Using tele-education to train civilian physicians in an area of active conflict: certifying Iraqi physicians in Pediatric Advanced Life Support from the United States

Ross I Donaldson; Deborah A Mulligan; Kevin Nugent; Maricar Cabral; Eli R Saleeby; Waleed Ansari; Salah Tajer; Marianne Gausche-Hill

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.05.003

Using tele-education to train civilian physicians in an area of active conflict: certifying Iraqi physicians in Pediatric Advanced Life Support from the United States

J Pediatr. 2011 Sep;159(3):507-509.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.05.003. Epub 2011 Jun 30.

Authors

Ross I Donaldson¹, Deborah A Mulligan, Kevin Nugent, Maricar Cabral, Eli R Saleeby, Waleed Ansari, Salah Tajer, Marianne Gausche-Hill

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA.

PMID: 21722915
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.05.003

Abstract

Years of violence have resulted in a lack of trained health care providers in Iraq. To address this need, International Medical Corps has implemented a national emergency care program for the country. As part of this program, we implemented via tele-education the country's first civilian course in Pediatric Advanced Life Support.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Advanced Cardiac Life Support / education*
Certification*
Humans
International Cooperation
Iraq
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Physicians*
Telecommunications*
United States