A Pediatric Emergency Medicine Refresher Course for Generalist Healthcare Providers in Belize: Respiratory Emergencies.

ABSTRACT:

Audience and type of curriculum

This is a refresher curriculum utilizing multiple methods of education to augment the skills of generalist healthcare providers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the identification and stabilization of pediatric respiratory emergencies. Our audience of implementation was Belizean generalist providers.

Length of curriculum

Nine hours.

Introduction

In the pediatric population, early recognition and stabilization can improve patient outcomes. Compared with many Western systems that rely on specialists and even subspecialists, in many lower-resource settings, generalists provide most emergency medical care. The purpose of this module is to present a curriculum focused on the identification and stabilization of common pediatric

SUBMITTER: Kosoko AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10332788 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature