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BIOGRAPHY:
I studied medicine at the University of Oxford, and subsequently trained in anaesthesia in Birmingham and Oxford. I now practise as an NHS consultant in the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, with roles in education and simulation. Throughout my training and consultant career I have developed a strong interest in the provision of safe anaesthesia in low-income settings, with current / previous commitments to several clinical, training and research projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
Hilary Edgcombe
BM, BCh (Oxon), FRCA (Lon), MSc Global Health (KCL)
Consultant Anaesthetist
Research and training in global anaesthesia
AREAS OF INTEREST
- The anaesthetic workforce network in low-resource settings
- Training in global anaesthesia
- Co-director of the Global Anaesthesia Course, Oxford/Uganda
Safe anaesthesia is a clear prerequisite for safe surgery worldwide. Billions remain unable to access life-saving operations: an important contributor to this problem is a lack of reliable anaesthetic services.
My previous work focused on the experience of non-physician anaesthesia providers in sub-Saharan Africa, exploring how well their training prepares them for practice and the nature of their professional networks. I was also clinical lead for the LIFE project (with team members from Kenya, the Centre for Tropical Medicine and the Department of Education in Oxford), developing novel smartphone-based training tools for health workers in low-resource settings between 2016 and 2022. I am now developing research in the relevance of networks to the anaesthesia workforce in low-resource contexts, collaborating with researchers in Western Kenya and the Health Systems Collaborative in the NDM.
Key publications
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Training non-physician anaesthetists in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative investigation of providers' perspectives
Journal article
EDGCOMBE H. et al, (2019), BMJ Open
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Enhancing emergency care in low-income countries using mobile technology-based training tools
Journal article
English M., (2016), Archives of Disease in Childhood
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Anesthesia Provider Training and Practice Models
Journal article
Law TJ. et al, (2019), Anesthesia & Analgesia, 1 - 1
Recent publications
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Non-physician anaesthesia providers’ perspectives on task sharing practices in Zambia and Somaliland: a qualitative study
Journal article
Karydi KI. et al, (2024), BMJ Open, 14, e078939 - e078939
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Priorities for content for a short-course on postoperative care relevant for low- and middle-income countries: an e-Delphi process with training facilitators.
Journal article
Postoperative Short Course Content Study group None., (2022), Anaesthesia, 77, 570 - 579
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Lessons from the design, development and implementation of a three-dimensional (3D) neonatal resuscitation training smartphone application: Life-saving Instruction for Emergencies (LIFE app).
Journal article
Wanyama C. et al, (2022), Adv Simul (Lond), 7
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Attitudes Of Healthcare Workers In Low-Resource Settings To Mobile Virtual Reality Simulations For Newborn Resuscitation Training - A Report From The eHBB/mHBS Study
Conference paper
Umoren RA. et al, (2021), PEDIATRICS, 147
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Global Anaesthesia
Book
Craven R. et al, (2020)
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Evaluation of Adaptive Feedback in a Smartphone-Based Game on Health Care Providers' Learning Gain: Randomized Controlled Trial.
Journal article
Tuti T. et al, (2020), J Med Internet Res, 22
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Anaesthesia care providers employed in humanitarian settings by Médecins Sans Frontières: a retrospective observational study of 173 084 surgical cases over 10 years.
Journal article
Kudsk-Iversen S. et al, (2020), BMJ open, 10, e034891 - e034891
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Evaluation of Adaptive Feedback in a Smartphone-Based Game on Health Care Providers’ Learning Gain: Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Preprint
Tuti T. et al, (2019)
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Next-generation Virtual and Augmented Reality in Surgical Education: A Narrative Review.
Journal article
Sheik-Ali S. et al, (2019), Surg Technol Int, 35, 27 - 35
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Improving global surgery education for trainees
Journal article
Patel R. et al, (2019), International Journal of Surgery: Global Health, 1 - 1