Abstract
BackgroundUnintentional injuries have emerged as a significant public health issue in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), especially in Vietnam, where there is a poor quality of care for trauma. A scarcity of formal and informal training opportunities contributes to a lack of structure for treating trauma in Vietnam. A collaborative trauma education project by the JW LEE Center for Global Medicine in South Korea and the Military Hospital 175 in Vietnam was implemented to enhance trauma care capacity among medical staff across Ho Chi Minh City in 2018. We aimed to evaluate a part of the trauma education project, a one-day workshop that targeted improving diagnostic and surgical skills among the medical staff (physicians and nurses).MethodsA one-day workshop was offered to medical staff across Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in 2018. The workshop was implemented to enhance the trauma care knowledge of providers and to provide practical and applicable diagnostic and surgical skills. To evaluate the workshop outcomes, we utilized a mixed-methods survey data. All participants (n = 27) voluntarily completed the post-workshop questionnaire. Quality of contents, satisfaction with teaching skills, and perceived benefit were used as outcomes of the workshop, measured by 5-point Likert scales (score: 1–5). Descriptive statistics were performed, and open-ended questions were analyzed by recurring themes.ResultsThe results from the post-workshop questionnaire demonstrated that the participants were highly satisfied with the quality of the workshop contents (mean = 4.32 standard deviation (SD) = 0.62). The mean score of the satisfaction regarding the teaching skills was 4.19 (SD = 0.61). The mean score of the perceived benefit from the workshop was 4.17 (SD = 0.63). The open-ended questions revealed that the program improved their knowledge in complex orthopedic surgeries neglected prior to training.ConclusionsPositive learning experiences highlighted the need for the continuation of the international collaboration of skill development and capacity building for trauma care in Vietnam and other LMIC.
Highlights
Unintentional injuries have emerged as a significant public health issue in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), especially in Vietnam, where there is a poor quality of care for trauma
Due to its rapid urbanization, Ho Chi Minh City has the highest number of traffic accident deaths in Vietnam; from 2013 to 2015, about 2500 traffic accident deaths have occurred [4, 5]
Study site The Military Hospital 175, a tertiary hospital that operates under the Vietnamese National Ministry of Defense in Ho Chi Minh City, is a central military hospital in the Southern region of Vietnam that carries out medical services for senior officers in the army, but it is open to the public
Summary
Unintentional injuries have emerged as a significant public health issue in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), especially in Vietnam, where there is a poor quality of care for trauma. A scarcity of formal and informal training opportunities contributes to a lack of structure for treating trauma in Vietnam. Unintentional injuries, including traffic accidents, have emerged as a leading cause of death and disability representing a significant public health issue in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), especially in Vietnam [1]. In Ho Chi Minh City, in order to address the traffic accident morbidity and mortality rates, the Military Hospital 175 in 2015 received $2.200 billion Vietnam Dong (95 million USD) to establish a trauma center. A scarcity of formal and informal training opportunities contributes to this lack of a system for treating trauma
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