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Transfusion Camp for Medical Students in Rwanda

Sponsor: University of British Columbia

Summary

Transfusion medicine is closely linked with safe surgery. Transfusion Camp is a multidisciplinary educational project aimed at improving transfusion medicine knowledge in physicians. The course has been piloted in Rwanda, showing improvement in participant knowledge and confidence, resulting in its recommended implementation into the medical school curriculum. This project aims to evaluate a multi-day Transfusion Camp course mandatory for graduating medical students and first-year interns practicing in district hospitals in Rwanda. Its implementation is evaluated through pre- and post-course testing, collecting participants' blood ordering practices following the course, and conducting participant interviews about barriers to safe transfusion medicine in their hospital.

Official title: Transfusion Camp for Medical Students in Rwanda: a Multidisciplinary Initiative Teaching Graduating Medical Students How to Utilize Blood Products and Derivatives Safely in District Hospitals

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