Pediatric anesthesia in Mongolia and Thailand

CONCLUSION: As a Low- and Middle-Income Country (LMIC) with low population density and extreme weather, the challenges include insufficient equipment, supplies, and clinician numbers, matching few clinicians to many varied patient locations, and covering surgical emergencies over distance and weather. In Thailand, education and training in pediatric anesthesia remain a focus: Pediatric anesthesia is an official subspecialty, the fellowship is accredited, using a competency-based curriculum with milestones of Direct Observation of Procedural Skills and Entrusted Professional Activities. The Bangkok Anesthesia Regional Training Center (BARTC)-Pediatrics, jointly sponsored by the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA) and the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA), have expanded training to anesthesiologists worldwide. Challenges include difficulty balancing service workload and education, as well as attracting pediatric anesthesia fellows due to the strong private sector job market.PMID:38629971 | DOI:10.1111/pan.14894

Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia - April 17, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Pornarun Charoenraj Zolzaya Chinzorig Dolgorsuren Adiya Naiyana Aroonpruksakul Khuanysh Ayatkhan Oyun Bayarsaikhan Odgerel Boldbaatar Duenpen Horatanaruang Urantuya Khorolsaikhan Pornswan Ngamprasertwong Tumenjargal Purev-Oidov Solongo Tumur Justin Skowno Source Type: research