Developing and Implementing a Pediatric Emergency Care Curriculum for Providers at District Level Hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study in Kenya

Developing and Implementing a Pediatric Emergency Care Curriculum for Providers at District Level Hospitals in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study in Kenya

IntroductionEmergency medicine is a relatively new field in sub-Saharan Africa and dedicated training in pediatric emergency care is limited. While guidelines from the African Federation of Emergency Medicine (AFEM) regarding emergency training exist, a core curriculum in pediatric emergency care ha...

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Main Authors: Colleen Diane Fant, Kevin R. Schwartz, Hiren Patel, Karla Fredricks, Brett D. Nelson, Kennedy Ouma, Thomas F. Burke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
pediatric emergency medicine
pediatric emergency care
low-income
rural
sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00322/full

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