• Eur J Emerg Med · Mar 1998

    International development of emergency medical systems: educational techniques for the future.

    • J A Hojnoski, G R Ciottone, and R V Aghababian.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655, USA.
    • Eur J Emerg Med. 1998 Mar 1;5(1):23-7.

    AbstractAn ongoing collaborative partnership between the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Boston University Medical Center, the Armenian Ministry of Health, and the Emergency Hospital of Yerevan, Armenia has been established since 1993. The primary goal of this partnership is to reform and improve the delivery of emergency medical care through a process of education and training that is reproducible, practical, and self-sustaining for the advancement of health care into the future. A six-step educational process was developed, using Armenia as the initial model site for this format. Through the development of a regional training center and two emergency medicine training curricula, the partnership has trained over 1800 health care workers and first responders. Preliminary results from pre- and post-course examinations show a significant overall improvement in scores. An ongoing trauma database collection also shows significant improvement in the number of advanced life support measures being implemented since the inception of this educational training programme. This educational strategy has subsequently been replicated in nine similar partnerships in other countries of the New Independent States, formed after the dissolution of the former Soviet Union in 1990. We believe this six-step educational format is effective for the development and improvement of emergency medical systems in developing countries worldwide.

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