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Ectopic Pregnancy

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What's in this course?

This module teaches the principles of evaluation of a patient with an ectopic pregnancy and the management through laparoscopic surgery in a resource-constrained setting.

Surgery

Minimally Invasive Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery

Target Audience

This course has been specifically designed to train any surgeon or surgical resident who is already comfortable performing open surgery.

Duration

 8-10 hours

Level

Intermediate

Varied activities

Videos, written lectures, video and self-assessment, case scenario, pre- and post-test.

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Course Content

This course is provided by ALL-SAFE

ALL-SAFE aims to overcome educational barriers by equipping surgeons in low-resource settings with the skills to perform laparoscopy safely, confidently, and competently—without requiring specialized training equipment or in-person instruction. The courses focus on the laparoscopic management of common pathologies that can be safely treated with significant patient benefits. Additionally, the skills acquired through ALL-SAFE are broadly applicable to basic laparoscopic procedures.
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Course Authors

Dr. Grace Kim

Chief coordinator of the Michigan site Dr. Grace Kim, one of our team leads, is an associate professor of surgery and the Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan. Fellowship-trained in minimally invasive surgery, Dr. Kim has a busy laparoscopic surgery practice and teaches and mentors surgical residents and medical students. She has led numerous surgical missions to sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Kim serves as the Chair of the General Surgery Council and is the Vice Chair of the Curriculum Committee at PAACS.

Dr. David Jeffcoach

Former Chief coordinator of Soddo, Ethiopia site Dr. David Jeffcoach, one of our team leads, is an assistant clinical professor of surgery in trauma, critical care, and acute care surgery at the University of California San Francisco, Fresno as well as fellow of COSECSA. He is the former program director of the general surgery residency at Soddo Christian Hospital in Ethiopia.

Dr. Deb Rooney

Dr. Deborah Rooney is an associate professor of Learning Health Sciences and the Director of Education and Research for the Clinical Simulation Center at the University of Michigan. Dr. Rooney has served as the Chair for the American College of Surgery Technology and Simulation Committee and developed a successful simulation program for use in a hospital in Ethiopia.

Dr. Melanie Barnard

Simulation Coordinator Dr. Melanie Barnard is an assistant professor of surgery at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Dr. Barnard grew up in Kampala, Uganda before moving to the United States to complete her undergraduate and medical education. Dr. Barnard is strongly committed to surgical education with expertise in surgical simulation, where she was able to design a multi-disciplinary intra-abdominal hemorrhagic shock simulation used at her institution.

Dr. Mark Snell

Dr. Mark Snell was the assistant program director of the general surgery residency program at Mbingo Baptist Hospital in Cameroon and assistant professor of surgery at the Loma Linda School of Medicine.

Dr. Kevin El-Hayek

Kevin El-Hayek, MD, MBA, FACS is an Associate Professor of Surgery at The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Northeast Ohio Medical University. He currently serves as the section head of the endoscopic surgery and hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery sections at the MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. El-Hayek completed his undergraduate degree at Harvard University and received his MD from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 2006. He went on to complete a general surgery residency followed by clinical fellowships in minimally invasive surgery/endoscopic surgery and HPB surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. In 2014, he moved to Abu Dhabi to help launch the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. He returned to Cleveland in 2016 and was the Associate Program Director of the HPB Surgery Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic from 2017-2018 then was Program Director from 2018-2019. Dr. El-Hayek moved to the MetroHealth System in 2019. His clinic and research interests include endoscopic surgery, minimally invasive foregut, and HPB surgery. He is active with the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (www.paacs.net), GEANCO (www.geanco.org), and All-SAFE (www.allsafe.education). Through these organizations, Dr. El-Hayek regularly travels to Africa to train local surgeons and residents in both minimally invasive surgery and HPB surgery.

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