Project Description

Project ID

07PH002

Project Type

Funded Project - Development Project

Project Title

Nepal Cardiovascular Program

Project Summary

This is a training project for advanced life support that will hopefully be the basis of a sustainable certification program.

Location

Patan Hospital, Lalitpur

Time Frame

April 7th and 8th - Train the trainers, a small group of up of 6 doctors (2 to a team )
April 9th - Review slides, teaching materials
April 10th / possibly part of the 11th - The trainers train the first group of approximately 16 under team's supervision

Institution

Patan Hospital

Contact

None

ANMF/Nepal Project Manager

Arjun Karki, MD
ArjunKarki@anmf.net

ANMF/America Project Manager

Brendan D. Thomson, MD, MBA
Regional Medical Director
Inspiris
Phoenix, Arizona

BrendanThomson@anmf.net

Project Description

This is a training project for advanced life support that will hopefully be the basis of a sustainable certification program.

Goal:

Transfer of a viable Cardiovascular Program to physicians. Going forward to provide continued support for this program.

Team:

  • Brendan Thomson MD
  • Mary Alice Wetzel ACLS trainer
  • Dave Farrow BS ACLS Instructor, Certified paramedic responder, Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice
  • Mike Epstein MD for neuro
  • Hopefully Don Copley MD for cardiology
  • Hopefully Chris Turner for airway
  • Buddha Basnyat MD for intro lecture on the CV data from Nepal based on the work of Cliff Tobin of Harvard
  • Support: Dr Gordon Ewy, leading US specialist on US CPR
  • Barbara Aehlert, leading teacher in American ACLS

We can do it with possibly 2 or 3, but as stated above, there is more critical brain power and skills.

How ANMF can help? Looking at a teaching bag for each teacher. Need to decide what goes into it. Should not be a big expense. Will try to get donated or purchased at reduced price automatic defibrillators. Will need help.

We could use 6 more AEDs ( Automatic Electronic Defibrillators). Some places may be upgrading to newer ones and the older ones would be fine for us.

Material Requested

None

Training Requested

None

Advisors/Instructors Requested

None

Travel/Expenses Requested

None

Grants/Stipends Requested

None

Other Items Requested

None

Total Funds Requested

None

Budget

None

Additional Information

None

Project Status

9/12/07 Project approved by ANMF/Nepal
9/23/07 Project approved by Board
12/18/07 SouthWest Ambulance will be donating 2 AEDs to Patan Hospital and the Cardiovascular Program
1/9/08 Need 6 more donated AEDs (Automatic Electronic Defibrillators)
5/1/08 Program successfully carried out in Nepal

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April 30, 2010 10:18 AM