International trauma experts Zoom in to help treat wounded Ukrainian soldiers

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International scientists, including Ukrainians, say a telehealth program that allows international trauma care experts to communicate with doctors in the war-torn country via Zoom, a chat app and a website is helping overwhelmed hospitals and doctors save the lives of soldiers wounded in battle. The program allows international specialists to provide remote training sessions for doctors in Ukraine on Zoom, accompanied by group chats on the encrypted online messaging app Viber. Since its launch in April 2022, six educational workshops have attracted 1,835 views, and 838 Ukrainian medics have joined the messaging group, while 99% of those surveyed said they would recommend the program to colleagues. The war in Ukraine has forced civilian hospitals with limited trauma and battlefield medicine experience to care for the war wounded, so the program has proved invaluable in bringing much-needed expertise to the country.

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From: JAMA

Implementation of a Multimodal Knowledge-Exchange Platform to Provide Trauma Critical Care Education in Ukraine

About The Study: The findings of this study suggest that simple tele-education interventions can rapidly and efficiently share best practices in the care of critically ill wartime casualties to a large community of clinicians practicing in an area of active conflict.

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Organisation/s: Mayo Clinic, USA

Funder: This educational activity was conducted with additional administrative support from the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Discovery Critical Care Research Network

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