A Training‐of‐Trainers Approach to Scaling Surgical Antibiotic Stewardship Knowledge and Practices in Rwanda: A Quality Improvement Study
Changes in prolonged postoperative antibiotic prescribing practices (> 24 hours of antibiotics for prophylaxis) in relation to initial workshop and TOT-led training cascade. Proportion of patients receiving prolonged postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis.
Authors
- Pierrine Nyirangeri
- Abebe Bekele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0018-9096)
- Elise Presser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1840-6650)
- Tihitena Negussie Mammo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3730-4246)
- Maia R. Nofal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2532-4514)
- Thomas G. Weiser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3118-3888)
- Lambert C. Safari
- Alype Rwamatwara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2544-9747)
- Assefa Tesfaye
- Roda Uwayesu
- Stella Matutina Isingizwe
- Diane Senga
- Tite Ikuzwe
- Desire Gacumu
- Natnael Gebeyehu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1434-212X)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Kirwan Health Campus (AU)
- Yale University (US)
- University of Rwanda (RW)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- University of Global Health Equity (RW)
- University Teaching Hospital of Butare (RW)
- King Faisal Hospital Rwanda (RW)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- Fogarty International Center (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-10-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.70605
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00