Lessons from failure: neurosurgical outreach in Managua, Nicaragua.
Childs Nerv Syst
; 37(10): 3083-3087, 2021 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1370385
ABSTRACT
With respect to the tremendous deficit in surgical care plaguing developing nations, it is critical that medical outreach models be organized in such a fashion that sustainable advancements can be durably imparted beyond the duration of targeted missions. Using a didactic framework focused on empowering host neurosurgeons with an enhanced surgical skillset, a mission was launched in Managua, Nicaragua, after previous success in Kiev, Ukraine, and Lima, Peru. Unfortunately, the failure to critically assess the internal and external state of affairs of the region's medical center compromised the outreach mission. Herein lies the visiting team's lessons from failure and insights on facilitating effective communication with host institutions, circumventing geopolitical instability, and utilizing digital collaboration and video-conferencing tools in the post-COVID-19 era to advance the surgical care of developing regions in a fashion that can be generationally felt.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Neurosurgery
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Central America
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Nicaragua
Language:
English
Journal:
Childs Nerv Syst
Journal subject:
Neurology
/
Pediatrics
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00381-021-05141-8
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