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Understand how workforce, supply chain, infrastructure and health system barriers impact delivery of safe anesthesia care in resource limited settings.  \n2. Describe sustainable global health partnerships focused on building anesthesia and surgical capacity through training, research and advocacy.  \n3. Discuss opportunities for anesthesia providers to engage in global health work through service, education, research and advocacy.  \n4. Formulate an individual approach to global health engagement incorporating principles of cultural humility, collaborative partnership and sustainability  \n3  \nPoll question:  \nHave you ever personally participated in international medical work?  \nA. Yes  \nB. No  \n4  \nName the countries where you  \nhave done international medical work  \n􀁘 World Cloud  \nPoll question:  \nif yes, what work were you involved with?  \nA. Non-anesthesia related  \nB. Direct anesthesia care during surgical mission trip  \nC. Clinical experience during training or residency  \nD. Education or research initiatives  \nE. Donations or capacity building initiatives  \n5 6  \n2/19/2026  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Poll question: How much time do yo could dedicate to global work within current practice?\u003Cbr>􀁘 Open response or the following:\u003Cbr>A. Less than one week\u003Cbr>B. One week\u003Cbr>C. Two weeks\u003Cbr>D. Three weeks\u003Cbr>E. Four weeks or greater | \u003Cbr>u feel you your |\n| --- | --- |\n\n7  \nPoll question: What barriers exist that prevent you from participating in global work?  \nA. Cost  \nB. Time  \nC. Lack of support within current practice  \nD. Family obligations  \nE. Not convinced of the value of the work  \n8  \nWhat have you done?  \n􀁘 Please share your stories of how you have engaged in global health work in the past  \n9  \n\n| The global challenge |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>5 billion people lack access to safe surgical and anesthesia services worldwide.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Resource-limited settings face critical shortages of skilled anesthesiologists.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Unsafe anesthesia contributes to preventable morbidity and mortality. | |\n\n10  \n11  \n\n| \u003Cbr>Global Anesthesia Workforce Crisis:\u003Cbr>A Preliminary Survey\u003Cbr>Revealing Shortages Contributing to Undesirable Outcomes and Unsafe Practices\u003Cbr>Dubowitz G et al World Journal of Surgery\u003Cbr>2010\u003Cbr>􀁘 2010 study lead by the Partners in Anesthesia\u003Cbr>􀁘 Attempted to quantify physician anesthesiolo anesthesia providers in\u003Cbr>􀁘 Surveys were sent to 8 countries: 14 of 88 cou responses.\u003Cbr>􀁘 Information was also g country training progr\u003Cbr>􀁘Global anesthesia crisis than the global surgical | \u003Cbr>UCSF and Global and Surgery. numbers of gists and\u003Cbr>LIC-MIC.\u003Cbr>8 possible\u003Cbr>ntries provided\u003Cbr>athered on inams.\u003Cbr>is far worse workforce crisis. |\n| --- | --- |\n\n12  \n2  \n2/19/2026  \nGlobal Shortage  \n􀁷 Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC) often face critical shortages of surgical personnel, with only 0.13 to 1.57 surgeons and 0.1 to 4.9 anesthesiologists per 100,000 people.  \n􀁷 In contrast, the U.S. has nine surgeons and 11.4 anesthesiologists per 100,000 people.  \nPercy, S (2025) . 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Open Anesthesia  \n13  \n\n| Global anesthesia workforce Crisis\u003Cbr>􀁘 Absolute numbers of specialists in country are difficult to attain and unreliable: |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>􀁘 | Physician anesthesiologists:\u003Cbr>􀁘 Uganda: ~60 for 38 million citizens\u003Cbr>􀁘 Kenya: 13 (of 120 total) for ~40 million citizens\u003Cbr>􀁘 USA: 1:4,000 citizens |\n\n14  \nGlobal anesthesia workforce Crisis  \n􀁘 Residency training programs:  \n􀁘 Zimbabwe􀃆 1 program, 150 residents per year  \n􀁘 Zambia􀃆 zero programs, zero residents  \n􀁘 Afghanistan􀃆 zero programs, zero residents  \n􀁘 Uganda􀃆 2 programs, 6 residents per year  \n􀁘 Residents are required to pay for training! ~$1,750/year  \n􀁘 Brain Drain effect  \n􀁘 Resources diverted for other projects/public health initiatives: HIV/AIDS, vaccinations, etc.  \n15  \n\n| 􀁘\u003Cb","cbCairGPOP659PJ1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairGPOP659PJ1","pdf",4808653,17,"English","# Objectives\n# Poll and audience engagement\n# Global challenge: access and workforce crisis\n# Global anesthesia workforce crisis: survey findings\n# Global shortage: workforce numbers and comparisons\n# Workforce constraints: residency training and brain drain\n# Facility capacity: anesthesia care infrastructure assessment\n# Mission\n# Global health program timeline at CU","[{\"question\":\"How do workforce, supply chain, and infrastructure barriers affect safe anesthesia care?\",\"answer\":\"They directly limit delivery capacity in resource-limited settings, restricting availability of skilled providers and essential systems needed for safe care.\"},{\"question\":\"What global shortage figures are highlighted for anesthesiology and surgery?\",\"answer\":\"The materials compare low- and middle-income country provider densities to the U.S., emphasizing far lower specialist availability in many LMICs.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the document propose advancing global anesthesia and surgery?\",\"answer\":\"It calls for sustainable collaborations that build capacity through education, clinical innovation, and research, supported by advocacy and culturally humble partnership.\"}]","Challenges and Opportunities in Global Health & Anesthesia | PDF",1790275598,43]