Bakgrunn og aktiviteter
Min forskning handler om skalerbare løsninger for å øke tilgangen til kirurgiske tjenester i Sierra Leone. I 2013 besøkte vi alle sykehus og private klinikker som gjorde kirurgi og samlet data som vil danne en grunnlinje for kirurgisk aktivitet i Sierra Leone. Gjennom CapaCare's kirurgiske opptreningsprogram styrker vi helsevesenet til å kunne gjøre flere kirurgiske inngrep og sammen med grunnlinjedataene ønsker vi å måle denne effekten.
Siden September 2014 har vi også samlet data om sykehusenes funksjonalitet nå under Ebolaepidemien med det formålet å kunne måle hvordan Ebolaepidemien har endret behandling av andre sykdommer.
Vitenskapelig, faglig og kunstnerisk arbeid
Et utvalg av nyere tidsskriftspublikasjoner, kunstneriske produksjoner, bok, inklusiv bokdeler og rapport-del. Se alle publikasjoner i databasen
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
- (2018) Distance, accessibility and costs. Decision-making During Childbirth in Rural Sierra Leone: a Qualitative Study. PLoS ONE. vol. 13 (2).
- (2017) Safety, productivity and predicted contribution of a surgical task-sharing programme in Sierra Leone. British Journal of Surgery. vol. 104 (10).
- (2017) The met needs for pediatric surgical conditions in Sierra Leone: estimating the gap. World Journal of Surgery. vol. 42 (3).
- (2017) Learning Curve Characteristics for Caesarean Section Among Associate Clinicians: A Prospective Study from Sierra Leone. World Journal of Surgery. vol. 41.
- (2016) Clinical features of suspected Ebola cases referred to the Moyamba ETC, Sierra Leone: Challenges in the later stages of the 2014 outbreak. BMC Infectious Diseases. vol. 16 (308).
- (2016) The Surgical Workforce and Surgical Provider Productivity in Sierra Leone: A Countrywide Inventory. World Journal of Surgery. vol. 40 (6).
- (2016) The Impact of the West Africa Ebola Outbreak on Obstetric Health Care in Sierra Leone. PLoS ONE. vol. 11 (2).
- (2016) Clinical features of and risk factors for fatal Ebola virus disease, Moyamba District, Sierra Leone, December 2014–February 2015. Emerging Infectious Diseases. vol. 22 (9).
- (2015) Assessment of caesarean section and inguinal hernia repair as proxy indicators of total number of surgeries. The Lancet. vol. 385.
- (2015) Assessing cesarean section and inguinal hernia repair as proxy indicators of the total number of surgeries performed in Sierra Leone in 2012. Surgery. vol. 157 (5).
- (2015) Who is performing surgery in low-income settings: a countrywide inventory of the surgical workforce distribution and scope of practice in Sierra Leone. The Lancet. vol. 385.
- (2015) Met and unmet need for surgery in Sierra Leone: a comprehensive retrospective countrywide survey from all healthcare facilities performing surgery in 2012. Surgery. vol. 157 (6).
- (2015) Rates of caesarean section and total volume of surgery in Sierra Leone: a retrospective survey. The Lancet. vol. 385.
- (2015) Met and unmet needs for surgery in Sierra Leone: A comprehensive, retrospective, countrywide survey from all health care facilities performing operations in 2012. Surgery. vol. 157 (6).
- (2014) Ebola and Indirect Effects on Health Service Function in Sierra Leone. PLOS Currents.
- (2013) The surgical training program: increasing surgical capacity in sierra leone by training medical doctors and community health officers in surgical and obstetric skills - progress report. Tropical medicine & international health. vol. 18.