Cadotte David W, Sedney Cara, Djimbaye Hananiah, Bernstein Mark
Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
World Neurosurg. 2014 Dec;82(6):980-6. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2014.09.001. Epub 2014 Sep 6.
To explore the perspectives of Ethiopian and international neurosurgeons on the development of a sustainable academic neurosurgery teaching unit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
A qualitative case study methodology was employed.
Ethiopian and international surgeons describe a rewarding cross-cultural experience. Areas in need of improvement include communication, educational infrastructure, and structured morbidity and mortality discussions. Data collection that aims to understand better the burden of neurosurgical disease in Ethiopia along with rapidly expanding Ethiopian government initiatives to improve the health care system will lead to improved patient care.
Genuine partnerships between surgeons who have trained and worked in well-developed neurosurgical centers and those that are working within the confines of limited resources have the mutual desire to improve neurosurgical care. Understanding each other's perspective is an important aspect of program development.
探讨埃塞俄比亚和国际神经外科医生对在埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴建立一个可持续的学术性神经外科教学单位的看法。
采用定性案例研究方法。
埃塞俄比亚和国际外科医生描述了一次有意义的跨文化经历。需要改进的方面包括沟通、教育基础设施以及结构化的发病率和死亡率讨论。旨在更好地了解埃塞俄比亚神经外科疾病负担的数据收集，以及埃塞俄比亚政府迅速扩大的改善医疗保健系统的举措，将带来更好的患者护理。
在发达的神经外科中心接受培训和工作的外科医生与在资源有限的环境中工作的外科医生之间建立真正的伙伴关系，双方都有改善神经外科护理的共同愿望。相互理解对方的观点是项目发展的一个重要方面。
