Open AccessPakSurg: The first trainee-lead model for multicenter surgical research collaboration in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Usama Waqar,
Shaheer Ahmed,
Ronika Devi Ukrani,
Maheen Mansoor,
Sadaf Khan,
Syed Ather Enam
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of the pakistan medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.242
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 0030-9982
DOI - 10.47391/jpma.aku-27
Subject(s) - medicine , multicenter study , collaborative model , lead (geology) , resource (disambiguation) , resource use , collaborative care , limited resources , medical education , family medicine , surgery , environmental resource management , primary care , randomized controlled trial , computer network , linguistics , philosophy , environmental science , risk analysis (engineering) , geomorphology , computer science , geology
We describe creation and piloting of the PakSurg Collaborative, devised via integration of existing traineeled collaborative models in the United Kingdom with the resource-limited surgical care in Pakistan. This is the first trainee-lead surgical research collaborative in Pakistan, established by the student-lead Surgery Interest Group from the Aga Khan University. The project involved creation of a model that included a steering committee comprising of five teams which worked in conjunctionwith collaborators from multiple hospitals. To facilitate this collaboration, a comprehensive and cost-efficient study management pathway was developed. The PakSurg Collaborative has the potential to deliver methodologically robust, high-quality, multicentersurgical evidence from Pakistan. This nationally representative data could inform evidence-based surgical guidelines, potentially translating into improved outcomes for patients undergoing surgery.
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