A5079636221- Global Health and Surgery
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Disaster Response and Management
- Medical Education and Admissions
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
2024
University of Liberia
2013-2023
John F. Kennedy Medical Center
2021
Optica
2018
Tallaght University Hospital
1987-1988
National Heart Hospital
1977
British Nutrition Foundation
1977
Royal College of Physicians
1977
World Heart Federation
1977
University of Richmond
1956
Background In malaria‐endemic countries in West Africa, sickle cell disease (SCD) contributes to childhood mortality. Historically, Liberia had regions wherein hemoglobin S and beta‐thalassemia trait were mutually exclusive. Data on hemoglobinopathies the Monrovia, capital, are outdated do not reflect urban migration. Updating epidemiology of SCD is necessary plan a public health clinical agenda. Neither newborn screening (NBS) nor tools available country. This pilot study aimed determine...
This article describes a model employed by the Academic Collaborative to Support Medical Education in Liberia augment medical education postconflict setting where health and educational structures funding are very limited. We effectively utilized cohort of visiting US pediatric faculty trainees for short-term but recurrent clinical work teaching. allows academic centers, especially those with smaller residency programs, provide global experiences while contributing strengthening host...
During the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic in West Africa (2014-2016), many faculty, staff, and trainees from U.S. academic medical centers (i.e., teaching hospitals their affiliated schools; AMCs) wished to contribute response outbreak, but barriers prevented participation. Here, authors describe a successful long-term collaboration Liberia that facilitated participation EVD response. This Perspective outlines role played (providing equipment training, supporting return of education),...
Following civil war and the Ebola epidemic, Liberia's health workforce was devastated, essential services primary care were disrupted, outcomes for maternal child mortality amongst worst in world. To reverse these trends, government of Liberia developed Health Workforce Program (HWP) Strategy 2015-2021. With goal building a resilient responsive system to ensure access ability respond future crises, this strategy aimed add 6,000 new professionals workforce. In context COVID-19 pandemic, we...
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is under construction to measure the expansion history of Universe using Baryon Acoustic Oscillation technique. spectra 35 million galaxies and quasars over 14000 sq deg will be measured during life experiment. A new prime focus corrector for KPNO Mayall telescope deliver light 5000 fiber optic positioners. fibers in turn feed ten broad-band spectrographs. We describe extensive preparations its environs DESI, report on progress-to-date...
The World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) defines accreditation as 'certification of the suitability medical education programs, and of…competence…in delivery education.' Accreditation bodies function at national, regional global levels. In 2015, WFME published quality standards postgraduate (PGME). We compared pediatric PGME programs to these understand variability in areas improvement.We examined 19 protocols representing all country income levels world regions. For each, two...
Welcome to Annals of Global Health,Annals Health is a peer-reviewed, fully open access, online journal dedicated publishing high quality articles all aspects global health. The journal's mission advance health, promote research, and foster the prevention treatment disease worldwide. Its goals are improve health well-being people, equity, wise stewardship earth's environment. latest impact factor 3.64.Annals supported by Program for Public Common Good at Boston College. It was founded in 1934...
Despite major setbacks to its health infrastructure and workforce capacity, Liberia began first post-graduate training program for physicians in 2013. Specialty Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, General Surgery Obstetrics Gynecology were the four inaugural Residency programs that recruited graduates from country's only medical school, A.M. Dogliotti College of Medicine. The residency was designed combat rising maternal mortality strengthen systems improve care. adapted face challenges posed by...