The disparity between evidence based, good quality care and actual practice is paramount in developing countries. After the completion of fellowship, I have committed 1-2 weeks every year to providing pro bono medical care for perioperative patients in other areas of the world. Specifically, I work with the United Kingdom-based charity, Silkroad Surgery for Children, to provide an educational curriculum and volunteer medical services at the 550-bedded Mandalay Children’s Hospital in Mandalay, Myanmar.
We reached the end of our visit and spent the last afternoon at Mandalay General Hospital, the major teaching hospital for northern Myanmar.
During grand rounds, I reviewed some of the peripheral nerve blocks we did for clubfoot and syndactyly patients this week. Mr. Gavin Spence @greatormondstreethospital and Mr. Lorenzo Garagnani @londonbridgehospital@kings_college_london discuss their experience working with cost-effective external fixators and surgical techniques for complex congenital hand disorders, respectively.
Aalap Shah, MD, is a board certified anesthesiologist, specializing in general adult and pediatric anesthesiology.
