BookRam Roth, Elizabeth A.M. Frost, Cliford Gervirtz, editors, Carrie L.H. Atcheson, associate editor.
Contents:
Part I: Evolution and Development of Missions
Medical Missions: A Short History from There to Here
The Evolution of Surgical and Humanitarian Missions
The Global Burden of Surgical Need
Comparative Economics of Anesthesia Care and the Global Anesthesia Workforce
Planning a Mission, Fundraising, and Building a Team: The Kybele Experience
Organizing and Developing Universal Anesthetic Equipment
Materials Management
What do Patients and Communities Expect of a Medical Mission?
Anesthesia in Resource-Poor Settings: The Mďecins sans Frontir̈es Experience
Quality Care: Maintaining Safety Through Minimum Standards
Legal and Ethical Issues in Global Health: A Trip through the Vagaries of Truth and Culture
Part II: Specific Case Related Implementation
Strategies for Patient Assessment and Scheduling
Postoperative Follow-up and Quality Maintenance
Women?s Rights and the Right to Pain Relief in Surgery and Labor
Saving Sight In Developing Countries
Cardiac Anaesthesthesia in Low Resource Settings
Anesthesia Considerations for Facial Deformity Repair in Lesser Developed Countries
Implementing a Regional Anesthesiology Service in a Low Resource Setting
The Management of Pain in Less Developed Countries
Living the Mission in Serbia and Other Less Affluent Worlds
Anesthetic Management During the Lebanese Civil War
Trauma, War, And Managing Vascular And Orthopedic Injuries
Emergency Deployment in Disaster Areas
Part III: Education at Home and Abroad
Missions as a Part of Medical Education and the Residency Curriculum
Global Health Programs in Academic Centers.- Closing the Professional Gap in Europe Through Education
The Role of the Visiting Anesthesiologist in In-Country Education
Letters (Lessons) from Around the World (Vignettes)
The Future of Anesthesiology and Global Health in a Connected World.