Kenya has very few pediatric trained anesthesiologists.
This projects aims to bring a 2 week PEDS SAFE workshop to Naivasha District Hospital, outside of Nairobi, Kenya in March 2025. Four pediatric trained (pediatric anesthesia board certified) anesthesiologists from University of Washington/ Seattle Children's Hospital, as part of UW Global Health (UW GAIN) Program will visit Naivasha District Hospital and teach a hands-on, multi-day educational course focusing on pediatric anesthesia topics. The course will span over the course of 2 weeks, 3 times a week for a half a day, and the rest of the time will be spent in the operating room doing more ad-hoc teaching in a clinical setting.
Local Kenyan anesthesia residents and fellows, anesthesia nurses/ assistants, and teaching faculty. It is a collaboration with local anesthesiologists (Kenyan Society of Pediatric Anesthesia) and Nairobi Medical University pediatric anesthesia fellows.
Focused pediatric anesthesia training in a district hospital setting in a country with a very low resource of pediatric anesthesia trained physicians.
Busy trip with 3 full day PEDS SAFE anesthesia course to Subcounty Hospital of Naivasha, Kenya medical officers, clinical officers, nurse anesthetists, and University of Nairobi and Nakuru Hospital mid-level anesthesia providers. Partnered with University of Nairobi faculty to teach PEDS SAFE sessions. 2 half days of low fidelity simulations covering a variety of pediatric anesthesia topics - resuscitation/ anesthesia emergency OR events. PALS algorithm and practice on all days. 1 full day spent in the OR - teaching in the OR in Naivasha Subcounty Hospital, along with hospital anesthesiology consultant. Coordinated logistics for a University of Washington anesthesia resident to return to site, in an exchange anesthesia teaching rotation.
