Publications by authors named "B T Alayande"
Introduction: Delays in getting injured patients to hospital in a timely manner can increase avoidable death and disability. Like many low- or middle-income countries (LMICs), Rwanda experiences delays related to lack of efficient prehospital communication and formal guidelines to triage patients for hospital care. This paper describes the protocol to develop, roll out, and evaluate the effectiveness of a Destination Decision Support Algorithm (DDSA) integrated in an electronic communication platform, '912Rwanda'.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe traditional apprenticeship model of "see one, do one, teach one" is no longer considered the most effective approach for training surgical trainees. Key factors such as patient safety, increasing trainee numbers, and clinician workload pose significant challenges to surgical training. These pressures have led to the adoption of simulation-based education as an effective adjunct to clinical experience when training future surgeons.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAccess to equitable, safe, affordable, timely, and quality surgical healthcare in Africa remains limited. Few African countries have surgical healthcare plans or policies. Where these exist, there are significant gaps in dissemination, funding, and implementation.
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- Surgical simulation and video-based training are often scarce in low-resource environments, prompting the creation of affordable surgical tutorials.
- Eight videos showcasing various surgical skills were produced with minimal equipment costs and assessed using quality scales.
- The project aims to enhance surgical education accessibility, proposing that low-cost, standardized resources can support consistent and effective training in settings like medical schools in Rwanda.
Objectives: Evaluate the utility of a low cost, portable surgical simulator (GlobalSurgBox) for surgical teaching and its ability to dismantle barriers faced by trainers when attempting to use surgical simulation.
Design: An anonymous survey was administered to surgical trainers who were involved in leading simulation events using the GlobalSurgBox in the past 2 years. The survey was designed to understand current barriers to using simulation as a trainer, and the utility of the GlobalSurgBox in overcoming these barriers.