The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health

Part I: Evolution and Development of Missions.- Medical Missions: A Short History from There to Here.- The Evolution of Surgical and Humanitarian Missions.- The Global Burden of Surgical Need.- Comparative Economics of Anesthesia Care and the Global Anesthesia Workforce.- Planning a Mission, Fundraising, and Building a Team: The Kybele Experience.- Organizing and Developing Universal Anesthetic Equipment.- Materials Management.- What do Patients and Communities Expect of a Medical Mission?.- Anesthesia in Resource-Poor Settings: The Médecins sans Frontières Experience.- Quality Care: Maintaining Safety Through Minimum Standards.- Legal and Ethical Issues in Global Health: A Trip through the Vagaries of Truth and Culture.- Part II: Specific Case Related Implementation.- Strategies for Patient Assessment and Scheduling.- Postoperative Follow-up and Quality Maintenance.- Women's Rights and the Right to Pain Relief in Surgery and Labor.- Saving Sight In Developing Countries.- Cardiac Anaesthesthesia in Low Resource Settings.- Anesthesia Considerations for Facial Deformity Repair in Lesser Developed Countries.- Implementing a Regional Anesthesiology Service in a Low Resource Setting.- The Management of Pain in Less Developed Countries.- Living the Mission in Serbia and Other Less Affluent Worlds.- Anesthetic Management During the Lebanese Civil War.- Trauma, War, And Managing Vascular And Orthopedic Injuries.- Emergency Deployment in Disaster Areas.- Part III: Education at Home and Abroad.- Missions as a Part of Medical Education and the Residency Curriculum.- Global Health Programs in Academic Centers.- Closing the Professional Gap in Europe Through Education.- The Role of the Visiting Anesthesiologist in In-Country Education.- Letters (Lessons) from Around the World (Vignettes).- The Future of Anesthesiology and Global Health in a Connected World.

Ram Roth, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York USA; Attending, Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens, Queens, New York USA Clifford Gevirtz, MD Adjunct Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Lousiana State University, School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA USA Carrie Atcheson, MD, MPH PGY-4, Department of Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York USA Elizabeth Frost, MD Professor of Anesthesiology, Icahn Medical Center at Mount Sinai, New York, NY USA

"The Role of Anesthesiology in Global Health: A Comprehensive Guide, reviews international health literature pertinent to anesthesiologists and serves as a guide for the anesthesiologist considering or already involved in international work. ... This book is perfectly suited to anesthesiologists interested in global health, yet it offers a wealth of information for all anesthesia providers. Furthermore, this textbook provides a solid reference for other physicians, particularly surgeons interested in work in international health." (Gregory Klar, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie, Vol. 62, August, 2015)