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Final ID: Poster #: EDU-134
International Outreach in Pediatric Radiology Education: The CHOP Program in Ethiopia
Purpose or Case Report: Pediatric radiology focuses on appropriate and safe diagnostic imaging and intervention in children of all ages. In Ethiopia, a sub-Saharan developing country in East Africa, almost 60% of the population is in the pediatric age group. In the main referral general hospital of the country children make up 48% of the patient population. Currently, there is no pediatric radiologist in the country. The aim of this presentation is to describe the undertakings of the International Outreach in Pediatric Radiology Education Program in Ethiopia of the Department of Radiology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), which is aiming to improve the existing situation. This program is carried out under the auspices of the World Federation of Pediatric Imaging (WFPI).
Methods & Materials: The outreach program was started in 2008 with 2 main partners in Ethiopia. The first one is the Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University in the capital city. Here we support the pediatric part of the residency training and have started a pediatric radiology fellowship program. The other partner is the Radiological Society of Ethiopia (RSE) collaborating on the annual national continuing medical education (CME) course in pediatric radiology.
Results: The pediatric part of the residency program is enhanced by on-site lectures and bedside teaching sessions by regularly visiting professors from CHOP and external partners of this outreach program. For the fellowship program a 2-year curriculum was developed and accredited by the Addis Ababa University. The focus is on teaching the teachers in academic institutions and enabling them to subspecialize in pediatric imaging. The fellowship is carried out by a combination of remote and on-site learning. Currently, 2 staff radiologists from the Department of Radiology are enrolled in the program and will be completing the fellowship by the end of 2016. The CME course in pediatric radiology covering a wide range of topics is a one-day annual event with faculty both from CHOP and our external partners. The course has been successfully conducted every year for the past 5 years. The number of participants has almost doubled from 80 to over 150 with some 90% of the radiologists in the country taking part. The program is enhanced by the networking and exposure provided by the WFPI.
Conclusions: The CHOP International Outreach in Pediatric Radiology Education program in Ethiopia is an exemplary and successful undertaking of advancing pediatric imaging worldwide.
Methods & Materials: The outreach program was started in 2008 with 2 main partners in Ethiopia. The first one is the Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University in the capital city. Here we support the pediatric part of the residency training and have started a pediatric radiology fellowship program. The other partner is the Radiological Society of Ethiopia (RSE) collaborating on the annual national continuing medical education (CME) course in pediatric radiology.
Results: The pediatric part of the residency program is enhanced by on-site lectures and bedside teaching sessions by regularly visiting professors from CHOP and external partners of this outreach program. For the fellowship program a 2-year curriculum was developed and accredited by the Addis Ababa University. The focus is on teaching the teachers in academic institutions and enabling them to subspecialize in pediatric imaging. The fellowship is carried out by a combination of remote and on-site learning. Currently, 2 staff radiologists from the Department of Radiology are enrolled in the program and will be completing the fellowship by the end of 2016. The CME course in pediatric radiology covering a wide range of topics is a one-day annual event with faculty both from CHOP and our external partners. The course has been successfully conducted every year for the past 5 years. The number of participants has almost doubled from 80 to over 150 with some 90% of the radiologists in the country taking part. The program is enhanced by the networking and exposure provided by the WFPI.
Conclusions: The CHOP International Outreach in Pediatric Radiology Education program in Ethiopia is an exemplary and successful undertaking of advancing pediatric imaging worldwide.
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