Development of Education and Research in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia: A Descriptive Observational Study.

Background: Data from 2006 show that the practice of anesthesia at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia was underdeveloped by international standards. Not only was there inadequate provision of resources related to environment, equipment, and drugs, but also a severe shortage of staff, with no local capability to train future physician anesthetic providers. There was also no research base on which to develop the specialty.

Avoidable perioperative mortality at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia: a retrospective cohort study.

Purpose: Perioperative mortality has fallen in both high- and low-income countries over the last 50 years. An evaluation of avoidable perioperative mortality can provide valuable lessons to improve care; however, there is relatively little recent data from the Least Developed Countries in the world. We aimed to compare recent avoidable perioperative mortality in Lusaka, Zambia, with historical data from 1987.

Faculty experiences regarding a global partnership for anesthesia postgraduate training: a qualitative study.

Purpose: Partnerships for postgraduate medical education between institutions in high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries are increasingly common models that can create capacity in human resources for health. Nevertheless, data are currently limited to guide the development of this kind of educational program.

Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with visiting and local faculty members in the externally supported University of Zambia Master of Medicine Anesthesia Program.

A new partnership for anesthesia training in Zambia: reflections on the first year.

Purpose: A new postgraduate anesthesiology residency program has been founded as a North-South partnership between the United Kingdom (UK) and Zambia. The project aims to train physician anesthesiologists in Lusaka in an attempt to address the high perioperative mortality associated with anesthesia as well as to provide better professional support for clinical officer anesthesiologists.

Principle Findings: We present a detailed description of our experiences in establishing a new global health partnership and reflect on the outcomes of the first year of the training program.