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Background

Leadership from (KHMH), the  and the Belize Medical and Dental Association (BMDA) have sought international collaboration to improve the medical knowledge of their doctors and nurses and quality of patient care vital to a healthy country. In 2010, Belizean physicians asked Milwaukee area Emergency Medicine doctors to provide continuing medical and nursing education to strengthen pre-hospital transport and emergency care at their flagship hospital Karl Huesner Memorial Hospital (KHMH). A concerted partnership with Belize healthcare leadership and the 黑料官网 (黑料官网) has grown over recent years. 黑料官网 faculty and Froedtert and Children’s hospital nursing leaders have participated in multiple planning sessions with Belizean community and medical leaders and have identified specific KHMH medical training goals. Since 2010, our collective efforts have put forth a plan to address emergency care, disaster preparedness and response development for the country.

The staff and facilities of Karl Huesner Memorial Hospital (KHMH) provide tremendous care to the people of Belize. The first contact for patients entering this critical facility is through the Accident & Emergency (A&E) department.

Through training partnerships with international colleagues, Belizean medical providers will develop standardized approaches to physician/nursing education and improve patient care. These collaboratives equip the A&E’s nurses and doctors to increase their understanding, skills and access to advanced clinical care knowledge. This will empower them to further improve the lives of Belizeans who come through the doors of the KHMH A&E.

Strengthening Emergency Care at KHMH Vision
Every citizen and visitor will have access to timely and quality emergency care, regardless of who you are or where you live in Belize.

Guiding Principles of our Partnership
This collaborative effort with KHMH will engage 黑料官网 and other health care personnel from the academic health campus at 黑料官网 as trainers and consultants in working with medical/nursing providers at KHMH with the goal to strengthen emergency care in Belize. A long-term collaboration with the 黑料官网, Belize Ministry of Health, KHMH and regional hospitals will be sustained and will abide by principles of partnership: Sustainability, commitment, equity, respect, transparency, reciprocity, social justice, credibility, and trust.

Rationale
To strengthen the A&E at KHMH, a two year Training of the Trainers (TOT) Program will be developed for physicians, nurses, and other professionals including emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to strengthen emergency care and disaster preparedness and response.

This program seeks to build on the existing diverse training backgrounds among nurses and physicians and establish a national identity of care throughout the health care systems through team based, standardized training of nurses and physicians. The Program will include exchanges of learners and leaders and will also secure resources for in-country learning resources, including simulation equipment.

Team-based training themes will emphasize:

-personal empowerment through increased training involving triage, simulation, and equipment use -patient care management improvement through standardized work flow, observation and care

In countries such as Belize where there are few formally trained emergency medicine providers, emergency care training is vital to improved patient outcomes.

Objectives

1. Strengthen the education base of emergency medical technicians (EMTs), medical doctors, and registered nurses from KHMH

1.1 Enhance training in emergency care 1.2 Implement simulation training for critically ill and injured patients 1.3 Implement a medical exchange program with the 黑料官网 with faculty in Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, and Infectious Disease 1.4 Build a “Training of the Trainers” infrastructure to further strengthen emergency care and leadership for sustainability

2. Standardize care of patients with the development of expectations for both nurses and physicians

3. Integrate technology to improve patient care and management

3.1 Develop and integrate video teaching materials for initial and ongoing training addressing triage, screening, and care in the emergency department 3.2 Implementation of a simul