Lubna Samad

Lubna Samad replied to "Hello" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.

Hi Juan, this is exactly the point that I brought up during a seminar on patient safety research last week. All participants agreed that local language materials are not easily available - getting guidelines in Spanish may be difficult, but (trust me) getting them in Urdu is impossible. I think this is where local societies and institutions have an important role in identifying and adapting guidelines for their own use, and then translating them into ...

Lubna Samad replied to "Haiti" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.

I agree entirely - the transition from management of acute problems to capacity building to meet long term health needs has to be thought through. Given the dearth of health professionals on the ground, might there be a role for shorter training programs to enable basic health needs to be delivered? Perhaps 1-2 year programs whereby an enrolled health worker is attached to a hospital/organization and attends core modules for training side by side?

Lubna Samad replied to "Epidemiology of post-op infections in the developing world" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.

Likewise - I have spoken to our infection control team here and we have not come across anything along these lines. Will keep looking and get back if I find something.

Lubna Samad replied to "Moving Beyond Doctors" in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.

I think there is no question that task shifting is a must, the challenge remains that it most be done in such a way that care provision is increased without compromising on patient safety. One of the key issues in task shifting is to provide a solid back up to the non-physician provider. Working within a strong referral system with a two-way feedback mechanism in place is often the best way to build the confidence ...

Lubna Samad replied to "Panel Discussion: Building sustainable partnerships to strengthen surgical and anesthesia capacity in resource-poor settings." in the Global Surgery & Anesthesia community.

Hi, I am a paediatric surgeon working in Karachi, Pakistan. This has been a very thought-provoking discussion so far – I’d like to add my two bits to it. Development and progress in health care in general, and surgical care in particular, cannot be dealt with in isolation. For instance, the general level of education in a community will have a significant impact on the kind of health providers that are available for further education ...