Developing sustainable trauma care education in Egypt: sequential trauma education program, steps to success.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

As one of the leading causes of death and disability in the world, human trauma and injury disproportionately affects individuals in developing countries. To meet the need for improved trauma care in Egypt, the Sequential Trauma Emergency/Education ProgramS (STEPS) course was created through the collaborative effort of U.S. and Egyptian physicians. The objective of course development was to create a high-quality, modular, adaptable, and sustainable trauma care course that could be readily adopted by a lower- or middle-income country.

Methods

We describe the development, transition, and host nation sustainability of a trauma care training course between a high-income Western nation and a lower-middle-income Middle Eastern/Northern African country, including the n

SUBMITTER: El-Shinawi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4469532 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature