Collaboration in Outreach: The Kumasi, Ghana, Model
Brittany J Behar1, Oheneba Owusu Danso2, Boutros Farhat2
1Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3737 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Abstract:
Hand surgery does not have to be expensive. Substituting evidence-based field sterility for main operating room sterility and using wide-awake, local anesthesia, no tourniquet (WALANT) surgery instead of sedation makes hand surgery much more affordable worldwide. This article explains how North Americans collaborated with Ghanaian hand surgeons and therapists to establish more affordable hand care in Kumasi. It describes how multiple nonprofit organizations collaborate to create trans-Atlantic Webinars and a reverse fellowship program to share hand surgery and therapy knowledge between North American and Ghanaian hand care providers.
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