Strategies for Improving Quality and Safety in Global Health: Lessons From Nontechnical Skills for Surgery Implementation in Rwanda

Daniel Josef Lindegger; Egide Abahuje; Kenneth Ruzindana; Elizabeth Mwachiro; Gilbert Rutayisire Karonkano; Wendy Williams; George Ntakiyiruta; Robert Riviello; Steven Yule; Simon Paterson-Brown

doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00042

Strategies for Improving Quality and Safety in Global Health: Lessons From Nontechnical Skills for Surgery Implementation in Rwanda

Glob Health Sci Pract. 2021 Sep 30;9(3):481-486. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00042. Print 2021 Sep 30.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
² Feinberg Medical School, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
³ University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kigali, Rwanda.
⁴ Tenwek Mission Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
⁵ Rwanda Military Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda.
⁶ Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
⁷ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁸ Ejo Heza Surgical Center, Kigali, Rwanda.
⁹ NHS Lothian University Hospitals Division, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Abstract

The Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) framework is a taxonomy of cognitive and social skills that foster expertise and medical knowledge in the operating room. This framework can be used as a method to improve the quality of surgical care in global efforts to improve access to affordable surgery.

MeSH terms

Clinical Competence*
Global Health*
Humans
Patient Safety
Rwanda