Global Initiative for Children's Surgery (GICS) Pediatric Trauma Care Initiative: A Call for a Comprehensive Approach to a Global Problem.
Abdelbasit E AliAdesoji AdemuyiwaSimone DE Campos Vieira AbibCharles CarapinhaFazal Nouman WahidUdo RolleKokila LakhooPublished in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)
The CTC initiative of GICS is proposed as a mean to address pediatric trauma comprehensively through a process of collaboration and advocacy with existing organizations to achieve awareness, health education, prevention, health, and training. Further, it will support the provision of suitable facilities to health institutions. The establishment of a specialization in pediatric trauma is encouraged. GICS CTC initiative aims to improve pediatric trauma care in LMICs by developing injury prevention strategies; optimizing the use of locally available resources; obtaining commitment by LMICs governments; improvement in all fields of hospital care; improvements in infrastructure, education and training, and attention to data registry and research.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- healthcare
- public health
- palliative care
- mental health
- trauma patients
- health information
- young adults
- circulating tumor cells
- minimally invasive
- pain management
- machine learning
- emergency department
- acute coronary syndrome
- affordable care act
- coronary artery disease
- risk assessment
- electronic health record
- big data
- social media