course completion, participants felt significantly more comfortable managing basic emergency conditions (up to 25/57, 43.9% increase, *P*\<0.01) and using ultrasound (up to 30/57, 52.6% increase, *P*\<0.01), but improvements on objective testing were not significant (ranging from -2 (-3.5%, *P*=1.00) to +5 (8.7%, *P*=0.15) change). # Conclusions While continued quality review is necessary for future iterations of the conference, the inaugural HAECC provided a useful "first pass" for current front-line providers in Haiti.https://doi.org/10.29392/joghr.3.e2019012 |
| spellingShingle | Lia I Losonczy Sarah Williams Alfred Papali Corey A Costantino L Nathalie Colas Bhavesh M Patel Donald F Zimmer Shannon R Olwine Zena Davidson John W Wilson Michael T McCurdy Marc E Augustin Nathan D Nielsen Haiti Acute and Emergency Care Conference: descriptive analysis of an acute care continuing medical education program Journal of Global Health Reports |
| title | Haiti Acute and Emergency Care Conference: descriptive analysis of an acute care continuing medical education program |
| title_full | Haiti Acute and Emergency Care Conference: descriptive analysis of an acute care continuing medical education program |
| title_fullStr | Haiti Acute and Emergency Care Conference: descriptive analysis of an acute care continuing medical education program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Haiti Acute and Emergency Care Conference: descriptive analysis of an acute care continuing medical education program |
| title_short | Haiti Acute and Emergency Care Conference: descriptive analysis of an acute care continuing medical education program |
| title_sort | haiti acute and emergency care conference descriptive analysis of an acute care continuing medical education program |
| url | https://doi.org/10.29392/joghr.3.e2019012 |
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