Craig McClain
About Craig McClain
Role(s) / Profession(s)
- Academic
- Physician
Organization
- Children's Hospital Boston
- Harvard Medical School
Work Location(s)
- United States
Language(s)
Craig's Communities
Recent Contributions
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Craig McClain started a discussion "Human Resources for Health Rwanda -- Faculty Anesthesiologists Being Recruited". in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.
We would like to announce an exciting new opportunity for practicing anesthesiologists interested in global health. The upcoming HRH (Human Resources for Health) Rwanda project is a bold approach to improving healthcare systems in this small but densely-populated East-African country. The project is a seven-year effort led by the Ministry ...
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Craig McClain replied to "Counterfeit/Substandard Medicines" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.
I can recall two examples. The first was several years ago in Northeastern India. The only opioid we had access to on a short trip was Indian made demerol. It had a great atropine effect, but offered very little analgesia. So, side effects were pronounced with little desired effect. The ...
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Craig McClain replied to "Access to ketamine in low- and middle-income countries" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.
In my experience, ketamine is relatively easy to come by. I have always seen it in a controlled and restricted fashion. Because it is not an opioid, it doesn't share the stigma that opioid drugs do -- concerns for addiction, overdosing patients, etc. You'll notice the WHO does not have ...
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Craig McClain replied to "Moving Beyond Doctors" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.
I think there are really a couple of questions in play here. First, is task shifting appropriate? I think when you look at the data regarding volume of surgical and anesthesia providers in LICs, it becomes difficult to argue against task shifting. Thus, the extension of that question becomes -- ...
Recent Recommendations
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