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Recent Progress and Current Challenges in the Care of the Child Around the World
Sherif Emil1, Colleen Fant2, Erik N Hansen3
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.
Insights
Global pediatric surgery aims to improve care in low-resource settings through education and collaboration. This work highlights key discussions on training, engagement, and capacity building for better child surgical outcomes worldwide.
Area of Science:
- Global Health
- Pediatric Surgery
- Surgical Education
Background:
- Global pediatric surgery has evolved into a comprehensive system for teaching, training, and service delivery.
- The goal is to empower low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to provide optimal pediatric surgical care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight current practice models in global pediatric surgery.
- To identify opportunities for engagement and collaboration in the field.
Main Methods:
- A multidisciplinary symposium was presented by the American Academy of Pediatrics section on surgery.
- Experts shared insights on global surgery principles and practice models.
Main Results:
- Discussions covered the history and development of global surgery.
- Collaborative models for sustained service, education, faith-based training, and trainee engagement were explored.
- Barriers, challenges, and capacity building on a global scale were key topics.
Conclusions:
- Equitable pediatric surgical care globally is a significant challenge requiring focused attention.
- Achieving health equity and enhancing the quality of life for children and families worldwide depends on addressing this challenge.
Background:
Global pediatric surgery has developed into a sophisticated system of teaching, training, sustaining, and serving, in order to equip low- and middle-income countries to offer the best possible care for their children.
Methods:
The American Academy of Pediatrics section on surgery presented a multidisciplinary symposium highlighting and educating the members on current practice models and various opportunities for engagement, presented by experts devoted to these principles.
Results:
Topics surrounding the history and development of global surgery, collaborative models for sustained service and education, faith-based surgical training opportunities, trainee engagement including barriers and challenges, and capacity building on a global scale were topic of discussion, and are highlighted in this manuscript.
Conclusion:
Providing equitable pediatric surgical care worldwide remains a challenge that mandates attention and is essential to achieving health equity and improving the quality of life for children and their families worldwide.
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