Pediatric Critical Care Training Assessment Tool 

The development, validation and piloting of TAP-RLS: Training Assessment for Pediatric critical care in Resource Limited Settings. 

Investigators:
Aly Aly, MD, FAAP, Aya Aly, MBBCh, Ahmed Mamdouh, MBBCh, Rehab Ragab Elseidy, MBBch, Ahmed Asfari MD, Amelie von Saint Andre-von Arnim MD, Jombo Namushi MD, Matthew Borgman MD, Michael F. Canarie MD, Adam Silverman MD, Priya Prabhakaran MD, Amr El-Husseini MD, Ayman Albalkhi MBBch, Odiraa Nwankwor MD, Roger J Bedimo MD, Asya Agulnik MD, Adrian Holloway MD on Behalf of the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network Global Health Subgroup.   

Please be aware that: 

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Background and Aims: 

Global health initiatives in pediatric critical care have historically aimed to address the high burden of child mortality and morbidity in resource-limited settings (RLS), often through targeted interventions led by healthcare providers from high-income countries (HICs). However, as these initiatives evolve, it has become increasingly clear that a global health approach of "one-size-fits-all" model is inadequate. Pediatric critical care needs in countries with limited resources vary significantly, and effective interventions must account for such disparities, shaped by factors such as infrastructure, resource availability, cultural norms, and the complex social and political landscape. One of these disparities is the pediatric critical care training for providers taking care of pediatric patients with acute critical illness. By capturing insights from local stakeholders, this project seeks to establish a nuanced understanding of each institution's capacities and prioritized needs. We aim to develop, validate and pilot an assessment tool that can: 1) Evaluate the training and preparedness of physicians who provide care for critically ill pediatric patients in these regions. 2) Assess and identify disparities in resources, educational infrastructure and hospital capacity to support pediatric critical care medicine training in these setting. These findings will inform targeted global health interventions that are sustainable and adapted to each setting's specific requirements, ultimately supporting the development of locally led and enduring improvements in pediatric critical care.