Building Capacity in Perioperative Quality Improvement in Low‐ and Middle‐ Income Countries: Experiences From Mombasa, Lusaka and Hawassa
Implementation of a perioperative QI curriculum across three LMIC settings was feasible and associated with significant improvements in participant-reported comfort with core QI skills and knowledge. Success was driven by the inclusion of local faculty, interactive project development, and adaptation of course content to local context. Future efforts should focus on building local QI mentorship capacity, integrating QI education into residency training, and developing contextually appropriate resources to support scalable, sustainable QI training in LMICs.
Authors
- Taylor Jaraczewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1727-5882)
- Syed Nabeel Zafar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3843-9687)
- Robert K. Parker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4794-5821)
- Haytham M.A. Kaafarani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4682-9135)
- Daniel Kinyuru Ojuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4303-6719)
- Xane Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9079-1614)
- Sehar Salim Virani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4654-4209)
- Deborah A. Rusy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8266-8412)
- Brewster Moyo
- Christopher Dodgion (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5789-7731)
- Hazel Mumphansha Sonkwe
- Anoosha Moturu
- Kelly McQueen
- Girma Tefera
- Clifford Y. Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3186-8673)
- Tien Vo
- Belay Melesse
- Francis Pikiti
Institutions
- University of Nairobi (KE)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Hawassa University (ET)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- University Teaching Hospital (ZM)
- University of Zambia (ZM)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (US)
- Tenwek Hospital (KE)
- American College of Surgeons (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.70126
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39