دورية أكاديمية
Building PRM in sub-Saharan Africa.
| العنوان: | Building PRM in sub-Saharan Africa. |
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| المؤلفون: | Tannor AY; Department of Health Promotion and Disability, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana., Nelson MES; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States., Steere HK; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, United States., Quao BO; Ankaful Leprosy & General Hospital, Ankaful, Ghana.; National Leprosy Control Programme, Disease Control & Preventive Department, Ghana Health Service Public Health Division, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana., Haig AJ; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States. |
| المصدر: | Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences [Front Rehabil Sci] 2022 Aug 10; Vol. 3, pp. 910841. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 10 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Frontiers Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 9918227358906676 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2673-6861 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 26736861 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Front Rehabil Sci Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Lausanne : Frontiers, [2020]- |
| مستخلص: | It is estimated that about 50% of people in low- and middle- income countries who require rehabilitation do not get it. Multidisciplinary rehabilitation services led by Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) physicians have been shown to improve functioning, independence and the quality of life of persons with reduced functioning or disability. However, there is a dearth of PRM physicians in low to middle income countries (LMICs), particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. One potential solution to this lack of specialists is the establishment of PRM training programs, which are currently lacking. The International Rehabilitation Forum (IRF) developed and implemented a fellowship program to train physicians in rehabilitation medicine and has been successful in Ghana, Ethiopia and Cameroon, all LMICs in sub-Saharan Africa. However, ongoing challenges include inadequate PRM trainers, availability of logistics and services for hands on experience, and funding. The fellowship program has a promising future and an ultimate goal of having locally trained fellows leading the program and expanding it to other LMICs. There has however been no publication of the process followed to achieve this or of a similar process undertaken anywhere in Africa. The process followed in this publication highlights the journey from engaging stakeholders to the admission of new and current fellows in training. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (© 2022 Tannor, Nelson, Steere, Quao and Haig.) |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Ghana; Sub-Saharan Africa; curriculum; fellowship program; physical and rehabilitation medicine; training |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20221003 Latest Revision: 20221004 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20221213 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC9397799 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fresc.2022.910841 |
| PMID: | 36189021 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 2673-6861 |
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| DOI: | 10.3389/fresc.2022.910841 |