Strengthening emergency care knowledge and skills in Uganda and Tanzania with the WHO-ICRC Basic Emergency Care Course.

Sean M Kivlehan Julia M DixonJoseph KalanziHendry Robert SaweEmily ChienJordan RobertLee Alan WallisTeri A Reynolds

Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2021)

Implementation of the WHO-ICRC BEC Course by locally trained providers was feasible, acceptable and well received at four sites in East Africa. Participation in the training course was associated with a significant increase in EC knowledge and confidence at all four study sites. The BEC is a low-cost intervention that can improve EC knowledge and skill confidence across provider cadres.

Keyphrases

healthcare
low cost
quality improvement
primary care
emergency department
public health
palliative care
randomized controlled trial
physical activity
pain management
affordable care act
body composition