NURSE ANESTHESIA
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Addis Ababa University
Volunteers will work with current CRNAs and Anesthesia School instructors at Addis Ababa University to provide master's level training to an initial group of ten masters of nurse anesthesia students and participate in the development and updating of the curriculum recognized by the MOH. Most of the volunteer's time will be spent supervising and training in the OR with some time also spent providing lectures laid out in the curriculum. Final year residents and fellows may be considered for an assignment. This program will recruit both CRNAs and MDs. Volunteers will be sent in pairs of two and assignments are divided in either two or four week blocks each month.
Thimphu, Bhutan - National Referral Hospital
Volunteers provide continuing education to the current anesthesia providers (anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists) through lectures, presentations, and hands-on instruction. All areas of anesthesia training are needed. The continuing education focuses on the clinical application of concepts and the preparation of the anesthesia providers to become educators so they can teach in the student nurse anesthesia program. This includes providing presentations to the anesthesia department on clinical teaching, precepting, presentation development, exam construction, and evaluation. Volunteers must be active or retired CRNAs, hold a current license to provide anesthesia in the US or Canada and have several years of experience. Teaching experiences is preferred. Volunteer assignments are a complete month.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Sihanouk Hospital Center of Hope (SHCH)
Volunteers provide lectures and training to the hospital staff in order to advance the skills and knowledge base of the three nurse anesthetists and one anesthesiologist working at SHCH. Volunteers also provide instruction to a hospital ICU nurse who is training to be an anesthesia provider. Any volunteer with good experience in adult care will be valuable. In addition to CRNA's with various areas of expertise, SHCH is in need of volunteers with knowledge in axillary, femoral and other regional blocks. Volunteers with experience with normovolemic hemodilution are sought. Volunteers should be comfortable lecturing to groups and able to use PowerPoint. Volunteers must be active or retired CRNA's, hold a current license to provide anesthesia and have several years of experience. Assignments are 2 - 4 weeks.
To learn more about these programs, contact the HVO office and speak to a recruiter or fill out a Contact Us form. Copies of the complete program description are available on the HVO KnowNET. To find further information on volunteering with HVO visit the Volunteer Toolkit.