Bolstering medical education to enhance critical care capacity in Cambodia

Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 491-497

  Albert, Tyler J ^a   Fassier, Thomas ^b,c   Chhuoy, Meng ^c,d   Bounchan, Youttiroung ^c   Tan, Sokhak ^c,d   Ku, No ^c,e   Chhor, Nareth ^c,d   LoGerfo, James P ^a   West, T Eoin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b French Cooperation   (Cambodia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Cambodia)

^d Calmette Hospital   (Cambodia)

^e Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Critical care; Critical illness; Delivery of health care; Health resources

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAMBODIA; CAMBODIAN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MACHINE LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REVIEW; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CAPACITY BUILDING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICE; PROCEDURES; PULMONOLOGY; STANDARDS; TEACHING;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CAMBODIA; CAPACITY BUILDING; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PULMONARY MEDICINE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TEACHING;

EID: 84928732387     PISSN: 23256621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201412-557AR     Document Type: Review

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