GEC is first organization to propose and successfully implement a "task-sharing" model of emergency care in low-resource settings by training non-physician providers as front-line hospital workers. Emergency medicine is a new specialty in Uganda, and most providers are not comfortable with POCUS. GEC has experience training non-physician providers in POCUS and would like to expand training to additional emergency care providers. GEC aims to:Train 40 emergency care staff (mid-level providers)
GEC is the first organization to propose and successfully implement a "task-sharing" model of emergency care in low-resource settings by training non-physician providers as front-line hospital workers. Emergency medicine is a new specialty in Uganda, and most providers are not comfortable with POCUS. GEC has experience training non-physician providers in POCUS and would like to expand that training to additional emergency care providers.
In this proposal, GEC aims to: 1. Identify the current perceptions, attitudes and knowledge base that emergency providers have of POCUS 2. Refine and adapt the current POCUS curriculum and modules used for training emergency care providers in Uganda 3. Train 40 emergency care staff (interns, mid-level providers) in POCUS GEC will conduct trainings at 4 district hospitals and referral hospitals in Uganda targeting 40 emergency medical staff (mid-level medical staff, intern doctors)
Specific outcome metrics 1. Production of a refined POCUS curriculum. 2. Training administered to 40 providers. 3. All providers able to demonstrate proficiency in POCUS fundamentals. 4. Number and indication of ultrasounds performed by providers 6 months after training. Long Term Impact: Improved patients outcomes seeking care at the emergency departments by preventing needless death and disability from acute injuries and illness using Bedside Ultrasound scan in Uganda.
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