Today begins my last week at Tikur Anbessa. My major focus is to finish orienting the fellows to the online database which we have created. Our goal is to be able to look at demographics, treatment, and outcome data on all of the infants admitted to the neonatal unit. The fellows and I are already excited about the insights we are gaining by just looking at the data from the first 50 patients which we have entered. At this point the data will just be available to the staff at Tikur Anbessa. Once IRB (Institutional Review Board) approvals have been obtained both here and at the University of Vermont the institutions will be able to share this data and measure impact of specific changes which are implemented in the nursery.
The want to know about each place I have visited and to fill me in on the rich history of their country. The mug I'm holding contains a smoothy of mango and strawberry. Sometimes it also contains avocado which then gives it all of the colors of the Ethiopian flag!
I've thoroughly enjoyed working with the pediatric interns and residents. They are bright and hard working. The challenge is to help them to develop practical patient care skills to go with their considerable basic store of factual information.
The fellows and I are in a groove. They are pleased about the database and also anxious to complete our second project which is the development an algorithm to aid in decision making regarding use of antibiotics. We all agree too many infants are receiving antibiotics. The database will help us see if antibiotic usage and outcome changes with implementation of the new algorithm.
The fellows are equally interested in my excursions out of Addis. After rounds we take a break in the cafeteria.
The want to know about each place I have visited and to fill me in on the rich history of their country. The mug I'm holding contains a smoothy of mango and strawberry. Sometimes it also contains avocado which then gives it all of the colors of the Ethiopian flag!
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