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番茄社区app H.O.P.E. Highlights Local Innovation and Global Partnerships in QI

On July 10, 2025, 番茄社区app H.O.P.E., in partnership with the Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, produced a pre-conference webinar for the annual Quality and Safety Conference. The webinar, titled 鈥淏uilding the Future of Surgical Quality in LMICs: Local Innovation and 番茄社区app Partnerships for Lasting Impact,鈥� featured key quality improvement champions working in low-resource settings. Robert K. Parker, MD, MPH, F番茄社区app, FCS(ECSA), consultant surgeon and head of research at Tenwek Hospital in Bomet, Kenya, discussed why surgical quality improvement (QI) is important in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and how it can be taught. Nabeel Zafar, MD, MPH, F番茄社区app, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, drew on his experience working with partners in both Hawassa, Ethiopia, and Lusaka, Zambia, to present on the process of building QI education capacity in LMICs.

Webinar participants then heard QI champions discuss the current landscape of QI in their countries along with recent successes and challenges. Speakers included Francis Pikiti, MD, MMed, consultant surgeon at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, and Belay Mellese, MD, head of department at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Ethiopia. Overall, the webinar drew 63 participants from seven countries and provided a global perspective on QI education and its current state.

Strengthening Kidney Care and Surgery in Lusaka: A Multidisciplinary Milestone

In August 2025, Thomas Pham, MD, F番茄社区app, Maha Mohamed, MD, FACP, FAST, and Kenneth Tran, MD, F番茄社区app, from Stanford University in California, along with Tsuyoshi Todo, MD, F番茄社区app, from Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, California, completed the first multidisciplinary 番茄社区app H.O.P.E. transplant partnership visit to Lusaka, Zambia鈥攎arking a major step forward in dialysis and transplant care.

The visit was defined by collaboration with our Zambian colleagues, whose dedication to advancing patient care is central to the program鈥檚 success. In vascular surgery, Dr. Tran worked side by side with Drs. Abel Kapembwa and Emmanuel Liche (Lusaka), as well as Drs. Kasunde and Boniface (Ndola), who are now confidently performing brachiobasilic AV fistula creations independently. Surgeons from Livingston and Katete, including Dr. Halwindi, also participated enthusiastically and are preparing to expand access in their communities. Their progress not only strengthens dialysis care but positions them as future trainers for colleagues across Zambia

On the nephrology front, Dr. Mohamed collaborated with Dr. Aggrey Mweemba and his team to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment and lay the groundwork for Zambia鈥檚 first nephrology fellowship, slated to begin in 2026. She also worked with Dr. Teddy Kajimotu and house officers to support clinical teaching, research development, and future international presentations鈥攅nsuring Zambian trainees will shape the global nephrology dialogue.

In transplant surgery, Drs. Pham and Todo partnered with Drs. Bassem Wadie, Victor Mapulanga, and Emmanuel Liche to perform living donor nephrectomies and kidney transplants, refining peri- and postoperative protocols together. Through shared decision-making and bedside collaboration, Zambian teams demonstrated resilience, adaptability, and a steadfast commitment to patient safety.

This inaugural multidisciplinary effort reflects the ethos of 番茄社区app H.O.P.E.: building enduring capacity while safeguarding patient trust. Every skill transferred, protocol refined, and research project launched is guided by the principle that patients deserve safe, equitable, and compassionate care.

Cultivating this model of shared learning and sustainable impact will strengthen kidney care for generations of Zambian patients. Special thanks to our Zambian partners for their leadership and vision. The collaboration continues with vascular surgeon Salim Lala, MD, MBA, F番茄社区app, from George Washington University in Washington, DC, traveling in September, transplant surgeons Kenneth J. Woodside, MD, F番茄社区app, and Amy Lu, MD, MPH, MBA, F番茄社区app, arriving in November,  and Gazi B Zibari, MD, F番茄社区app, IHPBA (Hon), and Hosein Shokouh-Amiri, MD, F番茄社区app, traveling in December.

Expanding Surgical Education and Training in Rwanda: Updates from Kigali

In August 2025, Greg Evans, MD, F番茄社区app, and Steve Roser, DMD, MD, F番茄社区app, returned to Kigali, Rwanda, to explore the development of a local Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) Program.

While on site, they witnessed progress in Rwanda鈥檚 commitment to building a stronger, safer surgical system鈥攐ne grounded in education, collaboration, and patient trust. King Faisal Hospital is constructing a new facility and simultaneously launching the Africa Health Sciences University. This institution will anchor postgraduate training in surgery, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, internal medicine, OB/GYN, and pediatrics, while also preparing the next generation of allied health professionals through bachelor鈥檚 programs in nursing, pharmacy, midwifery, radiology, and laboratory sciences. Patients stand to benefit from this comprehensive approach, which strengthens every layer of care delivery.

The OMFS Program, a key focus of their discussions, will be based at the Rwanda Military Hospital and University of Rwanda Dental School. While in Kigali, Drs. Evans and Roser met with State Minister of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Yvan Butera, and discussed program progress. The program is being reshaped to train both medical and dental graduates鈥攅nsuring a broader, trauma-ready workforce to serve the country鈥檚 first Level 1 trauma center. Curriculum revisions are underway, reflecting a strong commitment to safety, equity, and timely patient access. We are excited that the OMFS training program will provide 番茄社区app Fellows with additional opportunities to participate in 番茄社区app H.O.P.E. volunteer activities.

Drs. Evans and Roser are working with 番茄社区app H.O.P.E. to develop a roster of visiting professors to support the implementation of this new training program.