Global health and anaesthesia: An exciting time

Should Ketamine Not Be Banned? A Scoping Review

“…Additionally, the National Surgical, Obstetrics and Anaesthesia Plans (NSOAPs) as advocated by the World Health Assembly for achieving the sustainable development goals on health should be encouraged in LMICs to upscale the state of preparedness for essential surgery without the routine use of ketamine. 88 The NSOAPs was a success in Ethiopia, the first country in Africa to adopt the strategy; this report of success is encouraging and may be replicated if introduced elsewhere. 88 Safe anesthesia should be recognized as a compendium to safe surgery while encouraging better funding, practice, and pricing of anesthesia subspecialty to improve local capacities and capabilities.…”

“…88 The NSOAPs was a success in Ethiopia, the first country in Africa to adopt the strategy; this report of success is encouraging and may be replicated if introduced elsewhere. 88 Safe anesthesia should be recognized as a compendium to safe surgery while encouraging better funding, practice, and pricing of anesthesia subspecialty to improve local capacities and capabilities.…”

The role of global health opportunities for professional development during anaesthesiology training: A primary survey study

“…We hope that the results of this study will inform future research on this topic and ultimately play a role in defining training curriculums for the next generation of anaesthesiologists. The role of integrative global health is expanding rapidly across academic medical institutions worldwide, 6 and although this study was conducted in the USA, the findings may also apply to anaesthesiology programmes outside the USA looking to implement global health opportunities into their training curriculums. The results of this study suggest that global health opportunities can play an important role in promoting professional development during anaesthesiology training by offering trainees a more profound understanding of the world around them while decreasing the perceived void between high-and low-income clinical settings and promoting a global exchange of medical knowledge.…”