title: Development and Implementation of a Training-of-Trainers Program for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients in Five Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
abstract: We describe a pragmatic training-of-trainers program for the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) for neonatal and pediatric patients. The program is designed for medical professionals working in low- and middle-income countries and involves 2 days of in-class training followed by 1 day of in-service training. The program was created after training in Cambodia, Ghana, Honduras, Kenya and Rwanda and addresses the issues of resource availability, cultural context and local buy-in and partnership in low- and middle-income countries. We hope others will use the training program to increase knowledge and use of CPAP with the ultimate goal of improving neonatal and pediatric survival globally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.|Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Megan M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Benckert
authors.affiliation: sidHARTe program, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA.|Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Rachel T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Moresky
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Marilyn C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D002160:Cambodia; D045422:Continuous Positive Airway Pressure / Q000379:methods*; D005869:Ghana; D006721:Honduras; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal; D007630:Kenya; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D016730:Program Development; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000628:therapy*; D012432:Rwanda
keywords: CPAP; education; non-invasive ventilation; training-of-trainers