A5039550702- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Global Health and Surgery
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Family Support in Illness
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Management of metastatic bone disease
Harvard Global Health Institute
2020-2021
Harvard University
2020-2021
Université Épiscopale d'Haiti
2021
NEGES Foundation
2021
To enable design of optimum palliative care for women with cervical cancer, we studied the most common types suffering and their severity, prevalence, duration.
Women with cervical cancer, especially those advanced disease, appear to experience suffering that is more prevalent, complex, and severe than caused by other cancers serious illnesses, approximately 85% live in low- middle-income countries where palliative care rarely accessible. To respond the highly prevalent extreme this vulnerable population, we convened a group of experienced experts all aspects for women from income levels, create an essential package cancer (EPPCCC). The EPPCCC...
The essential package of palliative care for cervical cancer (EPPCCC), described elsewhere, is designed to be safe and effective preventing relieving most suffering associated with universally accessible. However, it appears that women cancer, more frequently than patients other cancers, experience various types are refractory basic such as what can provided the EPPCCC. In particular, relief pain, vomiting because bowel obstruction, bleeding, psychosocial may require additional expertise,...
Abstract Background Safe, high-quality surgical care in many African countries is a critical need. Challenges include availability of providers, improving quality care, and building workforce capacity. Despite growing evidence that mentoring effective healthcare settings, less known about its role surgery. We examined multimodal approach to mentorship as part safe surgery intervention (Safe Surgery 2020) improve quality. Our goal was distill lessons for policy makers, designers,...
INTRODUCTION: Cervical cancer is the most common and second leading cause of deaths in Haitian women. Early detection with early treatment that completed at one clinic visit an important strategy to target cervical incidence mortality rates but it underutilized resource. METHODS: An explanatory sequential mixed-method design being used for a stratified sample 200 women, ages 25 years older, Gonaives, Haiti. IRB approval was received each participant consents participate. Interviews estimate...