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Books that we all should read and love | Special topics in the time of COVID | GH ethical consideration and historical perspective |
FOAM, courses, and resources for our EM partners abroad including clinical information | How to engage in GH research and GEMA-led scientific publications | Other websites with similar catalogs
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| Resources for students, residents, fellows interested in GH careers | Things to consider when engaging, travel and GH basics
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Resources Collection
| Name of Resource | Description | Cost | Link | Category |
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| The Global Healthcare Volunteer's Handbook: What You Need to Know Before You Go. | Comprehensive Global Health handbook for the GH beginner. (2014) | 20% DISCOUNT CODE SAEM20 on SAEM website | Amazon ISBN 978-1-883620-38-7 (print) ISBN 978-1-883620-39-4 (eBook) | Book |
| The Nuts & Bolts of Global Emergency Medicine. | Comprehensive Global Health book for students, residents and clinicians interested in Emergency Global Health . (2016) | Free | EMRA | Book |
| International Emergency Medicine: A guide for clinicians in resource limited settings | Pocketbook on EM International Health for EM practitioners interested in GH careers. (2013) | EMRA $17 // ACEP $25 // List $27 | EMRA | Book |
| The Practitioner's Guide to Global Health by Boston University | Learn how to safely and effectively participate in global health rotations, projects, and volunteer work. A 2-week online course, self-paced. | Free | EdX | Short Courses |
| Global Ambassadors for Patient Safety (GAPS) online training by University of Minnesota | Tool to help explore the need to prioritize patient safety and understand the implications of students being placed in health settings in low-resource settings. | Free | UMN | Ethics, Short Courses, Travel Tips |
| Global Health Ethics Student Curriculum by AMSA | GH ethics for medical students and faculty. Curriculum of 1.5 hours. | Free | AMSA | Ethics, Research |
| Clinical Topics in Global Health: A Practical Introduction for Pre-Clinical Medical Students by AAMC MedEDPortal | Introduces students to the most important global health problems with a focus on clinical practice. Curriculum of ten 3-hour sessions. | FOAM | AAMC MedEDPortal | Short Courses, Trainee Info |
| Global Health Clinical Ethics | Comprehensive workshop for faculty and students. Curriculum of 1.5-hour session | FOAM | AAMC MedEDPortal | Ethics |
| Association of Pediatric Program Directors Global Health Pediatric Education Group | Here you will find resources developed and shared by pediatric educators charged with preparing residents for work in and for patients from low and middle income countries. Listing of on-line tools and peer-reviewed research to support developing/growing GH programs for pediatrics. | FOAM | APPDGH | Trainee Info, Short Courses |
| Consortium of Universities in Global Health (CUGH) Educational Products | Use the following link to find open-access toolkits, online courses, case studies, and other materials that are useful for the global health community.
| FOAM | CUGH | Resource Library |
| Consortium of Universities in Global Health (CUGH) Link Library | Links to sites are grouped into 4 categories:
| Free | Link Library | Resource Library |
| Child Family Health International webinars | Introduction to wide variety of GH topics (career development, GH ethics, human trafficking, etc) | Free | CFHI | Ethics, Short Courses, Trainee Info |
| Ethical Challenges in Short-Term Global Health Training | Series of cases to illustrate ethical challenges may arise during short-term international research and clinical experiences | Free | Stanford/JohnsHopkins | Ethics |
| American Academy of Pediatrics Abroad: Global Health Opportunities - Webinars available | Curriculum and resources for international rotations (guidelines, sample applications, checklists) | Free | AAP - on hold | Trainee Info |
| Simulation Use for Global Away Rotations (SUGAR) | Video and simulation-based curriculum on common practical and emotional challenges in GH Comprehensive GH preparatory course S-Pack. | FOAM FOAM FOAM | SUGAR SUGAR SUGAR | Partner Info, Trainee Info, Short Courses, Resource Library |
| Unite for Sight Global Health University/Innovate Webinars | Global Health University offers free webinars with leading experts in global health and social entrepreneurship. Each webinar includes a panel of 4-9 experts who answer audience questions related to the webinar topic. | Free | UniteForSight | Trainee Info, Short Courses |
| Unite for Sight Global Health E-learning Resources | Global Health University disseminates knowledge to advance global health delivery and to promote excellence in global health education. Categories include:
| Free | UNITE for Sight | Resource Library |
| Beyond Medical “Missions” to Impact-Driven Short-Term Experiences in Global Health (STEGHs): Ethical Principles to Optimize Community Benefit and Learner Experience. | Academic Medicine journal article. | Free | AAMC Article | Ethics, Travel Tips |
| Scrutinizing Global Short-Term Medical Outreach | Hastings Center Report article | Free | Hastings Center Report | Ethics, Travel Tips |
| Advice To Parachuting Docs: Think Before You Jump Into Poor Countries Article | Article to Read before you go | Free | NPR Article | Ethics, Travel Tips |
| First, Do No Harm: A Qualitative Research Documentary | The documentary explores the ethics of global health clinical electives and volunteer projects in developing regions. 45-minute research documentary | Free | Vimeo | Short Courses, Ethics |
| AFEM Handbook of Acute and Emergency Care | Clinical handbook | $46.95 | OUP | Books, Partner Info, Travel Tips |
| The Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine | Clinical handbook | $60.49 | Amazon | Books, Partner Info, Travel Tips |
| WHO e-Pocketbook of hospital care for children in limited resource settings | e-Pocket clinical book | Free | WHO | Books, Partner Info, Travel Tips |
| Grey’s Quick Reference | E-book on Basic Protocols in Pediatrics and Internal Medicine For Resource Limited Settings | Free | Gulu | Books, Partner Info, Travel Tips |
| EMRA’s list of resources | Many resources for global EM | Free | EMRA | Trainee Info |
| Global Emergency Medicine Literature Review | Review of articles and publications related to international EM; annual publication | Free | GEMLR | Research |
| WHO Basic Emergency Care Course | Didactic course workbook (and powerpoints) for a systematic approach to patients with a procedures/simulation section, good refresher of basic treatment in resource limited settings | Free | BEC | Short Courses, Partner Info |
| Global Health Emergency Medicine | Teaching modules project - for educators in low-resource settings | Free | GHEM | Partner Info |
| AFEM Resources | Curricula, lecture bank, reviews, etc. | Free | AFEM | Partner Info |
| UN BSAFE | Travel safety prep | Free | BSAFE | Travel Tips |
| Building a Better Response | Foundational training in Humanitarian Response | Free | BBR | Short Courses, Trainee Info |
| Preparing for a Global Health Experience | EMRA article | Free | EMRA | Travel Tips, Trainee Info |
| E-learning Resources for Global Health Researchers | NIH and NIH-supported e-learning resources. Many organizations offer no- and low-cost e-learning resources to those working in the field of global health research. Resources include training courses, MOOCs and course materials (presentations, videos, reading lists, visual aids, articles), resource centers and resource networks. | Free | NIH | Research, Trainee Info |
| USAID Global Health Learning Center’s Current Technical Information for Global Health Professionals | The Global Health eLearning Center offers courses aimed at increasing knowledge in a variety of global health technical areas. | GHEL | Short Courses, Trainee Info | |
| Project Hope COVID-19 Training for Health Care Workers: Preparedness and Response | Project HOPE and the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at the Watson Institute of Brown University have partnered to deliver comprehensive online COVID-19 training programs for health workers at the frontlines of the crisis. Available as self-paced eLearning for health care professionals, as well as in a training of trainers curriculum, the materials are offered at no cost. | Free | Project Hope | COVID, Partner Info |
| Stanford’s COVID-19 Training for Healthcare Workers | Designed to train healthcare professionals to manage COVID-19 infection. Multiple languages available. | Free with Open Access | Stanford | COVID, Partner Info |
| Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health Strategies to Support the COVID-19 Response in LMICs: A Virtual Seminar Series | The Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health presents a series of short lectures based on our experience treating COVID-19 patients at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Hopkins faculty share about their experience and the latest data across key topic areas, and provide resources to help our international partners prepare for the pandemic within their institutions. | Free with Open Access | Johns Hopkins | COVID, Partner Info |
| Ethics Dumping Case Studies from North-South Research Collaborations | A unique, up-to-date source book for case studies in exploitative North-South research collaborations. | Free | eBook | Research, Ethics |
| A Global Health Research Checklist for clinicians | International Journal of Emergency Medicine article | Free | NCBI | Research |
| Developing emergency care systems: a human rights-based approach | Bulletin of the World Health Organization article | Free download | WHO | Ethics |
| Do No Harm: The Urgent Need to Reform Short-Term Global Health Experiences | Annals of Global Health article | Free download | NCBI | Ethics |
| The ethical experiences of trainees on short-term international trips: a systematic qualitative synthesis | BMC Medical Education article | Free download | BMC Med | Ethics |
| Ethics and Best Practice Guidelines for Training Experiences in Global Health | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene article | Free download | NCBI | Ethics, Trainee Info |
| Not Above the Law: A Legal and Ethical Analysis of Short-Term Experiences in Global Health | Annals of Global Health article | Free | Boston College | Ethics |
| Open Critical Care | This page compiles training materials on multiple topics suggested by our team of global collaborators. | OC2 | COVID | |
| Global Point of Care Ultrasound: A Technical Guide. | This project was born out of an idea from a small group of individuals in the Global Ultrasound Subcommittee at the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) 2019 Convention and reflects the hard work of this group and others. | Open access | Global Ultrasound | Resource Library |